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  • C Colin Rae

    At work. The machine has a little scrolling display... "ICE COLD COCA-COLA --- 40F" :wtf:

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    HimanshuJoshi
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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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      The 40F is the temperature (in Fahrenheit) I guess, or is that not what you meant? :)

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      Colin Rae
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      Correct. Maybe only an engineer would even notice...!

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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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        Colin Rae
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        And how cold is ice? :)

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          And how cold is ice? :)

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          fjdiewornncalwe
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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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          • F fjdiewornncalwe

            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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            Colin Rae
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            I will now exit pedant mode... :)

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            • F fjdiewornncalwe

              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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              Colin Rae
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              Unless... I wonder what the freezing point of cola is...? I may have to experiment!!

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              • C Colin Rae

                And how cold is ice? :)

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                try sleeping on a ice bed and you will know.

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                • H HimanshuJoshi

                  try sleeping on a ice bed and you will know.

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                  Colin Rae
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                  LOL! I'd be worried about other things freezing rather than my cola!

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                  • C Colin Rae

                    And how cold is ice? :)

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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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                      Colin Rae
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                      OK, OK! How about pure water at the typical pressure found inside a vending machine (~1 atm)? :)

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                      • C Colin Rae

                        OK, OK! How about pure water at the typical pressure found inside a vending machine (~1 atm)? :)

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                        Richard Andrew x64
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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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                        • Richard Andrew x64R Richard Andrew x64

                          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
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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

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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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                            fjdiewornncalwe
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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.

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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

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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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                              • F fjdiewornncalwe

                                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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                                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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                                  Colin Rae
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                                  :laugh: Funny thing is, at home I don't even put them in the fridge. I drink 'em warm!!

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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
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                                    First floor if you are in the US, ground floor in the UK! Do you need my latitude? :)

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                                      First floor if you are in the US, ground floor in the UK! Do you need my latitude? :)

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                                      Henry Minute
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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!

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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!

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                                        Colin Rae
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                                        5 foot 6!

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                                          5 foot 6!

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                                          Colin Rae wrote:

                                          5 foot 6!

                                          Damn close to being a midget!! Reverse that for my height...

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