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submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Thats where the physics comes in. if the temperature is halved in terms of celsius from 70° to 35°, if in your case the temperature starts at 100°, the same energy difference would only bring the temperature down to something closer to 65° than 50°.

the specific cooling capacity of the cooler in question only "halves" the temperature if you start at a very specific point.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

My entire argument rests on the premise that 0°C is a rational start point for both C and F, but I concede that halving something doesn't explain absolute changes