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> I've always hoped we'd move to a 0-100 scale where the scale is the temperatures people can relate to. That's exactly what Celsius is, except it pegs 0 and 1
by sjwright 12y ago
> I've always hoped we'd move to a 0-100 scale where the scale is the temperatures people can relate to.
That's exactly what Celsius is, except it pegs 0 and 100 at non-arbitrary temperatures that are both scientifically precise and exceptionally relevant to everyday use.
- emodendroket 12y agoHell, let's all use Kelvins.
- Dylan16807 12y ago100C is not important to everyday use. The fact that water boils when heated is important, but that could go anywhere from 70 to 200 and the change would barely get noticed. Only 0C is relatable.
- gpvos 12y agoI don't know about you, but I boil water several times every day. I don't go outside to freezing temperatures every day. So this is all relative. In fact, the heater I have at work has a nice digital temperature display, and it works nicely as an indication how long to wait, a bit like a charging/loading indication...
- Dylan16807 12y agoYou boil water but you don't directly experience the temperature. All you see is a number that starts near zero and counts to 100. If water boiled at twice the temperature and had half the specific heat you wouldn't notice it. Ice temperature, room temperature, body temperature, these are things you can directly experience and use as a high quality reference point. For the average person the boiling point of water is just 'hot', with a rough idea of how long it takes their particular heater to get there.