▲ 847 ▼ Americans definitely love their larger 1/4 lb’ers over the smaller European 1/3 lb patties (lemmy.world) submitted 2 months ago by cannedtuna@lemmy.world to c/funny@sh.itjust.works 196 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 25 points 2 months ago (38 children) They don't understand imperial either though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 38 child comments replies: [–] Rolive@discuss.tchncs.de 19 points 2 months ago (4 children) Nobody understands Imperial. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 9 points 2 months ago (3 children) No it's simple see 16oz is 1.2 flasks which is easy to remember because it's based on King Ralph's favourite cup and Ralph famously died tripping over a cocksnake (unfortunate name but I won't censor history) and what do you trip with? That's right, your feet. And how many feet do you have? Exactly, 2. Hence 1.2 flasks to 1 16oz can. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] prime_number_314159@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (2 children) That's a ridiculous mischaracterization. The word "Ounce" derives from a word meaning "one twelfth", so just like the inch to the foot, an ounce is either one sixteenth of a queen Anne pound of wine (which is itself based on the Queen Anne gallon of wine, or 231 cubic inches of wine), or one twentieth of an imperial pint, which is an eighth of an imperial gallon, which is ten water pounds. Flasks are a unit of mercury weight, obviously. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Arcka@midwest.social -1 points 2 months ago (1 child) This must be from AI since it is so confidently wrong. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] prime_number_314159@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago Genuine curiosity, other than the Queen Anne pound of wine (a joke I meant to contrast the imperial gallon's definition) and saying "Queen Anne gallon of wine" instead of the "wine gallon" defined by Queen Anne in 1707 (now referred to as the "Queen Anne wine gallon"), which parts are incorrect? permalink fedilink source parent [–] darthelmet@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (30 children) Tbf does anybody? It's a pretty stupid system. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 30 child comments replies: [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago (5 children) Tonnes of engineering white papers showing how much imperial measure errors cost US industry. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 2 months ago And what size are those white papers, that's right US letter standard permalink fedilink source parent [–] darthelmet@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (3 children) Don’t you mean kilograms of white papers? :P permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] ignominous_wombat@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago* (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) Metric 1000kg is a tonne. There is no metric "ton". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply) [–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 4 points 2 months ago (23 children) I mean, one would hope that a nation would know at least one system. If they tell me one more time "it just makes more sense" about stupid fahrenheit it will be too much. The freezing and boiling points of MALT does not a good system make! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 23 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (2 children) You're just jealous you're not made of malt permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 3 points 2 months ago (1 child) Oh then we both have terrible news today.... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago uh oh. you tell me mine. im pretty stupid permalink fedilink source parent [–] darthelmet@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) THAT’S WHAT IT’S BASED ON? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago One of my pet peeves is people thinking units of the past or people in the past were stupid, as opposed to just prioritizing different things. The low end was based on the stabilizing temperature of a solution of water, ice and salt in a proportion lost to time. The benefit was that a water/ice/salt solution will stabilize it's temperature naturally until the ice melts, making it useful for calibrating something like a thermometer: "ice" can be below the freezing point, but you can use the solution to set a steady baseline: the liquid will be 0°F. The next steady baseline was body temperature, available to anyone measuring. The scale was then set so that the freezing and boiling points of water were 180° apart. This was useful because it put them on opposite sides of a dial. It was before we decided that ten was the ultimate number that couldn't be beat, so people still played with circular symmetry, thirds and so one. This meant you could calibrate your thermometer by setting 0 to bring, 100 to your body, and then pushing steam through it and adjusting the offset so that the intervals were right and you correct body temperature variance. Some specific numbers have changed over the years as we adjust the scale to be based on metric. Not stupid or arbitrary, just prioritizing things we don't care about so much any more. Celsius and the other are both based on absolute zero and a very specific change in energy levels in the medium, so it's ultimately moot. Neither is technically based on what they originally were. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_revision_of_the_SI permalink fedilink source parent [–] village604@adultswim.fan 1 point 2 months ago (4 children) It's a better system for weather, but that's about it. 0 is very cold, and 100 is very hot. No decimals needed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 0 points 2 months ago (3 children) ... Please stop. Its not only not true it is also very silly. No its not good for weather, 78 is not a temp for a room. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 months ago look at arizona and boil in the heat of the average house permalink fedilink source parent [–] village604@adultswim.fan 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) 78F is not a typical room temperature. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 1 point 2 months ago Yes! And how would anyone know one way or the other?! Its american madness permalink fedilink source parent [–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today -1 points 2 months ago (12 children) I've always explained °Fwith: 0° = Cold AF 100° = Hot AF 50° = Chilly, but manageable permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 12 child comments replies: [–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 6 points 2 months ago (1 child) Why are you all like this? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] CanadianCarl@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago I heard they have A1 steak sauce in schools, for teaching. permalink fedilink source parent [–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago (7 children) For Celsius 0º - water becomes solid - it's cold 25º - water is refreshing - ideal temperature 50º - water is scalding - dangerous 100º - water is boiling - guaranteed serious injure territory from this point forward And, since nobody seems to reach an agreement... For Kelvin 0º - matter has ceased to move; collapse of matter and reality as we understand it - it's cold 273.15º - water is remains solid - still cold 298.15º - water is a fluid, drinkable, safe to enter - ideal temperature 323.15º - water is capable of delivering serious injuries upon contact - dangerous 373.15º - water is passing into vapour form at high rythm - avoid proximity and all contact from this point forward permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] forbiddencherry@lemmy.today 2 points 2 months ago (2 children) FYI: Kelvin doesn't use the degree symbol. It's not degrees Kelvin, just Kelvin. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) I'll leave as a testimony of my idiocy. May those seeking to demonstrate my ineptitude never lack evidence. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] forbiddencherry@lemmy.today 1 point 2 months ago Nah, it's not widely known. Multiple teachers in school got it wrong. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Simon_Shitewood@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 months ago (3 children) 25º - water is refreshing Get the fuck out of here with your miserable warm water, water is refreshing between 3° and 10°C. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago (2 children) You want to take a swim in water at that temperature? Be my guest. And drinking water that cold? I don't my teeth enamel redone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Simon_Shitewood@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago (1 child) If I want to be refreshed, yeah. Also, unless it's scalding hot it shouldn't damage teeth - you might want to look into the content of your water rather than it's temperature if it's damaging your tooth enamel. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago There is no battery acid in it, I can assure you. permalink fedilink source parent [–] amio@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago This is not the explanation you think it is, over there. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) So I take it 50°F is the ideal temperature for humans, since it's halfway between cold and hot? permalink fedilink source parent [–] M137@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 child) They don't understand insert basically anything either though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] darthelmet@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago Understanding things is COMMUNIST! We have the FREEDUMB to be completely illiterate! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rolive@discuss.tchncs.de 19 points 2 months ago (4 children) Nobody understands Imperial. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 9 points 2 months ago (3 children) No it's simple see 16oz is 1.2 flasks which is easy to remember because it's based on King Ralph's favourite cup and Ralph famously died tripping over a cocksnake (unfortunate name but I won't censor history) and what do you trip with? That's right, your feet. And how many feet do you have? Exactly, 2. Hence 1.2 flasks to 1 16oz can. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] prime_number_314159@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (2 children) That's a ridiculous mischaracterization. The word "Ounce" derives from a word meaning "one twelfth", so just like the inch to the foot, an ounce is either one sixteenth of a queen Anne pound of wine (which is itself based on the Queen Anne gallon of wine, or 231 cubic inches of wine), or one twentieth of an imperial pint, which is an eighth of an imperial gallon, which is ten water pounds. Flasks are a unit of mercury weight, obviously. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Arcka@midwest.social -1 points 2 months ago (1 child) This must be from AI since it is so confidently wrong. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] prime_number_314159@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago Genuine curiosity, other than the Queen Anne pound of wine (a joke I meant to contrast the imperial gallon's definition) and saying "Queen Anne gallon of wine" instead of the "wine gallon" defined by Queen Anne in 1707 (now referred to as the "Queen Anne wine gallon"), which parts are incorrect? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 9 points 2 months ago (3 children) No it's simple see 16oz is 1.2 flasks which is easy to remember because it's based on King Ralph's favourite cup and Ralph famously died tripping over a cocksnake (unfortunate name but I won't censor history) and what do you trip with? That's right, your feet. And how many feet do you have? Exactly, 2. Hence 1.2 flasks to 1 16oz can. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] prime_number_314159@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (2 children) That's a ridiculous mischaracterization. The word "Ounce" derives from a word meaning "one twelfth", so just like the inch to the foot, an ounce is either one sixteenth of a queen Anne pound of wine (which is itself based on the Queen Anne gallon of wine, or 231 cubic inches of wine), or one twentieth of an imperial pint, which is an eighth of an imperial gallon, which is ten water pounds. Flasks are a unit of mercury weight, obviously. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Arcka@midwest.social -1 points 2 months ago (1 child) This must be from AI since it is so confidently wrong. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] prime_number_314159@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago Genuine curiosity, other than the Queen Anne pound of wine (a joke I meant to contrast the imperial gallon's definition) and saying "Queen Anne gallon of wine" instead of the "wine gallon" defined by Queen Anne in 1707 (now referred to as the "Queen Anne wine gallon"), which parts are incorrect? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] prime_number_314159@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (2 children) That's a ridiculous mischaracterization. The word "Ounce" derives from a word meaning "one twelfth", so just like the inch to the foot, an ounce is either one sixteenth of a queen Anne pound of wine (which is itself based on the Queen Anne gallon of wine, or 231 cubic inches of wine), or one twentieth of an imperial pint, which is an eighth of an imperial gallon, which is ten water pounds. Flasks are a unit of mercury weight, obviously. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Arcka@midwest.social -1 points 2 months ago (1 child) This must be from AI since it is so confidently wrong. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] prime_number_314159@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago Genuine curiosity, other than the Queen Anne pound of wine (a joke I meant to contrast the imperial gallon's definition) and saying "Queen Anne gallon of wine" instead of the "wine gallon" defined by Queen Anne in 1707 (now referred to as the "Queen Anne wine gallon"), which parts are incorrect? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Arcka@midwest.social -1 points 2 months ago (1 child) This must be from AI since it is so confidently wrong. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] prime_number_314159@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago Genuine curiosity, other than the Queen Anne pound of wine (a joke I meant to contrast the imperial gallon's definition) and saying "Queen Anne gallon of wine" instead of the "wine gallon" defined by Queen Anne in 1707 (now referred to as the "Queen Anne wine gallon"), which parts are incorrect? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] prime_number_314159@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago Genuine curiosity, other than the Queen Anne pound of wine (a joke I meant to contrast the imperial gallon's definition) and saying "Queen Anne gallon of wine" instead of the "wine gallon" defined by Queen Anne in 1707 (now referred to as the "Queen Anne wine gallon"), which parts are incorrect? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] darthelmet@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (30 children) Tbf does anybody? It's a pretty stupid system. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 30 child comments replies: [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago (5 children) Tonnes of engineering white papers showing how much imperial measure errors cost US industry. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 2 months ago And what size are those white papers, that's right US letter standard permalink fedilink source parent [–] darthelmet@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (3 children) Don’t you mean kilograms of white papers? :P permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] ignominous_wombat@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago* (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) Metric 1000kg is a tonne. There is no metric "ton". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply) [–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 4 points 2 months ago (23 children) I mean, one would hope that a nation would know at least one system. If they tell me one more time "it just makes more sense" about stupid fahrenheit it will be too much. The freezing and boiling points of MALT does not a good system make! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 23 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (2 children) You're just jealous you're not made of malt permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 3 points 2 months ago (1 child) Oh then we both have terrible news today.... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago uh oh. you tell me mine. im pretty stupid permalink fedilink source parent [–] darthelmet@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) THAT’S WHAT IT’S BASED ON? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago One of my pet peeves is people thinking units of the past or people in the past were stupid, as opposed to just prioritizing different things. The low end was based on the stabilizing temperature of a solution of water, ice and salt in a proportion lost to time. The benefit was that a water/ice/salt solution will stabilize it's temperature naturally until the ice melts, making it useful for calibrating something like a thermometer: "ice" can be below the freezing point, but you can use the solution to set a steady baseline: the liquid will be 0°F. The next steady baseline was body temperature, available to anyone measuring. The scale was then set so that the freezing and boiling points of water were 180° apart. This was useful because it put them on opposite sides of a dial. It was before we decided that ten was the ultimate number that couldn't be beat, so people still played with circular symmetry, thirds and so one. This meant you could calibrate your thermometer by setting 0 to bring, 100 to your body, and then pushing steam through it and adjusting the offset so that the intervals were right and you correct body temperature variance. Some specific numbers have changed over the years as we adjust the scale to be based on metric. Not stupid or arbitrary, just prioritizing things we don't care about so much any more. Celsius and the other are both based on absolute zero and a very specific change in energy levels in the medium, so it's ultimately moot. Neither is technically based on what they originally were. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_revision_of_the_SI permalink fedilink source parent [–] village604@adultswim.fan 1 point 2 months ago (4 children) It's a better system for weather, but that's about it. 0 is very cold, and 100 is very hot. No decimals needed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 0 points 2 months ago (3 children) ... Please stop. Its not only not true it is also very silly. No its not good for weather, 78 is not a temp for a room. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 months ago look at arizona and boil in the heat of the average house permalink fedilink source parent [–] village604@adultswim.fan 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) 78F is not a typical room temperature. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 1 point 2 months ago Yes! And how would anyone know one way or the other?! Its american madness permalink fedilink source parent [–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today -1 points 2 months ago (12 children) I've always explained °Fwith: 0° = Cold AF 100° = Hot AF 50° = Chilly, but manageable permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 12 child comments replies: [–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 6 points 2 months ago (1 child) Why are you all like this? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] CanadianCarl@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago I heard they have A1 steak sauce in schools, for teaching. permalink fedilink source parent [–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago (7 children) For Celsius 0º - water becomes solid - it's cold 25º - water is refreshing - ideal temperature 50º - water is scalding - dangerous 100º - water is boiling - guaranteed serious injure territory from this point forward And, since nobody seems to reach an agreement... For Kelvin 0º - matter has ceased to move; collapse of matter and reality as we understand it - it's cold 273.15º - water is remains solid - still cold 298.15º - water is a fluid, drinkable, safe to enter - ideal temperature 323.15º - water is capable of delivering serious injuries upon contact - dangerous 373.15º - water is passing into vapour form at high rythm - avoid proximity and all contact from this point forward permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] forbiddencherry@lemmy.today 2 points 2 months ago (2 children) FYI: Kelvin doesn't use the degree symbol. It's not degrees Kelvin, just Kelvin. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) I'll leave as a testimony of my idiocy. May those seeking to demonstrate my ineptitude never lack evidence. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] forbiddencherry@lemmy.today 1 point 2 months ago Nah, it's not widely known. Multiple teachers in school got it wrong. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Simon_Shitewood@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 months ago (3 children) 25º - water is refreshing Get the fuck out of here with your miserable warm water, water is refreshing between 3° and 10°C. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago (2 children) You want to take a swim in water at that temperature? Be my guest. And drinking water that cold? I don't my teeth enamel redone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Simon_Shitewood@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago (1 child) If I want to be refreshed, yeah. Also, unless it's scalding hot it shouldn't damage teeth - you might want to look into the content of your water rather than it's temperature if it's damaging your tooth enamel. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago There is no battery acid in it, I can assure you. permalink fedilink source parent [–] amio@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago This is not the explanation you think it is, over there. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) So I take it 50°F is the ideal temperature for humans, since it's halfway between cold and hot? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago (5 children) Tonnes of engineering white papers showing how much imperial measure errors cost US industry. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 2 months ago And what size are those white papers, that's right US letter standard permalink fedilink source parent [–] darthelmet@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (3 children) Don’t you mean kilograms of white papers? :P permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] ignominous_wombat@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago* (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) Metric 1000kg is a tonne. There is no metric "ton". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 2 months ago And what size are those white papers, that's right US letter standard permalink fedilink source parent
[–] darthelmet@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (3 children) Don’t you mean kilograms of white papers? :P permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] ignominous_wombat@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago* (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) Metric 1000kg is a tonne. There is no metric "ton". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[+] ignominous_wombat@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago* (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) Metric 1000kg is a tonne. There is no metric "ton". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) Metric 1000kg is a tonne. There is no metric "ton". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 4 points 2 months ago (23 children) I mean, one would hope that a nation would know at least one system. If they tell me one more time "it just makes more sense" about stupid fahrenheit it will be too much. The freezing and boiling points of MALT does not a good system make! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 23 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (2 children) You're just jealous you're not made of malt permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 3 points 2 months ago (1 child) Oh then we both have terrible news today.... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago uh oh. you tell me mine. im pretty stupid permalink fedilink source parent [–] darthelmet@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) THAT’S WHAT IT’S BASED ON? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago One of my pet peeves is people thinking units of the past or people in the past were stupid, as opposed to just prioritizing different things. The low end was based on the stabilizing temperature of a solution of water, ice and salt in a proportion lost to time. The benefit was that a water/ice/salt solution will stabilize it's temperature naturally until the ice melts, making it useful for calibrating something like a thermometer: "ice" can be below the freezing point, but you can use the solution to set a steady baseline: the liquid will be 0°F. The next steady baseline was body temperature, available to anyone measuring. The scale was then set so that the freezing and boiling points of water were 180° apart. This was useful because it put them on opposite sides of a dial. It was before we decided that ten was the ultimate number that couldn't be beat, so people still played with circular symmetry, thirds and so one. This meant you could calibrate your thermometer by setting 0 to bring, 100 to your body, and then pushing steam through it and adjusting the offset so that the intervals were right and you correct body temperature variance. Some specific numbers have changed over the years as we adjust the scale to be based on metric. Not stupid or arbitrary, just prioritizing things we don't care about so much any more. Celsius and the other are both based on absolute zero and a very specific change in energy levels in the medium, so it's ultimately moot. Neither is technically based on what they originally were. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_revision_of_the_SI permalink fedilink source parent [–] village604@adultswim.fan 1 point 2 months ago (4 children) It's a better system for weather, but that's about it. 0 is very cold, and 100 is very hot. No decimals needed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 0 points 2 months ago (3 children) ... Please stop. Its not only not true it is also very silly. No its not good for weather, 78 is not a temp for a room. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 months ago look at arizona and boil in the heat of the average house permalink fedilink source parent [–] village604@adultswim.fan 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) 78F is not a typical room temperature. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 1 point 2 months ago Yes! And how would anyone know one way or the other?! Its american madness permalink fedilink source parent [–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today -1 points 2 months ago (12 children) I've always explained °Fwith: 0° = Cold AF 100° = Hot AF 50° = Chilly, but manageable permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 12 child comments replies: [–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 6 points 2 months ago (1 child) Why are you all like this? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] CanadianCarl@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago I heard they have A1 steak sauce in schools, for teaching. permalink fedilink source parent [–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago (7 children) For Celsius 0º - water becomes solid - it's cold 25º - water is refreshing - ideal temperature 50º - water is scalding - dangerous 100º - water is boiling - guaranteed serious injure territory from this point forward And, since nobody seems to reach an agreement... For Kelvin 0º - matter has ceased to move; collapse of matter and reality as we understand it - it's cold 273.15º - water is remains solid - still cold 298.15º - water is a fluid, drinkable, safe to enter - ideal temperature 323.15º - water is capable of delivering serious injuries upon contact - dangerous 373.15º - water is passing into vapour form at high rythm - avoid proximity and all contact from this point forward permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] forbiddencherry@lemmy.today 2 points 2 months ago (2 children) FYI: Kelvin doesn't use the degree symbol. It's not degrees Kelvin, just Kelvin. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) I'll leave as a testimony of my idiocy. May those seeking to demonstrate my ineptitude never lack evidence. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] forbiddencherry@lemmy.today 1 point 2 months ago Nah, it's not widely known. Multiple teachers in school got it wrong. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Simon_Shitewood@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 months ago (3 children) 25º - water is refreshing Get the fuck out of here with your miserable warm water, water is refreshing between 3° and 10°C. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago (2 children) You want to take a swim in water at that temperature? Be my guest. And drinking water that cold? I don't my teeth enamel redone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Simon_Shitewood@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago (1 child) If I want to be refreshed, yeah. Also, unless it's scalding hot it shouldn't damage teeth - you might want to look into the content of your water rather than it's temperature if it's damaging your tooth enamel. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago There is no battery acid in it, I can assure you. permalink fedilink source parent [–] amio@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago This is not the explanation you think it is, over there. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) So I take it 50°F is the ideal temperature for humans, since it's halfway between cold and hot? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (2 children) You're just jealous you're not made of malt permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 3 points 2 months ago (1 child) Oh then we both have terrible news today.... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago uh oh. you tell me mine. im pretty stupid permalink fedilink source parent
[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 3 points 2 months ago (1 child) Oh then we both have terrible news today.... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago uh oh. you tell me mine. im pretty stupid permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago uh oh. you tell me mine. im pretty stupid permalink fedilink source parent
[–] darthelmet@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) THAT’S WHAT IT’S BASED ON? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago One of my pet peeves is people thinking units of the past or people in the past were stupid, as opposed to just prioritizing different things. The low end was based on the stabilizing temperature of a solution of water, ice and salt in a proportion lost to time. The benefit was that a water/ice/salt solution will stabilize it's temperature naturally until the ice melts, making it useful for calibrating something like a thermometer: "ice" can be below the freezing point, but you can use the solution to set a steady baseline: the liquid will be 0°F. The next steady baseline was body temperature, available to anyone measuring. The scale was then set so that the freezing and boiling points of water were 180° apart. This was useful because it put them on opposite sides of a dial. It was before we decided that ten was the ultimate number that couldn't be beat, so people still played with circular symmetry, thirds and so one. This meant you could calibrate your thermometer by setting 0 to bring, 100 to your body, and then pushing steam through it and adjusting the offset so that the intervals were right and you correct body temperature variance. Some specific numbers have changed over the years as we adjust the scale to be based on metric. Not stupid or arbitrary, just prioritizing things we don't care about so much any more. Celsius and the other are both based on absolute zero and a very specific change in energy levels in the medium, so it's ultimately moot. Neither is technically based on what they originally were. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_revision_of_the_SI permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago One of my pet peeves is people thinking units of the past or people in the past were stupid, as opposed to just prioritizing different things. The low end was based on the stabilizing temperature of a solution of water, ice and salt in a proportion lost to time. The benefit was that a water/ice/salt solution will stabilize it's temperature naturally until the ice melts, making it useful for calibrating something like a thermometer: "ice" can be below the freezing point, but you can use the solution to set a steady baseline: the liquid will be 0°F. The next steady baseline was body temperature, available to anyone measuring. The scale was then set so that the freezing and boiling points of water were 180° apart. This was useful because it put them on opposite sides of a dial. It was before we decided that ten was the ultimate number that couldn't be beat, so people still played with circular symmetry, thirds and so one. This meant you could calibrate your thermometer by setting 0 to bring, 100 to your body, and then pushing steam through it and adjusting the offset so that the intervals were right and you correct body temperature variance. Some specific numbers have changed over the years as we adjust the scale to be based on metric. Not stupid or arbitrary, just prioritizing things we don't care about so much any more. Celsius and the other are both based on absolute zero and a very specific change in energy levels in the medium, so it's ultimately moot. Neither is technically based on what they originally were. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_revision_of_the_SI permalink fedilink source parent
[–] village604@adultswim.fan 1 point 2 months ago (4 children) It's a better system for weather, but that's about it. 0 is very cold, and 100 is very hot. No decimals needed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 0 points 2 months ago (3 children) ... Please stop. Its not only not true it is also very silly. No its not good for weather, 78 is not a temp for a room. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 months ago look at arizona and boil in the heat of the average house permalink fedilink source parent [–] village604@adultswim.fan 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) 78F is not a typical room temperature. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 1 point 2 months ago Yes! And how would anyone know one way or the other?! Its american madness permalink fedilink source parent
[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 0 points 2 months ago (3 children) ... Please stop. Its not only not true it is also very silly. No its not good for weather, 78 is not a temp for a room. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 months ago look at arizona and boil in the heat of the average house permalink fedilink source parent [–] village604@adultswim.fan 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) 78F is not a typical room temperature. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 1 point 2 months ago Yes! And how would anyone know one way or the other?! Its american madness permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 months ago look at arizona and boil in the heat of the average house permalink fedilink source parent
[–] village604@adultswim.fan 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) 78F is not a typical room temperature. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 1 point 2 months ago Yes! And how would anyone know one way or the other?! Its american madness permalink fedilink source parent
[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 1 point 2 months ago Yes! And how would anyone know one way or the other?! Its american madness permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today -1 points 2 months ago (12 children) I've always explained °Fwith: 0° = Cold AF 100° = Hot AF 50° = Chilly, but manageable permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 12 child comments replies: [–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 6 points 2 months ago (1 child) Why are you all like this? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] CanadianCarl@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago I heard they have A1 steak sauce in schools, for teaching. permalink fedilink source parent [–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago (7 children) For Celsius 0º - water becomes solid - it's cold 25º - water is refreshing - ideal temperature 50º - water is scalding - dangerous 100º - water is boiling - guaranteed serious injure territory from this point forward And, since nobody seems to reach an agreement... For Kelvin 0º - matter has ceased to move; collapse of matter and reality as we understand it - it's cold 273.15º - water is remains solid - still cold 298.15º - water is a fluid, drinkable, safe to enter - ideal temperature 323.15º - water is capable of delivering serious injuries upon contact - dangerous 373.15º - water is passing into vapour form at high rythm - avoid proximity and all contact from this point forward permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] forbiddencherry@lemmy.today 2 points 2 months ago (2 children) FYI: Kelvin doesn't use the degree symbol. It's not degrees Kelvin, just Kelvin. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) I'll leave as a testimony of my idiocy. May those seeking to demonstrate my ineptitude never lack evidence. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] forbiddencherry@lemmy.today 1 point 2 months ago Nah, it's not widely known. Multiple teachers in school got it wrong. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Simon_Shitewood@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 months ago (3 children) 25º - water is refreshing Get the fuck out of here with your miserable warm water, water is refreshing between 3° and 10°C. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago (2 children) You want to take a swim in water at that temperature? Be my guest. And drinking water that cold? I don't my teeth enamel redone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Simon_Shitewood@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago (1 child) If I want to be refreshed, yeah. Also, unless it's scalding hot it shouldn't damage teeth - you might want to look into the content of your water rather than it's temperature if it's damaging your tooth enamel. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago There is no battery acid in it, I can assure you. permalink fedilink source parent [–] amio@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago This is not the explanation you think it is, over there. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) So I take it 50°F is the ideal temperature for humans, since it's halfway between cold and hot? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 6 points 2 months ago (1 child) Why are you all like this? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] CanadianCarl@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago I heard they have A1 steak sauce in schools, for teaching. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CanadianCarl@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago I heard they have A1 steak sauce in schools, for teaching. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago (7 children) For Celsius 0º - water becomes solid - it's cold 25º - water is refreshing - ideal temperature 50º - water is scalding - dangerous 100º - water is boiling - guaranteed serious injure territory from this point forward And, since nobody seems to reach an agreement... For Kelvin 0º - matter has ceased to move; collapse of matter and reality as we understand it - it's cold 273.15º - water is remains solid - still cold 298.15º - water is a fluid, drinkable, safe to enter - ideal temperature 323.15º - water is capable of delivering serious injuries upon contact - dangerous 373.15º - water is passing into vapour form at high rythm - avoid proximity and all contact from this point forward permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] forbiddencherry@lemmy.today 2 points 2 months ago (2 children) FYI: Kelvin doesn't use the degree symbol. It's not degrees Kelvin, just Kelvin. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) I'll leave as a testimony of my idiocy. May those seeking to demonstrate my ineptitude never lack evidence. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] forbiddencherry@lemmy.today 1 point 2 months ago Nah, it's not widely known. Multiple teachers in school got it wrong. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Simon_Shitewood@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 months ago (3 children) 25º - water is refreshing Get the fuck out of here with your miserable warm water, water is refreshing between 3° and 10°C. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago (2 children) You want to take a swim in water at that temperature? Be my guest. And drinking water that cold? I don't my teeth enamel redone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Simon_Shitewood@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago (1 child) If I want to be refreshed, yeah. Also, unless it's scalding hot it shouldn't damage teeth - you might want to look into the content of your water rather than it's temperature if it's damaging your tooth enamel. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago There is no battery acid in it, I can assure you. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] forbiddencherry@lemmy.today 2 points 2 months ago (2 children) FYI: Kelvin doesn't use the degree symbol. It's not degrees Kelvin, just Kelvin. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) I'll leave as a testimony of my idiocy. May those seeking to demonstrate my ineptitude never lack evidence. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] forbiddencherry@lemmy.today 1 point 2 months ago Nah, it's not widely known. Multiple teachers in school got it wrong. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) I'll leave as a testimony of my idiocy. May those seeking to demonstrate my ineptitude never lack evidence. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] forbiddencherry@lemmy.today 1 point 2 months ago Nah, it's not widely known. Multiple teachers in school got it wrong. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] forbiddencherry@lemmy.today 1 point 2 months ago Nah, it's not widely known. Multiple teachers in school got it wrong. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Simon_Shitewood@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 months ago (3 children) 25º - water is refreshing Get the fuck out of here with your miserable warm water, water is refreshing between 3° and 10°C. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago (2 children) You want to take a swim in water at that temperature? Be my guest. And drinking water that cold? I don't my teeth enamel redone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Simon_Shitewood@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago (1 child) If I want to be refreshed, yeah. Also, unless it's scalding hot it shouldn't damage teeth - you might want to look into the content of your water rather than it's temperature if it's damaging your tooth enamel. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago There is no battery acid in it, I can assure you. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago (2 children) You want to take a swim in water at that temperature? Be my guest. And drinking water that cold? I don't my teeth enamel redone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Simon_Shitewood@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago (1 child) If I want to be refreshed, yeah. Also, unless it's scalding hot it shouldn't damage teeth - you might want to look into the content of your water rather than it's temperature if it's damaging your tooth enamel. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago There is no battery acid in it, I can assure you. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Simon_Shitewood@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago (1 child) If I want to be refreshed, yeah. Also, unless it's scalding hot it shouldn't damage teeth - you might want to look into the content of your water rather than it's temperature if it's damaging your tooth enamel. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago There is no battery acid in it, I can assure you. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago There is no battery acid in it, I can assure you. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] amio@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago This is not the explanation you think it is, over there. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) So I take it 50°F is the ideal temperature for humans, since it's halfway between cold and hot? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] M137@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 child) They don't understand insert basically anything either though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] darthelmet@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago Understanding things is COMMUNIST! We have the FREEDUMB to be completely illiterate! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] darthelmet@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago Understanding things is COMMUNIST! We have the FREEDUMB to be completely illiterate! permalink fedilink source parent