Comments on: Antarctic Item 059 | Jamesways Part 2 http://www.calacademy.org/medialibrary/blogs/thelongview/2009/07/antarctic-item-059-jamesways-part-2/ Explore, Explain, and Protect the Natural World Mon, 21 May 2012 06:21:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: mbartalos http://www.calacademy.org/medialibrary/blogs/thelongview/2009/07/antarctic-item-059-jamesways-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-176 mbartalos Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:31:30 +0000 http://www.calacademy.org/medialibrary/blogs/thelongview/?p=3358#comment-176 Weird question perhaps, but a good one! Yes, the conversion formula is the same with sub-freezing temperatures too. However I believe your F>C formula is a tad off; it should be (5/9) x (F-32) = C. Kapok and fiberglass insulation can look remarkably similar, and both are used in roof blankets. I am (or at least was) pretty sure it's kapok pictured here, but I'm no fiber expert so please correct me if I'm wrong! Weird question perhaps, but a good one! Yes, the conversion formula is the same with sub-freezing temperatures too. However I believe your F>C formula is a tad off; it should be (5/9) x (F-32) = C.

Kapok and fiberglass insulation can look remarkably similar, and both are used in roof blankets. I am (or at least was) pretty sure it’s kapok pictured here, but I’m no fiber expert so please correct me if I’m wrong!

]]> By: Donovan Rittenbach http://www.calacademy.org/medialibrary/blogs/thelongview/2009/07/antarctic-item-059-jamesways-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-167 Donovan Rittenbach Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:03:41 +0000 http://www.calacademy.org/medialibrary/blogs/thelongview/?p=3358#comment-167 Here's a weird question: How do you convert from Fahrenheit to Celsius once you get below zero? Is it still (F x 1.8)-32=C ? I've never heard of a ceiba tree before. I'll google it, but this looks kind of like fiberglass insulation. Strange. Here’s a weird question: How do you convert from Fahrenheit to Celsius once you get below zero? Is it still (F x 1.8)-32=C ?

I’ve never heard of a ceiba tree before. I’ll google it, but this looks kind of like fiberglass insulation. Strange.

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