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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] 35 points 3 weeks ago (28 children)

I am very surprised that Rankine gets such a high cursedness score. Isn't it just the same as Kelvin but based on Fahrenheit instead of Celsius?

[–] [email protected] 67 points 3 weeks ago (24 children)

Because it implies you are using US Costumary/Imperial units for science or "fancy" engineering.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

The other scores seem to be more about inherent cursedness, not simply 'there is a far better option'.

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