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[–] salient_one@lemmy.villa-straylight.social 16 points 1 year ago (3 children)

This is Fahrenheit, right? So ~38.3º Celsius.

[–] 13esq@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago (3 children)

If it was Celsius the sea would be boiling.

[–] JustAManOnAToilet@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Nothing to see here, just making a stew in the ocean.

[–] moitoi@feddit.de -2 points 1 year ago

That's in fact the brain of RDS in the ocean of idiocy.

[–] Zeroxxx@lemm.ee -3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

USA and their fixation with imperial 😂

[–] yata@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

To be fair it is an American news story about something happening in the US. But it should be proper procedure to write "100 degrees F" or something similar, just to denote the unit being used (adding a parenthesis with the converted C units after the F is too much to ask, I know).

[–] Eufalconimorph@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

US Customary. Temperature is the same as in Imperial, but fluid volume isn't and the survey foot was different up until January 1st 2023 when the government changed to use the international foot.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

TIL there's an international foot. Which is probably only used by the US, I suppose?

[–] Zeroxxx@lemm.ee -1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, and muricans wont admit their own issues

[–] Balthazar@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What... ... ... ... Why is it soo warm? Iirc sea animals can't live with temperatures like that!?

[–] MercuryUprising@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't think humans can live in that very long either. 38 degrees is the temperature you have when you have a fever. I'm pretty sure if you expose yourself to that for a while you will die. Maybe a doctor can verify this, but it doesn't sound good at all.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can survive in a hot tub at much higher temperatures for hours, and people do it because they enjoy it.

[–] MercuryUprising@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

?? Are you sure about that? I'm pretty certain that every hot tub at a public facility I've been to says to not exceed staying in for more than 20 minutes, and specially mentions to keep it lower if you're old, have high blood pressure, are pregnant, or under the age of 16.

Isn't part of the reason also because it's easy to get light headed or dizzy and just pass out and drown?

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

I'm certain that even the most feeble visitors can withstand 20 minutes and the rest of us for quite some time longer, yes.

[–] Buelldozer@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don’t think humans can live in that very long either.

Humans have been living in places like the Sahara, which is even hotter, for millennia. It's uncomfortable and requires adaptation but it's perfectly doable.

[–] TauZero@mander.xyz 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You won't survive even 24 hours in a 100°F hot tub 🤣.

[–] Buelldozer@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

I think I misunderstood the comment that I replied to. Sorry about that. 🤷

[–] heimchen@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago

still hotter than my average bathtub(37.5)