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Celsius... 0: Freezing point of water 100: Boiling point of water A lot more precise than the rationale you proposed.

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• hatandsocks 12y ago
  > 100: Boiling point of water Nope! Boiling point of water at 760 Torr. In contrast, Fahrenheit uses a frigorific 1:1:1 mixture of water, ice and ammonium chloride as the second reference point, which does not depend on ambient pressure.
  • peterkelly 12y ago
    I stand corrected.
  • XorNot 12y ago
    But which conversely no one in day to day life ever uses or is likely to come across, whereas the vast majority of the world's population still lives as close as it can to sealevel.
  • rasz_pl 12y ago
    >1:1:1 mixture of water, ice and ammonium chloride mmm, my proffered drink! I always keep one handy in the kitchen.