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:::::I, too, think calling this a Covid-19 comic is excessive. Sure, thermometers for measuring body temperature are sold out at my local drugstore, and pandemic likely inspired the comic, but if it had been published a year ago, we wouldn't infer any connection to a specific disease or global epidemic. - Ada in New Hampshire, USA [[Special:Contributions/172.69.6.22|172.69.6.22]] 07:56, 12 April 2020 (UTC) | :::::I, too, think calling this a Covid-19 comic is excessive. Sure, thermometers for measuring body temperature are sold out at my local drugstore, and pandemic likely inspired the comic, but if it had been published a year ago, we wouldn't infer any connection to a specific disease or global epidemic. - Ada in New Hampshire, USA [[Special:Contributions/172.69.6.22|172.69.6.22]] 07:56, 12 April 2020 (UTC) | ||
::::::I would assume anything that can be linked, even loosely, is probably part of this chain. I have been assuming since the 6th one that Randel would aim for 19 of these just because. Though perhaps he will keep going till the hype is over. Either way, requiring that it directly mentions the topic it was inspired by would be way overkill. Mentioning things that likely inspired a comic is something we have done for a long time, and the virus seems like the most likely inspiration, especially when taking the full comic chain into account[[Special:Contributions/172.69.198.52|172.69.198.52]] 21:33, 12 April 2020 (UTC) | ::::::I would assume anything that can be linked, even loosely, is probably part of this chain. I have been assuming since the 6th one that Randel would aim for 19 of these just because. Though perhaps he will keep going till the hype is over. Either way, requiring that it directly mentions the topic it was inspired by would be way overkill. Mentioning things that likely inspired a comic is something we have done for a long time, and the virus seems like the most likely inspiration, especially when taking the full comic chain into account[[Special:Contributions/172.69.198.52|172.69.198.52]] 21:33, 12 April 2020 (UTC) | ||
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::The comic doesn't mention a fever. For all we know Cueball is trying to measure the outside air temperature, or how hot his coffee is. We can rule out the idea that he is trying to measure the temperature of some liquid helium only because he skipped past the kelvin scale. [[User:Jeremyp|Jeremyp]] ([[User talk:Jeremyp|talk]]) 18:39, 12 April 2020 (UTC) | ::The comic doesn't mention a fever. For all we know Cueball is trying to measure the outside air temperature, or how hot his coffee is. We can rule out the idea that he is trying to measure the temperature of some liquid helium only because he skipped past the kelvin scale. [[User:Jeremyp|Jeremyp]] ([[User talk:Jeremyp|talk]]) 18:39, 12 April 2020 (UTC) | ||
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I removed the weasel words, indicating that Fahrenheit is "generally appreciated" because 0 means very cold and 100 very hot. I adjusted it to "some claim" and adjusted the text to fit. | I removed the weasel words, indicating that Fahrenheit is "generally appreciated" because 0 means very cold and 100 very hot. I adjusted it to "some claim" and adjusted the text to fit. | ||
− | Make the scale in Celsius 0 to 200, and I think you would have a system much more relatable to Fahrenheit users. | + | Make the scale in Celsius 0 to 200, and I think you would have a system much more relatable to Fahrenheit users. |
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I can imagine a worse scaling system! Base it on Cat-Scratch-Fever, Hot-Blooded, Yellow Snow, SpringTime in Alaska, Beds are Burning, Burning Down the House . (not in that order) [[User:Cellocgw|Cellocgw]] ([[User talk:Cellocgw|talk]]) 12:49, 13 April 2020 (UTC) | I can imagine a worse scaling system! Base it on Cat-Scratch-Fever, Hot-Blooded, Yellow Snow, SpringTime in Alaska, Beds are Burning, Burning Down the House . (not in that order) [[User:Cellocgw|Cellocgw]] ([[User talk:Cellocgw|talk]]) 12:49, 13 April 2020 (UTC) | ||
By a strange coincident, I went for a walk to the real {{w|Ole Rømer|Rømer}}'s {{w|Ole Rømer#The Ole Rømer Museum|Observatorium Tusculanum}} today {{w|da:Observatorium Tusculanum|(full details in the Danish wiki)}}. If you like Historical Science, it's worth a visit next time you're in {{w|Denmark}}... --[[User:Fod|Fod]] ([[User talk:Fod|talk]]) 16:25, 13 April 2020 (UTC) | By a strange coincident, I went for a walk to the real {{w|Ole Rømer|Rømer}}'s {{w|Ole Rømer#The Ole Rømer Museum|Observatorium Tusculanum}} today {{w|da:Observatorium Tusculanum|(full details in the Danish wiki)}}. If you like Historical Science, it's worth a visit next time you're in {{w|Denmark}}... --[[User:Fod|Fod]] ([[User talk:Fod|talk]]) 16:25, 13 April 2020 (UTC) | ||
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