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Has there been a horror movie scene where the killer jams an electronic meat thermometer into somebody and the camera zooms in on the readout and it's 98.6? Because I think this would be a natural. (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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[-] jeffw@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

There’s actually some theories that say it’s probably pretty accurate, but that our bodies have changed over the years and that’s why 98.6 isn’t average now.

this post was submitted on 10 Nov 2023

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