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Technically 0F is the freezing point of water, just a different type of water. As a European I find Fahrenheit kind of makes sense on a human scale as 0 and 10
by dagw 5y ago
Technically 0F is the freezing point of water, just a different type of water.
As a European I find Fahrenheit kind of makes sense on a human scale as 0 and 100 are the upper and lower limits of it being reasonable to be outside. Below 0 is "too cold", above 100 is "too warm" and when it is 50 it is neither warm or cold.
- dmd 5y ago"Several accounts of how he originally defined his scale exist, but the original paper suggests the lower defining point, 0 °F, was established as the freezing temperature of a solution of brine made from a mixture of water, ice, and ammonium chloride (a salt)."
- SketchySeaBeast 5y agoIt's funny to use that rationalization regarding 0-100 when in reality the rest of the Imperial system is utterly allergic to that sort of scale. 0F and 100F being endpoints for "reasonable" seems a bit of a stretch as well. As a Canadian that's "reasonably cold" and "way too warm".