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Re: [Phys-l] Gotta love these HeadLine Writers!




On 2011, Jul 25, , at 13:21, Vern Lindberg wrote:

At 116 degrees, oxygen, nitrogen, helium have not only melted they have vaporized.

Yesterday our local meterologist column in Rochester reported on year long average temperatures. Paraphrasing, he said "Hawaii with an average temperature of 82 is almost twice as hot as Rochester with average temperature of 45."

Vern


I think this one is appropriate:


http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/boiling-points-fluids-gases-d_155.html


And regarding "hotness":

http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:UOdAVHjurLcJ:www.asd.polyu.edu.hk/lab/upload/2008526154257704.pdf+physiological+perception+temperature+OR+hot&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESg3EWZE2BG4XFK8czEyVAlfD3rXr3EWSTLPNZsWX3Qsa5Vx_tffOuNR8vSvm_wc5NaEYE-GPN_siPT3-Nz_FNmfKIXOJUU12yC14wWZWMZGhdRRtVgu9E8ULJlxxIy4P568ssV5&sig=AHIEtbT3rUHQTCNJScAUDA_pFnkjzbZ-2w


bc thinks 25 C is ten times hotter than 20 C, and finds 19 C is comfortable.