Deep underneath the Parisian suburb of Saint-Cloud, in a vault that can only be opened by three people wielding three different keys, there lies a hunk of metal that is so crucial to the world of ...

It’s one of those things where if you think about it too much, your head might explode. We know there are 1,000 grams in a kilogram, and 1,000 kilograms in a metric ton, but how was it ever decided ...

When you measure the mass of an object that is more than 1,000 grams, you should describe it in kilograms. Kilograms can be shortened to 'kg'. Here is a paper clip. It has a mass of 1 gram, which can ...