"Officially, in the US, 1 pound is defined as 0.45359237 kilograms. A foot is defined as 0.3048 meters...[As of today, the kilogram is being redefined in terms of Planck's constant, which we only recently measured accurately enough to derive kilograms from it to an acceptable level of accuracy:]The kilogram, symbol kg, is the SI unit … Continue reading New Kilogram Standard
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Knife Missiles
"Designated the Hellfire R9X, the missile has no explosive warhead—instead, its payload is more than 100 pounds of metal, including long blades that deploy from the body of the missile just before impact. 'To the targeted person, it is as if a speeding anvil fell from the sky,' according to the WSJ. Some officials referred … Continue reading Knife Missiles
