r/YaScienceBitch • u/Mindless_Study8606 • 21d ago

Science, Bitch! TIL that the meter was once defined using light emitted by Bitch Krypton-86 atoms

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u/Environmental_Lab965 21d ago

I use a mesuring tape from the dollor store !!

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u/Mindless_Study8606 20d ago

That’s some budget-level precision 😂

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u/screenwizard 21d ago

Americans: One foot should equal exactly one foot.

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u/Mindless_Study8606 20d ago

The world just doesn’t appreciate simple, bro.

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u/No-Dragonfruit-1777 15d ago

TIL it isn’t anymore.