Vending machine fail
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At work. The machine has a little scrolling display... "ICE COLD COCA-COLA --- 40F" :wtf:
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I'm assuming he knew it was the temp - but was referring to the fact that 40F is not freezing point. Or I'm missing something. Of course, if it was 32F then it'd be too bloody cold so not a fail in my book
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At work. The machine has a little scrolling display... "ICE COLD COCA-COLA --- 40F" :wtf:
40 Fahrenheit is 4 Celsius, so pretty near to freezing point of water which is 0 Celsius; So if you are referring to temperature of that cola, it's really cold and the text is appropriate for that. I don't see your point.
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40 Fahrenheit is 4 Celsius, so pretty near to freezing point of water which is 0 Celsius; So if you are referring to temperature of that cola, it's really cold and the text is appropriate for that. I don't see your point.
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As cold as ice is a figure of speech, my good sir and is never meant as literal. If it was meant as literal it would be called frozen... :)
I wasn't, now I am, then I won't be anymore.
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As cold as ice is a figure of speech, my good sir and is never meant as literal. If it was meant as literal it would be called frozen... :)
I wasn't, now I am, then I won't be anymore.
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As cold as ice is a figure of speech, my good sir and is never meant as literal. If it was meant as literal it would be called frozen... :)
I wasn't, now I am, then I won't be anymore.
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try sleeping on a ice bed and you will know.
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try sleeping on a ice bed and you will know.
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Colin Rae wrote:
And how cold is ice?
The temperature of ice can vary. And I think the freezing point also depends on atmospheric pressure. :)
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Colin Rae wrote:
And how cold is ice?
The temperature of ice can vary. And I think the freezing point also depends on atmospheric pressure. :)
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OK, OK! How about pure water at the typical pressure found inside a vending machine (~1 atm)? :)
Google for "supercooled water" and you'll find out something surprising.
The difficult we do right away... ...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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Google for "supercooled water" and you'll find out something surprising.
The difficult we do right away... ...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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Colin Rae wrote:
And how cold is ice?
The temperature of ice can vary. And I think the freezing point also depends on atmospheric pressure. :)
I suppose that makes sense since the boiling point of water changes with altitude, I would assume the freezing point would change as well.
I wasn't, now I am, then I won't be anymore.
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Very interesting! I was aware of superheated water (in the microwave for example) but hadn't read about supercooled. But pure ice at 1 atm will always be 0C (32F) or lower! My cola wasn't!! (Can I get my quarter back?) :-D
Colin Rae wrote:
(Can I get my quarter back?)
You will when you stop whining about your stupid cold-but-not-cold-enough-for-you-cola.
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I suppose that makes sense since the boiling point of water changes with altitude, I would assume the freezing point would change as well.
I wasn't, now I am, then I won't be anymore.
Marcus Kramer wrote:
since the boiling point of water changes with altitude, I would assume the freezing point would change as well.
True. So it really depends on which floor Colin's office is before we can judge if it really is a fail or not.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus!
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Colin Rae wrote:
(Can I get my quarter back?)
You will when you stop whining about your stupid cold-but-not-cold-enough-for-you-cola.
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Marcus Kramer wrote:
since the boiling point of water changes with altitude, I would assume the freezing point would change as well.
True. So it really depends on which floor Colin's office is before we can judge if it really is a fail or not.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus!
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Colin Rae wrote:
Do you need my latitude?
You appear to have enough latitude as it is. Your altitude, however, might be relevant.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus!
