Subj : Zero
To   : Ward Dossche
From : Allen Prunty
Date : Mon Mar 27 2017 13:42:23

    
 > The question that interests me is "What happens at oF?" .... putting the
 > freezing point at 0o seems logical enough, but why is 32oF = 0oC ?

No 0 isn't 0 in K F C or whatever.

32deg F = 0deg Celcius
0deg Kelvin = -273.15deg Celcious (aka absoulte zero)
0deg Celcius (Freezing point of water) = 491.67deg rankine
0deg Kelvin as absoulte zero = 0Deg Rankine

SO not all zeros are equivalent.

Allen
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