I’m not a lawyer, so I’m probably wrong, but wouldn’t that be obstructing justice, or something?

I suspect it has something to do with how far away the thermometer is from the actual heat source. you can hold your hand over a flame and be relatively fine, but if you stick your hand directly into flame, you will be burnt.

11 years

America imports everything from China. Sells it to Americans. Collects sales tax. Sends money to Taiwan to fight China.