Fahrenheit is European.
Comment on temperature
Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca 8 months agoCan confirm. Moved from the US to Canada and a year of using Celcius revealed to me just how fucking stupid and convoluted Fahrenheit is.
minibyte@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
ASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.world 8 months ago
*was
systemglitch@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I use it and I am not European.
ivanafterall@kbin.social 8 months ago
CluckN@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Fahrenheit has a fine granularity that is lost in cold climates. It’s why the Bahamas/Belize use it as well.
Johanno@feddit.de 8 months ago
Well you know that you can use the decimals?
How is - 40.000001°F more fine than - 40.00000000001°C?
23°C is a nice room temperature.
18°C is a bit chilly but still a comfortable temperature.
If you want to go for a finer destinction then we cann say 18.5°C is warmer but I personally can’t feel the difference.
CluckN@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Our bodies are 80% water why not use a system that reflects this?
NegativeInf@lemmy.world 8 months ago
The universe is mostly empty space with an average temperature of like… 4 Kelvin or some shit. Why not use a system that reflects that? Oh, we do? Right. Celsius is Kelvin + 273.15.
Strykker@programming.dev 8 months ago
So then we should use the system that reflects the freezing point and boiling points of water at nice round values such as 0 and 100 then? Sounds like Celsius is the better system
Wolf_359@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I can feel the difference between 71 and 73 in my house.
At 73, my kids room is uncomfortably hot. At 71, it has a perfect chill for sleeping.
FooBarrington@lemmy.world 8 months ago
What is your point? That people who use Celsius can’t feel the difference between 21.6°C and 22.8°C?
rimjob_rainer@discuss.tchncs.de 8 months ago
Dude 71 is way too warm for sleeping, try 64-65 its healthier.
rimjob_rainer@discuss.tchncs.de 8 months ago
Slightly off topic, but 23°C is a nice room temperature? We have our thermostats at 20°C and I find it quite warm. In the sleeping room we have 18°C and so do I have in my office, which I find quite comfortable. I hate visiting my parents, they always have 22.5°C which I find uncomfortably warm.
Well it’s all subjective after all, I’ll be happy about chilly 23°C inside when summer comes.
toaster@slrpnk.net 8 months ago
I would argue it’s because of historical usage, familiarity, and resistance to change. Most countries and most people living in hot climates use Celsius.
imaqtpie@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
Save yourself before it’s too late.
Do not say anything positive about Fahrenheit in this thread… the Temperature Scale Inquisition is watching closely for any dissent from the party line.