Swiss kilo weighs in too heavy

Thursday 07 July 1994 23:02 BST

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Geneva - The nation famed for its precision has shattered that illusion with the announcement that the official Swiss kilogramme weighs 0.242mg more than it should. The slight obesity of the federal kilo is due to surface contamination by mercury in the air. AFP

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