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Just wait until it get twice as hot this summer.
Asphalt is laid somewhere around 300F, so if it truly got twice as hot it would melt the road and everyone’s tires.
Well, 0 is arbitrary in Celsius and especially Farenheit, so doubling that temperature isn't really doubling the heat.
Kelvin has its scale actually designed around how heat energy works. 160F is 344K. Double that and you've got 688K. Convert that back to stupid-units and you have 779°F
I think I did that right, at least. If nothing else it shows how whacky temperature math can be when doubling units gets wildly different results!
Hey, hey, that’s freedom-units to you.
That said, the difference in scales when it comes to doubling is something I never really considered. Very informative!
Used to be a paver and I can confirm that shit is HOT, only gets worse once you hit it with water. The steam will give you blisters as you work it
I bet you're fun to have a conversation with.
Op get data!