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    Help using thermometer

    Just bought a cheap thermometer from the pharmacy because I'm not feeling too great.

    It appears I don't even know how to use it. It's made of glass and has got a scale printed on it but there doesn't seem to be anything that can indicate a reading?

    Anybody used one of these?


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    Stick it up your ass for about a minute or so. Pull it out and you'll see some red liquid has risen up to one of the lines.

    *edit*

    Don't stick it right up your ass, lol...just put the tip in.....let us know after.

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    1 - Insert in rectum.
    2 - Wait a minute.
    3 - Remove.
    4 - Now look at the scale.

    If that doesn't work you have probably bought an oral thermometer and I recommend buying another one and trying steps 1 through 4 but this time replace step 1 with Insert in mouth.


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    The scale should have numbers on it, failing that a red line to indicate normal temperature.

    And please don't use it as a rectal thermometer unless it is one. Otherwise you'll be having to explain the broken glass in your rectum to the A&E doctor.

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    Seriously .... under "technical discussions" AND involving anal probes? Ugh ....

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    I worked it out :-). It's got a white strip that looks like it doesn't move but it does. And you have to hold it at a very specific angle to see the reading. 38.3 degrees that's fever territory right..


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    I assume you are feverish enough not to be able to use Google but here you go:

    Instructions

    The trick is to roll the thermometer around a bit when looking at the reading- the liquid inside is only visible at a certain angle on the old glass types.


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    You could always get the strips you stick on your forehead...

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    Quote Originally Posted by shri:
    Seriously .... under "technical discussions" AND involving anal probes? Ugh ....
    At least it wasn't under "Entertainment and Nightlife".
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    Quote Originally Posted by dermotp:
    At least it wasn't under "Entertainment and Nightlife".

    Saturday night fever?
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