@...@This humble measurement is hugely important in certain fields think medicine, engineering and technology that keep our world turning// So if the official standard by which it is determined gets off by a few ticks, it could throw a huge wrench in those wheels//
@...@And that's exactly what*s happening: the standardized weight that represents the true kilogram a table tennis~sized cylinder made of platinum and iridium that sits in a vault at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures in France is shrinking//