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[–] -1 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child)

I'm happy with metric generally speaking - except for Celsius when talking about ambient temperature. I will die on that hill. Freezing/boiling point of water is a ridiculous point of reference for temperature as experienced by humans.

Fahrenheit: 0 = really cold; 100 = really hot

Celsius: -17.778 = really cold; 38.333 = really hot

Not to mention that the Celsius grading is too big requiring use of tenths when discussing weather and setting a thermostat...

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago*

    What? I have never ever had a discussion in my life about tenths of celsius when discussing weather or thermostat. Nobody does that. The units are small enough to be used in majors.

    Freezing is excellent point of reference when you think about what effects it has on our lives. When water freezes, roads get frozen. When water freezes, pipes might blow up. When temperature reaches 0 Fahrenheit, nothing happens. Everything is same as 1 fahrenheit, or -1 fahrenheit. Nothing has changed, it is completely arbitrary.

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