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So every time the Celsius Fahrenheit debate comes out, there is always the point made about “Fahrenheit makes more sense, it tells you how is out there: 0 is freezing, 100 is roasting hot”.

And yes, that might be accurate but showcases that USA citizens only care about themselves, they do not even care about physics or chemistry.

The “it works for me therefore it is good” mentality is what they bring to the world and the most clear example is their choice of framing for justifying Fahrenheit over Celsius.

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[-] subOrange@lemmy.world -1 points 22 hours ago

Not any element or anything, but water: that thing that makes up to 80% of our bodies and that without it, we couldn’t survive.

[-] over_clox@lemmy.world 2 points 22 hours ago

I did say molecule, right? Yes, yes I did. I specifically mentioned water, and the molecular form H2O.

Thanks for paying attention.

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