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imaqtpie@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

My argument is actually pretty simple, but people could always challenge these assertions, in which case it would get much more complicated.

A) Fahrenheit has an appropriate level of granularity for humans B) Fahrenheit has an intuitive frame of reference for humans

Celsius and Kelvin do not. Celsius is adequate because it’s based on water, and all life on earth is also based on water, so it’s not totally out of our wheelhouse. But for humans specifically I think Fahrenheit is the clear answer.

One point that many may overlook is that most of us here are relatively smart and educated. There are a good number people on this planet who just aren’t very good with numbers. Obviously a genius could easily adapt their mind to Kelvin or whatever.

But Fahrenheit is the temperature scale of the proletariat, the working man, the average Joe. And I’m here for it.

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