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I’m also biased.

But:

  • Celsius is easy to understand, even for children: water freezes at 0Β°C, boils at 100Β°C.
  • It is understood by more people in the world.
  • If the US used Celsius, understanding scientific papers and data would be easier for common people.
  • In Celsius, the range of livable temperatures for humans (-20 to 40Β°C) still gives plenty of precision. Additionally, each step in the Celsius scale corresponds to a bigger change in β€œfeel” of the temperature, which leads to a more intuitive understanding of temperature changes.
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Your first 3 points, I can agree with. We will have to agree to disagree on the last one.

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From now on, if anyone needs an example of why Lemmy/kbin are better than Reddit, we can link to this thread :) It was nice to have a respectful debate with someone without it devolving into an exchange of simplistic quips.

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Can you feel the difference between 73F and 75F? No, you can’t, don’t lie.

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As someone who uses their thermostat and regularly switches between 72 and 75, yes. Yes I can.

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