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minus-squareSwedneck@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down6·7 months agohow do you calibrate a fahrenheit thermometer? With celsius it’s hilariously trivial, if the thermometer says it’s about 0 when you see water freeze, it’s correct enough for everyday use.
minus-squareTheHarpyEagle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·7 months agoI mean you can do the same with a Fahrenheit thermometer, just check that it reaches 32. Most anyone used to that scale knows 32 is the magic number.
minus-squarehessenjunge@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down4·7 months agoYou put a normal Celsius thermometer next to it and apply maths.
how do you calibrate a fahrenheit thermometer? With celsius it’s hilariously trivial, if the thermometer says it’s about 0 when you see water freeze, it’s correct enough for everyday use.
I mean you can do the same with a Fahrenheit thermometer, just check that it reaches 32. Most anyone used to that scale knows 32 is the magic number.
You put a normal Celsius thermometer next to it and apply maths.