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T. Rex Had a Body Temperature of 97°F

71 points · 124 comments · marojejian

  1. lioeters · · focus · HN ↗
    From the paper, that is: 36.3 ± 2.5°C.
    1. Galilyou · · focus · HN ↗
      Phew! Thank you! I feel for the ungodly fahrenheit again
      1. nmoon · · focus · HN ↗
        Fahrenheit is the superior measure
        1. WarmWash · · focus · HN ↗
          Better for day to day life, worse for science and engineering.
          1. jandrewrogers · · focus · HN ↗
            Kelvin is superior for science and engineering but doesn't arbitrarily anchor the scale to the freezing and boiling point of water in the way Celsius and Fahrenheit both do.

            273.15 Kelvin doesn't roll off the tongue like 0°C or 32°F.

            1. vintermann · · focus · HN ↗
              It doesn't anchor the scale to water, but it still scales the scale to water since it's still exactly 100 degrees between its boiling point and freezing point.
              1. manarth · · focus · HN ↗
                At sea level (or more precisely, at an atmospheric pressure of 101325Pa).
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