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While I agree that it probably matters most whatever you were brought up with, Fahrenheit is a smaller unit of measure, and, as a result, more precise. Metric i
by narrowrail 10y ago
While I agree that it probably matters most whatever you were brought up with, Fahrenheit is a smaller unit of measure, and, as a result, more precise. Metric is more logical in every other case I can think of, but most people in the US can think in 'standard' measurements. It's really cultural, for the most part.
- Jedd 10y ago> While I agree that it probably matters most whatever you > were brought up with, Fahrenheit is a smaller unit of measure, > and, as a result, more precise. Personally I've never needed or cared to know the outside temperature finer than a Celsius degree. If you ever did have a need for something 'more precise', please remember: https://www.mathsisfun.com/definitions/decimal-point.html https://www.mathsisfun.com/definitions/decimal-point.html
- MereInterest 10y agoFahrenheit does have smaller units, but nobody uses them. When was the last time you heard somebody distinguish between 72 and 73 degrees Fahrenheit? People use "low 70s", "mid 70s", "high 70s". With that in mind, I would say that the size of a single degree in Fahrenheit is too small of a unit.
- kalleboo 10y ago> Fahrenheit is a smaller unit of measure, and, as a result, more precise This one always comes up and it's the worst argument to me. Just going from the shade, or out from cover of wind and you'll get more than a degrees temperature difference. What use is that extra precision in daily use? And in any field that actually needs the extra precision (science, engineering), you're not going to shy away from using decimals.