• Squirrel@thelemmy.club
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    8 months ago

    Most people are inherently biased towards their chosen system. A "water scale" doesn't make sense to fahrenheit users, and a "human scale" is dismissed as even existing by the Celsius users. But hey, if you want to fight, have at it. It's annoying and pointless, but that's what the internet is for.

    • hessenjunge@discuss.tchncs.de
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      8 months ago

      Did it never occur to you that Celsius is basically Kelvin with the zero point moved to human reference?

      Human reference because >50% of our body is water. We are essentially water bags.

      • falcunculus@jlai.lu
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        8 months ago

        This is interesting but not really justified historically. Celsius predates the concept of absolute zero, and water is very important to our world, not just ourselves.

        • hessenjunge@discuss.tchncs.de
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          8 months ago

          I was replying to a (now gone) post on how Kelvin is for science, Fahrenheit for humans ,and Celsius is useless. It should give a perspective how to get from Kelvin to Celsius, not give a wildly off-topic history lesson.

    • Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de
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      8 months ago

      how do you calibrate a fahrenheit thermometer? With celsius it's hilariously trivial, if the thermometer says it's about 0 when you see water freeze, it's correct enough for everyday use.

      • AlpineSteakHouse [any]
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        8 months ago

        how do you calibrate a fahrenheit thermometer? With celsius it's hilariously trivial, if the thermometer says it's about 0 when you see water freeze, it's correct enough for everyday use.

        You do the exact same but use 32 degrees instead of zero. I know celsius is cool and good but most people seem incapable of understanding how its just fucking marks on a line and any non-sciencey advantage is pretty much null.