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I once set my oven to 350F, does that mean my house holds the record?

Did you measure it from a satellite?

Not even close. What do you reckon the highest temperature was achieved in a house?

Forest fires have burnt houses. That's visible from space too.

I heard the tungsten filament in old-fashioned light bulbs can reach 2800K.

And LEDs can now reach 5000K :)

A tungsten filament can reach 4500 degrees Fahrenheit

That's colour temperature, not actual temperature.