Fahrenheit
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I had a smart guy tell me this, so I'm sharing it. The next time some dude on CP wants to tell you that Fahrenheit is dumber than Celsius because it goes by the boiling point of water. Two things to note: 1. The boiling point of water is different depending on your elevation. So, that's not a holy grail metric like people claim. 2. A predominate theory of Fahrenheit was that it was created to be more people centric. As in 100 is close to average human body's temp and zero means you're in serious trouble. Just because Fahrenheit's boiling point of water at sea level is 212 doesn't make it dumber. It means people insult things they know little about.
Jeremy Falcon
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I had a smart guy tell me this, so I'm sharing it. The next time some dude on CP wants to tell you that Fahrenheit is dumber than Celsius because it goes by the boiling point of water. Two things to note: 1. The boiling point of water is different depending on your elevation. So, that's not a holy grail metric like people claim. 2. A predominate theory of Fahrenheit was that it was created to be more people centric. As in 100 is close to average human body's temp and zero means you're in serious trouble. Just because Fahrenheit's boiling point of water at sea level is 212 doesn't make it dumber. It means people insult things they know little about.
Jeremy Falcon
Jeremy Falcon wrote:
The boiling point of water anything is different depending on your elevation.
Jeremy Falcon wrote:
A predominate theory of Fahrenheit was that it was created to be more people centric. As in 100 is close to average human body's temp and zero means you're in serious trouble.
It was the same as Celsius except he used alcohol (a common alchemical ingredient back when chemistry and alchemy were conflated) and used 180 degrees as scale due to... nobody knows what a half circle had to do with temperature, probably a discarded theory but the values remained.
GCS/GE d--(d) s-/+ a C+++ U+++ P-- L+@ E-- W+++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X The shortest horror story: On Error Resume Next
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Jeremy Falcon wrote:
The boiling point of water anything is different depending on your elevation.
Jeremy Falcon wrote:
A predominate theory of Fahrenheit was that it was created to be more people centric. As in 100 is close to average human body's temp and zero means you're in serious trouble.
It was the same as Celsius except he used alcohol (a common alchemical ingredient back when chemistry and alchemy were conflated) and used 180 degrees as scale due to... nobody knows what a half circle had to do with temperature, probably a discarded theory but the values remained.
GCS/GE d--(d) s-/+ a C+++ U+++ P-- L+@ E-- W+++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X The shortest horror story: On Error Resume Next
You missed the entire point dude.
Jeremy Falcon
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Jeremy Falcon wrote:
The boiling point of water anything is different depending on your elevation.
Jeremy Falcon wrote:
A predominate theory of Fahrenheit was that it was created to be more people centric. As in 100 is close to average human body's temp and zero means you're in serious trouble.
It was the same as Celsius except he used alcohol (a common alchemical ingredient back when chemistry and alchemy were conflated) and used 180 degrees as scale due to... nobody knows what a half circle had to do with temperature, probably a discarded theory but the values remained.
GCS/GE d--(d) s-/+ a C+++ U+++ P-- L+@ E-- W+++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X The shortest horror story: On Error Resume Next
Also, talking about the boiling point of water doesn't mean I said it's the only thing that changes the boiling point. The point was, it's not a holy grail metric either. In your attempt to "correct" me... you missed the point completely.
Jeremy Falcon
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You missed the entire point dude.
Jeremy Falcon
The entire point is that the entire World minus a handful of places uses Celsius and metric. Poi voglio dire, se ognuno decide di usare le proprie unità di misura a questo punto che usi pure la propria lingua e siano gli altri ad adattarsi.
GCS/GE d--(d) s-/+ a C+++ U+++ P-- L+@ E-- W+++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X The shortest horror story: On Error Resume Next
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I had a smart guy tell me this, so I'm sharing it. The next time some dude on CP wants to tell you that Fahrenheit is dumber than Celsius because it goes by the boiling point of water. Two things to note: 1. The boiling point of water is different depending on your elevation. So, that's not a holy grail metric like people claim. 2. A predominate theory of Fahrenheit was that it was created to be more people centric. As in 100 is close to average human body's temp and zero means you're in serious trouble. Just because Fahrenheit's boiling point of water at sea level is 212 doesn't make it dumber. It means people insult things they know little about.
Jeremy Falcon
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I had a smart guy tell me this, so I'm sharing it. The next time some dude on CP wants to tell you that Fahrenheit is dumber than Celsius because it goes by the boiling point of water. Two things to note: 1. The boiling point of water is different depending on your elevation. So, that's not a holy grail metric like people claim. 2. A predominate theory of Fahrenheit was that it was created to be more people centric. As in 100 is close to average human body's temp and zero means you're in serious trouble. Just because Fahrenheit's boiling point of water at sea level is 212 doesn't make it dumber. It means people insult things they know little about.
Jeremy Falcon
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 had a smart guy tell me this, so I'm sharing it. The next time some dude on CP wants to tell you that Fahrenheit is dumber than Celsius because it goes by the boiling point of water. Two things to note: 1. The boiling point of water is different depending on your elevation. So, that's not a holy grail metric like people claim. 2. A predominate theory of Fahrenheit was that it was created to be more people centric. As in 100 is close to average human body's temp and zero means you're in serious trouble. Just because Fahrenheit's boiling point of water at sea level is 212 doesn't make it dumber. It means people insult things they know little about.
Jeremy Falcon
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The entire point is that the entire World minus a handful of places uses Celsius and metric. Poi voglio dire, se ognuno decide di usare le proprie unità di misura a questo punto che usi pure la propria lingua e siano gli altri ad adattarsi.
GCS/GE d--(d) s-/+ a C+++ U+++ P-- L+@ E-- W+++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X The shortest horror story: On Error Resume Next
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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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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.
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 disagree. Some units are more convenient than others.
"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 had a smart guy tell me this, so I'm sharing it. The next time some dude on CP wants to tell you that Fahrenheit is dumber than Celsius because it goes by the boiling point of water. Two things to note: 1. The boiling point of water is different depending on your elevation. So, that's not a holy grail metric like people claim. 2. A predominate theory of Fahrenheit was that it was created to be more people centric. As in 100 is close to average human body's temp and zero means you're in serious trouble. Just because Fahrenheit's boiling point of water at sea level is 212 doesn't make it dumber. It means people insult things they know little about.
Jeremy Falcon
No disputes with respect to -40 degrees, because: -40 degrees F = -40 degrees C
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The entire point is that the entire World minus a handful of places uses Celsius and metric. Poi voglio dire, se ognuno decide di usare le proprie unità di misura a questo punto che usi pure la propria lingua e siano gli altri ad adattarsi.
GCS/GE d--(d) s-/+ a C+++ U+++ P-- L+@ E-- W+++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X The shortest horror story: On Error Resume Next
den2k88 wrote:
The entire point is that the entire World minus a handful of places uses Celsius and metric.
So. That wasn't the point of my post. Work on that reading comprehension. If you want to use popularity as the _only_ metric to determine whether or not something is good or bad, then I suggest you start paying attention to Kim Kardashian, otherwise you're a hypocrite. Now, are you done proving my point about the superiority complex people on CP have? Just can't accept something different?
Jeremy Falcon
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Jeremy Falcon wrote:
It means people insult things they know little about.
That's everywhere and always true.
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.
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. :laugh:
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
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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I had a smart guy tell me this, so I'm sharing it. The next time some dude on CP wants to tell you that Fahrenheit is dumber than Celsius because it goes by the boiling point of water. Two things to note: 1. The boiling point of water is different depending on your elevation. So, that's not a holy grail metric like people claim. 2. A predominate theory of Fahrenheit was that it was created to be more people centric. As in 100 is close to average human body's temp and zero means you're in serious trouble. Just because Fahrenheit's boiling point of water at sea level is 212 doesn't make it dumber. It means people insult things they know little about.
Jeremy Falcon
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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That's the one you're more familiar with, regardless of what it is.
