• Malfeasant@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Fahrenheit is fine for temperatures that humans can experience in our environment (and expect to survive, at least for a little while…)

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      5 months ago

      I am mostly weirded out by the position of the zero. In Celsuis, zero is in the point that very visibly impacts the world. In Farenheit? Random winter temperature.

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          5 months ago

          Friend: Hey, what’s the temperature? Me: Like 74°F Friend: I don’t understand… Me: Sucks to be you! You require precise temperature units and I follow advice from randos on the internet. See ya! 👋🥴

          • Jojo, Lady of the West@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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            5 months ago

            Or, just, like,

            “Pretty warm but I’m not complaining, you?”

            You’re the one that brought units into it in your example. Maybe you’re the bad friend?

            • Prison Mike@links.hackliberty.org
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              5 months ago

              You want it to be true so bad. What if I’m not discussing the current location? What if I’m explaining where I’m from? We’re both in a mild, Mediterranean climate and I’m saying “oh it’s freezing back home” wtf does this mean? Are you suggesting we do away with measuring temperature at all?

              I only brought “precise temperature units” into my example because you brought it up. 😒