It really annoys me that most fiction in English, and more particularly that translated into English, uses measures in the imperial system. It feels strange reading this in Ireland, an anachronism with contemporary characters.
But of course it's due to us getting books destined for the larger US and UK markets
#imperial #weightsAndMeasures #fiction #reading #books

Calibrating my KitchenAid KQ909 dual scale.

https://youtu.be/qytkbBDwKms

#calibration #weightsandmeasures #Science

I just read that, in 2019, the definition of the kilogram was redefined in terms of the second (instead of Le Grand K). But I don’t understand how that’s possible. Something to do with Planck’s constant. If anyone can explain how in 1 sentence, I’d appreciate it. #weightsandmeasures #planck #BIPM #metrology

https://www.npr.org/2022/11/19/1137985619/metric-system-measurement-prefix

We move so much Data we had to invent a couple new terms.

The following have been officially added to the International System of Units

ronna (27 zeroes after the first digit) and quetta (30 zeroes), which are now at the top of the measurement range, and ronto (27 zeroes after the decimal point) and quecto (30 zeroes), which are now at the bottom.

#Math #Science #Data #WeightsandMeasures

It’s Official: The Leap Second Will Be Retired (a Decade from Now) - On Friday, an international vote was taken to ditch the leap second, a technical fudge th... - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/19/science/time-leap-second-bipm.html #nationalinstituteofstandardsandtechnology #internationalbureauofweightsandmeasures #internationaltelecommunicationunion #telephonesandtelecommunications #globalpositioningsystem #weightsandmeasures #vaticanobservatory #spaceandastronomy #your-feed-science

Is Time Running Out for the Leap Second? - To the world’s timekeepers, the leap second is a kludge, a bane, a pain in the little han... - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/14/science/time-leap-second.html #nationalinstituteofstandardsandtechnology #internationalbureauofweightsandmeasures #telephonesandtelecommunications #globalpositioningsystem #weightsandmeasures #daylightsavingtime #your-feed-science #watchesandclocks #navigation #leapyear #earth #time