Gollum@feddit.de to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 9 months agoFahrenheit vs. Celsius vs. Kelvini.imgur.comimagemessage-square158fedilinkarrow-up1809arrow-down143
arrow-up1766arrow-down1imageFahrenheit vs. Celsius vs. Kelvini.imgur.comGollum@feddit.de to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square158fedilink
minus-squareSmatt@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoWell I’d say that’s why op chose the adverb “fairly”, it gets across that it’s a wide range and lacks specificity. Not completely useless as a baseline, but fairly general.
minus-squaregazter@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoObviously the freezing point of water is also a range (depending on purity, altitude, etc) but would you say it’s less, or more specific?
minus-squareSmatt@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 months agoCompared with the human experience of “cold”? More specific, even when talking about ocean water and water on mountains or whatever altitude water you’re talking about.
Well I’d say that’s why op chose the adverb “fairly”, it gets across that it’s a wide range and lacks specificity.
Not completely useless as a baseline, but fairly general.
Obviously the freezing point of water is also a range (depending on purity, altitude, etc) but would you say it’s less, or more specific?
Compared with the human experience of “cold”? More specific, even when talking about ocean water and water on mountains or whatever altitude water you’re talking about.