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minus-squareericbomb@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down38·6 months ago100 f is pretty close to average body temperature. So above 100 means your surroundings are hotter than your body is unless you have a fever. I think that’s an okay land mark.
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minus-squareericbomb@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·6 months agoI’m not saying it’s perfect. But 100 being body temp is a land mark, so it’s not 100% arbitrary.
minus-squareFiskFisk33@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down6·6 months agoAnd 0f is close to salted ice. good system, very human.
minus-squarethen_three_more@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down3·6 months agoToday I learnt. So that makes a bit more sense. 100 standard body temperature, 0 your blood starts to freeze.
minus-squareacockworkorange@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·6 months agoIf your body drops to room temperature, you’re already likely dead. If it freezes afterwards is only useful information if you’re preserving meat.
100 f is pretty close to average body temperature.
So above 100 means your surroundings are hotter than your body is unless you have a fever.
I think that’s an okay land mark.
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I’m not saying it’s perfect.
But 100 being body temp is a land mark, so it’s not 100% arbitrary.
And 0f is close to salted ice. good system, very human.
Today I learnt. So that makes a bit more sense. 100 standard body temperature, 0 your blood starts to freeze.
If your body drops to room temperature, you’re already likely dead. If it freezes afterwards is only useful information if you’re preserving meat.