measurement
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International Time Keepers Scrap The Leap Second
The final countdown has begun for leap seconds. A global group of scientists and government officials voted (almost unanimously) Friday to axe the small time adjustment method, in a change scheduled to take place by 2035.
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British Government Wants to Bring Back Imperial Measurements
The UK government has released a 23-item list of things it will pursue now that it’s no longer part of the European Union. And one item in particular is raising quite a few eyebrows. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government says it wants to let retailers list goods solely in imperial measurements rather than metric.
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Your GPS Probably Overestimates Distance
Ever thought your GPS system said you’d gone further than you expected? A new study dives into the statistics behind the satellite-based positioning service — and finds that overestimates in distance are inevitable based on the way measurements are currently made.
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What Good Is Measuring An Erection?
You may have noticed some news around these weird sounding devices that measure “arousal”. They don’t. But they do measure changes in penile shape, and as such, can give users a rough estimate — in a non-invasive way — of how much blood is flowing into the penis during erection.