Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 12:56:51 -0800 From: "Brian Jones" <brian@amicustech.com> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg1348$foo@default> Subject: F vs C
The debate rages on...
> >Unfortunately, for some strange reason, in the Fahrenheit scale,
> >water boils at 212degrees but at 100degrees Celsius and freezes at
> >32degrees F and 0degrees C so there is effectively a 32degree
> >'offset' on the Fahrenheit scale.
>
>
> As far as I know, the difference mentioned above exists only
> because
> the Celsius scale was based on FRESH water while the Farenheit on SALT
> water. The latter freezes at lower temperatures and boils at higher
> temperatures because of all the dissolved salts it contains. Now why
> would anyone choose salt water instead of fresh water is the mystery
> for me........
>
Back in the old days (before Reverse Osmosis) when they were figuring
out this stuff, they couldn't necessarily get pure water...but they
could produce a super saturated salt solution. This allowed
consistent results and a listing in the thermometer hall of fame.
[sigh] I don't think that my VFT's will make it this year. We
moved, and I couldn't cool them, and it didn't get chilly outside for
long enough. On the bright side, IKEA is selling little greenhouses
(about 2 cubic feet or [using the Canadian metric conversion factor
of (2*2)+30] 34 cubic meters) for $20. Nepenthes, here I come!
Any suggestions as to which Nep I should start on?
Brian Jones
President/CEO Amicus Technology, Inc.
brian@amicustech.com
(310) 670-4962
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