My reasoning is that the period is a "stronger" punctuation mark than the comma, and it should be used for the more important separation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimal_separator

  • ProfessorOwl_PhD [any]
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    3 days ago

    Fahrenheit's range of temperatures goes from "salt water starts to freeze" to "slightly higher than body temperature". I guess if you live on the coast the salt water kinda sorta makes sense, but the only thing that makes it seem "realistic" to you is that you use it. Like really, your list of pros is that the numbers are positive - don't ask what happens when the salt water freezees - it's a "nice range" (what is that even suppoosed to mean), and that it's higher resolution, despite humans not being able to tell the difference between 72 and 73°F and scientific instruments using celsius or kelvin instead. It's all nonsense american exceptionalism.

    • sooper_dooper_roofer [none/use name]
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      2 days ago

      but the only thing that makes it seem "realistic" to you is that you use it

      nah, it's the fact that 95% of the places where 95% of people live, will 95% of the time be between 0-100 on an F scale

      -5 F is "really fucking cold"
      -5 C is just an average temperate winter's day

      hilarious that people are offended by this for whatever reason. The only legitimate reason would be if you're from a tropical country where differences between 93 and 94 F start making a huge difference, and you'd be better served by a different scale, but Celsius would be even worse at that.

      despite humans not being able to tell the difference between 72 and 73°F

      The celsius blind spot is bigger than that, and the "feelability" of small temp differences is higher at certain ranges

      • ProfessorOwl_PhD [any]
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        2 days ago

        nah, it's the fact that 95% of the places where 95% of people live, will 95% of the time be between 0-100 on an F scale

        You definitely made those numbers up because it regularly goes above 40°C in a lot of places. The mediteranean regularly enjoys those kinds of temperatures, never mind equatorial countries.

        -5 F is "really fucking cold"
        -5 C is just an average temperate winter's day

        Depends on the climate you're used to. Sure, in Scandinavia that might be the case, in the UK -5C is definitely "really fucking cold", and in Qatar it's unheard of. You are assuming your personal experiences are the worldwide norm.

        where differences between 93 and 94 F start making a huge difference,

        ....what do you think is important about the difference between 93°F and 94°F (33.8°C and 34.4°C)?

        The celsius blind spot is bigger than that

        What blind spot? Have you not learnt about decimals?

        the "feelability" of small temp differences is higher at certain ranges

        Oh please, do explain. I can't wait to hear this.

        Edit: Right, I forgot to mention:

        hilarious that people are offended by this for whatever reason

        I'm not mad you're mad
        speech-top
        rage-cry

        • sooper_dooper_roofer [none/use name]
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          2 days ago

          You definitely made those numbers up because it regularly goes above 40°C in a lot of places. The mediteranean regularly enjoys those kinds of temperatures, never mind equatorial countries.

          I'm literally from an equatorial country, lmao. Check the "regular" temps for yourself https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai#Climate

          in the UK -5C is definitely "really fucking cold"

          I mean by that logic why do anything at all, because everything is relative? Absolute quantities matter, you could justify the worst sort of suffering elsewise. Brits feeling -5C aren't gonna feel colder than Dongbeiers at their normal -18 C (0 F btw) just because it's relatively out of the ordinary.

          I'm not mad you're mad

          eh I just use "mad" when people are vehemently against something without providing a real counterargument

          • ProfessorOwl_PhD [any]
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            2 days ago

            I'm literally from an equatorial country, lmao.
            India

            chefs-kiss Nothing I could have possibly said would make you look more uninformed.

            you could justify the worst sort of suffering elsewise.

            I was gonna talk about the sentences around it and that literally being my point, but what the fuck is this sentence? Why did you include this? What the fuck are you trying to imply about Celsius?

            without providing a real counterargument

            Hey, while we talk about real and fake arguments, why don't you answer the questions you skipped: What is special about the 93/94°F boundary, what "blind spot" does celsius have, and what are the temperature ranges at which people become more sensitive to small differences?

              • ProfessorOwl_PhD [any]
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                2 days ago

                Honestly it's pretty pathetic that you've been reduced from passionately asserting that Fahrenheit is a superior system, to a meek little "ok" when directly asked to explain your reasoning. Maybe next time just shut up before adding your opinion.

      • propter_hog [any, any]
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        2 days ago

        I don't think anybody's offended by your stance, just that we feel it's a weird hill to die on. I'm a scientist, so I use Celsius and Kelvin all day. I've switched my home's thermostat and refrigerator to both display in Celsius since my brain is already in that mode. It would be easier if the whole world standardized on something instead of it being split like it is, and since science has standardized on Celsius, that standard for everybody else should be Celsius.