Gollum@feddit.de to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 years agoFahrenheit vs. Celsius vs. Kelvini.imgur.comimagemessage-square155fedilinkarrow-up1808
arrow-up1808imageFahrenheit vs. Celsius vs. Kelvini.imgur.comGollum@feddit.de to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square155fedilink
minus-squareperviouslyiner@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 years 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-up6·2 years 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.