▲ 204 ▼ Global ocean temperatures are entering “uncharted territory,” climate scientists say | Sea surface temperatures in late June reached nearly 70 degrees Fahrenheit on average, shattering records (www.scientificamerican.com) submitted 4 months ago by silence7@slrpnk.net to c/climate@slrpnk.net 21 comments fedilink hide all child comments Archived copies of the article: web.archive.org ghostarchive.org
[–] 20cello@lemmy.world 22 points 4 months ago (16 children) Down voted because Fahrenheit, Celsius or kelvin please permalink fedilink source hideshow 16 child comments replies: [–] daggermoon@piefed.world 21 points 4 months ago (2 children) Skill issue, learn both. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] iocase@lemmy.zip 8 points 4 months ago (1 child) F Is easy. 32F is freezing, 0 is the freezing point of a saturated solution of calcium chloride and sodium chloride brine, and 100F was meant to be average human body temperature but Fahrenheit was retarded and he used a horse instead, so now F is perfect for horses. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] daggermoon@piefed.world 2 points 4 months ago Mr. Hands would be thrilled. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Alatarius@lemmy.dbzer0.com -41 points 4 months ago* (12 children) Down voted because person can't do math. Expects an American publication to cater to Euro-centtric designation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 12 child comments replies: [–] haroldfinch@feddit.nl 48 points 4 months ago (5 children) The article lists Celcius first in the body of the text, with a Fahrenheit translation in parenthesis. The title then uses only Fahrenheit. I assume the comment was meant to indicate, pick a unit of measure and stick to it. As opposed to Fahrenheit at the top, and Celcius in the body. Not to antagonize the use of Fahrenheit in general. Also, stating that the use of Celcius is Euro-centric is a little awkward: permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] 20cello@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago Exactly permalink fedilink source parent [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 4 months ago checks Wikipedia TIL that the Fahrenheit scale was invented in either The Netherlands or England by an ethnic German born in Poland rather than in England by an English person born Englishly in England as I had always thought in spite of the German-sounding name 😆 permalink fedilink source parent [–] sage@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 4 months ago Motto of this decade is: faster than expected permalink fedilink source parent [–] TRock@feddit.dk 4 points 4 months ago 🏅 permalink fedilink source parent [–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works -1 points 4 months ago I assume the comment was meant to indicate… The comment meant to indicate that @20cello@lemmy.world really really needs you to know that they are better than you. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Phantaloons@piefed.zip 13 points 4 months ago (3 children) America lost the right to tell other people about units of measurement when it elected someone who's concience can't be measured by any of them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] pomegranatefern@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 months ago (2 children) I'm sorry, I must be unfamiliar with the SI units for consciences?? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sukhmel@programming.dev 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) Thothos or something like that permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] pomegranatefern@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago See, I would have expected Jiminy Crickets. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago Scientific American ought to use scientific units. permalink fedilink source parent [–] DetectiveNo64@lemmy.ca 1 point 4 months ago The rest of the world uses Celsius. Why should we cater to a bunch of pedos? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] daggermoon@piefed.world 21 points 4 months ago (2 children) Skill issue, learn both. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] iocase@lemmy.zip 8 points 4 months ago (1 child) F Is easy. 32F is freezing, 0 is the freezing point of a saturated solution of calcium chloride and sodium chloride brine, and 100F was meant to be average human body temperature but Fahrenheit was retarded and he used a horse instead, so now F is perfect for horses. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] daggermoon@piefed.world 2 points 4 months ago Mr. Hands would be thrilled. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] iocase@lemmy.zip 8 points 4 months ago (1 child) F Is easy. 32F is freezing, 0 is the freezing point of a saturated solution of calcium chloride and sodium chloride brine, and 100F was meant to be average human body temperature but Fahrenheit was retarded and he used a horse instead, so now F is perfect for horses. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] daggermoon@piefed.world 2 points 4 months ago Mr. Hands would be thrilled. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] daggermoon@piefed.world 2 points 4 months ago Mr. Hands would be thrilled. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Alatarius@lemmy.dbzer0.com -41 points 4 months ago* (12 children) Down voted because person can't do math. Expects an American publication to cater to Euro-centtric designation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 12 child comments replies: [–] haroldfinch@feddit.nl 48 points 4 months ago (5 children) The article lists Celcius first in the body of the text, with a Fahrenheit translation in parenthesis. The title then uses only Fahrenheit. I assume the comment was meant to indicate, pick a unit of measure and stick to it. As opposed to Fahrenheit at the top, and Celcius in the body. Not to antagonize the use of Fahrenheit in general. Also, stating that the use of Celcius is Euro-centric is a little awkward: permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] 20cello@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago Exactly permalink fedilink source parent [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 4 months ago checks Wikipedia TIL that the Fahrenheit scale was invented in either The Netherlands or England by an ethnic German born in Poland rather than in England by an English person born Englishly in England as I had always thought in spite of the German-sounding name 😆 permalink fedilink source parent [–] sage@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 4 months ago Motto of this decade is: faster than expected permalink fedilink source parent [–] TRock@feddit.dk 4 points 4 months ago 🏅 permalink fedilink source parent [–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works -1 points 4 months ago I assume the comment was meant to indicate… The comment meant to indicate that @20cello@lemmy.world really really needs you to know that they are better than you. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Phantaloons@piefed.zip 13 points 4 months ago (3 children) America lost the right to tell other people about units of measurement when it elected someone who's concience can't be measured by any of them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] pomegranatefern@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 months ago (2 children) I'm sorry, I must be unfamiliar with the SI units for consciences?? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sukhmel@programming.dev 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) Thothos or something like that permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] pomegranatefern@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago See, I would have expected Jiminy Crickets. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago Scientific American ought to use scientific units. permalink fedilink source parent [–] DetectiveNo64@lemmy.ca 1 point 4 months ago The rest of the world uses Celsius. Why should we cater to a bunch of pedos? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] haroldfinch@feddit.nl 48 points 4 months ago (5 children) The article lists Celcius first in the body of the text, with a Fahrenheit translation in parenthesis. The title then uses only Fahrenheit. I assume the comment was meant to indicate, pick a unit of measure and stick to it. As opposed to Fahrenheit at the top, and Celcius in the body. Not to antagonize the use of Fahrenheit in general. Also, stating that the use of Celcius is Euro-centric is a little awkward: permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] 20cello@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago Exactly permalink fedilink source parent [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 4 months ago checks Wikipedia TIL that the Fahrenheit scale was invented in either The Netherlands or England by an ethnic German born in Poland rather than in England by an English person born Englishly in England as I had always thought in spite of the German-sounding name 😆 permalink fedilink source parent [–] sage@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 4 months ago Motto of this decade is: faster than expected permalink fedilink source parent [–] TRock@feddit.dk 4 points 4 months ago 🏅 permalink fedilink source parent [–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works -1 points 4 months ago I assume the comment was meant to indicate… The comment meant to indicate that @20cello@lemmy.world really really needs you to know that they are better than you. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 4 months ago checks Wikipedia TIL that the Fahrenheit scale was invented in either The Netherlands or England by an ethnic German born in Poland rather than in England by an English person born Englishly in England as I had always thought in spite of the German-sounding name 😆 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sage@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 4 months ago Motto of this decade is: faster than expected permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works -1 points 4 months ago I assume the comment was meant to indicate… The comment meant to indicate that @20cello@lemmy.world really really needs you to know that they are better than you. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Phantaloons@piefed.zip 13 points 4 months ago (3 children) America lost the right to tell other people about units of measurement when it elected someone who's concience can't be measured by any of them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] pomegranatefern@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 months ago (2 children) I'm sorry, I must be unfamiliar with the SI units for consciences?? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sukhmel@programming.dev 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) Thothos or something like that permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] pomegranatefern@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago See, I would have expected Jiminy Crickets. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pomegranatefern@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 months ago (2 children) I'm sorry, I must be unfamiliar with the SI units for consciences?? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sukhmel@programming.dev 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) Thothos or something like that permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] pomegranatefern@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago See, I would have expected Jiminy Crickets. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sukhmel@programming.dev 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) Thothos or something like that permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] pomegranatefern@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago See, I would have expected Jiminy Crickets. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pomegranatefern@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago See, I would have expected Jiminy Crickets. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago Scientific American ought to use scientific units. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DetectiveNo64@lemmy.ca 1 point 4 months ago The rest of the world uses Celsius. Why should we cater to a bunch of pedos? permalink fedilink source parent