This Kilogram Has A Weight-Loss Problem

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STEVE INSKEEP
NPR Morning Edition
08-20-2009
This Kilogram Has A Weight-Loss Problem

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Time 11:00-12:00 PM

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If you were to pick up a pound of coffee at the store, you could reasonably expect it to weight as much as it did last week or last year or 10 years ago. So you may be surprised to hear that it might not be the case. That's because the pound is defined against the metric system's unit of weight, the kilogram. And the kilogram may be changing. Geoff Brumfiel reports.

GEOFF BRUMFIEL: This story starts with a metal cylinder about the size ...

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