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Because I said so.

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It won't be as long as it has been.

Newton's G = [2(pi)(Planck length)^2c^3]/h, except it doesn't,

G = 6.672571x10^(-8) erg-cm/g^2 (ZPG model)
G = 6.674215x10^(-8) erg-cm/g^2 (quadrupole torsion balance)
Phys. Rev. Lett. 85(14) 2869 (2000)
Science 288(5468) 944 (2000)
G = 6.67407x10^(-8) erg-cm/g^2 (mass balance)
Phys. Rev. Lett. 89 161102 (2002)

Somebody should redefine reality to match theory. What is a 0.022% tweak amongst friends?

.. because Gaussian units are damn annoying. Oh, and because experimentalists get to play with really big, really expensive toys all day!

If you take cranberries and stew them like applesauce they taste much more like prunes than rhubarb does.

By Cryptic Ned (not verified) on 16 Feb 2007 #permalink