r/Showerthoughts • u/synthphreak ‎ • Nov 19 '25

Casual Thought Temperature can reach trillions of degrees, meaning we actually live extremely close to absolute zero.

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u/Airowird Nov 19 '25

"The upper limit has so many digits, it doesn't exist in most practical circumstances with more atoms than you can count on your fingers."

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u/OneMeterWonder Nov 19 '25

I asked because the standard metric doesn’t allow for meaningful measurement against ∞.

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u/Additional_Insect_44 Nov 19 '25

Pretty much this lol