The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-05
NOW, HOW COLD
ISTWICEAS COLD?
Numerous Answers to Question Pour
Into The Herald From Many
Sources.
REPLIES AT WIDE VARIANCE
OTHERS ARE STILL WELCOMED
AS CONTEST is OPEN.

How cold must it be to be twics
as cold as two degrees above zero?
The Herald's offer Of IS to the per-
son sending III the first correct solu-
ton deIuged the weather editor with
communications yesterday. The an
swers ranged from one degree above
to 233 degrees below zero. There are
a few figures in between also.
Each communication was numbered
in the order received and placed on
file The entire lot will be placed in
the hands of three scientists later.
The names of the three judges who
will render a decision and make the
award will be announced later, as VIII
the date for the closing of the cons
test.
Some of those who answered the
question expressed doubt as to wheth-
er the Fahrenheit Zefo was meant. IN
popular usage the Fahrenheit scale is
always implied as in this instance, un-
less the contrary is specified
The Herald expresses no opinion as
to the correctness of any Of the solU-
lions submitted. The decision will be-
made by the three judges selected
from local scientists.
The offer remains open. Send iu
your solution.
The members of the local weather.
bureau will not solve the problem for
you. DO not ask them for assistance.
Replies in Order Received.
Some of the solutions are as fol-
lows, in the order received:
.1-Weather Editor Salt Lake Herald:
Dear Sir-Twice as cold as degrees
above zero on the Fahrenheit scale is
psi below zero. [ obtained this result by
reducing 2 degrees +. to the absOluts
ing the result to the Fahrenheit scale,
degrees C.-256 1-3 on the absolute scale
and rs 1-6 is half of this, which-22S.7 de-
ORLANDO OvERN.
456 South Fourth East, City.
2-Dear Sir-The answer to the question
in this mornings Herald, how cold would
it have to be TO be twice as cold as , de-
grees above zero, is 81 degrees below
zero. Yours, respectfully,
GEORGE w. HUNTLEY.
&Fahrenheit Ny answer is d degrees
below zero, or 50 degrees below freezing.
EARLE VAN COLT.
1728 Main Street.
weather Editor:
In answer to your weather problem, il
IL is 2 degrees above zero, in order to be
twice as cold It must be Is below zero, as
above zero is 50 below freezing, and
twice 80 below freezing is 3 below zero.
6 NJ. WEST, 261 Main Street
So below zero.
GUS ARSON,
D. z. Walker Building.
Ssh degrees below zero.
BURT CHISHOLM
Care Of Bismarck
"
SID HILL
Care of Bismarck
9-Weather Editor Herald:
When II is twice as cold as 2 degrees
above zero it is q degrees below zero.
The solution is as follows: Starting with
the freezing point. 80 degrees above zero.
degrees above zero is 30 degrees colder
than the freezing point; twice that cold is
% degrees below the freezing point, or %
degrees below zero Yours respectfully
c. S. COULSON, q F Street.
10-Weather Editor Salt Lake Herald:
Dear Sir-HOw cold must il be to be-
twice as cold as degrees above zero? Z
submit the following solution The read
lngs on a thermometer range from de-
gree, the temperature of freezing water,
TO 212 degrees above zero, the temperature
Of steam from boiling water. These di-
visions then show d gradual and pro-
pOrtional increase from degree to 21Z
degrees Fahrenheit. l derive the prOpor-
ton that a point midway between o de-
gree F. and PIP degrees F. is one-half as
warm as 212 degrees. OF twice as cold az
~ degrees f. Therefore 212 degrees q
known temp, is to. 106 degrees, tenn.
temp.
In solving this problem we find that Il
degrees Fahrenheit is twice as cold as :
degrees above zero Respectfully yours.
MAX SCHICK,
University of Utah. SO7 Park Ave, City.
11-HeraId Weather Editor:
GentIenen-In answer to your ''puzzle'E
of this mornings Herald, How cold must
1t be to be twice rs cold as degrees
above zero?' / desire hereby to submit
the following answer, viz: 30 degrees be-
low zero. AS 2 degrees above zero is Just
81 below freezing, twice that cold must
necessarily be twice 80 or 60, degrees be-
low freezing, which is 80 degrees below
zero. Very truly yours,
J. B JENsoN. Box III.
12-2 degrees Fahrenheit-16 % deg. c.
that is below ZerO-Z73 degrees c. is absO-
lutte zero; that s. the coolest possible
these TWO is IA 5-6 degrees C, or 22S TO
degrees Fahrenheit. This is then the re-
sUlt-twice as cold as 2 degrees Fahren-
Felt. suppose you start from 0-absolute-
and increase TO IA So centigrade, or
rs 10 degrees Fahrenheit. Then make
Is twice as warm and the temperature is
Yersing il, is not rs ITO below twice
as cold as degrees above? Submitted by
ARTHUR B. PARSONS
100 3 Tenth East, Salt Lake City.
13-Weather Editor, Salt Lake Herald:
Degrees of temperature are estimated
from the freezing point of water; de-
grees above zero on the Fahrenheit ther-
would be 30 degrees below the
freezing point Of water. In order to be
twice as cold as this degree of tempera-
ture we would multiply 90 by 9 which is
60 degrees F. below the freezing point. or
IS degrees F. below zero. Respectfully.
ROSS ANDERSON
14Answer to Herald puzzle: One degree
above zero.
N L CORTHEIIA
257 South Eleventh East.
Eeditor