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[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 180 points 2 months 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 2 months 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 175 points 2 months ago (3 children)
[–] ramble81@lemmy.zip 75 points 2 months ago

C in question

[–] waigl@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago

How curiously pertinent in more than one way…

[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 92 points 2 months 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 19 points 2 months 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 18 points 2 months ago

A bunch of boiled meat? Must have been British.

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

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

[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Please don't boil your pump

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

Keep it to a light poach.

[–] MML@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 months ago

Usually 1 I think

[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 84 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] brown567@sh.itjust.works 105 points 2 months ago (3 children)
[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 69 points 2 months ago

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

[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 21 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Your blood tubes aren't an open container

[–] wabasso@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months 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?

That's what you think

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[–] halvar@lemy.lol 19 points 2 months ago

seems like a skill issue on your part smh

[–] ArseAssassin@sopuli.xyz 63 points 2 months ago
[–] Cat_Daddy@hexbear.net 34 points 2 months ago (1 children)

98.7 Β°C is about 210 Β°F. Bruv's cooked.

bruhs pulled pork

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 34 points 2 months ago

F not C, red name dude.

98 fahrenheit is normal. 98C is 208F.

[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 31 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

In a Sauna it can be 98ΒΊC, not the same extern temperature and body temperature. You'll die when your body temperature is over 42ΒΊC, but you can support way higher extern temperatures (for a certain time)

[–] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 2 months ago (5 children)

The hottest you should have a Sauna is 90Β°C.

[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 months ago

Most also less, but it also can get higher. Always important the preparation before and after the session a cold bath, apart of an strict time control to avoid accidents, sometimes deadly.

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 months ago (5 children)

I was in one the other day that was 118. My first time being in one so hot, and it was... surprising.

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[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

The term is "warm-blooded" but if the outside temp is above 37C then it'd technically be more accurate to say "cool-bloods" or something.

Endotherms vs ectotherms!

[–] Redex68@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Holy fuck I did not know they were so hot, how does a human body even survive that for any amount of time.

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 months ago

Dry air doesn't conduct heat as well as humid air, and allows evaporative cooling through sweat

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 27 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Crazyslinkz@lemmy.world 24 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] jet@hackertalks.com 48 points 2 months ago (2 children)

98.7K - ice cold

98.7F - a-ok

98.7C - first degree burns for your first responders

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 55 points 2 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months 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 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (5 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!)

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[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago (2 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.

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[–] gerzai@lemmynsfw.com 13 points 2 months ago

Infernal body temperature

[–] Carl@hexbear.net 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I always appreciate it when the test has a question or two like this sprinkled in (and if the teacher did it by accident, all the funnier)

[–] Wolf@lemmy.today 6 points 2 months ago

When I was filling out paperwork for my last job, it had a space for 'Country', which I thought was odd, but I put in USA anyway. The manager who took it said to me "You were supposed to put what County you live in here." I said "Read it again"

Apparently they had been using the same form for years and no one noticed it said 'Country'.

[–] MissJinx@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

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

[–] missandry351@lemmings.world 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The person who comment is from US right?

[–] FluidBeef@quokk.au 7 points 2 months ago

Venus, actually.

[–] Soot@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago

How fast will your heart be beating when YOUR BLOOD BOILS INSIDE YOU, HUH?! doggirl-growl

[–] Lemmygradwontallowme@hexbear.net 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I forgot this was not fahrenheit - gee wiz the unstandard way is worming in my brain. brainworms

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