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[Captain Jack Harkness]

Fahrenheit is based on the freezing and boiling points of seawater, whereas Celsius is based on the freezing/boiling points of fresh water.  That's why there's a difference.  It's really not an arbitrary scale at all.

Why seawater? It's not something that one would boil regularly or care what the freezing point of it is.

I think her point is that it's not arbitrary.  Of course, I question if her facts are right, which would render her point moot.  I never thought that Fahrenheit was meant to relate to water at all.  If the goal isn't to measure the boiling or freezing point of water, than of course it's going to seem arbitrary in relation to water.

[dpareja]

Fahrenheit is based on the freezing and boiling points of seawater, whereas Celsius is based on the freezing/boiling points of fresh water.  That's why there's a difference.  It's really not an arbitrary scale at all.

How is Fahrenheit based on the freezing point of seawater? Per this, that occurs at around 28 degrees Fahrenheit.

[Sigmaleph]

The Fahrenheit scale is, in fact, defined so that water freezes at 32° and boils at 212°. At least, now. Historically, the Fahrenheit scale was defined based on stuff like stable temperature of brine and the typical temperature of the human body, and then it turned out that the water boiling point was around 212°, so they redefined it. So, it's not as arbitrary as it seems at first sight.

And besides, defining zero as the freezing point of water is not logical. Kelvin for the win, where zero actually means zero.

I also have strong opinions on radians versus degrees, 1000 vs 1024 bytes to a kilobyte, and the weird mixture of decimal and sexagesimal that is used when telling time

[nickiknack]

That incident is real but missing fuck ton of context.  She burned him while sleeping cause he was beating her constantly in fact that was where we get burning bed defense

Is it bad that I remember they made a made for TV movie out of the story??

[Captain Jack Harkness]

That incident is real but missing fuck ton of context.  She burned him while sleeping cause he was beating her constantly in fact that was where we get burning bed defense

Is it bad that I remember they made a made for TV movie out of the story??

Did Lifetime make it?

[Material Defender]

That incident is real but missing fuck ton of context.  She burned him while sleeping cause he was beating her constantly in fact that was where we get burning bed defense

Thanks for the additional information. I just was saying it reminded me, not that I was passing judgment.

[Sixth Monarchist]

This thread is getting too understandable. Hit it:



...that's better.

[RinellaWasHere]

I... Bu... What?

[Sigmaleph]

Something about... horses?

[Auggziliary]

Something about... horses?

And a pink condom???

[nickiknack]

That incident is real but missing fuck ton of context.  She burned him while sleeping cause he was beating her constantly in fact that was where we get burning bed defense

Is it bad that I remember they made a made for TV movie out of the story??

Did Lifetime make it?

I'm not sure if Lifetime made it, all I remember is that it had Farrah Fawcett in it.

[Veras]

Something about... horses?

Maybe it means austerity?

[Dynamic Dragon]

Something about... horses?

Maybe it means austerity?

Yeah, it is.  "Horseterity" is a pun off "horse" (as in heroin) and "austerity"

[Rabbit of Caerbannog]

This thread is getting too understandable. Hit it:



...that's better.

...why is there a bubblegum condom man?

[Jack Mann]

Because Steve Bell.