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[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

~~Well, there is a significance to 100f, it’s the human body temperature. Hotter days = potential danger maybe?~~

Either way, it’s another base 10, not 12!

Edit: ignore me, my memory is terrible.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Human body temperature is 98.6f

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I seem to remember they didn’t get it quite right by modern standards.

Edit: ok, I remembered wrongly. 96 was as close as they could measure human body temperature. I always thought it was the other way.

I’m still not clear on why 100f was chosen.