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minus-squareeduardog3000 [he/him]hexbear3arrow-down1·4 years agoPossibly. My attempt at justifying it is that it works in groups of 10. 60s-70s are average, 50s are cool, 80s are warm, etc. 100 also makes a nice barrier for like "unbearably hot" (for most anyway). It helps that our body temperature is ~100. link
minus-squareFakename_Bill [he/him]hexbear8·4 years ago100 Fahrenheit was originally defined as human body temperature, but it drifted due to inaccurate thermometers link
Possibly. My attempt at justifying it is that it works in groups of 10. 60s-70s are average, 50s are cool, 80s are warm, etc. 100 also makes a nice barrier for like "unbearably hot" (for most anyway). It helps that our body temperature is ~100.
100 Fahrenheit was originally defined as human body temperature, but it drifted due to inaccurate thermometers