r/Physics • u/DOI_borg • Feb 15 '16

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http://xkcd.com/1643/
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u/gronke Feb 15 '16

Or just use an absolute scale like Kelvin.

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u/Niriel Feb 15 '16

Planck, or any other natural unit system (like Planck based on electronic charge rather than coulomb).

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u/Asraelite Feb 15 '16

It's a comfortable 0.000000000000000000000000000002052Tp today.

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u/headphone_taco Physics enthusiast Feb 17 '16

2.052 x 10-30Tp for those curious.

Transpulmonary pressure?

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u/Asraelite Jul 01 '16

Planck temperature is denoted by Tp.

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u/headphone_taco Physics enthusiast Jul 01 '16

Ahhh, thank you.