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		dekhn on Sept 23, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: In 1870, Lord Rayleigh used oil and water to calcu... He did- he selected the lowest value, ignoring all the multiples.

ceejayoz on Sept 23, 2024 [–]

Not ignoring the multiples; the multiples verify the result.

If you calculate the charge of one at 1e and you measure 2.5e, something went wrong. All values must be a multiple of the lowest.

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