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Burning Up (mander.xyz)
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[–] 58 points 2 years ago (10 children)

Once again... the classic argument of: "Well, I grew up using this system, and I'm used to the system. I have built an internal intuition for how hot and cold the temperature is. I am used to >100 being hot! 40 is not hot!"

Well then. I grew up using celcius and... "IT'S FOURTY FUCKING ONE DEGREES OUTSIDE?" sounds just as hot.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago

    Yeah, I grew up in Fahren-wasteland, but have lived in Celsi-heaven for 7 years. I embraced it, and now when someone says "40 FUCKING DEGREES!!" I know exactly what they're talking about. It's hot. You probably don't have an air con. It's misery.

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  • [–] -3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    The joke

    Your head

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    No.. I get it.. 41 < 105.. I totally agree haha funny joke. I'm just over this debate. Who gives a fuck what temperature scale you use? Just use the one you know. We have conversions for that reason.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    No, that's not it, we're measuring in incredulity units, which are syllables.

    "One hun-dred and se-ven?!" == 6 syllables

    "For-ty one?!" == 3 syllables

    Also, the first one has more vowel sounds to really draw out to indicate higher levels of I-can't-even. It sounds only golly-jeepers in Celsius, and much more I'm-so-done-with-this-shit in Fahrenheit.

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  • [–] -4 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Yeah, but you can't argue that adding a whole digit doesn't make it seem bigger. And take a kid who doesn't yet know either system. They for sure will think 107 is hotter then 41. That said, I wish everywhere that gave a temp in the US would give both so I could get a better sense of Celsius. Most apps and such let you choose one or the other, but not both.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    On the other hand it dilutes the effect of lower values because a lot of them are double digit. 20F, 40F, 60F... all double digit, but wildly varying. On the other hand, with Celsius you get:

    • Below 0: There's ice/snow.
    • 0: Things are freezing/thawing (depending on what the temperature was before.
    • 10s (Spring): T-shirt weather.
    • 10s (Fall): Sweater weather.
    • 20s: Nice in the sun.
    • 30s: Nice in the shade.
    • 40s: THIS IS PUNISHMENT FOR OUR HUBRIS.
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