[Amendment10]

Given that weight is the product of mass and gravity (F = ma), and knowing that gravity doesn't necessarily behave as evidenced by the Oregon Vortex (<-click), and given all the seismic activity that has been taking place on the earth since these reference masses were made, my question is why didn't scientists foresee that the gravity dependent weights of these reference masses wouldn't necessarily behave?

What am I overlooking?

When in doubt, blame it on global warming.

[Philo-Junius]

This is clearly a dark matter-dark energy interaction, just like all the other observed physical phenomena which contradict the standard model. Please forward me my grant award to publish my analysis.

[dfwgator]

"And Leon's getting laaaarger!"

[SoothingDave]

Amidst all the bickering, I see no one has mentioned the underlying problem. How do you measure the standard and what do you use to calibrate the device doing the measuring?