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[-] hex@programming.dev 57 points 2 months ago

Once again... the classic argument of: "Well, I grew up using this system, and I'm used to the system. I have built an internal intuition for how hot and cold the temperature is. I am used to >100 being hot! 40 is not hot!"

Well then. I grew up using celcius and... "IT'S FOURTY FUCKING ONE DEGREES OUTSIDE?" sounds just as hot.

[-] bignate31@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

Yeah, I grew up in Fahren-wasteland, but have lived in Celsi-heaven for 7 years. I embraced it, and now when someone says "40 FUCKING DEGREES!!" I know exactly what they're talking about. It's hot. You probably don't have an air con. It's misery.

[-] Femcowboy@lemm.ee -3 points 2 months ago

The joke

Your head

[-] hex@programming.dev 11 points 2 months ago

No.. I get it.. 41 < 105.. I totally agree haha funny joke. I'm just over this debate. Who gives a fuck what temperature scale you use? Just use the one you know. We have conversions for that reason.

[-] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 5 points 2 months ago

No, that's not it, we're measuring in incredulity units, which are syllables.

"One hun-dred and se-ven?!" == 6 syllables

"For-ty one?!" == 3 syllables

Also, the first one has more vowel sounds to really draw out to indicate higher levels of I-can't-even. It sounds only golly-jeepers in Celsius, and much more I'm-so-done-with-this-shit in Fahrenheit.

[-] hex@programming.dev 2 points 2 months ago

Ah true.

[-] Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world -3 points 2 months ago

Yeah, but you can't argue that adding a whole digit doesn't make it seem bigger. And take a kid who doesn't yet know either system. They for sure will think 107 is hotter then 41. That said, I wish everywhere that gave a temp in the US would give both so I could get a better sense of Celsius. Most apps and such let you choose one or the other, but not both.

[-] lemmyng@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 months ago

On the other hand it dilutes the effect of lower values because a lot of them are double digit. 20F, 40F, 60F... all double digit, but wildly varying. On the other hand, with Celsius you get:

Below 0: There's ice/snow.
0: Things are freezing/thawing (depending on what the temperature was before.
10s (Spring): T-shirt weather.
10s (Fall): Sweater weather.
20s: Nice in the sun.
30s: Nice in the shade.
40s: THIS IS PUNISHMENT FOR OUR HUBRIS.

[-] Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I do like 0 as freezing. We should have a new one where 0 is 0C, and 100 is 100F. Or maybe 1000 is 100F so I can get my extra resolution without decimals