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[DevilDriver 28]

I remember reading maybe 5 years ago about how Fahrenheit "might" have visited Romer and decided he quite liked his scale for measuring temperature...so he quadrupled the value of the divisions and called it the Fahrenheit scale.

But I think there's about 7 or 8 different stories about how the Fahrenheit scale came into existence.

[topgun 262]

Pretty sure the 880 does NOT do RF.

[DevilDriver 28]

I don't think the 880 does but the 890 and 895 do.

[Chevy350TPI 12]

Pretty sure I have the music a little too loud in my office right now.

Another night spent in my office. 9:25PM right now, it'll be nice to be home by 10.

[topgun 262]

Bah, music loud, who cares.

[Chevy350TPI 12]

Juke Box Hero just finished.

On to Baba O'Riley.

[Acidburn 10]

I remember reading maybe 5 years ago about how Fahrenheit "might" have visited Romer and decided he quite liked his scale for measuring temperature...so he quadrupled the value of the divisions and called it the Fahrenheit scale.

But I think there's about 7 or 8 different stories about how the Fahrenheit scale came into existence.

Rankine (I think that's what it's called) came after Fahrenheit, right?

[///M5 2,833]

I remember reading maybe 5 years ago about how Fahrenheit "might" have visited Romer and decided he quite liked his scale for measuring temperature...so he quadrupled the value of the divisions and called it the Fahrenheit scale.

But I think there's about 7 or 8 different stories about how the Fahrenheit scale came into existence.

I got the explanation from my boss, who is of course German, not that it means it is true. Sort of makes sense though.

[Acidburn 10]

blue, green, yellow, orange, orange, orange, orange

[///M5 2,833]

much later tom

[Chevy350TPI 12]

I put a work order in for a Logitech Z-5500 set. It was changed to a purchase order a couple days later. Later that same day the IT guys came with the box and set it all up.

It was in the system so I figured it didn't hurt to get one.

[Chevy350TPI 12]

I have been on Autotrader a lot this evening looking for a used BMW or the like that is well priced. I will be trading in the .ca for .com shortly as at least vehicles are priced well down there.

[Acidburn 10]

<--- has no idea when the different temperature systems were created

[DevilDriver 28]

I remember reading maybe 5 years ago about how Fahrenheit "might" have visited Romer and decided he quite liked his scale for measuring temperature...so he quadrupled the value of the divisions and called it the Fahrenheit scale.

But I think there's about 7 or 8 different stories about how the Fahrenheit scale came into existence.

Rankine (I think that's what it's called) came after Fahrenheit, right?

Yes. I can't remember exactly but I believe zero Rankine is equal to absolute zero...to convert from Rankine to Fahrenheit you subtract something like 460 degrees...to go from Fahrenheit to Rankine, you add 460 degrees...they both use the same size degrees. Rankine wasn't developed until the mid 1800's whereas Fahrenheit came about towards the beginning of the 1700's (1720 something). Romer was developed in 1701.

My mind is built to remember obscurities like this in fields that I love (aka Physics...I've considered switching my major to it) but I might be off on some of that.

[DevilDriver 28]

I remember reading maybe 5 years ago about how Fahrenheit "might" have visited Romer and decided he quite liked his scale for measuring temperature...so he quadrupled the value of the divisions and called it the Fahrenheit scale.

But I think there's about 7 or 8 different stories about how the Fahrenheit scale came into existence.

I got the explanation from my boss, who is of course German, not that it means it is true. Sort of makes sense though.

Your story could be 100% true. The two most cited stories are:

1. Copying Romer.

2. Using the temperature of his body (which he said was 96 degrees Fahrenheit) and the coldest temperature in his city.

But there are another 5 or 6 stories that are considered fairly plausible.

[topgun 262]

Bah, need a new preamp too, mine is noisier than a 2$ whore.

[topgun 262]

Needs to have a phono stage, would prefer XLR in it too, if that is possible.

[topgun 262]

Top.

[DevilDriver 28]

I don't know what's up with pre-amps that don't have phono.....very disappointing. Might be tough to find one with XLR AND phono (since XLR is primarily pro-audio and there's not much vinyl used there) but it's possible.

Budget?

[///M5 2,833]

The last time I was with a $2 whore she didn't make all that much noise.

[DevilDriver 28]

The last time I was with a $2 whore she didn't make all that much noise.

Passed out from the heroin?

PIIHB.

[topgun 262]

Budget is under 400$ or so, XLR is not necessary, just would be nicer since my other gear is pro audio.

[MKader17 332]

just realized you guys were always talking in Metric lol

Tonight will be 34*F (1*C) with Thunderstorms and I'm supposed to be outside again, working out... grrrrrreat

Usually the more advanced do.

I'm just a puny american. A stupid southerner as well

Gah how I wish metric system was #1 in school especially at the university level because all other lvls would follow suit

?? I graduated in 96 and we only used the metric system, what backwoods place are you at???

Lamar University AKA Harvard on the Neches

But I don't really think any of the other colleges in the area do straight metric.

Don't get me wrong metric is used a lot (probably more so than English) but I still think there is too much emphasis on the English system. In my Thermodynamics book there was an English section at the end of each problem set (at the end for a reason?? I think so) and all it did was make things harder than they should be because things required some stupid ass conversions.

Can I buy a metric roll out tape measure somewhere?

[topgun 262]

I despise the tape measures that have metric on one side of them.

[JimJ 11]

I don't know what's up with pre-amps that don't have phono.....very disappointing.

I was thinking about going with a separate phono pre until the deal came up on the ARC that I really couldn't say no to...and it had a built in one. But I like the idea of moving phono to its own thing.

I'm pretty sure ARC makes an XLR version of my preamp (or whatever the latest model currently is), but you probably won't like the price...I sure wouldn't...