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It's interesting how they can put all of these crazy, unordinary temperatures and put it on one scale, comparing each from the other. I don't understand why there would be two big gaps in the scale. Wouldn't they just put the numbers in between? They probably should have put a better explanation for the gaps. Another thing I found interesting is that helium boils and freezes within five degrees of each other. That just sounds absurd to me.
That comparison scale was insane. I never knew about Planick tempature. That is just plain awesome!!!
I agree with Brandon, it is cool how they can discover and estimate the different temperatures around the universe. I found it interesting that the hottest place on earth, somewhere in Libya, is still pretty cold compared to other places in the galaxy. I also discovered that the lightning bolt is hotter the the earth's core. It was interesting that absolute zero, is colder at a different perspective than human perspective.
I really liked this. I found it really cool that room temperature is in the blue section, because that means we are actually living in a pretty cold environment. I also found it interesting that it was hotter 10 to the -43 power after than big bang than after 0.001 seconds after the big bang
I learned a lot about comparison of temperatures on this short interactive chart. I like how each temperature (or many of the temperatures) related to an event that could occur on Earth. The only exceptions are the things that had to do with the Big Bang. I thought it was fascinating that lead boils at such a low degree (than what I expected). I also thought it was cool how scientists can create a controlled environment with heat going up to 10 to the 16th power degrees farenheit! I agree with Brandon F. about the gaps. Can they not chart certain temperatures? My (new) rule is that if I can heat up my oven to that, you can chart it! If they can create 10 to the 16th in the lab, why can't they chart a mere 500 degrees F? Another thing I learned was about Planick temp.. That was pretty cool. By the way Elijah, 10 to the -43 is smaller than .001 because 10 to the -43 is equal to 1 over 10 to the 43 power!
I think that it is amazing that scientist can chart from such a wide temperature. But if scientist can chart absolute zero and 10 to the 32 power, why are there gaps in the charts at only a mere 100o degrees. I also cant believe that scientists have been able to make a temperature 2 billionths away from absolute zero, and that they can make a temperature 10 to the 16 power. If they can make those insane temperatures it should be much easier to chart temperatures at 1000 degrees.
I found this interactive game not very interesting. I learned a few things about the temperature at what some things happen. Otherwise, I don't that you could get much entertainment from using this widget, although you may learn a few things about it.
That's really neat and informative! I like how it shows you if a a temperature has a certain importance, like it's the temperature of a lightning bolt or something.
I don't agree with the fact that there is a maximum temperature, however, I really like the interactive part of the article. It's sooooo cool!!!!
This was a lot of fun, to think that what we find as very cold in Los Angeles (45 degrees or lower) is just a skim on the surface of haw cold cold can be. If think about it we have never experienced extreme heat either cold or hot. To think that we would all shrivel up dead in the extreme temperatures we have on record is amazing.
This article was very interesting. I also liked the interactive game. I can't believe that a lightning bolt is hotter than the earths core. So many people survive from lightning bolts I find it hard to believe that that is true.
I have never heard of the absolute zero, or planck temperature. It's amazing how hot something can get. I never new that a lightning bolt is hotter than the earths core.
Brandon, they can't fit all of those numbers in one scale!!!!! It would be so long then!!! Jeez peeplz!!!
I found this very cool and interesting. I never new that a lightning bolt was hotter than standard white hot, or that there was something called absolute zero. Then again, they left me with on question. What is Planick temperature?
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