Water freezes at 0 degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit).
OK, then when water boils at 100 degrees C, then the Fahrenheit equivalent should be 132, right? ( 32 + 100 more degrees). Nope. 212 F.
OK, then if (212 – 32) /100 = 1.8, then there are 1.8 Fahrenheit degrees in each Celsius degree. Easy peasy. So when it is a comfortable 25 C, it is also 45 F (25 x 1.8), right? Nope. The would make it 77 F.
Wha? Lets go the other way. -10 C would be 18 F (10 X 1.8 —wait, we already figured out that ratio doesn’t work, so let’s just skip to where the two scales sync up: -40.
Weird? You bet. Time to refill my mug with two gills of coffee.
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Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, and a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words.
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