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[–] GrammarPolice@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) What makes Kelvin absolute, and why is Celsius "wobbly"? I failed physics in high school permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bumblefumble@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago* (1 child) 0 K is like when there is 0 heat basically, while celsius isn't. Imagine a unit for distance called "goob" where 0 goobs is 100 m and 1 goob is 115 m. In that case the goob unit would behave differently than a meter when you multiply and divide because 0 of the units don't actually correspond to "nothing" in a physical sense. That's exactly how the Celsius scale is, with zero being placed somewhere arbitrarily, not at a physical zero. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lightsblinken@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) i feel like i need more goob in my life. do you sell rulers? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bumblefumble@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Bit of an awkward scale for a ruler, but I can sell you one from -6.6666666.... to -6.65 goobs. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bumblefumble@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago* (1 child) 0 K is like when there is 0 heat basically, while celsius isn't. Imagine a unit for distance called "goob" where 0 goobs is 100 m and 1 goob is 115 m. In that case the goob unit would behave differently than a meter when you multiply and divide because 0 of the units don't actually correspond to "nothing" in a physical sense. That's exactly how the Celsius scale is, with zero being placed somewhere arbitrarily, not at a physical zero. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lightsblinken@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) i feel like i need more goob in my life. do you sell rulers? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bumblefumble@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Bit of an awkward scale for a ruler, but I can sell you one from -6.6666666.... to -6.65 goobs. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lightsblinken@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) i feel like i need more goob in my life. do you sell rulers? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bumblefumble@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Bit of an awkward scale for a ruler, but I can sell you one from -6.6666666.... to -6.65 goobs. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bumblefumble@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Bit of an awkward scale for a ruler, but I can sell you one from -6.6666666.... to -6.65 goobs. permalink fedilink source parent