On Tue, 10 Jun 2003 17:46:04 +0900, Eric  ...
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>Kevin Gowen wrote:
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>> Soon yall will have to learn what an ounce is.
>> http://www.wisinfo.com/thereporter/news/archive/opinion_10640925.shtml
>>
>> In 1889, the International Committee on Weights and Measures defined the
>> kilogram by the weight of a cylinder cast in England of platinum and
>> iridium. This standard kilogram is secured in a heavily guarded chateau
>> outside Paris. It is inspected once a year by the only three people who have
>> keys.
>> Here’s the problem: Yearly inspections have apparently shown that the
>> kilogram cylinder has lost weight, approximately 50 micrograms.
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>But how would they know?
>

They don't, that's an estimate.

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