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[–] Corno@lemm.ee 253 points 10 months ago (14 children)

30°C is 303 Kelvin. Half of that is 151 Kelvin, which translates into a fairly mild -122°C!

Takes out hockey stick

[–] Eiri@lemmy.ca 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Wait, does it? Are joules in thermal energy per kelvin a purely linear relationship?

[–] Verat@sh.itjust.works 12 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

For the most part, it varies by material and state of matter, but assuming the chemical composition doesnt change and no material changes phase, then it is pretty close to linear in most materials.

[–] PmMeFrogMemes@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

hmm but there will surely be a lot of phase changes with a drop in energy so substantial. we need our top scientists on this asap

[–] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Fun fact: gas pressure changes linearly with temperature. If you make one of these plots at mild conditions you can extrapolate the line down to zero pressure and measure where absolute zero temperature is

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