Sgt_choke_n_stroke@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 years agoBaby how cold is it oitside?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
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minus-squareJusticeForPorygon@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoJust looked at the Wikipedia page. What is the reason for so many fucking scales?
minus-squaresnugglesthefalse@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoDifferent people deciding at different times that they need to measure temperature for something specific and then varying degrees of adoption.
minus-squarederekabutton@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoWell Kelvin makes some math much easier. Formulas look pretty if you don’t need to remove 213 a bunch of times.
minus-squaresnugglesthefalse@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoIirc it’s 273.15 but yeah, less maths.
Just looked at the Wikipedia page. What is the reason for so many fucking scales?
Different people deciding at different times that they need to measure temperature for something specific and then varying degrees of adoption.
Well Kelvin makes some math much easier. Formulas look pretty if you don’t need to remove 213 a bunch of times.
Iirc it’s 273.15 but yeah, less maths.