• Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de
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    14 hours ago

    huh? how is the freezing point and boiling point of water made up? how is the temperature of the human body better in any way?

    The freezing and boiling points of water are by far the most logical reference points since anyone who wants to calibrate a thermometer will have access to water, and needs only go to the nearest ocean and bring some water to freezing and then boiling and making marks at each.

    Celsius is the precise opposite of random.

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      13 hours ago

      They are both random and arbitrary. Using the human body as a standard is probably useful for medical purposes… using water as a standard is probably useful for other purposes…

      Considering temperature itself is dependent on other variables like atmosphere, any temerature system is going to be random and arbitrary…

      Kelvin at least has a theoretical bottom for the coldest something can get maybe? But still, Kelvin is also arbitrary because it uses Celsius as a standard, which is random and arbitrary…

      Why would you use a complex molecule like water? Why not hydrogen? Why would you use one earth atmosphere as a standard? Why not a vacuum?

      It’s all random and arbitrary, sorry if you can’t see it.