Celcius is how I “feel”, because that’s the scale I’ve learned and can relate to.
Farenheit is what you “feel” for the same reason.
It’s not because one is intrinsically better linked to our bodies.
Comment on temperature
damnthefilibuster@lemmy.world 2 years agoWhat’s the flaw??
FiskFisk33@startrek.website 2 years ago
ech@lemm.ee 2 years ago
You’re missing the point. The scale is what matters, not your personal experience or preference. From 0-100 F is right about what a human could be expected to tolerate without much help. In C, that’s -18-38. That’s a much more limited range in terms of human tolerance, but it works great for water, which would be 0-100 C. The scale doesn’t translate as well to K, but it does end at 0, so there’s that.
FiskFisk33@startrek.website 2 years ago
Yet people live in negative farenheit conditions.
Try telling a northern siberian, who commonly see winter temperatures between -50 and -100 fahrenheit, that 0f is right about the limit for a human to tolerate…
GoodbyeBlueMonday@startrek.website 2 years ago
Exactly: or take folks who live in the tropics (about 40% of the human population) where it feels cold below 60F.
ech@lemm.ee 2 years ago
You think those people go out without thick, warm clothes? I get you’re really committed to arguing for C against people not even arguing against it, but come on now. You know what I’m saying. It’s not a particularly difficult concept to grasp.
imaqtpie@sh.itjust.works 2 years ago
Exactly. And you’re not even pointing out that the human frame of reference starts at -18 Celsius! So a significant portion of the time, you’re going to have to use negative numbers to describe the temperature. If someone can explain to me how a -18-38 scale is preferable to 0-100… I will be astounded
FiskFisk33@startrek.website 2 years ago
the human frame of reference starts at -18 Celsius!
That makes no sense to me at all. what frame of reference? what happens at -18? Ive been out in temperatures both above and below that, yes its cold as fuck, but nothing special happens? If we move a bit further north here they’d call me a wuss, and tell me real cold starts at -30.
you’re going to have to use negative numbers to describe the temperature.
I find that really useful actually! Our world is made of water. In winter time here, temperatures above 0 means the snow will be soggy and wet, negative temperatures means it won’t.
if the temperature was above 0 but has now dipped into the negatives, beware of ice when walking or driving.
You can use all the arguments you want, the truth is either system is perfectly useful for human day-to-day use if you are used to it.
The best system, for you, will always be the one you grew up with
ech@lemm.ee 2 years ago
To be clear, I’m not saying people are wrong to use C. People can use any unit they want for all I care. I’m just clarifying to point of the main post.
Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 2 years ago
From 0-100 F is right about what a human could be expected to tolerate without much help.
The fuck does this mean
EnderofGames@sh.itjust.works 2 years ago
“Kilometres is how cars drive. Feet is how people run”
This has the same level of nuance and thought behind it. It’s just stupid.
then_three_more@lemmy.world 2 years ago
It only works if you grew up in a country that uses Fahrenheit. I didn’t, so to me Celsius is how I feel. I’ve no idea whether 20 f is jeans and a t-shirt weather, or if I should be getting my coat. 20 c however I know that as long as it’s not windy I’ll be good with jeans and a t-shirt, but that it’s still a little too cool to get out my shorts.
ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 years ago
You mean other than the fact only a tiny proportion of people in the world use Fahrenheit?
damnthefilibuster@lemmy.world 2 years ago
It didn’t say which people. Also, I’m from South East Asia and have used Fahrenheit my entire life as a means to measure body temperature using mercury thermometers during fever time. It’s so much easier to say whether a fever is above 100 or not and then how much above 100.
So people do feel in Fahrenheit. A fuck ton of them do.
ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 years ago
My guy, you asked what the flaw was…
doingthestuff@lemmy.world 2 years ago
It also closely matches the weather experience in many places. Where I live 0 F is about the coldest it ever gets and 100 F is about the hottest it ever gets. I know there are places that get a little hotter or colder, but we have humidity here which prevents it from getting hotter, and this region just doesn’t get colder. It’s a 0-100 scale of human experience.
mlfh@lemmy.ml 2 years ago
5-ish percent isn’t exactly tiny
ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 years ago
It’s tiny enough to be an issue for the meme…
theodewere@kbin.social 2 years ago
you know your feelings are in Fahrenheit, you're not some metric machine
Tier1BuildABear@lemmy.world 2 years ago
America maybe?
TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 2 years ago
“Fahrenheit is how people feel” only makes sense if said people have never used another scale. You know how 100F “feels” because that’s what you use. If you used Celsius you’d know how that scale feels instead, and be used to using the more useful scale generally.
See also: people who think they don’t have an accent.
ericbomb@lemmy.world 2 years ago
100 f is pretty close to average body temperature.
So above 100 means your surroundings are hotter than your body is unless you have a fever.
I think that’s an okay land mark.
Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works 2 years ago
I have zero reference for how hot my body is because I don’t feel my ambient temperature.
What I do know is that I feel cold if it’s anything below 30, and I know other people feel hot if it’s above 20. So what people consider hot/cold must clearly be based on something more than the average body temperature
ericbomb@lemmy.world 2 years ago
I’m not saying it’s perfect.
But 100 being body temp is a land mark, so it’s not 100% arbitrary.
FiskFisk33@startrek.website 2 years ago
And 0f is close to salted ice. good system, very human.
then_three_more@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Today I learnt. So that makes a bit more sense. 100 standard body temperature, 0 your blood starts to freeze.
ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 2 years ago
You know what? I just enjoy being able to set a thermostat to a comfortable level by just using whole numbers instead of resorting do decimal places.
rainynight65@feddit.de 2 years ago
If half a degree Celsius makes the difference between being comfortable or uncomfortable for you, then you have bigger problems than being able to use whole numbers.
ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 2 years ago
Spoken like a pleb that has no control over their life. No thermostat control.
acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 years ago
Put a temperature logger next to your thermostat and you’ll see it fluctuates 3 to 5 degrees Fahrenheit between the on off cycles. But your thermostat will make a great job fooling you.
Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 2 years ago
Lmao I love Yanks, something cute about them
damnthefilibuster@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Notice how the tweet doesn’t say “all people”. Context is everywhere and everything.
BruceTwarzen@kbin.social 2 years ago
Farenheit is how americans feel. Celsius is how normal people measure temperature. Better?
TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 2 years ago
Notice how the tweet doesn’t say “American people”. Accuracy is everything.
damnthefilibuster@lemmy.world 2 years ago
I fall to context again. The person writing is white and clueless enough not to be specific. Clearly. American.
Anyways. We are splitting hair over a silly tweet here.