Edit: for the love of god, it's a meme community. Of course it's not better. I hoped that we don't have to use the terrible /s bullshit here. ohmygod people, think for a second.

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Why is 80 better than 100?

Edit: OK so it was originally using thermometers with alcohol that would boil at 80 but when thermometer makers switched to other liquids they kept the boiling point the same but for water instead...

[–] beta_tester@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why most sane?

The Réaumur scale (French pronunciation: [ʁeomy(ː)ʁ]; °Ré, °Re, °r), also known as the "octogesimal division",[1] is a temperature scale for which the melting and boiling points of water are defined as 0 and 80 degrees respectively.

80 degrees is not the boiling temperature of water everywhere due to pressure differences. This means it doesn't have it's "superior" meaning everywhere.

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's usually defined at sea level

[–] beta_tester@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I don't live at sea level. Why is it superior at my location? 😊 I'm not convinced

Edit: appearantly it was a joke