How to Kill a Gram

We Have Concerns

Anthony Carboni/Jeff Cannata

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4.9 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 July 2017

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Scientists are about to change what a kilogram is. The weights and measures committee will establish a global value for Planck's constant and then will draft a resolution to redefine kilogram based on this constant. Why? Anthony and Jeff investigate, and the answer might surprise you.

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0:00.0	Anthony, you uh, you've been packaging up some mail there?
0:02.8	For the purposes of this bit, yes I am.
0:04.8	Let's say that I'm packaging up some mail to send to our patrons at the secret mail level.
0:09.0	Wow, and in this magical fantasy world where you're actually doing that,
0:12.3	that mail is super cool and awesome, right?
0:14.8	Yeah, and even in the real world where we actually do it once a month,
0:18.0	if you become a patron at the secret mail level,
0:20.0	we send you a package every month that is full of interesting things.
0:23.2	Uh, previously we've sent zines, we've sent pins, we've sent art prints,
0:26.7	and we have something really amazing coming up this next month that's patreon.com slash we have concerns.
0:32.1	I do wish that as communities we would come together to buy really fuck you explosives.
0:52.7	Well, let's just all agree that there are professionals talking about a militia.
0:57.4	This is we have concerns.
0:59.1	Hi Jeff.
0:59.6	Good.
0:59.8	Hi Anthony.
1:00.3	Carboni.
1:00.8	Hello concerned citizens.
1:03.7	A kilogram, Jeff.
1:05.1	How much is a kilogram way?
1:06.3	Um, um, a thousandth of a gram.
1:11.2	Killers a thousand right?
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