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xkcd #3001: Temperature Scales (xkcd.com)

submitted 1 week ago by schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to c/xkcd@lemmy.world

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In my new scale, °X, 0 is Earths' record lowest surface temperature, 50 is the global average, and 100 is the record highest, with a linear scale between each point and adjustment every year as needed.

https://explainxkcd.com/3001/

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[-] communist@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 8 points 1 week ago

I actually think a great compromise between c and f would be c x 2 so 200c is boiling point, all the benefits of c and f

[-] bitwaba@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Supposedly one of the main draws for fahrenheit is that common cold temperatures aren't negative, so this doesn't address that part.

[-] communist@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 9 points 1 week ago

honestly why would someone care about that... common cold temperatures being negative makes more sense to me, i say this as an american.

[-] Hamartia@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

This is the point. Whether ice is likely to form is a very important aspect of weather.

Is it going snow instead of rain. Are the roads going to be treacherous. Will my water supply stop flowing.

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