Wall Street Journal: Kilo Standard Losing Weight

Started by Duckbutta, 02-01-2011 -- 22:43:43

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Bryan

#1
02-02-2011 -- 12:00:29
Platinum spot price is over $1800, I' suprised there's any left.

USMCPMEL

#2
02-10-2011 -- 09:04:34
I wish I was losing weight...

ck454ss

#3
02-11-2011 -- 14:18:38
If I remember correctly.  The Mass Standard and 6 references are loosing weight after washing but gaining weight after sitting.

Scheduled this year, 2011, the Kilo, Ampere, Kelvin and Mole are suppose to be redefined.

metrologygeek

#4
02-12-2011 -- 10:58:52
I wouldn't count on a redefinition of the Kelvin this year.

Hoopty

#5
02-14-2011 -- 17:08:37
This has been an issue for some time now.

Topics regarding this (>3 yrs old...)

Official prototype of kilogram mysteriously losing weight

Possible Kilogram standard the roundest object in the world?

There are only 10 types of people in this world.  Those who understand binary, and those who don't.   :wink:

Hawaii596

#7
04-06-2011 -- 15:25:21
 :-) :-) Don't anyone get me started on this so called "global warming."
"I often say that when you can measure what you are speaking about, and express it in numbers, you know something about it; but when you cannot measure it, when you cannot express it in numbers, your knowledge is of a meagre and unsatisfactory kind."
Lord Kelvin (1824-1907)
from lecture to the Institute of Civil Engineers, 3 May 1883

Bryan

#8
04-14-2011 -- 20:29:33
poetry slam, Al Gore style.

One thin September soon
A floating continent disappears
In midnight sun

Vapors rise as
Fever settles on an acid sea
Neptune's bones dissolve

Snow glides from the mountain
Ice fathers floods for a season
A hard rain comes quickly

Then dirt is parched
Kindling is placed in the forest
For the lightning's celebration

Unknown creatures
Take their leave, unmourned
Horsemen ready their stirrups

Passion seeks heroes and friends
The bell of the city
On the hill is rung

The shepherd cries
The hour of choosing has arrived
Here are your tools

Hawaii596

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04-15-2011 -- 09:45:28
I wish I'd hung on to the type R wire I had a number of years ago.  I sold them a few years back when I needed some supplemental income.  The amazing thing about the noble metal thermocouple material is the price per ounce for Rhodium.  I haven't checked it in a while, but it was pretty darn high (compared with Platinum).
"I often say that when you can measure what you are speaking about, and express it in numbers, you know something about it; but when you cannot measure it, when you cannot express it in numbers, your knowledge is of a meagre and unsatisfactory kind."
Lord Kelvin (1824-1907)
from lecture to the Institute of Civil Engineers, 3 May 1883
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