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08-NOV-2012 barry moore

1kg Silicon Sphere

A perfect sphere of silicon can be used to define the 1Kg mass.
as seen here at CSIRO National Measurement Labs, Lindfield NSW Australia.
Once the mass is defined as a measurement of the spheres volume and
then the atomic weight of pure silicon we can benchmark
the size of the whole universe.
Best seen in Original - to look at the reflection in close up.
A you tube link describing the process...

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woody3404-Jul-2013 06:12
Fascinating , this is really quirky..the effects are quite clear...V
coaster04-Jul-2013 01:14
Fascinating photo and info.
Martin Lamoon03-Jul-2013 19:04
Interesting photographs, the reflections are amazingly clear. v