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[–] [email protected] 39 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

3090 degrees is above its boiling point (which is 2950 degrees).

So it doesn't become "clear", it literally vaporises.

[–] [email protected] 76 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

You are talking Celsius while the meme is likely referring to F (you can tell because Obama)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

When will the US finally use the metric system 😮‍💨

Anti Commercial AI thingyCC BY-NC-SA 4.0

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

This ambiguity is what I had in mind when I read "let me be clear". Though now I get it.