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Old 09-02-2007, 07:07 AM   #75 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Fluffmeister View Post
Why 212 degrees for boiling, incidentally? Anyone know? It seems a very strange "unround" number!

Thanks to the conversion formula.
Degrees Farhenheit = (Degrees Celcius) * 9/5 + 32

F = 100 * 9/5 + 32

F = 900/5 + 32

F = 180 + 32

F = 212

That is why 100 degrees C is 212 degrees F.

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