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  1. yyiiyyii Newcomer, in training Posts: 108

    if it is 0 degress outside today and tomorrow it will be twice as cold, then how cold with it be outside tomorrow?
    yyiiyyii, Feb 2, 2008
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  2. captaincranky TechSpot Addict Posts: 8,791   +282

    Funny Answer.....

    Is that 0 degrees Farenheit or Centigrade? Why is it correct to pluralize "zero" in this case?
    captaincranky, Feb 2, 2008
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  3. hamas123 Newcomer, in training Posts: 499

    It will be -1 degrees i think because if it's 1 degrees and it is twice as cold tomorow it will be 0 degrees right ? And -1 degrees is 1 before 0 degrees and 0 degrees is one 0 degrees is one before 1 degrees.
    Do you know the answer yyiiyyii?
    hamas123, Feb 3, 2008
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  4. kimsland Ex-TechSpotter Posts: 18,353

    Minus zero

    as opposed to zero (or + zero, ie same thing)
    kimsland, Feb 3, 2008
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  5. mopar man TechSpot Ambassador Posts: 1,487

    But there is no - or +0, according to the math teachers....
    mopar man, Feb 3, 2008
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  6. captaincranky TechSpot Addict Posts: 8,791   +282

    If .........this is Tuesday......Then.....

    Zero times zero is zero. Zero plus zero is zero, in decimal math. even in binary math.

    We can only hope that M$ will come up with a hot patch to fix it. Me, I'll be holding my breath every Tuesday until they do! .....NOT......!

    Trivia: Books have been written about the number zero. I'm trying to remember the names, but I'm coming up with nothing.., nada..., zip...., love....,zilch!
    captaincranky, Feb 3, 2008
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  7. M0R0NI Newcomer, in training Posts: 92

    Sounds like a statement some weather man made. Probably about how well he predicts the weather also.
    M0R0NI, Feb 4, 2008
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  8. yyiiyyii Newcomer, in training Posts: 108

    u have to convert the tempature to calvin and then double that then convert it back
    yyiiyyii, Feb 6, 2008
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  9. LNCPapa TS Special Forces Posts: 3,950   +120

    I think you mean kelvin
    LNCPapa, Feb 7, 2008
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  10. SNGX1275 TS Special Forces Posts: 11,893   +117

    You can't get 'twice as cold' anyway. There is only heat and absense of heat, you don't double the coldness, but you can half the heat energy. So in that case it would be 127.69K if your original scale was fahrenheit, 136.58K if the original scale was celcius. Neither of which are even naturally obtainable temperatures on Earth.

    If your original scale was K then its impossible.
    SNGX1275, Feb 7, 2008
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  11. AlbertLionheart TechSpot Chancellor Posts: 2,711

    0c is damn cold - double that and you get damn damn cold. Easy peasy.
    Next question?
    AlbertLionheart, Feb 7, 2008
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  12. captaincranky TechSpot Addict Posts: 8,791   +282

    Way,Way Overpriced.........

    I think "Calvin" is that designer guy who's trying to get his name on everybody's underwear. Anyway, he makes jeans as well. Brooke Shields used to say, (in his commercials for those jeans), "nothing comes between me and my Calvins". So, at the time apparently, she wasn't wearing the Calvin guys underwear also. Now here's my question, if Brooke didn't have any panties on, does that make her twice as cold, or you twice as hot? :haha:
    captaincranky, Feb 8, 2008
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  13. AlbertLionheart TechSpot Chancellor Posts: 2,711

    You could always ask her if she would mind you inserting a thermometer into her jeans to find out? But then you would have to explain why, so maybe not.....
    AlbertLionheart, Feb 8, 2008
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  14. captaincranky TechSpot Addict Posts: 8,791   +282

    Pardon me, this wil only take a minute.......

    Do you you think that the army's "don't ask, don't tell" policy could be adapted to this situation? :blush:
    captaincranky, Feb 8, 2008
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  15. yyiiyyii Newcomer, in training Posts: 108

    does it mater if you say 0 or 1 degree or degrees
    yyiiyyii, Feb 10, 2008
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  16. kimsland Ex-TechSpotter Posts: 18,353

    Don't bring up the "Mice" - "Mouse" debate, or is that mouses or mices?

    Anyway I asked my 10yo Son and he said it's still zero. So that's that.
    Mind you this is all on the assumption that 1 exists (the basis of all maths)
    kimsland, Feb 10, 2008
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  17. SNGX1275 TS Special Forces Posts: 11,893   +117

    No. Look at my original response, that should tell you that it doesn't matter what your starting temp is called.
    SNGX1275, Feb 10, 2008
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  18. Acclamator Newcomer, in training Posts: 295

    Interesting question. You have posted a nice paradox.
    Acclamator, Feb 13, 2008
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  19. Zed Newcomer, in training Posts: 20

    Yes but then you have to divide by the pi root
    Zed, Feb 25, 2008
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  20. Envergure Newcomer, in training Posts: 153

    0 °C is 273.15K, half of which is 136.58, which is -136.58 °C.
    If is feels twice as cold, it will be twice as far below the normal temperature of the surface of your skin as it is at freezing, which varies from person to person but averages around -20°C.
    Envergure, Feb 28, 2008
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