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Veritasium: The World's Roundest Object

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The world's roundest object helps solve the longest running problem in measurement -- how to define the kilogram. The goal shown here is to eliminate the kilogram's dependence on a physical object. Two main approaches are being considered to achieve this end: the Avogadro Project and the Watt Balance. [11:43]

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