Get on the Scales Day
December 29 · Level 3 · #1702 of 2238
Get on the Scales Day lands right in the middle of holiday feasting. It is a gentle reminder to look at the number honestly and, if you like, make a calm plan for the new year.
How it is celebrated: people pull the bathroom scales out of the corner, step on and jot down the result without panic. Many use the moment to pencil in January walks and workouts.
Since 2019 the kilogram has been defined through the Planck constant rather than by a metal cylinder kept near Paris for well over a century.