Mitchelltrt t1_j6m3ows wrote
Reply to comment by Crux_AMVS24 in The direction of temperature is arbitrary. There is no reason for hot objects to be assigned a larger number than cold ones by Crux_AMVS24
False. "Heat" or "thermal energy" is more like micro-kinetic energy, as it is the energy of motion at the atomic scale. The faster the molecules are vibrating, the higher the temperature.
Crux_AMVS24 OP t1_j6m4bpq wrote
Could you go look up some stuff about the zeroth law of thermodynamics(or read some of my replies on other comments). I have a book to recommend if you’d like. I’m tired of getting downvoted to oblivion cuz the general public has misconceptions about certain things and don’t even hear me out
notveggiesoup t1_j6med20 wrote
You're not really explaining your point so no wonder you're getting downvotes
Crux_AMVS24 OP t1_j6mfitn wrote
It’s hard to explain it in the title, since it’s only two sentences but I’ve been trying. Just look at some of the other comments
MegaMinerd t1_j6ntt21 wrote
I looked it up and saw stuff about the equilibrium of connected bodies. I don't understand how that is related.
Crux_AMVS24 OP t1_j6nz9am wrote
That’s the point, it’s not related. What you read is(vaguely) the definition of temperature. It’s just a physical property that determines what would happen when two bodies touch each other. If they are at “different temperatures”, some process(which we can call heat transfer) would take place from one body to the other. If the two objects have the same number assigned to them(ie, their temperature) then there will be no interaction or process that occurs. Temperature, by definition is not a measure of internal energy but it IS related to it. That relation is either directly proportional, or inversely proportional, depending on which convention you take. Humans chose the one where hot objects have a bigger number, and so we chose the relation of temperature being directly proportional to kinetic energy
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