• Bongles@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    If an argument is being made for one thing, Fahrenheit, it’s not relevant to bring up a different thing. Why is feet a useful measurement? Maybe it’s not, we’re talking about temperature.

    • WarlordSdocy@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Yeah like the metric system has good arguments for why it’s measurements and weights are better, mainly conversion being easier, but for temperature there really isn’t an argument. I would make an argument for Fahrenheit as it gives more precision without having to use decimals which at least in America isn’t a thing for temperature. But those are pretty minor things and I do tend to agree it comes down to what you grew up with.

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        2 months ago

        without having to use decimals

        This fear of decimals is a strictly American thing. Celsius achieves more precision with decimals than fahrenheit without decimals. And this American fear of decimals is pretty funny, considering you will happily do advanced fractions as soon as you are doing length measurements.

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        2 months ago

        1cm3 of water weights 1 gr and needs 1 calorie to rise 1ºC.

        But calories are now obsolete and the unit is Joules.