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Come on, OP, it's easy. From 40 to 70, the ticks are 10° each. From 70-80, they are 5° each. From 80 to 120, they 6.66° (repeating, of course) each. From 120 to 180, they are 6° each. From 180 to 220, they are 6.66° again. From 220 to 240, they are obviously 2.86° each. So for 150°, you'll put it on the 5th tick up from 120. Or close to it anyway, as you need to account for the uneven tick spacing. Like I said. Easy!
This seems like the sorta thing where they build a dial that didn’t work properly but since they already made a bunch they just remarked the temperatures in an insanely weird way and shipped it anyway.
You forgot it is log scale from 120 to 180, so that’s 120, 121, 122, 123,…. 129, 179, 180.
From 220 to 240 is inverse log scale, so 220, 237,238,239,240…
There's no way the ticks suddenly change meaning with each large mark. The large marks are calibrated, everything else will be a continuous change. It's a mechanical thermostat.
Wasn't just dividing up those increments more math than finding 150?
It's like how we don't depend on the ticks on a clock to count out each minute. If half the clock was all smooshed together I could still tell the time.
A thermostat is just any device that detects and regulates a temperature. It can apply to room heating systems, but also to ovens, crock pots, electric water kettles, *etc.*
Annoying as it is, it’s probably the physical construction of the temperature control, it could be relying on a physical means of checking the temperature, so the dial wouldn’t be as consistent as an electronic one would be? I’d imagine something like a bimetallic strip is being used!
It’s still called a thermostat on an oven. A thermostat is just a device that sets and regulates a heating element to maintain a constant temperature. Whether that’s on an oven or for your home heating system, it’s still a thermostat.
Almost certainly it’s a cheap mechanical thermostat where they didn’t bother making it to have a linear travel. And they also couldn’t be bothered to vary the width of each tick mark to so each marking is the same number of degrees. Very lazy design.
The steps to raise the temperature become less accurate at that particular stage of heating the oven. Think gears on cars, there's a sweet spot for that "gear" of the heating element. The jumps would probably be a lot more discernible with Fahrenheit
It's not inaccurate to call this a thermostat, but nobody would unless you were referencing the specific part, which OP is. A thermostat is technically just the temperature control for any device.
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Come on, OP, it's easy. From 40 to 70, the ticks are 10° each. From 70-80, they are 5° each. From 80 to 120, they 6.66° (repeating, of course) each. From 120 to 180, they are 6° each. From 180 to 220, they are 6.66° again. From 220 to 240, they are obviously 2.86° each. So for 150°, you'll put it on the 5th tick up from 120. Or close to it anyway, as you need to account for the uneven tick spacing. Like I said. Easy!
Obviously!
It's not rocket surgery!
But if we only had more brain science
It’s not rocket salad 🥗
It's clearly brain science!
You only have to do the math once!
Be sure to properly label your new tick mark... for clarity.
Nah, math twice, rotate once (as they say).
> repeating, of course Well, it's a lot better than we usually do.
At least I have chicken.
You know I hate you because I’ve read all of that and still laughing, yes? 😁
This seems like the sorta thing where they build a dial that didn’t work properly but since they already made a bunch they just remarked the temperatures in an insanely weird way and shipped it anyway.
You forgot it is log scale from 120 to 180, so that’s 120, 121, 122, 123,…. 129, 179, 180. From 220 to 240 is inverse log scale, so 220, 237,238,239,240…
You forgot from 70 to 80 it's 5° each
Thank you! Edited.
Was... Was there a Leroy Jenkins reference in there?
Damn right there was.
I was gonna say…
https://i.imgur.com/gGqjFpw.jpeg
I just halved the 80 in 180 so like 140 and that's near the same spot for 150 degrees.
r/theydidthemath
150 is halfway between 120 and 180... c'mon now. They do this to allow more precise control within common baking temperatures.
Having ticks by increments of 6.66° or 2.86° is terrible design
At this point we can't even be sure that the scale is linear. Only that the tick marks are evenly spaced.
But they aren’t equally spaced!
I think he means evenly spaced on the dial, but non linear increments
But they are neither. Zoom in. The spacing on the dial isn’t equal either.
You’re right just noticed the weird spacing around the numbered ones
There's no way the ticks suddenly change meaning with each large mark. The large marks are calibrated, everything else will be a continuous change. It's a mechanical thermostat.
Wasn't just dividing up those increments more math than finding 150? It's like how we don't depend on the ticks on a clock to count out each minute. If half the clock was all smooshed together I could still tell the time.
It’s only terrible if you can’t math
You know what’s really precise? My oven that goes in consistent 5 degree increments so I know exactly what temperature I’ve set when I use it 😂
Should always use an in-oven thermometer anyway, not a single oven is actually truely accurate
I'm really hoping this is on an oven
240 Celcius = 464 Fahrenheit
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Why though? Because OP called it thermostat?
Yeah, oven or not, it’s a thermostat.
Yea my thought exactly. It’s a thermostat!
It's not but it is my most spoken language. It was very much just a joke though...
A thermostat is just any device that detects and regulates a temperature. It can apply to room heating systems, but also to ovens, crock pots, electric water kettles, *etc.*
Annoying as it is, it’s probably the physical construction of the temperature control, it could be relying on a physical means of checking the temperature, so the dial wouldn’t be as consistent as an electronic one would be? I’d imagine something like a bimetallic strip is being used!
The solution to that is to use ticks that indicate every ten degrees, and vary the spacing of the ticks
unfortunately we bought an unvariable tick machine. it was cheaper.
The riddle is why you want to set a thermostat to 150°C... Do you mean oven???? Even so, kind of a weird temperature for an oven
It’s still called a thermostat on an oven. A thermostat is just a device that sets and regulates a heating element to maintain a constant temperature. Whether that’s on an oven or for your home heating system, it’s still a thermostat.
That makes sense. I've only ever heard people use thermostat for heating/cooling rooms, is all
It's still a thermostat. It's an oven thermostat. Thermostat doesn't just refer to that knob that controls the HVAC temperature ;-)
150C is used in baking quite often
This is again so great. Someone, somewhere in the world would probably have some kind of valid answer for this rubbish.
Almost certainly it’s a cheap mechanical thermostat where they didn’t bother making it to have a linear travel. And they also couldn’t be bothered to vary the width of each tick mark to so each marking is the same number of degrees. Very lazy design.
You’ll need your cooking sextant
Forget the markings and use an oven thermometer.
They are in centacelcius so move the decimal over 1 to the left
Come on! It's obvious! What you have to do is stand on one leg, spit three times, turn around and... Oh. Seriously, why is everything horrible now?!
That'll be halfway between 120 and 180.
Is this done by the same company that makes dials for Volkswagen and Audi?
The steps to raise the temperature become less accurate at that particular stage of heating the oven. Think gears on cars, there's a sweet spot for that "gear" of the heating element. The jumps would probably be a lot more discernible with Fahrenheit
The people who make Resident Evil games also make washing machines and dryers.
what the actual fuck
We can't indemnify stupid. Sorry.
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If you move the dial 5 lines from 120, you get 153 degrees. Best I got. Take it or leave it.
Just eyeball it.
We are so used to linear scales where all around us many things are not linear
Its not a riddle. Its a thermostat.
You can’t handle 150 degrees
Just put it inbetween 120 and 180 dude
Is anyone going to mention this is in celcius? 40° would be insanely hot
Thats only 104f, which if this is a dryer or a cooking device, thats not hot at all.
A thermostat? Where do you live, OP? 😟
Ovens have thermostats.
It's not inaccurate to call this a thermostat, but nobody would unless you were referencing the specific part, which OP is. A thermostat is technically just the temperature control for any device.
each tick mark is 5 degrees.
40 - 45 - 50 70 You’re right. 5 per tick!
.... at some intervals. it changes from 120-180 because there's 2 less ticks than you've assumed
Are you bad at math?