#2292: Thermometer

XKCD comic, described below.
Transcript

[Cueball stands in the center of the panel holding a thermometer.]

Cueball: This thermometer is in Celsius. How do you change it?

Off-panel voice: Long press the button.

[Cueball presses the button, and the thermometer beeps]

Press

Beep

Thermometer: Units: Kelvin

Cueball: No...

[Cueball presses the button, and the thermometer beeps]

Press

Beep

Thermometer: Units: Degrees Rankine

Cueball: What.

[Cueball presses the button, and the thermometer beeps]

Press

Beep

Thermometer: Units: Average Translational Kinetic Energy

Cueball: This is the worst thermometer.

Off-panel voice: Boltzmann's constant is on the side if you need it.

(Sourced from explainxkcd.com)

Title text:I hate how many times you have to press it to get to the system normal people use, degrees Rømer.


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