The Fahrenheit and Celsius scales are based on two fixed points, the Kelvin and Rankine scales are based on one. |
Venus, with a thick atmosphere of carbon dioxide, has a surface temperature of 900 degrees Fahrenheit. |
Pressure from the miles-thick ice actually reduces the freezing point to 30 degrees Fahrenheit. |
What do you do when you have to convert Fahrenheit to Celsius, or micrograms to hectograms? |
But walking down the Strip and downtown in daytime during summer is not much fun as the temperature can easily reach over 100 degrees Fahrenheit. |
The air temperature inside the largest natatorium ever built for swimming is a constant 79 degrees Fahrenheit. |