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08-08-2014 , 09:13 AM
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This Slate article just reminded me how much I dislike metric system snobbery. Metric is better for science, engineering, and baking; English measurements are better for temperature; and everything else is better in the system you grew up with. **** the metric system and all its eurotrash poseur admirers.
08-08-2014 , 11:42 AM
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This Slate article just reminded me how much I dislike metric system snobbery. Metric is better for science, engineering, and baking; English measurements are better for temperature; and everything else is better in the system you grew up with. **** the metric system and all its eurotrash poseur admirers.
Ive heard this before but I dont really get it. Ive never been in a situation where celsius wasnt a perfectly fine measurement to use for the temperature. In normal conversation you'll never in need of a unit smaller than 1 degree celsius and when you need it scientifically you can always add one of those fancy decimal points.
08-08-2014 , 11:46 AM
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metric is clearly better for everything but temperature and even then it's not a huge deal
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Ive heard this before but I dont really get it. Ive never been in a situation where celsius wasnt a perfectly fine measurement to use for the temperature. In normal conversation you'll never in need of a unit smaller than 1 degree celsius and when you need it scientifically you can always add one of those fancy decimal points.
Presumably that's because your ability to judge temperature has been brutally desensitized by clumsy celsius-think.
08-08-2014 , 12:02 PM
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This Slate article just reminded me how much I dislike metric system snobbery. Metric is better for science, engineering, and baking; English measurements are better for temperature; and everything else is better in the system you grew up with. **** the metric system and all its eurotrash poseur admirers.
The metric system sucks for science.
08-08-2014 , 12:05 PM
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Ive heard this before but I dont really get it. Ive never been in a situation where celsius wasnt a perfectly fine measurement to use for the temperature. In normal conversation you'll never in need of a unit smaller than 1 degree celsius and when you need it scientifically you can always add one of those fancy decimal points.
I've never even heard that.....but sounds pretty dumb for the reasons you said.
08-08-2014 , 12:12 PM
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I think it was JTM who posted the A+ temperature scale graphic a few months back, if somebody wants to go find it.
08-08-2014 , 12:15 PM
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The metric system sucks for science.
Kinda, but my micropipette doesn't dole out Planck volumes.
08-08-2014 , 12:18 PM
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Kinda, but my micropipette doesn't dole out Planck volumes.
Yeah, I just meant its crazy to expect ANY unit system to be not terrible for most of science or engineering.
08-08-2014 , 12:22 PM
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Ive heard this before but I dont really get it. Ive never been in a situation where celsius wasnt a perfectly fine measurement to use for the temperature. In normal conversation you'll never in need of a unit smaller than 1 degree celsius and when you need it scientifically you can always add one of those fancy decimal points.
Do you live on the equator?
08-08-2014 , 12:29 PM
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The units are whatever, but metrics unit covers ion ability is clearly superior.
08-08-2014 , 02:13 PM
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I've never even heard that.....but sounds pretty dumb for the reasons you said.
Celsius is obviously usable for ambient temperature, but it makes a certain amount of sense for 100 to be "really really hot" and 0 to be "really really cold" instead of "dead" and "kind of cold". I mean we could make percentages fractions of 62 but there's no reason to do so.
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Celsius is obviously usable for ambient temperature, but it makes a certain amount of sense for 100 to be "really really hot" and 0 to be "really really cold" instead of "dead" and "kind of cold". I mean we could make percentages fractions of 62 but there's no reason to do so.
Fahrenheit has nice features (dude ran pretty well in terms of creating a largely brine based temperature scale) but not really worth it if you are used to Celsius.
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Fahrenheit has nice features (dude ran pretty well in terms of creating a largely brine based temperature scale) but not really worth it if you are used to Celsius.
Oh sure, this should only be directed at foreigners who dare complain that America hasn't yet adopted Celsius, the ludicrous implication being that temperature scale is somehow advantageous.
08-09-2014 , 12:14 AM
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Ive heard this before but I dont really get it. Ive never been in a situation where celsius wasnt a perfectly fine measurement to use for the temperature. In normal conversation you'll never in need of a unit smaller than 1 degree celsius and when you need it scientifically you can always add one of those fancy decimal points.
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Fahrenheit may be better for temperatures in continental climates, but such climates are a minority in the world. I'm pretty sure I've never been in a place where the outside temperature was 0F or 100F (though possibly got close to the latter). Also, the freezing point of water has a lot of everyday implications, such as the prospects of snow/ice/frost.
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lol climate cherrypickaments. It's not like you need to travel very far (relatively) to find justification for the other end of the scale. Or really any part of the scale.
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I mean, it's not that hard to use a decimal.
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Since we denote temperature in degrees, we really should subdivide with minutes and seconds.
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Fahrenheit may be better for temperatures in continental climates, but such climates are a minority in the world. I'm pretty sure I've never been in a place where the outside temperature was 0F or 100F (though possibly got close to the latter). Also, the freezing point of water has a lot of everyday implications, such as the prospects of snow/ice/frost.
That makes Celsius even worse. All your temperature is from 5-30.
08-09-2014 , 11:22 AM
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Fahrenheit may be better for temperatures in continental climates, but such climates are a minority in the world. I'm pretty sure I've never been in a place where the outside temperature was 0F or 100F (though possibly got close to the latter). Also, the freezing point of water has a lot of everyday implications, such as the prospects of snow/ice/frost.
Wow. I've been outside in -33 or -34, can't remember for sure which it was, and 111 I believe is the high. Noncoastal temperate climate areas are wild.

edit, those are actual temps, not wind chill or heat index either.
08-09-2014 , 11:24 AM
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Celsius's range is only "bad" if you only use temperature for the weather in one country and nothing else.

Nearly everywhere in the world used Celsius - this should tell you a lot about which is better.
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Heat index 101 at 10:30 today. Supposed to get in a red dress tonight. #nolalife
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Celsius's range is only "bad" if you only use temperature for the weather in one country and nothing else.

Nearly everywhere in the world used Celsius - this should tell you a lot about which is better.
Ummm lol. Cooking is just fine in Fahrenheit too...what are you using temperature for?
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