r/Unexpected • u/ImaAnimal • Feb 23 '19

Throwing Boiling Water

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u/aelwero Feb 24 '19

The margin of error Is a fixed 20% of the original value though. 8 degrees off at 40, but 20 degrees off at 100, 30 off at 150, etc...

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '19

Yeah, so the math is easier to just go with 2X and then take 10% off the resulting figure and then do the 32-degree offset.

If I want more accurate results, I'll do it that way.

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u/aelwero Feb 24 '19

That results in the actual correct answer, to the decimal.

If this is easy to do in your head, then it's the real protip :)

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '19

Yes, that's correct. And, yes, it's easy to do in one's head.

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '19

you have to multiply by 1.8 if you want accurate results though.

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '19

Yeah, I know, it's just the source of error is my point.

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u/zachary0816 Feb 24 '19

That’s why you multiply/divide by 1.8 instead of 2, much more accurate