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peterwoerner
2213 days ago
I thought 0F was the temperature the Baltic Sea froze at. Which is why Dr. Fahrenheit chose that as his zero.
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siberianbear
2213 days ago
That can't be right, because salt water freezes at a point a few degrees below fresh water. Now, 0F is defined where fresh water freezes.
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dpoochieni
2213 days ago
That's patently false, 0C fresh water freezes 0F a specific brine freezes
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