eli5: Why is it temperatures can go up to the trillions but only down to -273? 2.31K viewsJanuary 3, 2024 Question100.55K August 24, 2020 0 Comments eli5: Why is it temperatures can go up to the trillions but only down to -273? In: Physics 35 Answers ActiveNewestOldest Anonymous Posted August 25, 2020 0 Comments Because cold doesn’t exist. It’s just a lack of heat. Just like shadow is lack of light. You’re confused because you’re using wrong scale, -273 Celcius is 0 Kelvin. And you can’t go below zero. You are viewing 1 out of 35 answers, click here to view all answers. Register or Login
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