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I don't feel like either Celsius or Fahrenheit are any more natural than the other in most contexts. It just comes down to what you're used to. They're both rel
by cameronh90 4y ago
I don't feel like either Celsius or Fahrenheit are any more natural than the other in most contexts. It just comes down to what you're used to. They're both relatively arbitrary.
I'm not sure why 0f is a big dangerous milestone in outdoor temperature. Is -18c/-1f really that different to -17c/1f? If anything, there's a much stronger argument that 0c is the dangerous milestone because that's when you get ice.
Really the only temperatures I care about on a day to day basis are like, freezing temperature (0c/32f), room temperature (20c/70f-ish) and various benchmark outdoor temperatures, like 30c/90f being hot and 40c/100f being potentially dangerous. You can +- a few C either way on any of those (except freezing) and it doesn't really make a difference. Cooking, even baking, is usually fine within around 10c. Sous vide is apparently a lot more sensitive but I've never done that.
Very occasionally I deal with something something like a kettle thermostat or boiler thermostat, where I might choose something like 100c/212f or 50c/120f respectively. I also use an IR thermometer for cooking pancakes, pizza and monitoring my wood stove - but neither Farenheit or Celcius are any more useful in that context.
- bmitc 4y agoI agree with all that for the most part. Having used Celsius at various times, I still feel Fahrenheit is better for outdoor temperatures because of the range, but yea, there's undeniably a bias there no matter how much I think I reason about it. I think the idea that it is indeed relatively arbitrary probably summarizes a more accurate reaction to the comment I originally replied to.