Confusing Question

[Freek]

i did the same thing except i converted fahrenheit to kelvin and back so the answer must be 459.66ºF

maybe if you live on the loving sun

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[F3d323]

fahrenheit is loving stuff
convert to celsius already

[Oasis]

Around -32 Fahrenheit

We have a winner.

[Cortunix³]

what about kelvin

[Starkiller]

just convert to cel-

Yeah this, 0 degrees Fahrenheit is about -17 degrees Celsius, so just multiply that by 2 (brings you to about 34 degrees Celsius), then convert it back to Fahrenheit (which brings you to around 29 degrees Fahrenheit).

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[Headcrab Zombie]

"Twice as cold" isn't a phrase that quantifiably makes sense. Cold isn't a measurable thing, it's the absence of another thing (heat)
If you wanted to say "half as warm" then you could work that: convert to Kelvin, divide by two, then convert back to whatever scale you want

[Ipquarx]

"Twice as cold" isn't a phrase that quantifiably makes sense. Cold isn't a measurable thing, it's the absence of another thing (heat)
If you wanted to say "half as warm" then you could work that: convert to Kelvin, divide by two, then convert back to whatever scale you want

0 fahrenheit is 255 kelvin
/2 = 127.5 kelvin
127.5 kelvin = -230.17 fahrenheit

i dont think ur doin it rite

[Headcrab Zombie]

i dont think ur doin it rite

Kelvin is the scale that makes the most sense in this scenario, as zero on it is the absolute lowest and thus you don't have the problem that occurs with OPs question
The problem is

"Twice as cold" isn't a phrase that quantifiably makes sense.

And, as you said:

"Cold" is a relative term

[F3d323]

isnt like cold the absence of hot and not its own entity

[Headcrab Zombie]

isnt like cold the absence of hot and not its own entity

Yes

The apparent "cold" that we feel is also further complicated by other non-temperature related factors, such as wind and humidity, so the weather could become "twice as cold" without the temperature changing at all

[sir dooble]

So, according to West Midlands Public Health Observatory (UK) 21 °C (70 °F) is a comfortable UK room temperature.
Let's assume that this is therefore not noticably warm, nor noticably cold, but is a goldilocks temperature.

0 °F is 70 °F lower than our normal temperature.
-70 °F is therefore "twice as cold", being 140 °F lower than our normal temperature.

-70 °F is roughly -56 °C, so I'm quite happy that on either scale, we're at "twice as cold" in comparison to an average, comfortable UK room.

[SWAT One]

"Cold" is a relative term, which depends on what you consider the most comfortable temperature. The answer will vary from person to person.

This exactly.

There is no anchor point.  No perspective.

If you consider 0°F, then what do you consider normal?  This isn't included in the problem.

It's like asking to draw a line from point A to point B, and then place a point C along the line created from points A and B, and while point B exists, point A does not, so therefore point C cannot be placed, because no line has been created.