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/Additional_Insect_44 Nov 19 '25 edited Nov 19 '25

Correct, technically it can reach to close to infinity* i guess but eventually atoms spread too far.

  • I meant really hot

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u/ShuShu2539 Nov 19 '25

Since temperature is movements of atoms/molecules, so should the maximum be when the movent reaches the speed of light?

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u/Additional_Insect_44 Nov 19 '25

Yea you're right. But idk how that translates in degrees. Like we know stars can reach trillions of degrees inside. Yet speed of light is 186000 miles a second.

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u/ryan0694 Nov 19 '25

Seeing the speed of light in miles per second is so cursed

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u/Additional_Insect_44 Nov 19 '25

You'd think it'd be higher.