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xkcd #3001: Temperature Scales (xkcd.com)

submitted 3 weeks 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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[–] Vilian@lemmy.ca 10 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Human experience in weather is arbitrary and that's just cope, celcius feels as much natural as fahrenheit, the only difference is what you learned as kid

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