▲ 57 ▼ People who don't say what tempreture unit they are using are infuriating (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by x4740N@lemmy.world to c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world 82 comments fedilink hide all child comments How hard is it to add c or f to the end of a tempreture How the hell are people supposed to know if you are using celsius or fahrenheit
[–] korewa@reddthat.com 30 points 2 years ago (1 child) The experiment occurred at a cool -40 degrees. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Igloojoe@lemm.ee 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) Kelvin? Oh god! Below absolute 0!!! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago (2 children) Fun fact: there's no degrees Kelvin since it's an absolute scale. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Chozo@kbin.social 17 points 2 years ago Kelvin is an absolute unit. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Igloojoe@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) What do you mean? Thought it started at 0 degrees (absolute 0) and just scaled up? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Bgugi@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago In short, in formal writing you omit the word degrees because the unit is simply kelvin. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelvin permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Igloojoe@lemm.ee 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) Kelvin? Oh god! Below absolute 0!!! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago (2 children) Fun fact: there's no degrees Kelvin since it's an absolute scale. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Chozo@kbin.social 17 points 2 years ago Kelvin is an absolute unit. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Igloojoe@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) What do you mean? Thought it started at 0 degrees (absolute 0) and just scaled up? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Bgugi@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago In short, in formal writing you omit the word degrees because the unit is simply kelvin. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelvin permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago (2 children) Fun fact: there's no degrees Kelvin since it's an absolute scale. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Chozo@kbin.social 17 points 2 years ago Kelvin is an absolute unit. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Igloojoe@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) What do you mean? Thought it started at 0 degrees (absolute 0) and just scaled up? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Bgugi@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago In short, in formal writing you omit the word degrees because the unit is simply kelvin. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelvin permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Chozo@kbin.social 17 points 2 years ago Kelvin is an absolute unit. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Igloojoe@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) What do you mean? Thought it started at 0 degrees (absolute 0) and just scaled up? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Bgugi@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago In short, in formal writing you omit the word degrees because the unit is simply kelvin. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelvin permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bgugi@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago In short, in formal writing you omit the word degrees because the unit is simply kelvin. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelvin permalink fedilink source parent