▲ 993 ▼ If only it was like that (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by STRIKINGdebate2@lemmy.world to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 309 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] seth@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago it can be just as strange to have to think in terms of adjusting for 273.15K for the misleading “freezing point of water” or 298.15K for STP, another arbitrary standard of measurement. Kelvin is no better than Rankine This touches on something important, which is that Celsius is based on an arbitrary pressure. It's based on an elevation that suits the region which defined it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago it can be just as strange to have to think in terms of adjusting for 273.15K for the misleading “freezing point of water” or 298.15K for STP, another arbitrary standard of measurement. Kelvin is no better than Rankine This touches on something important, which is that Celsius is based on an arbitrary pressure. It's based on an elevation that suits the region which defined it. permalink fedilink source parent
