Monday, September 17, 2007

Losing Weight

Is this a sign?

The Times

PARIS A 118-year-old cylinder that has been the international standard for the metric kilogram is mysteriously losing weight.

It now weighs 50 micrograms less than dozens of copies made from the same material.

It is kept in a triple-locked safe in Sèvres.

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