World's roundest object: redefining the kilogram.

[dennilfloss]

And, for Imperial System fans, as they say in the video, the pound is actually defined based on the kilogram nowadays. Moreover, other constants are affected.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMByI4s-D-Y

I'd love to look at this sphere close up. Must be awe-inspiring.

 

[T9D]

Not very round. I just see a puzzle piece that says I can't load shockwave flash player.

Which is odd, i've never had that from youtube before.

 

[T9D]

Oh boobies. That's good and round boobies

(it worked now)

 

[UglyCasanova]

If interested you would probably like this documentary series.

I'm sure they can be found on YouTube, torrents, etc. It shows the various ways we measure things more and more precisely, and for weight shows the standard kilogram created 100+ years ago.

 

[dennilfloss]

Oh boobies. That's good and round boobies

(it worked now)

Boobies should not be spherical. Le gross. :thumbsdown:

 

[Jeff7]

Neat. :thumbsup:


Sure it's all still arbitrary...but at least we can have it be consistently arbitrary.

Boobies should not be spherical. Le gross. :thumbsdown:

It still might work for nerds.

"Yes, I have silicon implants, not silicone, and they're spherical to within 21 atoms."

<raging nerdon>

 

[Ken g6]

Perhaps you'd prefer this shape?

our teenage baby-sitter took one look at it and said "THAT'S SILICONE???!!".

 

[Jeff7]

Perhaps you'd prefer this shape?

our teenage baby-sitter took one look at it and said "THAT'S SILICONE???!!".

I was surprised at how many people in industry, and even academia, routinely interchange silicon and silicone.
Silicone carbide = a rubbery ceramic sealant? :awe:


Silicone. It's a shape, [rather vaguely] reminiscent of something.



Or maybe it's a pronunciation issue, along the lines of "nucular" or "girafft."

 

[JujuFish]

Or maybe it's a pronunciation issue, along the lines of "nucular" or "girraft."

Girraft?

 

[Jeff7]

Girraft?

Something I heard on TV somewhere.

"Giraffe" but with a "T" sound at the end.





(And let me fix my spelling in the previous post...of the intentionally-misspelled word. )

 

[JujuFish]

Something I heard on TV somewhere.

"Giraffe" but with a "T" sound at the end.





(And let me fix my spelling in the previous post...of the intentionally-misspelled word. )

Huh. I don't think I've heard that one before. I seem to hear things like fermiliar and heighth all the time though.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

People pronouncing axis like access is one of my pet peeves. Especially in gen physics lab when the TA using the word a dozen times a week.

 

[Ichinisan]

People pronouncing axis like access is one of my pet peeves. Especially in gen physics lab when the TA using the word a dozen times a week.

How do you pronounce it? I always say "Axe - iss"

(like Maxxis or a snake's hiss)

 

[imagoon]

Stolen from the dictionary: &#712;æks&#618;s. Basically X = ks with a stop so AK-SIS. It is not ACSES (hard C rather than the stop and the e sound at the end) as HamburgerBoy pointed out.

 

[biostud]

nice, sent it to the physics/chemistry teachers at work, they might be able to use it.

 

[TheVrolok]

Cool quick vid lesson

 

[Ichinisan]

Stolen from the dictionary: &#712;æks&#618;s. Basically X = ks with a stop so AK-SIS. It is not ACSES (hard C rather than the stop and the e sound at the end) as HamburgerBoy pointed out.

Maybe HamburgerBoy thought it should be pronounced "axe-eeze." Of course, "axes" is the plural form of both axis and axe (but pronounced differently in each case).

 

[Ichinisan]

I've watched OP's video a few times and I keep nodding off, but I'm missing wherever someone supposedly said "axis."

 

[OVerLoRDI]

Pretty cool

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Maybe HamburgerBoy thought it should be pronounced "axe-eeze." Of course, "axes" is the plural form of both axis and axe (but pronounced differently in each case).

I pronounce it like this. I've heard others pronounce it like this. I didn't mean to imply that anyone said that in the video; I was just trying to fit in since you guys were talking about girrafts and whatnot (at first I thought Jeff may have been talking about graphs, as I have heard it pronounced like 'graft' as well D: ).

 

[dennilfloss]

His other videos are also excellent.

 

[shortylickens]

was hoping this thread might feature Jolene Blalocks ass.
Leaving disappoint.

 

[Howard]

They've been trying this for years.

They should just use that machine that builds something atom by atom and be done with it.