• NaibofTabr@infosec.pub
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      7 months ago

      Er… every system of measurement is accurate, tautologically.

      0°F = 0°F because 0°F = 0°F, by definition.

      • DacoTaco@lemmy.world
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        7 months ago

        I wouldnt call farenheit accurate, but these days it is because its a static number in celcius, which is also an accurate and static measurement that can be repeated billions of times.
        Not because 0 is 0 :p
        In the original farenheit definition my 0 farenheit was not your 0 farenheit hehe

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      7 months ago

      I’m coping, Celsius is just as accurate as Kelvin, because it based on it.

      Kelvin - 273.15 = Celsius

    • madjo@feddit.nl
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      7 months ago

      Depends on your measuring tool. A thermometer that measures in K but has an error margin of +2 to -2 K is less accurate than a thermometer that measures in F and has an error margin van -0.1 and +0.1 F

    • Frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      7 months ago

      They’re both calibrated against a stupid wet molecule that carbon based life on this planet is addicted to.

      Introducing: the Nihon. 0Nh is the freezing point of Nihonium at 1 bar pressure, and 100Nh is the boiling point. Well, theoretical freezing and boiling points. Nihonium is one of those elements that doesn’t stick around long enough to be studied. But we thought really hard about it, did some shit with particle accelerators, and we’re pretty sure these numbers are good.

      • FiskFisk33@startrek.website
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        7 months ago

        The bar is defined to be close to the atmospheric pressure of one random planet called earth, why choose that as your pressure unit?