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Just because most of the world uses one arbitrary scale doesn't make that scale less arbitrary. Consider this: temperature is a measure of kinetic energy of a s
by rcme 3y ago
Just because most of the world uses one arbitrary scale doesn't make that scale less arbitrary. Consider this: temperature is a measure of kinetic energy of a substances molecules. Surely, the molecules of something measured at -5C have negative kinetic energy, right? Right???
- katbyte 3y ago100 equal divisions between water freezing and boiling is less arbitrary then to random numbers. negative numbers in one represent being below a phase change of water vs the other it means... ? there is a reason the entire world uses C
- rcme 3y ago> is less arbitrary then Maybe it's slightly less arbitrary, but it's still very arbitrary. > there is a reason the entire world uses C. Again, the fact that C is widely used doesn't mean the scale isn't arbitrary.
- katbyte 3y agoi never said it wasn't arbitrary, i was disputing that they were equally arbitrary and pointing out one is far more sensible and useful.