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psa for you Europeans: negative Fahrenheit is typically much colder than negative Celsius until -40 where they're the same (hexbear.net)

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if you see an American (me) whining about it being -8 degrees just know that -8C is warm in comparison

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[–] Euergetes@hexbear.net 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

SI is not "relatable" it is based on universally observable constants. no one has to ask another country "hey what's a kilogram" or "how long is a meter" you just do some math

[–] into_highest_invite@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 1 week ago

to be fairrrrrrrrrrr, us units are all defined through metric units. so same

[–] microfiche@hexbear.net 2 points 1 week ago

Justifying why it's not reallllly the same kinda bellyaching.

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