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[–] ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.zip 40 points 1 month ago (2 children)

They have an international prototype sack of flour in an old missile silo in Kansas. Ultimately that's what all the measurements are relative to

[–] CloutAtlas@hexbear.net 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

And the "Room Temperature" room, which is located in Greendale.

[–] Natanael@infosec.pub 2 points 1 month ago

Computational biochemists are working with a crack team of mathematicians as we speak to develop an alternative standard which does not need a reference mass