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[–] Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

Speed I'm bilingual in, I'm old enough to remember when we changed from miles to km and watching the road signs gradually get replaced. Manitoba also runs a grid pattern on roads throughout a lot of the southern province, having at least a gravel/dirt road nearly every mile, so you kinda grow up with that burned into your brain.

Temp wise, C all the way. Fahrenheit totally screws me up. I know 70 is around room temp but beyond that I need to convert it for my simple brain to understand.

[–] Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It is easier for me to convert Celsius to Fahrenheit. The actual equation is (9/5)C+32. I usually just double the Celsius, add 32, then subtract a few. Gets it close enough.

[–] Akasazh@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Add and then subtract an indefinite amount is what gets me

[–] olafurp@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

100 is body temp so you can use that one to convert the highs. No idea what freezing would be in F