9 Jan 2011 at 13:43 #61 Burnsy2023 Burnsy2023 Man of Honour Joined 17 Nov 2003 Posts 36,750 Location Southampton, UK "andy" said: 'cold' is absolute zero Click to expand... I disagree: the OED defines 'cold' as: of or at a low or relatively low temperature, especially when compared with the human body Click to expand...
"andy" said: 'cold' is absolute zero Click to expand... I disagree: the OED defines 'cold' as: of or at a low or relatively low temperature, especially when compared with the human body Click to expand...
9 Jan 2011 at 13:45 #62 Burnsy2023 Burnsy2023 Man of Honour Joined 17 Nov 2003 Posts 36,750 Location Southampton, UK "andy" said: because the op is asking whats half the temperature of 0c ? Click to expand... Is he? Because the answer to that question is that you can't half 0.
"andy" said: because the op is asking whats half the temperature of 0c ? Click to expand... Is he? Because the answer to that question is that you can't half 0.
9 Jan 2011 at 13:46 #63 "andy" "andy" Soldato Joined 9 Jun 2005 Posts 13,991 Burnsy2023 said: Is he? Because the answer to that question is that you can't half 0. Click to expand... he doesnt just use zero though he uses a specific zero degrees celsius. which can be converted to SI units and halved. Last edited: 9 Jan 2011
Burnsy2023 said: Is he? Because the answer to that question is that you can't half 0. Click to expand... he doesnt just use zero though he uses a specific zero degrees celsius. which can be converted to SI units and halved.
9 Jan 2011 at 13:46 #64 BunnyKillBot BunnyKillBot Soldato Joined 20 Jun 2010 Posts 3,251 Same question, different topic. What is twice as high as 0m sea level.
9 Jan 2011 at 13:50 #65 Efour Efour Caporegime Joined 8 Sep 2005 Posts 30,628 Location Norrbotten, Sweden. BunnyKillBot said: Same question, different topic. What is twice as high as 0m sea level. Click to expand... 1m and absolute zero isnt just cold, its the "most cold" ever in terms of "cold"
BunnyKillBot said: Same question, different topic. What is twice as high as 0m sea level. Click to expand... 1m and absolute zero isnt just cold, its the "most cold" ever in terms of "cold"
9 Jan 2011 at 14:16 #66 Reldar Reldar Associate OP Joined 6 Feb 2010 Posts 353 BunnyKillBot said: Same question, different topic. What is twice as high as 0m sea level. Click to expand... The distance from sea level to the centre of the Earth's core. Then multiply that distance by 2.
BunnyKillBot said: Same question, different topic. What is twice as high as 0m sea level. Click to expand... The distance from sea level to the centre of the Earth's core. Then multiply that distance by 2.
10 Jan 2011 at 08:05 #67 Tefal Tefal Caporegime Joined 30 Jun 2007 Posts 68,880 Location Wales Burnsy2023 said: 0 is just a point on a scale, nothing more. Why are you assigning the meaning of absolute zero to it? Click to expand... zero K is absolute zero.
Burnsy2023 said: 0 is just a point on a scale, nothing more. Why are you assigning the meaning of absolute zero to it? Click to expand... zero K is absolute zero.
10 Jan 2011 at 08:08 #68 Dunks Dunks Soldato Joined 31 Oct 2004 Posts 8,693 Location London Tefal said: zero K is absolute zero. Click to expand... But in your post you said 0c is 273 C, you should have said 237 K
Tefal said: zero K is absolute zero. Click to expand... But in your post you said 0c is 273 C, you should have said 237 K
10 Jan 2011 at 08:36 #69 Sp00n Sp00n Soldato Joined 18 Oct 2002 Posts 18,296 Location Brighton 2x0 = 0 Therefore the answer is 0°C. You're welcome.
10 Jan 2011 at 11:46 #70 stoofa stoofa Soldato Joined 4 Mar 2003 Posts 12,529 Location Chatteris Not read the full thread, so not sure of all the answers we've had before. However, can't we do: 0oC = 32oF -8.89oC = 16oF So in theory the answer could be: -8.89oC
Not read the full thread, so not sure of all the answers we've had before. However, can't we do: 0oC = 32oF -8.89oC = 16oF So in theory the answer could be: -8.89oC
11 Jan 2011 at 21:02 #71 QlimaxUK QlimaxUK Soldato Joined 14 Oct 2007 Posts 5,379 Location wubalubadubdub stoofa said: Not read the full thread, so not sure of all the answers we've had before. However, can't we do: 0oC = 32oF -8.89oC = 16oF So in theory the answer could be: -8.89oC Click to expand... i already gave that answer
stoofa said: Not read the full thread, so not sure of all the answers we've had before. However, can't we do: 0oC = 32oF -8.89oC = 16oF So in theory the answer could be: -8.89oC Click to expand... i already gave that answer
11 Jan 2011 at 21:05 #72 Haircut Haircut Soldato Joined 18 Oct 2002 Posts 3,926 Location SW London Vaguely related to this thread. Did anyone see Horizon last night? http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00xhz90/Horizon_20102011_What_is_One_Degree/ Ben Miller was investigating temperature and what it all means. Nothing new or ground breaking, but was interesting nonetheless.
Vaguely related to this thread. Did anyone see Horizon last night? http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00xhz90/Horizon_20102011_What_is_One_Degree/ Ben Miller was investigating temperature and what it all means. Nothing new or ground breaking, but was interesting nonetheless.