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xkcd #3001: Temperature Scales (xkcd.com)
submitted 1 month ago by schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to c/xkcd@lemmy.world
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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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[–] pressanykeynow@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

0°F is a cold winter and 100°F is a hot summer

Makes sense for some specific location. But in general sense 0°F is not cold and 100°F is not hot.

[–] joel_feila@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

For me 0 F would be civilization ending cold that i have been only seen once.