Ashowerthoughts·ShowerthoughtsbyAnnoyed_🦀 Absolute zero is almost always colder than sub-zero.View original on lemmy.zip25Comments14Reply
bbrokenlcd replyfeddit.itWell. Sub-zero is a range. 0K, or absolute zero, is sub 0°C. So sub zero can be equal to absolute zero in one instance of the range.15Reply
hhumanspiral replylemmy.carelative zero is an even number! There I said it, and I don't care what any of you think of me.0Reply
Tuukka RÂ piefed.eeThis lead me to wondering: Do the Fahrenheit people talk about sub-zero as well?! I had never thought of that possibility. 0 degrees is just generally cold, but -17,778 degrees is already in the area of "seriously cold".1Reply
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Yes, they're referencing different zeros
Ok but what's cooler than being cool?
Ice cold. 😎
Alright alright alright alright
Okay, now ladies
crickets
being hot
"Almost?"
Well. Sub-zero is a range. 0K, or absolute zero, is sub 0°C. So sub zero can be equal to absolute zero in one instance of the range.
I think they're making a Kelvin joke.
|0| = 0
What about relative zero?
relative zero is an even number! There I said it, and I don't care what any of you think of me.
This lead me to wondering: Do the Fahrenheit people talk about sub-zero as well?!
I had never thought of that possibility. 0 degrees is just generally cold, but -17,778 degrees is already in the area of "seriously cold".