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Originally posted by @zahlanziIndeed. EVERYONE should learn EVERY unitπ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7x-RGfd0Yk
what a fantastical, logical and consistent system of units
Originally posted by @zahlanziIndeed. EVERYONE should learn EVERY unitπ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7x-RGfd0Yk
what a fantastical, logical and consistent system of units
Originally posted by @biffo-konkerBut petrol is in liters, right?
In Germany pipes for gas and plumbing are in inches.Loudspeakers,TV and computer screens still use inches.Car and cycle wheels are also measured in inches.
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Originally posted by @sh76Both scales are completely arbitrary - when do you really need to know the freezing and boiling points of water? Remembering that negative temperatures correspond to freezing temperatures outside isn't significantly easier than remembering 32F.
FWIW, although Celsius makes (slightly) more sense scientifically, I like Fahrenheit much better for measuring temps. First, the fact that the degrees are smaller makes the temperature measurement more precise. More importantly, I happen to live in a climate where 0 F is just about the lowest temp we ever reach (I remember a temp as low as -7, but temps below ...[text shortened]... sources I've seen, Fahrenheit himself had similar thoughts in mind when he developed his scale.
Originally posted by @kazetnagorraYes, they're both arbitrary. But if you're going to create an arbitrary system, creating one where 100 and 0 are roughly the maximum and minimum air temps in your climate is a pretty good idea.
Both scales are completely arbitrary - when do you really need to know the freezing and boiling points of water? Remembering that negative temperatures correspond to freezing temperatures outside isn't significantly easier than remembering 32F.
This whole thread is silly. Ask a random American to draw a line of 4 inches and the average European to d ...[text shortened]... error. Ask any of them to do an elementary unit conversion and most likely they'll screw it up.
Originally posted by @kazetnagorraIt makes sense if you live in the northern hemisphere to have farenheight, if 0 (-32°f) is as cold as it typically gets.
...This whole thread is silly. Ask a random American to draw a line of 4 inches and the average European to draw a line of 10cm and they'll not differ significantly in their error. Ask any of them to do an elementary unit conversion and most likely they'll screw it up.
Originally posted by @sh76Makes no difference. People get used to associating numbers with how the temperature feels like.
Yes, they're both arbitrary. But if you're going to create an arbitrary system, creating one where 100 and 0 are roughly the maximum and minimum air temps in your climate is a pretty good idea.
Originally posted by @kazetnagorraExcept with Celsius, that feeling is connected to something absolute at sea level. 0°C water freezes, 100°C water boils. Boiling equals steam equals hazard is less arbitrary than a sense of the hottest or lowest air temperature you are likely to experience, which only really has an upper northern hemisphere application. Using Celsius, you are also immediately aware of snow/ice hazard as the temperature plummets towards and below zero into negative territory.
Makes no difference. People get used to associating numbers with how the temperature feels like.
Originally posted by @kmax87Base 12 for everything. Divides nicely by halves, thirds, quarters and sixths. We'd just need to come up with two new numerals and turn the world unside down.
Except with Celsius, that feeling is connected to something absolute at sea level. 0°C water freezes, 100°C water boils. Boiling equals steam equals hazard is less arbitrary than a sense of the hottest or lowest air temperature you are likely to experience, which only really has an upper northern hemisphere application. Using Celsius, you are also immediatel ...[text shortened]... e of snow/ice hazard as the temperature plummets towards and below zero into negative territory.
Originally posted by @wajomaOr base 16, which makes sense when you cut up a lot of pizza.
Base 12 for everything. Divides nicely by halves, thirds, quarters and sixths. We'd just need to come up with two new numerals and turn the world unside down.
Originally posted by @kmax87Pizzas are best cut in sixths. Then you can share the pizza fairly with one or two friends.
Or base 16, which makes sense when you cut up a lot of pizza.
Originally posted by @wajoma@ and * have been the "new" numerals for base 12 since the stone age.
Base 12 for everything. Divides nicely by halves, thirds, quarters and sixths. We'd just need to come up with two new numerals and turn the world unside down.