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<blockquote>''[[Fahrenheit 451]],'' the title of a famous science-fiction novel by [[Ray Bradbury]], refers to the temperature at which book paper supposedly burns. (Bradbury is said obtained this figure simply by calling a local fire station on the telephone).<nowiki>{{fact}}</nowiki>. The novel concerns a dystopian future in which imaginative fiction is considered subversives, and the job of "firemen" is to locate and burn books.</blockquote>
<blockquote>''[[Fahrenheit 451]],'' the title of a famous science-fiction novel by [[Ray Bradbury]], refers to the temperature at which book paper supposedly burns. (Bradbury is said obtained this figure simply by calling a local fire station on the telephone).<nowiki>{{fact}}</nowiki>. The novel concerns a dystopian future in which imaginative fiction is considered subversives, and the job of "firemen" is to locate and burn books.</blockquote>
It doesn't belong on this page, but on [[Farenheit 451]], which is where I moved it :) [[User:Jazzman831|Jazzman831]] 14:47, 29 July 2007 (EDT)
It doesn't belong on this page, but on [[Farenheit 451]], which is where I moved it :) [[User:Jazzman831|Jazzman831]] 14:47, 29 July 2007 (EDT)
== Removal of untrue statement ==
"To convert a temperature in Fahrenheit to Celsius, subtract 32 and multiply the result by 5/9.
The temperature -40 is the same in both scales. This gives an alternative conversion rule: to convert in either direction, first add 40; then multiply by 5/9 for °F->°C or 9/5 for °C->°F; then subtract 40."
The first paragraph quoted and the first sentence of the second paragraph quoted are true. The second sentence of the second paragraph is not.
Consider conversion of 100 degrees Fahrenheit into Celsius.
Using the first calculation:
(100-32) * (5/9) = 37.8 degrees Celsius
Using the second calculation:
(100+40) * (5/9) = 77.8 degrees Celsius
Body temperature is approx 100 degrees Fahrenheit and approx 38 degrees Celsius. I will remove the untrue part.
[[User:Barclay|Barclay]] 16:15, 2 February 2011 (EST)