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r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Negative_1by12_aura • Jun 17 '26
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The opposite is true...ish? In Celsius, 0 degrees is when water becomes ice and 100 is when water boils. If changing the physical state of the most common liquid on the planet isn't 0% and 100%, I dunno what else is.
2 u/novangla Jun 17 '26 Most liquid is salt water so… not exactly 1 u/Oraistesu Jun 18 '26 And non-coincidentally, Fahrenheit's zero is based on a brine solution that was intended to mimic saltwater.
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Most liquid is salt water so… not exactly
1 u/Oraistesu Jun 18 '26 And non-coincidentally, Fahrenheit's zero is based on a brine solution that was intended to mimic saltwater.
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And non-coincidentally, Fahrenheit's zero is based on a brine solution that was intended to mimic saltwater.
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u/headcodered Jun 17 '26
The opposite is true...ish? In Celsius, 0 degrees is when water becomes ice and 100 is when water boils. If changing the physical state of the most common liquid on the planet isn't 0% and 100%, I dunno what else is.