True, we should be using a temperature scale that was defined on how cold it was in Gdańsk, Poland in the winter of 1708, something the average man is more familiar with than water temperature, right?
Comment on Fahrenheit vs. Celsius vs. Kelvin
butter@midwest.social 8 months agoBecause aligning to the temperature at which water boils is the objectively correct choice?
“Hey, how hot is it going to be today?”
“Well water is about 1/3rd the way to boiling, so about 30 degrees”
SuddenlyBlowGreen@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Elivey@lemmy.world 8 months ago
We used water to decide a lot of measurements. 1ml of water is = 1 gram. A gram of water is also equal to 1 cm^3. It’s a beautiful system in that way. Water surrounds us and gives us life, it has chemically interesting properties that make this planet function. Why shouldn’t we just base everything off of this one substance?
bignate@discuss.tchncs.de 8 months ago
Not using metric is so much more fun:
- water freezes at 32, boils at 212
- 16 cups in 1 gallon (both standard units of measurement)
- 1 (US) cup of water is 8 (US) oz
- 1 (US) cup of water is 14.4375in^3
Makes your maths so much more exciting!!
shrugal@lemm.ee 8 months ago
When it’s “freezing cold” outside, what do you think is freezing? When something is “boiling hot”, what is boiling exactly?
We use water to describe temperature even without using Celsius, because it’s everywhere around us, and in three different physical states in our usual temperature range.
AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip 8 months ago
Maybe ecause everyone uses it? Just so you know nobody even knows how fahrenhiet was defined first, everyone in the scientific community uses kelvin which is celsius but shifted so absolute zero is zero on it and the us actually uses si they just convert it to imperial so conversion between them is easier. There is point to imperial units other than its hard to switch between systems.
UraniumBlazer@lemm.ee 8 months ago
The temperature of water is very intuitive in nature. Dip ur hand in ice water. That’s almost 0C. Dip ur finger in boiling water (very quickly). That’s 100C. Dip ur finger in coffee whose temperature is fit for consumption: that’s around 75-80C. Ur hot water shower is likely between 37 and 41C…
Everything is tied quite well to water. Now compare that to F. What’s 0F? What’s 100F?
Forget the intuitiveness of celsius. It’s also much easier to calculate using celsius. When I say “My coffee was worth 80 calories”, I’m referring to a measure called “KCal”, which is the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 litre, or 1 Kg of water by 1C. So if u ate something worth 100Kcal, you consumed enough energy to heat 1L/1Kg of water from 0C (ice) to 100C (steam). The average human requires around 2500 KCal everyday. Which is equivalent to 2.5 liters of water. Pretty cool, huh…
Just a quick sidenote: KCal is still not an “SI” unit. “Joules” are what we use here, but that’s another story.
Espi@lemmy.world 8 months ago
You can get used to any scale
Nima@lemmy.world 8 months ago
the Celsius nerds are mad at you, I guess. I love it when you see someone make a good point and the downvotes just pile on.
never change, reddit.
richieadler@lemmy.myserv.one 8 months ago
the Celsius nerds are mad at you
You mean most of the world? Defending a backwards options never looks like a rational choice.
Nima@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Ooooooh I’m on defense? awesome! Do I have time to prepare units to line my front?
is this going to be a timed battle? what are the prizes for winning?
do I get a free Celsius thermometer if I win? that’d be swell!
richieadler@lemmy.myserv.one 8 months ago
That attitude requires an effort better employed to cultivate your mind somewhat. Maybe with time you’ll learn to use the inside of your head instead of only carrying your hair around.
yata@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
It is so funny seeing Americans thinking that only nerds uses celsius, because they can’t fathom it themselves. It is like when you call 24 hour time “military time”, even though the majority of Earths civilian population uses it.
Nima@lemmy.world 8 months ago
totally. Thanks!
Gabu@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Check which temperature scale the device you posted your garbage reply with uses.
Nima@lemmy.world 8 months ago
oh no need. I have my display set to Fahrenheit. I’m all good thanks!
namingthingsiseasy@programming.dev 8 months ago
The fact that 99.5% of the global population uses it makes it the objectively correct choice.
The remaining .5% can keep bashing their heads against a wall if they like though
butter@midwest.social 8 months ago
Most people like pop music. Does that make it the best?
AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip 8 months ago
Pretty sure what you did here was a logical fallacy. Idk which one bc my smol brain cant comprehend them. In music yoh dont need a best. Eith units on the other hand it makes things a lot easier if they are universal.
shrugal@lemm.ee 8 months ago
Should be something like False Analogy.