poison goth
spoingus
Which one is smarter?
Opinion Fahrenheit or Celsius?
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The Pun Tyrant
I grew up with Celsius, so that's what I'm taking, honestly with this one it's mostly just a matter of numerical values, as opposed to metric system versus imperial, where one has sensible metrics and the other is rather archaic.
Though admittedly, Fahrenheit might be better if we're talking astrophysics
Though admittedly, Fahrenheit might be better if we're talking astrophysics
Abendrot
修羅の花
Fahrenheit is based on human comfort levels and typical temperature ranges. 0 = really cold, 100 = really hot. It's better for day-to-day discussions of weather.
Celsius is based on laboratory-reproducible, well-defined conditions. 0 = water freezes, 100 = water boils (at standard pressure). It's better for scientific and engineering applications.
Celsius is based on laboratory-reproducible, well-defined conditions. 0 = water freezes, 100 = water boils (at standard pressure). It's better for scientific and engineering applications.
poison goth
spoingus
All of the science teachers I've had HATED Fahrenheit, since it didn't make sense. Honestly, I wish the US used metric system too. Celsius is much easier, to be honest. 32 degrees Fahrenheit is the freezing point for water, and I think 212 degrees is the boiling point. It's just hard to remember, and Celsius is much easier, as yes, 0 degrees is freezing point, 100 degrees is boiling point. It just makes more sense, to be honest.
scorpiodragon
Five Thousand Club
Fahrenheit as that is what I am used to being American.
Corrosion
ur lite fades awey
Felis
Meow?
I can't wrap my head around Fahrenheit as I grew up with Celsius, so I'll always pick Celsius over Fahrenheit. Though that doesn't make either system "smart" or "not smart", I guess.
Celsius is more convenient when converting temperatures into Kelvin, though, isn't it? Kelvin is what we usually use in my science/engineering classes, and rarely we use Celsius, too.
Celsius is more convenient when converting temperatures into Kelvin, though, isn't it? Kelvin is what we usually use in my science/engineering classes, and rarely we use Celsius, too.
adrian_
julie my beloved 🥰
Celsius is simple, boiling and freezing, but I was brought up on Fahrenheit, sooooo...
poison goth
spoingus
Oh, yes. That meme is what gave me inspiration. We Americans are... strange, okay?
entropic
New Member
Neither! Kelvin is the true scale of temperature!
But no, to answer the question, I think that celsius is the more intelligently defined scale. This is because it has a more rigorous definition - it's based entirely upon the freezing and boiling points of water at 1atm of pressure.
There are various definitions of the Fahrenheit scale and most of them are quite shaky.
But no, to answer the question, I think that celsius is the more intelligently defined scale. This is because it has a more rigorous definition - it's based entirely upon the freezing and boiling points of water at 1atm of pressure.
There are various definitions of the Fahrenheit scale and most of them are quite shaky.
BackSet
Ray of Sunshine
Celsius. The other is a distopyia novel extolling the idea that modern media is bad.
poison goth
spoingus
Well, yes, I have to agree on that part. Kelvin is the most scientific of them all, and temperature is a part of science so... Yes.
Qazi
Qāżī Saʿīd Qumī
What this guy sez.
Axel The Englishman
The Holy Crusader
All of these godless fools who don’t use kelvin.
Kylesar1
This is my loudest bork
All about how you learned it. I'm American, so Fahrenheit it is
F means Fucking landed on the moon
C means Can't land on the fucking moon
Murica memes are always hilarious
F means Fucking landed on the moon
C means Can't land on the fucking moon
Murica memes are always hilarious
BackSet
Ray of Sunshine
K means...
Honestly, where do people even use kelvin.
Honestly, where do people even use kelvin.
AnimeGenork
The Duck Overlord
They don't they just like fucking with people
That is why Kelvin is the superior one of the three
Abendrot
修羅の花
Astrophysics I guess? It’s just Celsius but set to absolute zero. I’ve only ever heard it in scientific contexts like when they talk about the temperature of stars
Dmitri Tolenka
Sic Semper Tyrannis
Telescope manufacturer here. We prefer Kelvin when taking measurements but in practice it is common to use Celsius for other stuff. Most specs for our systems tend to use Celsius even - usually something like 'this camera needs to be at a constant -30°C' for instance.
Even then turning one into the other no hassle given they are the same unit just shifted over 273.15 degrees.
On topic, metric system for life. I've had to do some math in Imperial and it still gives me an urge to perform industrial action on whomever tries to say it's better than metric.
TIMES TEN YOU DENSE CNUTS IT IS NOT HARD.
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AnimeGenork
The Duck Overlord
My favorite thing in the world is when someone is trying to use metric and they're like, "THIS IS TOO HARD"
and I'm like, "WELL USING THE OTHER WAY IS EVEN HARDER SO SUCK IT UP"
#Murica
The imperial system is better for day to day life but if you'd legitimately defend it over the metric system then you have obviously never been in a science class.
BackSet
Ray of Sunshine
I dislike metric because of science class.
It would be fine if I was taught it from the moment I started school but I got to middle school and was like "what the hell is this I have to learn a new way of doing things!"
That's also why I suck at spanish class. If you had taught me spanish from my early years I would be pretty damn close to bilingual. But nooo, you've gotta teach it in, like, 7th grade.
This is why America sucks!
Although that is slightly amusing you do bring up the problem of it just being rooted into the minds of students from early on. Even though it is up to the person to learn and adapt, the education system over there doesn't make things any easier.
BackSet
Ray of Sunshine
Also I pay to fail at these subjects. Or I will, at least.
CatGirl
Action, adventure and romance
I think in celcius.
