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In my new scale, °X, 0 is Earths' record lowest surface temperature, 50 is the global average, and 100 is the record highest, with a linear scale between each point and adjustment every year as needed.

https://explainxkcd.com/3001/

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[–] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Non-linear temperature hurts my noggin

[–] oo1@lemmings.world 2 points 1 month ago

I recommend staying in abstract then. Real world stuff like latent heat and state-changes might maky it boyle.