: Re: What information about a fictional world is unnecessary? I was able to gain some insight already thanks to How much detail is too much?, but I still need a more precise answer, because my

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It might make a difference whether it's -35°C or -40°C, because it will annoy some of your readers if you have a mercury thermometer read a temperature below the freezing point of mercury. It's easier to catch things like that if you know exactly what temperature it is, even if you don't mention it in the story. Likewise, if you have a wise old man falling into a frozen lake, it helps to know what temperature it is and what warning signs might have warned him; that can make a huge difference as to whether certain audiences seem him as wise but unlucky, or pompous and clueless.

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