I broke the oral thermometer I'd had for 52 years and I bought a new
"electronic" one. The mercury and alcohol ones seemed much thicker
than they used to be.

From the warnings:

Do not use thermometer in car. Designed use is for oral, rectal, and
armpit readings only.

Next line is a new topic. So apparently I can't put it in the tailpipe
of my car to measure exhaust temperature. Darn.

On Sat, 04 Jul 2020 18:05:46 -0400, micky posted for all of us
to digest...


I broke the oral thermometer I'd had for 52 years and I bought a new
"electronic" one. The mercury and alcohol ones seemed much thicker
than they used to be.

From the warnings:

Do not use thermometer in car. Designed use is for oral, rectal, and
armpit readings only.

Next line is a new topic. So apparently I can't put it in the tailpipe
of my car to measure exhaust temperature. Darn.

Use it rectally first, then oral. Clean with armpit. What's the
difference between oral and rectal? The taste. There is
actually a difference between between temps as to where it's
used. IIRC +1 rectal and -1 for armpit.

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Tekkie

On 7/6/2020 4:13 PM, Tekkie� wrote:

On Sat, 04 Jul 2020 18:05:46 -0400, micky posted for all of us
to digest...


I broke the oral thermometer I'd had for 52 years and I bought a new
"electronic" one. The mercury and alcohol ones seemed much thicker
than they used to be.

From the warnings:

Do not use thermometer in car. Designed use is for oral, rectal, and
armpit readings only.

Next line is a new topic. So apparently I can't put it in the tailpipe
of my car to measure exhaust temperature. Darn.

Use it rectally first, then oral. Clean with armpit. What's the
difference between oral and rectal? The taste. There is
actually a difference between between temps as to where it's
used. IIRC +1 rectal and -1 for armpit.


Good suggestion. I hope he follows them.