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xkcd #3001: Temperature Scales (xkcd.com)

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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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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Meanwhile me measuring temperature with scale of pain

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

It’s about 2.7x I’m not leaving the house today. If it drops down to like 2.5x I might go check the mail.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

maybe that's just the Galen scale. subjective units of distress!