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Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 11 months ago

Despite being metric, Celsius is barely used with a prefix when describing temps high enough to warrant it

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Despite being metric, Celsius is barely used with a prefix when describing temps high enough to warrant it

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Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 11 months ago

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Because physics uses Kelvin for high temperatures, and electron volts for really high temperatures.
- qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website
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  And Kelvin for really low temperatures, too. mK used a lot more than MK in many a physics lab…

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