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[–] bentropy@feddit.de 49 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

Fyi: this is -30,5°C for the rest of the world or 242,59K for the scientists.

[–] chaogomu@kbin.social 31 points 2 years ago (1 children)

-40 is the same in C and F... I know this because I grew up in Wyoming. I've seen -40.

At that temp, you can do this neat little trick where you take a pot of steaming water (not boiling, that's a safety issue) and throw it into the air.

It will be snow before it hits the ground.

Again, don't use boiling water, and don't even try it if the temps are above -10 F. Don't throw the water into the wind, that will just splash it back onto you, and if you ignored the "don't boil" instruction, you'll be splattered with boiling water.

[–] IndiBrony@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Instructions unclear. Dick stuck in pot. Pls hlpelp.

[–] CaptPretentious@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

You're going to need uncooked ramen, some glue, and sandpaper...

[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 20 points 2 years ago (1 children)

One you're below -20. It doesn't really matter which scale you use, it's all really cold.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Well, it matters if you're using kelvin...

[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If you negative Kelvin it doesn't really matter either.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 2 points 2 years ago

That article is a good reminder that my intuition about what temperature is doesn't particularly correspond to reality.

[–] wizzor@sopuli.xyz 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Oh, that's actually really cold

[–] zerofk@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago