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An American using the inferior Fahrenheit system and a European using the superior Celsius system which is way easier
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[–] -2 points 6 months ago* (12 children)

For normal weather, 0°F to 100°F is easier to understand than -17°C to 38°C. Just like 0°C for freezing water and 100°C for boiling water is easier to remember. It’s just how our brains work. We like nice round numbers. Plus, there’s a higher fidelity between 0 and 100 than between -17 and 38.

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  • [–] 7 points 6 months ago (5 children)

    Easier to understand FOR YOU.

    There is a reason only 3 countries is the whole world use the imperial system of measurement.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (4 children)

    What is easier than “over 100 dangerous; under 0 dangerous”?

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    Below 0 ice, above 0 no ice

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago* (2 children)

    That goes in line with what I was saying. F makes sense for weather, and not much else. C makes sense for states of water, and not much else.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago (1 child)

    F is just random and some people are used to it, and then try to assign meaning to the random points. Why should the temperature of a horse have any relation with the weather?

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    It really makes no real difference for everyday use. The higher resolution of the scale is not relevant at all for deciding what to wear outside. It takes no time at all for your brain to adjust to either one of them. 38 becomes no different to you than a nice round 100.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago*

    What you are used to is definitely best for you, but I’m talking about the general practicality and usefulness in specific contexts. C in the context of states of water makes sense, and is practical and useful. F in the context of weather makes sense, because 0 to 100 is just normal weather in places with four seasons. In the context of weather, it is both practical and useful. K is practical and useful in pretty much every scientific context.

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