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[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 months ago (1 children)

According to Wikipedia Rankine is properly used with the degree symbol, but sometimes is not by analogy with Kelvin.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Gross

[–] reinei 2 points 2 months ago

I absolutely agree! Both should get degrees, because that would make temperatures finally make sense!

(I am aware that the degree symbol has something or other to do about not being absolute yada yada yada 😅)