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I did an experiment using our three thermometers. I collected the thermometers and took the temperature of all the seven people in my family. The oral thermometer I used seems to be the most consistent of the three. The ear thermometer seems to be the most inconsistent, and the temple thermometer seemed to read very high for everybody. Unless my whole family had a fever for five minutes, I would say that the temple one is untrustworthy so you might find that the fever you had if any wasn't as bad as you thought and you shouldn't have taken so much medicine. The ear thermometer is very inconsistent, so you would have to take your temperature like ten times then average those to get your real temperature. The oral thermometer is the most consistent and is around the middle of the chart so i would say that that one is the most trustworthy and would actually tell you if you need to call the doctor or not.
