Gollum@feddit.de to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year agoFahrenheit vs. Celsius vs. Kelvini.imgur.comimagemessage-square154fedilinkarrow-up1778arrow-down138
arrow-up1740arrow-down1imageFahrenheit vs. Celsius vs. Kelvini.imgur.comGollum@feddit.de to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square154fedilink
minus-squareperviouslyiner@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 year 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_MusicJunkie@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year 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.