Prompt Cast
The Conversion of Temperature between Celsius and Fahrenheit
TLDR Celsius and Fahrenheit are two temperature scales that intersect at -40 degrees. To convert Celsius to Fahrenheit, multiply the Celsius temperature by 1.8 and add 32, while to convert Fahrenheit to Celsius, subtract 32 and divide by 1.8. The US uses Fahrenheit while other countries use Celsius.
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00:00
The podcast episode is sponsored by Squarespace and the Capital One Venture X card, and also promotes a podcast called "Untold Stories, Life with a Severe Autoimmune Condition" from Ruby Studio in Arjenix.
01:32
The hosts discuss the conversion of temperature between Celsius and Fahrenheit, and mention that -40 degrees is the same in both scales.
03:28
Celsius is larger than Fahrenheit, and the two temperature scales eventually intersect at -40 degrees.
05:10
To convert Celsius to Fahrenheit, you multiply the Celsius temperature by 1.8 and add 32, and to convert Fahrenheit to Celsius, you subtract 32 and divide by 1.8.
06:51
Negative 40 degrees Celsius is the same as negative 40 degrees Fahrenheit because they intersect at that temperature.
08:42
Fahrenheit was invented by a German scientist in the early 1700s, while Celsius was introduced by a Swedish astronomer as a more logical and metric-friendly temperature scale.
10:50
The US stuck with Fahrenheit while other countries, including those in the British Empire, converted to Celsius.
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