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Default Why do thermometers never agree?

On Tue, 10 Dec 2019 22:34:57 -0000, Rod Speed wrote:



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On Tue, 10 Dec 2019 19:40:18 -0000, Rod Speed

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Commander Kinsey wrote

I have three thermometers, they read the same when placed
next to each other. Put one in another room, and it reads
colder, yet I can feel as I walk into the room that it's warmer.

How a room feels depends on a lot more than
just the air temp, the temperature of the walls
is just as important to how warm it feels.

What's important to a person is how warm it feels.

Sure, but that's a separate issue to why the room
feels different to what the thermometer says.

Ah, I misunderstood you. I thought you were saying it was important in
everyday life to know your wall temperature.

I guess thermometers should be hung in the centre of the room, so they
smack you in the face as you walk in.

You can certainly get thermometer that measure the wall
temps and give you a fells like temp.

I do scoff at weather forecasts when they say "-7C, feels
like -1000000C,
DANGER! You will die instantly! Severe wind chill!" Yeah right. I
just
stick my head out of the door and decide whether to wear shorts or
shorts.

Easier to ask siri what it feels like before dressing.


And siri somehow knows your personal preference,


Doesn't need to. It tells me what it feels like and I know that
shorts and a T shirt will be fine when heading out for exercise
on a day which will have a max of over 30C but is nothing like
fine when sitting around the house at the computer etc. I know
that jeans or cargo pants and a top will be much more comfortable.


How hard can it be to open the ****ing door? Same goes for rain, I look at the sky. If there are clouds, it might rain.

and precisely what you'll be doing?


Nope.


Yep, as you just stated above, it makes a difference if you're going to be exerting yourself.

Do you tell it you're going to be running, walking, sitting about,
shopping, driving, etc?


Nope, ask it what it feels like and allow for that myself.


So the answer it gives still needs adjustment by yourself. Might aswell just look outside.

In spades with the garage sale run. The feels like tells me
whether I will wish I had the heavy fleece jacket on when
standing around waiting for one to open in a freezing wind
in winter at 6am in the dark.


Are you really that wimpy? If so, shove the fleece in the car. When you get there, if you feel cold, put it on.