New Posts For Thread: Twice or not?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23441274/twice-or-notI'm argung my wife that -10 is not twice as cold as -5 because I just know it's just not right but have nothing to support me. She has simple arithmetic: 10p is 2*5. HEEEEELP!!Your 1st mistake was arguing with your wife ;)https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23441274/twice-or-not?post_id=418506782#418506782Your 1st mistake was arguing with your wife ;)Sun, 10 Jan 2010 02:01:25 -0600you are only able to say something is twice as tall as something else because you have a reference point of 0 - ie no height, therefore 6 feet is twice as tall as 3 feet.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23441274/twice-or-not?post_id=418506778#418506778you are only able to say something is twice as tall as something else because you have a reference point of 0 - ie no height, therefore 6 feet is twice as tall as 3 feet.Sun, 10 Jan 2010 01:56:13 -06000 has only been chosen because it is the freezing point of water, therefore cannot be used to measure whether something is twice as cold as something else.If absolute zero is the coldest temperature possible, then measurements should be taken from thhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23441274/twice-or-not?post_id=418506774#4185067740 has only been chosen because it is the freezing point of water, therefore cannot be used to measure whether something is twice as cold as something else.If absolute zero is the coldest temperature possible, then measurements should be taken from thSun, 10 Jan 2010 01:55:15 -0600I'm argung my wife that -10 is not twice as cold as -5 because I just know it's just not right but have nothing to support me. She has simple arithmetic: 10p is 2*5. HEEEEELP!!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23441274/twice-or-not?post_id=418506770#418506770I'm argung my wife that -10 is not twice as cold as -5 because I just know it's just not right but have nothing to support me. She has simple arithmetic: 10p is 2*5. HEEEEELP!!Sun, 10 Jan 2010 01:51:29 -0600