History Channel Makes a startling discovery.

[puma guy]

I was watching a History Channel show about Neanderthals. I didn't catch it all but they were showing some pools of water from a volcanic source and said the water temperature was 300 Degrees F. Like new math I guess that's the new physics.

Maybe they meant a nice balmy 300º Kelvin......which would be a comfortable 80.33º F.

That's probably it, TAM, they just forgot to mention which scale they were using.

I often quote the speed my vehicle will achieve in furlongs per fortnight.

:lol:I considered that so I looked up the conversion to Kelvin. I remembered the number 460 but couldn't recall what the relationship was. It's part of the conversion formula. I laughed at myself that I even remembered 460, especially since I can't remember where I put my keys.

I thought it was 273? My keys are in my pocket. I think?

Celsius to Kelvin Conversion [K] = [°C] + 273.15 I guess that's why 273 was in your mind.
Fahrenheit to Kelvin Conversion [K] = ([°F] + 459.67) × 5/9 You didn't happen to see my keys anywhere did you?

[WildBill]

I was watching a History Channel show about Neanderthals. I didn't catch it all but they were showing some pools of water from a volcanic source and said the water temperature was 300 Degrees F. Like new math I guess that's the new physics.

Maybe they meant a nice balmy 300º Kelvin......which would be a comfortable 80.33º F.

That's probably it, TAM, they just forgot to mention which scale they were using.

I often quote the speed my vehicle will achieve in furlongs per fortnight.

:lol:I considered that so I looked up the conversion to Kelvin. I remembered the number 460 but couldn't recall what the relationship was. It's part of the conversion formula. I laughed at myself that I even remembered 460, especially since I can't remember where I put my keys.

I thought it was 273? My keys are in my pocket. I think?

Celsius to Kelvin Conversion [K] = [°C] + 273.15 I guess that's why 273 was in your mind.
Fahrenheit to Kelvin Conversion [K] = ([°F] + 459.67) × 5/9 You didn't happen to see my keys anywhere did you?

I never had the need to convert Fahrenheit to Kelvin.

[MechAg94]

Absolute zero temperature is -460 F or zero Rankine. Absolute zero temperature scales are lots of fun.

[Charlies.Contingency]

I don't regret not signing up for cable TV one bit - Netflix, DVs and movies streamed via my Raspberry PI, that's it. Somehow I think the cable TV companies should start panicking, because I doubt I'm alone in this.

You're not alone. My wife and I will buy dvd's we like, especially for the kids, you know, those kids movies that are actually educational and not garbage? I know, it's harder and harder to find them now days. I've lost all respect for the History channel thanks to their blatant disregard to truth, and pushing that theories are FACT, when in FACT they are theories.

No cable or satellite at this house.

[Charlies.Contingency]

I was watching a History Channel show about Neanderthals. I didn't catch it all but they were showing some pools of water from a volcanic source and said the water temperature was 300 Degrees F. Like new math I guess that's the new physics.

Maybe they meant a nice balmy 300º Kelvin......which would be a comfortable 80.33º F.

And TAM had to come ruin our fun. That does sound about right, but I like the story where it they thought the water was 300 degrees Celsius better.