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We still don't have a more precise value for "Big G"

38 pointsby rbanffylast Monday at 12:17 PM16 commentsview on HN

https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2026/04/nist-weighs-my...


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doogliustoday at 4:10 AM

Figure 1 in the paper helps contextualize the numbers better.

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vscode-resttoday at 4:07 AM

I appreciate the scientists’ honesty. When asked about big G and time invariance, he says he just takes it on faith that it has been the same forever. If more people would admit their leaps I think the theistic schism would be far more shallow.

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