– how come when you double the temperature it doesn’t cut the cooking time in half?

Question

– how come when you double the temperature it doesn’t cut the cooking time in half?

In: Physics

Answer 1

Because you aren’t doubling the temperature. If you are cooking something at 350F and want to double the temperature, you have to set the oven to about 1200F. Setting the temp at 700F is not double the temperature.

It’s because our temperature scales dont start at zero. It’s like if we said “lets only start counting birthdays after they turn 21”. 21=0, 22=1birthday, 23=2birthdays etc. Changing how we count birthdays doesnt mean that the 23year old is now twice as old as the 22year old.