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From: bs925@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Donald Tucker)
Subject: Re: Temperature Chart by Donald and Jon
Date: 1997/02/12
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 (spam_block@mymail.com) writes:
> On Sun, 9 Feb 1997 13:27:50 -0800, "J. Melusky" <whatfer@u.washington.edu>
> wrote:
> 
> I know this is trivial and pointless, but I'm not going to be able to sleep.
> Could you please explain what you mean by:
> 
>>            10^ is opposite  50^....the only exact match
> 
> Exact in what sense?

Mathematical conversion of Celsius and Fahrenheit degrees.
One degree Celsius = 5/9 degree Fahrenheit.
Temperature of 0^ Celsius = 32^ Fahrenheit.

Our ASCII scale can show the temperature of 
10^ Celsius = 50^ Fahrenheit exactly across from each other.

But the other round number temperatures in the usual weather range 
are the equivalent of a number other than a multiple of five, so the 
-- marks showing degree in multiples of five can't line up 
across from each other.

Hope this helps

Cheers
Donald