A simple mistake that stuffed up world temperature records for 90 years

Re:A simple mistake that stuffed up world temperature record... by ngngngng on Friday July 09, 2021 @04:07PM (#27787960)

I once set my oven to 350F, does that mean my house holds the record?

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Re:A simple mistake that stuffed up world temperature record... by jandrese on Friday July 09, 2021 @04:14PM (#27788022)

Did you measure it from a satellite?

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Re:A simple mistake that stuffed up world temperature record... by phaemon on Friday July 09, 2021 @04:11PM (#27787985)

Not even close. What do you reckon the highest temperature was achieved in a house?

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Re:A simple mistake that stuffed up world temperature record... by AlexCoventry on Friday July 09, 2021 @05:45PM (#27788885)

I heard the tungsten filament in old-fashioned light bulbs can reach 2800K.

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Re:A simple mistake that stuffed up world temperature record... by a9h74j on Friday July 09, 2021 @07:10PM (#27789541)

And LEDs can now reach 5000K :)

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Re:A simple mistake that stuffed up world temperature record... by ThePowerOfFuet on Saturday July 10, 2021 @02:14PM (#27795294)

That's colour temperature, not actual temperature.

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Re:A simple mistake that stuffed up world temperature record... by seanp2k2 on Sunday July 11, 2021 @05:08PM (#27804543)

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Re:A simple mistake that stuffed up world temperature record... by quickthrowman on Friday July 09, 2021 @08:52PM (#27790130)

A tungsten filament can reach 4500 degrees Fahrenheit

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Re:A simple mistake that stuffed up world temperature record... by rovr138 on Friday July 09, 2021 @04:17PM (#27788046)

Forest fires have burnt houses. That's visible from space too.

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