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It's frustrating that Wikipedia editors ignore sig figs. [7] is a wired.com source which quotes 458F (3 sig figs) and thus should be converted to 272C. The qu
by api_or_ipa 11y ago
It's frustrating that Wikipedia editors ignore sig figs. [7] is a wired.com source which quotes 458F (3 sig figs) and thus should be converted to 272C. The quoted 300F is even more suspect, since it's a nicely rounded number.
- dllu 11y agoConsidering that -272 C is very close to absolute zero, it makes perfect sense. For example, 0.1 K and 0.5 K are both written as -273 C, but the latter is five times as hot as the former. For best consistency, we ought to use logarithmic Kelvins.
- deleted 11y ago[deleted]
- rory096 11y agoWhy don't you edit it?
- jlarocco 11y agoProbably because somebody would just come through and revert it 5 minutes later anyway.
- kevin_thibedeau 11y ago[Citation needed]
- jlarocco 11y agoI can't tell if this is a joke to prove my point, or if you're serious, but I don't need a reference because I've had multiple personal experiences of this happening. At this point I don't bother any more, it's not really my problem if Wikipedia is inaccurate.