Official prototype of kilogram mysteriously losing weight (USA Today)
The 118-year-old cylinder that is the international prototype for the kilogram, kept tightly under lock and key, is mysteriously losing weight.
Suspension Bridge weight limits set (The Kentucky Post)
Two factors led to the decision to limit the weight of vehicles allowed on the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge: first and foremost, ensuring safety, and, secondly, preserving the 140-year-old landmark for future generations, say Kentucky Transportation Cabinet officials.
Reply to d80 size/weight vs. d40
Bundy68 posted a reply:. Once you get that shoulder strap groove permanently placed in your shoulder, it isn't hard to carry the D80 at all. ;-) The whole Nikon versus Canon debate will go on forever I'm guessing. ...
Weight Watchers: On-the-Go Palm Software worse than I thought
Thanks to Weight Watchers almost entirely worthless software, my tracking for the week is totally shot. All so Weight Watchers could be sure that no one was "stealing" their super precious pile of crap. Way to get your priorities ...
Kilogram prototype mysteriously loses weight (MSNBC)
The 118-year-old cylinder that is the international prototype for the metric mass, kept tightly under lock and key outside Paris, is mysteriously losing weight — if ever so slightly. Physicist Richard Davis of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures in Sevres, southwest of Paris, says the reference kilo appears to have lost 50 micrograms compared with the average of dozens of copies. ...
