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In my new scale, °X, 0 is Earths' record lowest surface temperature, 50 is the global average, and 100 is the record highest, with a linear scale between each point and adjustment every year as needed.

https://explainxkcd.com/3001/

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[-] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 65 points 4 days ago

LOL, the original Celsius scale really is 10/0 cursed.

[-] mayhair@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 days ago
[-] lars@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 days ago

Dividing by zero

still makes more sense to me than a lower-number-means-warmer-temperature scale.

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