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[http://www.howstuffworks.com/] SUBSCRIBE Adventure Animals Auto Culture Entertainment Health Home & Garden Lifestyle Money Science Tech Video Shows Quizzes Appliances Green Living Home Decor Community Living Home Improvement Lawn & Garden Stain Removal Real Estate Home / Home & Garden / Home Appliances / Household Appliances How Thermometers Work by Marshall Brain Page 1 Introduction to How Thermometers Work 2 Bulb Thermometers 3 Bimetallic Strip Thermometers 4 Electronic Thermometers stress pictures Too much stress making you sick? Using a thermometer will help tell. See more stress pictures . David De Lossy/ Getty Images Up Next 10 Items in Medicine Chest CPR ­If you look around your house, you will find lots of different devices whose goal in life is to either detect or measure changes in temperature : The thermometer in the backyard tells you how hot or cold it is outside. The meat and candy thermometers in the ­kitchen measure food temperatures. The thermometer in the furnace tells it when to turn on and off. The thermometer in the oven lets it keep a set temperature (hot). The thermometer in the refrigerator lets it keep a set temperature (cold). The fever thermometer in the medicine cabinet measures temperature accurately over a very small range. ­In this article, we will look at the different thermometer technologies used today and understand how they work. You wil­l also get to build your own thermometer!­ Print Cite This! Close Please copy/paste the following text to properly cite this HowStuffWorks article: Brain, Marshall. "How Thermometers Work" 01 April 2000. HowStuffWorks.com. 16 August 2014. Citation & Date Feedback Page 1 Introduction to How Thermometers Work 2 Bulb Thermometers 3 Bimetallic Strip Thermometers 4 Electronic Thermometers 5 Lots More Information More To Explore More Great Links Top 10 Wacky Inventions for the Home 10 Home Office Storage Solutions Name the Price: Mansions Dollars and Sense: House Buying Quiz Home Construction Pictures Watch home & garden videos >> You Might Also Like How All-In-One Home Theaters Work With the constant advances in home theater technology comes a whole slew of new information as we learn to use our devices to the fullest. Can an all-in-one system save your sanity, or is it a bad investment? How Ceiling Fans Work They've been bringing us relief from the heat since the late 1800s, but do you know how ceiling fans really work? And, did you know they can help keep you warm in the winter? Popular Articles Quiz: Could you fix your faulty gas furnace? How Clothes Dryers Work Can anyone hear my baby monitor? Most Popular Most Watched Most Popular Top 10 Low-light Plants Exterior Painting Pictures 10 Remodeling Mistakes Newbies Make Quiz: Do you know how fluorescent lights work? 10 Quick Tips for Removing Stains from Clothing Most Watched Appliances: Deconstructed Toilet Videos Learn to Build Your Own House Your First Dream Home Doesn't Have to be a Nightmare Living the Green Life in a Hobbit House Don't Miss Stuff You Should Know: Demystifying Your World Stuff Mom Never Told You: All Things Women and Gender Stuff You Missed in History Class: Fact or Fiction? CHECK OUT OUR PODCASTS HOWSTUFFWORKS NEWSLETTER THE LATEST AND GREATEST SUBSCRIBE HOWSTUFFWORKS Adventure Animals Auto Culture Entertainment Health Home & Garden Lifestyle Money Science Tech MORE STUFF Blogs HSW Tools RSS Maps Podcasts Quizzes Newsletters Video HSW Brazil HSW China STUFF WEBSITES BrainStuff CarStuff Fw:Thinking Stuff Mom Never Told You Stuff of Genius Stuff They Don't Want You to Know Stuff to Blow Your Mind Stuff You Missed in History Class Stuff You Should Know CUSTOMER SERVICE Advertising Contact Us Help CORPORATE About Us Careers @ HSW Privacy Policy Visitor Agreement TAKE US WITH YOU FOLLOW US Copyright © 1998-2014 HowStuffWorks, a division of InfoSpace LLC