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Weird part is this quote precedes that quote in the article: "It was here that the coldest temperature ever found on Earth -- minus 89.2 Celsius (minus 128.6 F
by burgerbrain 16y ago
Weird part is this quote precedes that quote in the article:
"It was here that the coldest temperature ever found on Earth -- minus 89.2 Celsius (minus 128.6 Fahrenheit) -- was recorded."
So it seems the writer wasn't simply just writing from a Celsius perspective and felt the need to clarify a quote (from no units to units).
- metageek 16y agoMaybe the writer was actually quoting, and the speaker felt the need to say "Celsius" because they couldn't tell whether they were speaking to an American. (Satellite phones probably have low sound quality, right?)