Zero degrees Fahrenheit was originally based on the freezing point of salt water, thirty-two degrees was originally based on the based on the freezing point of water, and ninety-six degrees was originally based on based on the normal human body temperature.
However the scale was eventually altered so the freezing point of water is exactly thirty-two degrees and the boiling point is exactly two-hundred-and-twelve degrees, so its really based on the same thing as Celsius, just on a weird scale.
What bothers me about 0F is that you can change the freezing and boiling points of solutions by adding more solutes. 0F is for a very specific saturation of salt to water.
The Celsius scale has one weird advantage: it brings kids in contact with decimal and negative numbers very early. These numbers are not often used with the Fahrenheit scale.
Celsius is based on the freezing and boiling point of water
Kelvin-????
http://www.howtogeek.com/trivia/the-zero-point-on-the-fahrenheit-scale-is-based-on-what/
However the scale was eventually altered so the freezing point of water is exactly thirty-two degrees and the boiling point is exactly two-hundred-and-twelve degrees, so its really based on the same thing as Celsius, just on a weird scale.
Do you live in the US (or the Bahamas),
or the rest of the world?