Gollum@feddit.de to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 11 months agoFahrenheit vs. Celsius vs. Kelvini.imgur.comimagemessage-square158fedilinkarrow-up1808arrow-down143
arrow-up1765arrow-down1imageFahrenheit vs. Celsius vs. Kelvini.imgur.comGollum@feddit.de to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square158fedilink
minus-squareperviouslyiner@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·11 months 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-up6·11 months 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.