It’s the same reason we use abbreviations and contractions when speaking. A trivial simplification is still a simplification.
Why bother with Celcius at all when there is Kelvin. Even Kelvin is arbitrary. Best to use Planck normalized temperature. The scale would be absolute 0 to 100 where 0 is absolute 0 and 100 is 10^32 Kelvin.
So whenever you have to tell someone the temperature outside, you say it’s 0.000000000000000000000000015237 Planck
If 3 digits isn’t more a tiny bit more cumbersome than 2, then 32 digits is fine too.
We don’t have issues with decimals in many places. For example, why are there pennies? Why aren’t dollars just scaled up 100? Generally speaking: why don’t people immediately shift to the lower unit when talking about e.g. 3.5 miles? If you’re correct, those should be simplified too - yet they aren’t.
Why bother with Celcius at all when there is Kelvin.
Because Celsius uses a scale that relies on temperatures you’re encountering in your everyday life.
Even Kelvin is arbitrary. Best to use Plank normalized temperature. The scale would be absolute 0 to 100 where 0 is absolute 0 and 100 is 10^32 Kelvin.
Why? That scale is still arbitrarily chosen.
Because Celsius uses a scale that relies on temperatures you’re encountering in your everyday life.
But that’s the same reason given for Farenheit!
Why? That scale is still arbitrarily chosen
It’s not arbitrary in that it represents the fundamental limits of temperature in the universe. Planck units are fundamental to the nature of the universe rather than based on any arbitrary object.
But that’s the same reason given for Farenheit!
I would also argue that Fahrenheit is better-suited for everyday life than Kelvin is. Both Celsius and Fahrenheit are objectively closer to temperatures we encounter. Fahrenheit being closer than Celsius is subjective. Do you understand?
It’s not arbitrary in that it represents the fundamental limits of temperature in the universe.
There are still a bunch of arbitrary decisions:
- what is your minimum and maximum (e.g. why 0/100? Why not 0/1?)
- what does zero represent (e.g. why is 0 minimum? Why not center?)
- how do you scale (e.g. linear/logarithmic)
All of these are arbitrary decisions you’ve made when you suggested Planck temperature with a scale from 0 to 100. Do you understand?
