• NoGoodDevGuy@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Because we have used it all our lives, that’s really it. We know water freezes at 32f and our body temp is around 98.6. The weather channel says it’s 70,80,90 every day and we know what that feels like. In a day to day contact we don’t have to covert to Kelvin or anything so the standard Fahrenheit scale works fine

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        11 months ago

        Meters and grams are a decimal system which makes more sense than non decimal systems.

        The difference in temperature units is just the somewhat arbitrary starting points. And there are valid arguments for both.

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        11 months ago

        There are more degrees of lived temperatures, and the difference between 68 and 73 is whether or not you need a jacket.

        Inches and ounces are different forms of measurement so I’m not quite sure of the comparison.

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          I have been and lived in both the FREEDOM land and the rest of the world for a significant period of time 10y+, the “it has more marks on the thermometer” isn’t really a good argument, turns out there is no “71° time for a slightly warmer jacket” in reality.

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            11 months ago

            there is no “71 time for a warmer jacket” in reality.

            As an ohioan I strongly disagree with this statement

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              11 months ago

              as a Floridian; your crazy is crazier, that makes your argument invalid, deal with it.

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                11 months ago

                Lol pure bonkers with that take. Florida is putting PragerU curriculums in schools dude. Hard L.