hazelm Posted December 22, 2018 Report Share Posted December 22, 2018 (edited) Brrr! It's cold up there. -459 degrees F. Why? Quantum physics and to slow down atoms to a point that scientists can see how the atom really works. Surely wish I could see that but not at -459 F; nor way up there. Surely hope they don't make it any colder. Didn't I once read that something drastic can happen if we reach absolute zero? https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/12/181221161844.htm Edited December 22, 2018 by hazelm Flummoxed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazelm Posted December 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2018 There is a nice video in the link at the bottom of the page, https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=7311 I like to think in Kelvin or Centigrade, Fahrenheit went out of fashion almost 50 years ago in the UK and most places in the world except the states. 0Kelvin = -273Centigrade = -459F or 273K = 0C = 32F or 373K = 100C = 212FAs Sir Winston said: Two nations separated by a common language. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exchemist Posted December 22, 2018 Report Share Posted December 22, 2018 As Sir Winston said: Two nations separated by a common language. :-)So now I know what absolute zero is in Fahrenheit. :) I had managed to live 64 years without ever needing to know, or calculate, that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazelm Posted December 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2018 So now I know what absolute zero is in Fahrenheit. :) I had managed to live 64 years without ever needing to know, or calculate, that.They do say that learning something new each day keeps one young and sharp. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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