That's an average body temperature figure.
From wikipedia:
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Normal human temperature
Previously, average oral temperature for healthy adults had been considered
98.6 °F (37.0 °C), while normal ranges are 36.1 to 37.8 °C. In Russia, the
temperature had been measured axillary. 36.6 °C was considered "ideal"
temperature, while normal ranges are 36 to 36.9 °C.
Recent studies suggest that the average temperature for healthy adults is
97.2 °F or 36.8 °C (same result in three different studies). Variations (one
standard deviation) from three other studies are:
36.4 - 37.1 °C
36.3 - 37.1 °C for males, 36.5 - 37.3 °C for females
36.6 - 37.3 °C [3]
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This is more or less how I learned it at school.
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Subject: [USMA:38168] RE: One
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 09:03:09 -0700
Normal body temperature is a round number, 37° (not a decimal, 98.6F).
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Dear All,
>From time to time we all hear comments that the metric system is not
built to a human scale.
On thinking about this, I came up with these ideas:
1 degree Celsius is about our sensitivity to temperature change.
1 litre is the capacity of an average human stomach.
1 litre of water has a mass of 1 kilogram.
1 long pace is about a metre.
1 metre is the height of a door handle.
1 metre per second is the speed of a slow walk.
1 millimetre of rain falling on 1 square metre of your roof will provide 1
litre of water in your rainwater tank.
100 metres per minute is the speed of a brisk walk.
Can you help me with any more?
Cheers and thanks,
Pat Naughtin
PO Box 305 Belmont 3216
Geelong, Australia
61 3 5241 2008
Pat Naughtin is manager of http://www.metricationmatters.com an internet
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individuals, groups, companies, and nations use when upgrading to the
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