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Fahrenheit > Celsius actually

Height in Metric is fine as long as it's done in cm. Using Meters for height is just dumb.

imperial for height is just easier to visualize, because mentally counting 6 of something is easier than 180 (or 1.8) of something.

Yeah this is pretty much my thinking too.

Also explains the Celsius thing, because besides it already making sense, it's just easier to determine temperature at a glance (if it's in the 10s it's very cold, if it's in the 20s it's nice and cool, if it's in the 30s it's considerably warm, if it's in the 40s it's sweltering hot, and 50... you dead)

Yeah this is pretty much my thinking too.

Also explains the Celsius thing, because besides it already making sense, it's just easier to determine temperature at a glance (if it's in the 10s it's very cold, if it's in the 20s it's nice and cool, if it's in the 30s it's considerably warm, if it's in the 40s it's sweltering hot, and 50... you dead)

If you're used to Celsius, sure. If you're used to Fareinheit, than that's the one that makes sense.

it's just easier to determine temperature at a glance (if it's in the 10s it's very cold, if it's in the 20s it's nice and cool, if it's in the 30s it's considerably warm, if it's in the 40s it's sweltering hot, and 50... you dead)

Height in Metric is fine as long as it's done in cm. Using Meters for height is just dumb.

I'm one hundred and ninety five centimeters tall.

Nanometers for measuring penises. The bigger the number the better, I mean I might actually make double digits!

Jk

maybe.

Celsius for temperature of course.

WHY AM I STILL SINGLE DIGITS!!!
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Fahrenheit > Celsius actually

Fahrenheit is better then c i dont care about 100 being water boiling.

Outside of doing nitty gritty science shit, it's objectively fact.

I'm going to really mess with people....
Celsius for everything except oven temperatures
Metric for small measurements, pounds for heavier measurements
Feet for small distances, KM for long distances
KM for driving speed
ML/L for liquid measurements

Yeah, my way of thinking is all sorts of messed up.

• Speed is Imperial
• Temperature is Celsius
• Distances are generally metric for anything precise, but imperial for off the cuff measurements and long distances, unless you're jogging which is metric. People's heights are generally imperial.
• Mass is metric, unless you're measuring the mass of people which is imperial.
• Volume is metric, unless...

1. Alcohol is measured in pints, unless it's spirits or wine, which is ml/cl or informally shots for spirits
2. Milk, which is measured in pints, unless it's non cow milk which goes back to metric.

Height in Metric is fine as long as it's done in cm. Using Meters for height is just dumb.

With farenheit if it's in the 40s it's cold, in the 50s it's chilly, 60s is cool, 70s is perfect, 80s is warm, 90s is hot, 100 and up is why the fuck are you outside.

See how much more range F has?

Imperial and other pre-metric systems were largely centered on the human body, so it feels more natural. The metric system is based on very arbitrary numbers.

Also I do not get why the fuck metric users insist on measuring cooking ingredients by weight, which requires weighing them with a scale, instead of measuring by volume. Meanwhile "dumb Americans" just use a completely logical cup measure and don't need stupid scales.

it.....its the literal same number. move the decimal two points.

30+ Hot, especially in a country without widespread residential AC. Don't take needless trips and make sure you drink water.

Fahrenheit > Celsius actually

Fahrenheit is better then c i dont care about 100 being water boiling.

Fahrenheit for temp, metric for everything else, and throw imperial volume measurements into an active volcano.

These numbers are rare in my country, though we did have 2 recordbreaking days july 2022 with 35/36C. Kinda felt a bit like opening an active oven.

Active sun exposure increases the temperature felt too, the higher it is in the sky the stronger it is. 25C with sun is warmer than 25C without sun, and 25C with sun in september is colder than 25C with sun in July (northern hemisphere)

Alcohol is measured in pints, unless it's spirits or wine, which is ml/cl or informally shots for spirits

You're also very right that the number on its own doesn't tell the whole story. In my experience the really muggy days feel way worse .

Both systems are arbitrary. The numbers themselves aren't important, it's what they represent. Here is how I'd define temps where I live

Below 0 - literally freezing, bundle up or stay indoors
0-6ish - Chilly, maybe keep your gloves on
7-14ish - Cool, probably keep a jacket on
15-20 - pretty comfy
20-25 - perfect BBQ weather
25-30 starting to get quite toasty, dress light and keep hydrated
30+ Hot, especially in a country without widespread residential AC. Don't take needless trips and make sure you drink water.

That's fairly personal too, there are people in my office who strongly disagree with those ranges. If you spent a year with Celsius, you'd have no issue internalising it across all the seasons.

Is this a parody? Why would you measure ingredients by volume rather than literally how much ingredient there is with mass? In addition, relying on cups limits you to measurements that fit neatly into said cups. In either case, you need another piece of equipment, but one lets you do so much more than the other

The way I've always looked at it is this:

-30: Don't leave the house
-20: Wear a heavy coat
-10: Wear a lighter coat
0: Wear a sweater
10: Light Jacket weather
20: T-Shirt weather
30: No Shirt weather

Of course, this changes based on where you were raised. Some people can handle -30c weather. I can't.

Let me show you something:

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/d/d166af62.jpg

Oh look the ENTIRE world except for one backwards country use Celsius instead of the outdated Fahrenheit!

Even the US scientific community and the National Weather Service use Celsius.

Look at the US for sticking to an ancient antiquated temperature scale.

Just how the fuck is 212F better than 100C for the boiling point of water. No it isn't. Going in increments of ten is better than the crap Fahrenheut uses. Is it any wonder Anders Celsius invented a better scale when he saw just how crap Fahrenheit's was.

Only the orange country on that map put a man on the moon.

imperial for height is just easier to visualize, because mentally counting 6 of something is easier than 180 (or 1.8) of something.

It's not, its easier for whoever grew up with whichever, counting 11 inches between every foot is asinine and dumb but it's not like 170 or 180 are any easier, it's just what people are used to. However a centimeter is much more precise than an inch so at least there is SOME advantage there.

1 degree Fahrenheit is more precise than 1 degree Celsius.

I think the coldest I've ever been in was -10 when camping once. Too cold for me.