Gollum to Science [email protected]English • 2 years agoFahrenheit vs. Celsius vs. Kelvini.imgur.comimagemessage-square149fedilinkarrow-up1791
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish11•2 years agoThankfully that has been redefined using the Boltzmann constant, so now anyone in the universe can agree on °C and K without needing to measure any Vienna standard ocean water.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•2 years agoI was going to make a joke about how Austria is landlocked, how did we come up with the idea of making an ocean water standard. Apparently the IAEA which is headquartered here set that standard, for anyone else curious.
Thankfully that has been redefined using the Boltzmann constant, so now anyone in the universe can agree on °C and K without needing to measure any Vienna standard ocean water.
I was going to make a joke about how Austria is landlocked, how did we come up with the idea of making an ocean water standard.
Apparently the IAEA which is headquartered here set that standard, for anyone else curious.