Thermometers’ reciprocal of time constants and time to reach 72.2 °C and 79.9 °C from 20 °C.
| Thermometers | Time to reach (s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 72.2 °C | 79.9 °C | ||
| Standard | 0.1413 | 30.6 | 45.3 |
| Alcohol | 0.1498 ± 0.00679* | 28.8 | 42.7 |
| Long probe | 0.1172 ± 0.0136 | 36.8 | 54.6 |
| Short probe | 0.2282 ± 0.0229 | 18.9 | 28.0 |