ThePlixel01 t1_iuinq2x wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:52 PM

Reply to comment by TehWildMan_ in ELI5: Why is 212 degrees Fahrenheit equal to 100 Celsius, but 50 Celsius is not 106 degrees Fahrenheit? by [deleted]

Yeah but 100c is boiling point, and 212 is boiling point, so half the boiling point of one should be half the boiling point of the other, right?

TehWildMan_ t1_iuinutt wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:53 PM

Using terms such as "half the temperature" become meaningless statements unless using a temperature scale that starts at 0 at absolute zero.

Cyclonitron t1_iuiokn7 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:58 PM

Correct. Consider that in Fahrenheit, 212 is boiling and 32 is freezing. 212-32 - 180. So the halfway point between freezing and boiling in Fahrenheit is 180/2 + 32 = 122 degrees. 122 degrees Fahrenheit is in fact the same as 50 degrees Celsius.