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Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Yeah, but you can’t argue that adding a whole digit doesn’t make it seem bigger. And take a kid who doesn’t yet know either system. They for sure will think 107 is hotter then 41. That said, I wish everywhere that gave a temp in the US would give both so I could get a better sense of Celsius. Most apps and such let you choose one or the other, but not both.

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lemmyng@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
On the other hand it dilutes the effect of lower values because a lot of them are double digit. 20F, 40F, 60F… all double digit, but wildly varying. On the other hand, with Celsius you get:

Below 0: There’s ice/snow.

0: Things are freezing/thawing (depending on what the temperature was before.

10s (Spring): T-shirt weather.

10s (Fall): Sweater weather.

20s: Nice in the sun.

30s: Nice in the shade.

40s: THIS IS PUNISHMENT FOR OUR HUBRIS.
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- Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  I do like 0 as freezing. We should have a new one where 0 is 0C, and 100 is 100F. Or maybe 1000 is 100F so I can get my extra resolution without decimals
  
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Raiderkev@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I read that as “take that from a kid who doesn’t know either system,” and I was about to say are you living under a rock or something?

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- Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  I could only wish to be so oblivious. :)
  
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