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How can a thermometer read below freezing in water?
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So how can a thermometer read below freezing when the water is liquid? I have had it read even lower than what is in the pic as well.
The liquid is just plain water out of the tap and is not frozen in the least. It is just in an old jar I use to test the temp of the fridge.
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04-28-2012, 02:51 AM
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its broken
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04-28-2012, 02:56 AM
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Time for a new one!
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04-28-2012, 03:03 AM
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Originally Posted by brewingmeister
So how can a thermometer read below freezing when the water is liquid? I have had it read even lower than what is in the pic as well.
The liquid is just plain water out of the tap and is not frozen in the least. It is just in an old jar I use to test the temp of the fridge.
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Theoretically the water could be supercooled somehow. But more likely, it's busted.
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04-28-2012, 03:04 AM
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Even if it is the can do no wrong thermapen?
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04-28-2012, 03:52 AM
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Even if it is the can do no wrong thermopen?
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Well in that case, obviously operator error :-)
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04-28-2012, 04:02 AM
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Is there salt in the water??
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04-28-2012, 04:08 AM
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I work in an industry that requires expensive test equipment which cost a pretty penny and is calibrated on a regular basis. A use and forget electronic precision measuring device of any sort is unrealistic. Thermapens are a great product. It's just not realistic to expect them to work perfectly forever.
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04-28-2012, 04:13 AM
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PMEL I always hated dealing with them
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04-28-2012, 04:13 AM
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No salt, it is straight tap water. This pic is water I put in there this afternoon. I have had the thermapen for a little over a year.
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