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I never heard this argument about Celsius degrees being 'better' because it is based the (freezing and) boiling point of water. Every one knows it was based on that, but not that it makes it 'better'.
So you have found one person who says that it makes Celsius 'better' - and you make a big number about this, feeling so grossly insulted that you have to complain about it in social media. Oh well, that is you ....
I definitely prefer to work with Celsius, because it fits directly in with other internationally accepted standards in all sorts of science. It simply is far more practical (comparable to switching to larger or smaller units by simply moving the decimal point). If you feel that argument as another insult, feel free to.
But don't forget UDHR Article 19.
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IF YOU DO NOT STOP THE HARRASING, I'LL REPORT YOU. CP DOESN'T LET ME BLOCK YOU, BUT I CAN REPORT YOU.
Jeremy Falcon
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Jeremy Falcon wrote: It means people insult things they know little about.
That's everywhere and always true.
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Amen to that, brother.
Jeremy Falcon
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You are right, it is neither dumber nor cleverer than other scales (cf Kelvin). After all, a scale is just a set of numbers that we learn and use to make sense of the world around us. In the UK we switched from Fahrenheit to Celsius back in the 1970s or thereabouts. I can still think in terms of both scales when necessary; and that makes travel to the USA easier.
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I disagree. Some units are more convenient than others.
"In testa che avete, Signor di Ceprano?"
-- Rigoletto
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That's the one you're more familiar with, regardless of what it is.
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Yes I know that. I also know someone who prefers coding in assembly what other people would code using C or even C++ . I dare say C is more convenient than assembly most of the time.
"In testa che avete, Signor di Ceprano?"
-- Rigoletto
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I've often found that, in the UK, when it's hot in summer it's "in the eighties" (Fahrenheit) and when cold in winter it's "below zero" (Celsius).
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I think the Met Office has pretty much abandoned Fahrenheit now. Perhaps they still use it to help poor old sods like me understand.
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Yeah, exactly. And if we ever move to a global one the entire world uses... that's not inherently a bad thing. My poke was at the peeps that need to insult anything different. It's Friday. Had to do something.
Jeremy Falcon
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I'm going to abandon the metric system, because, you know, on the Moon a liter of water...
"In testa che avete, Signor di Ceprano?"
-- Rigoletto
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My point is... making one system human-based is not "dumber" than making one system water based. I never said Celius sucked. But the people that insult Fahrenheit with some superiority complex do.
Jeremy Falcon
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There's no reason to insult Fahrenheit.
"In testa che avete, Signor di Ceprano?"
-- Rigoletto
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First, he died in 1736, so you would be much too late.
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As matter of fact I'm still blaming Pope Paul V.
"In testa che avete, Signor di Ceprano?"
-- Rigoletto
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Jeremy Falcon wrote: But the people that insult Fahrenheit with some superiority complex do.
Jeremy Falcon So ignore those people, and accept Celsius as the norm!
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Leave me alone! I do not care for your replies, thoughts, or anything about you. Have enough self-respect to know this.
Jeremy Falcon
modified 16-Dec-23 9:25am.
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UDHR Article 19. Or if you ignore the world outside your own country (as one may be tempted to suspect): First amendment.
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IF YOU DO NOT STOP THE HARRASING, I'LL REPORT YOU. CP DOESN'T LET ME BLOCK YOU, BUT I CAN REPORT YOU.
Jeremy Falcon
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Please do. Maybe they will consider your posts more harassing than mine.
My references to UDHR-19 must be considered appropriate, given your explicit attempts to censor me.
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No disputes with respect to -40 degrees, because:
-40 degrees F = -40 degrees C
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Oh? What does -40 Kelvin mean?
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Maybe not very relevant to -40 F being equal to -40 C, which would be approx. 233.14 K.
I wouldn't be surprised if negative Kelvin is used in some physics models. You can come across e.g. negative speeds (which are not positive speeds in the opposite direction), negative distances, negative whatever. Actually, I'd be surprised if negative Kelvin values never appear in the math of physics (although I can't recall any case were I have heard about it).
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I created a Temperature class that caters to any preference. Also a Distance class. Otherwise, I use the approriate Calculator setting. Or perhaps access the internet.
"Before entering on an understanding, I have meditated for a long time, and have foreseen what might happen. It is not genius which reveals to me suddenly, secretly, what I have to say or to do in a circumstance unexpected by other people; it is reflection, it is meditation." - Napoleon I
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