It’s easy enough to measure a piece of string, right? Your job probably relies heavily on your ability to easily measure the dimensions of the product you’re trying to make. But getting a true measurement of something as simple as a string isn’t as simple as pulling out a ruler. BBC reporter Alan Davies tries to tackle a question that has been around for centuries, and ultimately ends up in a world of atomic scales and black holes.
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