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At face value, measuring the temperature using Celsius instead of Fahrenheit seems to make a lot of face sense. After all, the freezing point of water is a perfect 0 degrees Celsius — not the inexplicable 32 degrees in Fahrenheit. Also, the boiling point of water in Celsius is right at 100 degrees (Okay, 99.98, but what's a couple hundredths of a degree among friends?) — instead of the awkward 212 degrees Fahrenheit.
Celsius is also part of the much-praised metric system. It seems as though every developed country in the world has adopted the metric system except for the United States, which still clings to tge [sic] older, more traditional measurements. Finally, scientists prefer to use Celsius (when they're not using Kelvin, which is arguably the most awkward unit of measurement for temperature). If it's good enough for scientists, it should be good enough for everybody else, right?
Not necessarily. Fahrenheit may be the best way to measure temperature after all. Why? Because most of us only care about air temperature, not water temperature.
[...] Fahrenheit is also more precise. The ambient temperature on most of the inhabited world ranges from -20 degrees Fahrenheit to 110 degrees Fahrenheit — a 130-degree range. On the Celsius scale, that range is from -28.8 degrees to 43.3 degrees — a 72.1-degree range. This means that you can get a more exact measurement of the air temperature using Fahrenheit because it uses almost twice the scale.
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Tuesday September 14 2021, @08:39PM (3 children)
The F scale and C scale have the same sized increments as the R scale and K scale respectively.
The MIDI controller upchucks at the idea of an R or K scale but not an F or C scale.
The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.
(Score: 2, Funny) by Acabatag on Tuesday September 14 2021, @10:20PM
I love how on SN, even when the editors post a metric/imperial troll right on the front page, we denizens manage to turn it completely sideways.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 14 2021, @10:47PM (1 child)
And here I thought everyone had forgotten dear old Rankine.
(He is to Fahrenheit what Kelvin is to Celsius. -459.67 deg F is absolute zero 0 deg R )
Like Kelvin, he's mostly useful in chemical and thermodynamics calculations.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 15 2021, @02:07PM
It's used and loved by those that measure their angles in Grads.