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Fahrenheit is exactly what is wrong with USA (lemmy.world)
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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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[-] GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca 0 points 4 hours ago

Weather forecasts are only accurate to 1 to 2 degrees Fahrenheit, or about 1 degree Celsius. So the only example you've given where Fahrenheit is "superior" is one where the accuracy is so low that we just shrug and give a number in the middle of the range. This doesn't make using Fahrenheit more accurate, this just makes the scale irrelevant and we use a whole number because having a convention where we skip some would be pointless.

As for being more precise without decimals, I live in a country with half-decent education standards, so decimals and fractions don't scare me.

[-] derf82@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

It isn't about being "scared" of them, it is about them being used.

And we don't just make forecasts, we report actual temperatures.

But whatever, you just want an air of superiority.

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