Re: Leap-16 ... Oh SHIT !

Carlos E. R. wrote:

> On 2026-07-08 02:53, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
>> On Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:31:36 +0200, Marc Haber wrote:
>> 
>>> Isnt it actually 299-something?
>> 
>> Nowadays officially defined as 299 792 458 ms¯¹.
>> 
>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_of_light>
> 
> What was the chance of an universal figure being a round number?
> 
As noted above, c is _defined_ to be that number. This means the length
of a metre is no longer defined by a platinum bar in Paris. The
experiments which used to be called "measuring the speed of light" are
now called "determining the length of a metre"
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