[T3] BBbbrrrrrr!

Dave Hall dave at hallvw.clara.co.uk
Wed Jan 8 17:11:35 PST 2014


I remember being intrigued by the fact degF and degC were the same figure at
one temp when I first found out.  It was a long time ago, but I can't
remember what triggered finding it out.  Once learned, never forgotten!

More interesting a discovery for me was noting in a book of physical
constants that water has a minimum specific heat capacity very close to body
temperature, but I've never found a treatise on that.  Doubtless someone has
examined the fact.  I can see some useful advantages to warm-blooded
animals.

Dave
UK VW Type 3&4 Club
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Forsmo
Sent: 08 January 2014 18:31
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Subject: Re: [T3] BBbbrrrrrr!

On 7 Jan 2014 at 10:00, Gary Forsmo wrote:

>> Question:
>> At what temperature does the Fahrenheit and Celsius thermometers read 
>> the same numeric value?

>I know the answer, but I won't spill the beans, because it would be 
>like cheating: That's a standard first year Physics question.  ;-)

>It's -13 F here, as I type, but it's supposed to get above +5 later 
>today. That might be the heat wave I need for my square to start.

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>Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
.Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Jim, I thought you would know the answer.
And I appreciate your not "spilling the beans", to others on the list.

How many first year Physics students know the answer, without doing the
calculation?

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Gary "Frito" - '69 Variant, FI, MT
Rockport, TX (winter)
Lake Geneva, WI (summer)
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