-----_------__----- t1_iwpeg5k wrote on November 17, 2022 at 10:35 AM

Reply to comment by hardcore-cpp-hater in Company fined after worker dies from fall into pot of molten iron twice as hot as lava by habichuelacondulce

I doubt somebody would perceive it as twice as hot. At some point it isn't perceived as more hot anymore. Maybe we need to do some test with people who experienced both.

hardcore-cpp-hater t1_iwpl571 wrote on November 17, 2022 at 12:01 PM

That's correct, after a certain point (a relatively small number) we're unable to perceive that high. What I should've said was, they're saying the" average kinetic energy" is double that of lava - in other words what I'm really just trying to say is bringing up units was literally filler for that comment, it was an irrelevant addition, while correct nonetheless.

Edit: when you say something is hotter than something else without even mentioning units, you're not saying it's x Kelvin or x Celsius hotter ... you're just saying that it's hotter.