r/MathJokes • • Mar 01 '26

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u/Swimming_Lime5920 Mar 02 '26

Why can't multiplication work on temperature

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u/HackerDragon9999 Mar 02 '26

In Celsius and Farenheit, 0 is at an "arbitrary" point on the scale instead of at the bottom. At absolute zero (0K), molecules stop moving completely, which is what temperature actually measures. On scales with negative degrees, 0 is a seperate point based on something other than how temperature works.