The Kilogram Has Been Redefined By Creating The World’s Roundest Object

[etienne_marais]

The Kilogram Has Been Redefined By Creating The World’s Roundest Object

The standard unit of measurement (at least in SI units) is about to be “redefined”. No, it is probably not your fault that you haven’t heard of this earlier, as the idea is still in the pipeline. But this “redefinition” of the Kilogram has brought up another interesting object; that is the world’s roundest object!

The sphere is so round that if our planet earth had the same roundness in theory then the distance between the highest mountain and the lowest valley on Earth would be only about 14m! Try to digest that!

http://wonderfulengineering.com/the...fined-by-creating-the-worlds-roundest-object/

Yes I know, bit of a contradictory title to first paragraph.

 

[rorz0r]

Well it looks cool but I wouldn't pay 1 million euros...

 

[koeksGHT]

Yep

[video=youtube;JKCBeDeVxkg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKCBeDeVxkg[/video]

 

[Hamster]

I don't know about that, but when it happens will I gain or lose weight?

 

[saor]

It's a sphere because they only have to take one diameter dimension.
There's nothing else that determined the shape they chose?

 

[KleinBoontjie]

 

[Neoprod]

It's a sphere because they only have to take one diameter dimension.
There's nothing else that determined the shape they chose?

they also mentioned no edges means it's less likely to chip or something. Obviously none of these scientists played with marbles as a kid

 

[animal531]

they also mentioned no edges means it's less likely to chip or something. Obviously none of these scientists played with marbles as a kid

We both know what your dad will do to you if you chip his 1m euro marble