Good Thermometer

[bainbrig]

The Braun ones (adult) that Amazon push for about £40-£50 - are they good? We have an old mercury one but can no longer see it!

Ta

BB

[pauln90]

I bought one of the No Touch thermometers that you place on or just above the forehead to use when I am looking after my grandsons I have found it to be very good with a large easily read display.

[Peter Pedant]

get the ear one that they use for babies
and boops

batteries last literally for years

look the ones in Hospital ( geddit?) but arent chained to the wall

[Peter Pedant]

and rememebr than N ear temp is 36.5

[Peter Pedant]

ear not forehead - they are not that accurate

[Peter Pedant]

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I would prefer more of a schnozz quite honestly
the point has to go into the ear
but not out the other side

[Sqad]

Why do you require a thermometer?
I have had 4 kids, dozens of grandchildren and not a thermometer in site.
If the temp is up....you will know....child id hot.
if the temp is down...it doesn't mean it isn't ill.

I can't see the point in thermometers.

[MargoTester]

We had to monitor my son's temperature on his consultants orders and bought one from our local pharmacy for about £10. It always agreed with nurse's readings

[Peter Pedant]

Luckily boys and girls the importance of thermometers was recognised in the 1650s.

when the vicar of Little Snodmorton made one and started keeping daily temp records - not 'hot' or 'brrr cold'
in 1658
The successive vicars of Little S and Bonkhd minor completed the task and kept continuours daily records

This accounts of the existence of the Little S international meterological ce - because it has the longest world series of anything ( 1658)

The problems about chinee records is that they were recorded in order to commemorate important events

so if there was a solar eclipse - oo-er something impt politically had happened even if it had not .....
and if there was something impt political then a bl;ip was reccorded even if it hadnt blipped
( star of bethlehem springs to mind but none of the wise men were chinese I think)

No measurement can be without context
[ even if the context is 'random' which means of course 'no context']

from my prize winning physics O level essay 1965

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_England_temperature

they have the revd Binkie's orignal thermometers from 1655 apparently ( ah but do they work like they did? glass becoming more stiff as time goes on)

[ummmm]

Why do you need it?
I know my temperature is up at the moment because I can feel it. Not high enough for concern though as I can function normally.

[Prudie]

I have always found a bog standard digital that you stick in the mouth from Boots quite adequate. The forehead one was good when my daughter was little mind you.

[bainbrig]

It’s for me (me me). Not a kid in sight.

Recovering from bronchitis (3 weeks) and feeling below par, a little ‘fuzzy’. Just wanted to check.

Bill

[bednobs]

i have one of those no touch ones an it comes with a visual aid - the screen goes green amber or red depending on the temp.
https://www.boots.com/boots-non-contact-thermometer-10192058
its like this.
i suppose you could go to boots and ask to see how it works - then you can get your temp checked without buying it

[Sqad]

LOL ^^^^

[Peter Pedant]

why do you need it
because it give a number
not just - feels hot or cold
o god AB in full swing.....

[Jackdaw33]

As the late Blanche remarked in Corrie, "That's a rectal thermometer but don't worry, it's been through the dishwasher".