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Despite being metric, Celsius is barely used with a prefix when describing temps high enough to warrant it (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 54 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Because physics uses Kelvin for high temperatures, and electron volts for really high temperatures.

[โ€“] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 16 points 8 months ago

And Kelvin for really low temperatures, too. mK used a lot more than MK in many a physics lab...