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[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 171 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Normally I wouldn't make fun, but he even typed the word Celsius in his reply. It's almost like some small part of his brain was trying to throw him a clue.

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 month ago

I saw the Β°C, but my depressed brain intepreted as the imperial system because I'm just so used to it, and the immenent collapse of society doesn't help my brain function better

[–] windowsphoneguy@feddit.org 167 points 1 month ago (3 children)
[–] ramble81@lemmy.zip 73 points 1 month ago

C in question

[–] waigl@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago

How curiously pertinent in more than one way…

[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 83 points 1 month ago (2 children)

98.7 is likely close enough to boiling point that there'd surely be some bubbles. I'd expect your bubbles per minute to be more than 0.

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

In many places around the world, it would be outright boiling. But I imagine internal organs would need a larger temperature.

[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago

A bunch of boiled meat? Must have been British.

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago (2 children)

How many bubbles before the pump fails and needs to be re-primed?

[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Please don't boil your pump

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

Keep it to a light poach.

[–] MML@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago

Usually 1 I think

[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 80 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You’d be fine. Your blood wouldn’t even be boiling yet.

[–] brown567@sh.itjust.works 99 points 1 month ago (3 children)
[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 64 points 1 month ago

You’re clearly not under enough pressure. Maybe a gambling addiction would help.

[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 20 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Your blood tubes aren't an open container

That's what you think

[–] wabasso@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Fair point but they aren’t exactly hermetically sealed either. I’d expect a lower atmospheric pressure to impose a stronger gradient between skin and vessels. Like if you can get the bends from ascending from depth too quickly, shouldn’t something happen in this case too?

WE CAN DRINK!

[–] halvar@lemy.lol 18 points 1 month ago

seems like a skill issue on your part smh

[–] ArseAssassin@sopuli.xyz 62 points 1 month ago
[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 32 points 1 month ago

F not C, red name dude.

98 fahrenheit is normal. 98C is 208F.

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 26 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Crazyslinkz@lemmy.world 23 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] jet@hackertalks.com 46 points 1 month ago (2 children)

98.7K - ice cold

98.7F - a-ok

98.7C - first degree burns for your first responders

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 54 points 1 month ago (2 children)

98.7 KFC FOR ALL YOUR FAVORITE SOUTHERN FRIED ROCK WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI!

[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago

KFC! OMG I GET IT NOW!!!

First it's frozen, then it's thawed, then it's extra crispy!!!

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

(Psst, you need another letter! It would indeed be west of the Mississippi though, east of the Mississippi start with W. Fuck I'm a nerd!)

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I adore the level of non-malicious pedantry that came from your joke

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Cort@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Somebody alert the KGB(-FM San Diego) Arcane slime can't take a joke.

[–] Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 month ago

I'm really happy to have learned that. Thanks.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If your ice is 98.7 K it would be Ice Ic with a different crystalline structure. It would probably taste like intense hot sauce turning your tongue black and causing it to fall out of your frostbitten mouth because you tried to lick Ice Ic you daft bastard.

[–] dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So…technically correct. The best kind of correct.

Also, who licks ice? Ice cream, sure. Ice pops, absolutely. But just ice? Give us some wild description of what ice Ic would do in a glass when room temp water or soda was poured on it.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

You never fellated an icicle on a cold winter day?

[–] missandry351@lemmings.world 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The person who comment is from US right?

[–] FluidBeef@quokk.au 6 points 1 month ago

Venus, actually.

[–] MissJinx@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

This must be the reason for that spontaneous human combustion people talk about

[–] Slab_Bulkhead@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago