• hyperhopper@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    That one is fun because you concede most of it but then win an argument that fahrenheit is better (Celsius and fahrenheit are both arbitrary but at least fahrenheit scales itself so the range most people use daily, weather, is 0-100)

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      10 months ago

      while you’re correct they’re both arbitrary scales and I’ve heard this argument before but still think it’s a dumb argument.

      Water freezes 0 water boils 100, i guess it fits the base 10 thing.

      I think you feel the human 0 to 100 idea works because it’s what you’re used to. 0 to 40 works fine for me to intuitively know how hot or cold it is becuase it’s what i grew up with too. Neither can be argued that one is more right.

      although it really makes sense for the USA to just finally switch because it’s long been decided by the rest of the planet this is the better way to measure things. https://media.tenor.com/SD-5sdtUX8QAAAAM/simpsons-homer.gif

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        10 months ago

        Yes I know that water does certain things at the “nice” numbers in Celsius. Who cares though? What’s so special about water? I’m not boiling water that often, and in my life I’ve never checked the temperature of water when doing so or have had to care about specific numbers then. Of all substances why does water get to be the one we base everything around?

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          10 months ago

          i guess it’s just one of those cool science observations water freezes (and technically melts) at 0 and boils at 100 (at sea level). it fits the base 10 and we just think it’s neat.

          i mean probs we should be using degrees Kelvin if we want to be less arbitrary. I’m down for the switch.

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      10 months ago

      0 is very cold, 100 is very hot. So 50 is perfect room temperature, right?

      Nope, you still have to adjust to an arbitary selection of numbers within that range, so it’s not really any more helpful than celcius if you don’t have experience with the scale.

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        10 months ago

        That is not what I mean. I mean in daily life, most temperatures will fall in that range. That does not mean every day you see them all.

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            10 months ago

            Not at all. I have lived in two different time zones where I’m dealing with subzero Celsius temperatures for several months of the year.

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                10 months ago

                I think he’s missing the important part of that 0-100 scale… It marks fairly decently what isn’t safe for people without proper precautions. I’ve gone out below freezing and while it isn’t pleasant by any mean, you aren’t super fucked until you get super low. Likewise, get above 100 and it quickly stops becoming safe for humans without frequent breaks and such

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      10 months ago

      Wrong.
      A middle eastern dude would tell you a 100 is fine and a northern canadian will probably tell you to stop bothering them because they are turning into a puddle.