Fahrenheit is built around body temperature, and is by nature more precise (Celsius goes from freezing to boiling in 100 degrees, Fahrenheit goes from freezing to boiling in 180 degrees)
Celsius works when talking about degree of water, but for daily temperatures, body temperatures, weather, etc. Fahrenheit works best.
More precision is basically reducing rounding errors. The celcius scale has larger increments which means there's more of a rounding issue.
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· 9 years ago
I can't see how a non "rounded up" (0,100,200, not 180) limit is more clear than 0 to 100.
Maybe i can buy the precision argument, but we dont need that accuracy in our daily lives since we understand it by ranges anyways (below -x it's fucking cold, 0-10 it's cold, 10-20 it's meh, 20 to 25 it's good.. And so on)
Well that may be good for you, but I know that I like it 68 degrees Fahrenheit. Once it's in the 70's, it's getting too warm. Once it's below 65, it's getting too cold. However that same range translated over to Celsius is: 18.3333 is too cold, 20 is just right, 21.1111 and up is getting too warm for my taste. That's more annoying than counting by 1's. But I'm very particular about what temperature I like, so it wouldn't be that way for everyone.
It would be good (except someone has already pointed out that customary temperature is probably better), but can you imagine what would have to be changed? Literally every speed limit sign, every miles away sign, kids curriculum for math, etc. see where im going? It is usually better with metrics, but its not that important and not worth the insane amount of money it would cost. Also, i think measuring peoples height in metrics is rediculous. You can say some huge amount of centimeters, or like 1.8 meters or whatever. Everyone will be 1.something or 2.something meters
100 centimetres are a metre so we usually say 1,58 (for example) which is actually very precise. I feel like when using feet there's too much of a difference between one number and the other but that may be cause i'm not used to it.
imperial is so dumb. who uses 3/16? no one thats who... 4.76mm which is rounded to 5mm and fits in the same damn hole! if your smallest unit of measure is of somthing as long as the first knuckle of your thumb then you need to really re-evaluate your precision. does explain why american build quality is so shoddy...
Celsius works when talking about degree of water, but for daily temperatures, body temperatures, weather, etc. Fahrenheit works best.
Maybe i can buy the precision argument, but we dont need that accuracy in our daily lives since we understand it by ranges anyways (below -x it's fucking cold, 0-10 it's cold, 10-20 it's meh, 20 to 25 it's good.. And so on)
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