That’s Why They Call Me Mr. Fahrenheit
I really like this explanation of why Fahrenheit is a good “understandable” temperature scale, even though its set points of 0 and 100 are kinda wonky. It’s practical and intuitive for human “day-to-day” use. It’s also more precise.
I love me a kilogram, but I’ll be damned if I ever support Celsius.
(And yes, I know I take this stuff way too seriously.)
NEERNEERNEER
This is still one of the most entertaining comparison charts for some reason. Like, I have no idea why the different temperature scales are so damn entertaining to me, but they are.
It’s like a little family of scales, dude. Rankine and Kelvin are the parents; Fahrenheit wants to be just like daddy (mommy?) Rankine; Celcius wants to be just like mommy (daddy?) Kelvin. Réaumur, Rømer, and Newton just want to stay out of things.
And what the hell is Delisle doing?
Actually, the reason the Delisle scale is in “reverse” is because its inventor, French astronomer Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, built a thermometer containing mercury, chose boiling water as his initial “zero” point, and measured the change in the amount the contracted or expanded. Contracting mercury (that is, colder temperatures) “added” to the zero (meaning higher values on the Delisle scale); expanding mercury (warmer temperatures) “subtracted” from zero (meaning lower values on the Delisle scale). Apparently Celsius was also originally “reversed” like this, but was changed upon the death of its inventor, Anders Celsius, who had based the scale partially on Delisle’s work.
Cool stuff.
Also, I love the idea that the average human body temperature is 558.27 degrees using the Rankine scale.
Sweet Jesus, I’m hyper.
It’s 5 AM and I’ve been giggling like an idiot for like the past three hours FOR NO GOOD REASON. Once you pass a certain degree of sleep deprivation, everything on the internet is HILARIOUS.
Seriously. At 5 this morning, this is what had me on the floor laughing like a moron:
Yes, a comparison chart of temperature scales had me ROTFL. Don’t you judge me!
Other stupid observations made over the last three hours:
- This infomercial is comparing aging women to rotting melons. This is need-to-know info! How can I keep from turning into a dilapidated casaba?
- All my Facebook ads are for plastic surgery. That makes me…disturbed.
- Now I’ve got the TV on mute with the closed captions on. Paula Deen’s on some cooking show and every time I look up I see the word “butter” on the screen.
- Leibniz’ first calculating machine was called the “Step Reckoner.” If that’s not the best death metal band name ever, I don’t know what is.
- Oh my god, all the band members would have to wear massive wigs. I would go to one of their concerts in a nanosecond.
Okay. Now it’s time to pretend to pack for a few minutes while I listen to Dethklok and pretend they’re a bunch of 17th century big-wigged dudes screaming about death.
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