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		sophacles on Aug 20, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Kilogram's Future Hangs In The Balance From the article: "... around 50 micrograms (billionths of a kilogram)". Oh NPR -- I thought you were better than that :( Edit: njm below is correct, i misread that as "billionths of a gram)". I rescind my above frowny face and apply it to myself :(

_ac0l on Aug 20, 2009 [–]

Am I missing something here? If a microgram is 10^-6 gram and a kilogram is 10^3 grams...

sophacles on Aug 20, 2009 | [–]

No, i missed the that they were talking about kilograms not grams. Once again my "no posting on the internet before coffee" rule shows its wisdom... and me my foolishness for ignoring it. Good spot.

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