Topic: I appreciate that Google News lets you see the temperature in kelvin
Anonymous A started this discussion 7 years ago #77,252
This is my preferred setting moving forward.MR MIKE PENCE joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 4 hours later[^] [v] #904,907
Hmm
Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 10 hours later, 14 hours after the original post[^] [v] #904,948
lol
Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 5 minutes later, 15 hours after the original post[^] [v] #904,950
Google never lets me mercury. That would be careless.
Sheila LaBoof joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 4 hours later, 19 hours after the original post[^] [v] #904,964
wiki -- in November this year, we may see many base units redefined
In 2005 the CIPM embarked on a program to redefine the kelvin (along with the other SI units) using a more experimentally rigorous methodology. The current definition as of 2016 is unsatisfactory for temperatures below 20 K and above 1300 K.[13] In particular, the committee proposed redefining the kelvin such that Boltzmann's constant takes the exact value 1.3806505×10−23 J/K.[14] The committee had hoped that the program would be completed in time for its adoption by the CGPM at its 2011 meeting, but at the 2011 meeting the decision was postponed to the 2014 meeting when it would be considered as part of a larger program.[15]
The redefinition was further postponed in 2014, pending more accurate measurements of Boltzmann's constant in terms of the current definition, but it is expected to be adopted at the 26th CGPM in late 2018.[16]
http://minichan.org/new_reply/77252
From a scientific point of view, this will link temperature to the rest of SI and result in a stable definition that is independent of any particular substance. From a practical point of view, the redefinition will pass unnoticed; water will still freeze at 273.15 K (0 °C).[17]
In 2005 the CIPM embarked on a program to redefine the kelvin (along with the other SI units) using a more experimentally rigorous methodology. The current definition as of 2016 is unsatisfactory for temperatures below 20 K and above 1300 K.[13] In particular, the committee proposed redefining the kelvin such that Boltzmann's constant takes the exact value 1.3806505×10−23 J/K.[14] The committee had hoped that the program would be completed in time for its adoption by the CGPM at its 2011 meeting, but at the 2011 meeting the decision was postponed to the 2014 meeting when it would be considered as part of a larger program.[15]
The redefinition was further postponed in 2014, pending more accurate measurements of Boltzmann's constant in terms of the current definition, but it is expected to be adopted at the 26th CGPM in late 2018.[16]
http://minichan.org/new_reply/77252
From a scientific point of view, this will link temperature to the rest of SI and result in a stable definition that is independent of any particular substance. From a practical point of view, the redefinition will pass unnoticed; water will still freeze at 273.15 K (0 °C).[17]
Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 7 minutes later, 19 hours after the original post[^] [v] #904,965
of all the things to worry about..
Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 2 hours later, 21 hours after the original post[^] [v] #904,980
This will be useful as the heat death of the universe progresses. It's good to see that Google is planning ahead.