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xkcd #3001: Temperature Scales (xkcd.com)

submitted 1 day 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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[–] TheTetrapod@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago

I've heard this too. It also allows for easily making your own thermometer, since you can just divide by 2 until you get all the way down to degrees.

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