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People cite this as a reason so often, but is it really so hard to remember the number 32? The boiling point of water is something I think more people tend to f
by viklove 6y ago
People cite this as a reason so often, but is it really so hard to remember the number 32? The boiling point of water is something I think more people tend to forget, but no one ever cites that as a reason to use SI... It seems like the crux of the argument is just that the US drools and Europe rules and haha aren't Americans so stupid?
Fahrenheit is honestly more useful, because 0 is uncomfortably cold and 100 is uncomfortably hot. Trying to figure out what temperature I need a jacket or AC for in Centigrade requires a lot more memorization -- and it's something I deal with far more on a day to day basis...
- welterde 6y agoThe argument for using SI is simply that you are a) using the same units as everyone else b) using a set of units that connect neatly together so one can actually do meaningful calculations with them. And °C is not part of SI either, but is only a constant offset away from Kelvin - which is. And why is 0 is uncomfortably cold and 100 is uncomfortably hot more useful? Same thing as in the article.. avoiding negative numbers - why?