I'm supposed to wash this at 40 degrees Celsius... Which means?...

[tsukikage]

Despite my thinking U.S. measurements are a pain in the butt and wishing we'd switch to metric, and knowing how to convert these numbers... I have no idea how to convert it to actual concepts, such as WHAT TEMPERATURE I SHOULD WASH MY CLOTHES AT. Can anyone help me?

Comments

[conuly]

Human body temp = 37 degrees.

[tsukikage85.livejournal.com]

So, what does setting would that be? Warm?

[conuly]

Hot, I should think. Warm is like, 80, isn't it?

[conuly]

Wait, no, sorry. Definitely warm. I don't know. Test the water. If it feels like human body temperature, you're set.

[tsukikage85.livejournal.com]

I was gonna say... If 40 was "hot", 80 would be "omfg i'm dying!!!".

[conuly]

80 F. Not Celsius, damn!

[tsukikage85.livejournal.com]

Eheh... Whoops.

[tsukikage85.livejournal.com]

Yay! One of my sweaters says both "40 degrees" and "warm", so 60 must be hot. I'm curious to know how "cold" is numbered, but I'm sure I'll find a European cold eventually.

[tiwonge.livejournal.com]

Go to google and type:

40 celcius in farenheit

Or better yet, type:
40 c in f

This is what google says:
40 degrees Celsius = 104 degrees Fahrenheit

(If you wanted to do it yourself, divide by 5, multiply by 9, and add 32. Or, if you prefer, multiply by 9/5 and add 32.)

[tsukikage85.livejournal.com]

I guess my post was misleading - I don't know how hot "104 degrees farenheit" is either.

[tsukikage85.livejournal.com]

BTW, that's a really nifty tool - thank you.

[(Anonymous)]

think a really hot day...thats 104f...your body is 98.6f and the hot water coming out of the tap is about 140f

[(Anonymous)]

also keep in mind that water freezes at 0 and boils at 100C

in F its 32 and 212

and paper catches fire 451f (thus the name of the book farenhiet 451)
and as a scale for outside temps

10s Deep Frost.
20s Light Frost.
30s Cold. Close to freezing.
40s Cold. Heavy clothing needed.
50s Very cool. Moderate Clothing required.
60s Cool. Light clothing.
70s Comfortable. Summer clothing.
80s Warm. Bearable. Minimal clothing.
90s Hot.
100s Very hot. Take precautions against overheating.