โฒ 818 โผ That's real ๐๐๐๐ (thelemmy.club) submitted 1 month ago by laurenceOfSuburbia@lemmy.world to c/memes@lemmy.world 220 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[โ] Psionicsickness@reddthat.com -2 points 1 month ago (1 child) And I agree with you, fully, except for temperature. โIf everyone was jumping off a bridgeโ, right? The scale is stupid and I donโt give a fuck if itโs the โnormโ. The norm is dumb. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 7 points 1 month ago (1 child) Norms may be dumb but they make everybody's lives easier when everybody follows them. As for temperature specifically, there's nothing inherently better in Celsius or Fahrenheit. It's just a choice. The only unit that is superior to all of them is the Kelvin because it has a true zero, but it's not commonly used in everyday settings. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Psionicsickness@reddthat.com -17 points 1 month ago (3 children) But there is something inherently better in Fahrenheit! 0 is fucking cold. 100 is goddamn hot. Itโs a measure that makes sense to the perception of us, human beings. 0 in Celsius is a little cooler than brisk, and 100 means youโve been dead for a while. Itโs a dumb system for humans to use. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [โ] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 10 points 1 month ago Yet somehow Celsius seems to speak to everybody outside the United States just fine. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] teslekova@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago (1 child) 0 means water freezing, 100 means water boiling. This is actually quite helpful to know instinctively. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago (1 child) Sure if we are cooking, doing chemistry or anything else that directly involves liquids and doesn't need extremely specific values that Celsius isn't equip to handle. The only real difference between f and c is how fine the scale is. That's it. Literally the ONLY functional difference. If you dont need a finer scale then F has no benefits over C and they are entirely equal. And realistically if your getting into precision just use fucking kelvin. Both F and C objectively suck ass equally. Honestly the only time in my life I've found F or C to better is when I need to set the temp on a thermostat. F on cheap thermostats is more reliable as it has less leeway before it kicks on/off. Resulting in a more consistent air temperature. C tends to drift more above and below the set point. But nicer thermostats tend to not have that issue anyways. So it's a moot point most of the time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] HeavenlySpoon@ttrpg.network 2 points 1 month ago You do realise water can fall from the sky, right? 100ยฐC might not be too useful for outside temperatures, but knowing if there might be ice on the road or not seems like a useful thing to know. Also, as a maths teacher, having frequent negative temperatures makes working with negative numbers a lot more intuitive for students. The fact that Americans apparently use 1 for the ground floor means Iโd lose out on both of my simple real-world examples of negative numbers. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] jerkface@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago This is such a bike shed issue. You're being ridiculous. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 7 points 1 month ago (1 child) Norms may be dumb but they make everybody's lives easier when everybody follows them. As for temperature specifically, there's nothing inherently better in Celsius or Fahrenheit. It's just a choice. The only unit that is superior to all of them is the Kelvin because it has a true zero, but it's not commonly used in everyday settings. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Psionicsickness@reddthat.com -17 points 1 month ago (3 children) But there is something inherently better in Fahrenheit! 0 is fucking cold. 100 is goddamn hot. Itโs a measure that makes sense to the perception of us, human beings. 0 in Celsius is a little cooler than brisk, and 100 means youโve been dead for a while. Itโs a dumb system for humans to use. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [โ] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 10 points 1 month ago Yet somehow Celsius seems to speak to everybody outside the United States just fine. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] teslekova@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago (1 child) 0 means water freezing, 100 means water boiling. This is actually quite helpful to know instinctively. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago (1 child) Sure if we are cooking, doing chemistry or anything else that directly involves liquids and doesn't need extremely specific values that Celsius isn't equip to handle. The only real difference between f and c is how fine the scale is. That's it. Literally the ONLY functional difference. If you dont need a finer scale then F has no benefits over C and they are entirely equal. And realistically if your getting into precision just use fucking kelvin. Both F and C objectively suck ass equally. Honestly the only time in my life I've found F or C to better is when I need to set the temp on a thermostat. F on cheap thermostats is more reliable as it has less leeway before it kicks on/off. Resulting in a more consistent air temperature. C tends to drift more above and below the set point. But nicer thermostats tend to not have that issue anyways. So it's a moot point most of the time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] HeavenlySpoon@ttrpg.network 2 points 1 month ago You do realise water can fall from the sky, right? 100ยฐC might not be too useful for outside temperatures, but knowing if there might be ice on the road or not seems like a useful thing to know. Also, as a maths teacher, having frequent negative temperatures makes working with negative numbers a lot more intuitive for students. The fact that Americans apparently use 1 for the ground floor means Iโd lose out on both of my simple real-world examples of negative numbers. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] jerkface@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago This is such a bike shed issue. You're being ridiculous. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Psionicsickness@reddthat.com -17 points 1 month ago (3 children) But there is something inherently better in Fahrenheit! 0 is fucking cold. 100 is goddamn hot. Itโs a measure that makes sense to the perception of us, human beings. 0 in Celsius is a little cooler than brisk, and 100 means youโve been dead for a while. Itโs a dumb system for humans to use. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [โ] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 10 points 1 month ago Yet somehow Celsius seems to speak to everybody outside the United States just fine. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] teslekova@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago (1 child) 0 means water freezing, 100 means water boiling. This is actually quite helpful to know instinctively. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago (1 child) Sure if we are cooking, doing chemistry or anything else that directly involves liquids and doesn't need extremely specific values that Celsius isn't equip to handle. The only real difference between f and c is how fine the scale is. That's it. Literally the ONLY functional difference. If you dont need a finer scale then F has no benefits over C and they are entirely equal. And realistically if your getting into precision just use fucking kelvin. Both F and C objectively suck ass equally. Honestly the only time in my life I've found F or C to better is when I need to set the temp on a thermostat. F on cheap thermostats is more reliable as it has less leeway before it kicks on/off. Resulting in a more consistent air temperature. C tends to drift more above and below the set point. But nicer thermostats tend to not have that issue anyways. So it's a moot point most of the time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] HeavenlySpoon@ttrpg.network 2 points 1 month ago You do realise water can fall from the sky, right? 100ยฐC might not be too useful for outside temperatures, but knowing if there might be ice on the road or not seems like a useful thing to know. Also, as a maths teacher, having frequent negative temperatures makes working with negative numbers a lot more intuitive for students. The fact that Americans apparently use 1 for the ground floor means Iโd lose out on both of my simple real-world examples of negative numbers. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] jerkface@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago This is such a bike shed issue. You're being ridiculous. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 10 points 1 month ago Yet somehow Celsius seems to speak to everybody outside the United States just fine. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] teslekova@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago (1 child) 0 means water freezing, 100 means water boiling. This is actually quite helpful to know instinctively. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago (1 child) Sure if we are cooking, doing chemistry or anything else that directly involves liquids and doesn't need extremely specific values that Celsius isn't equip to handle. The only real difference between f and c is how fine the scale is. That's it. Literally the ONLY functional difference. If you dont need a finer scale then F has no benefits over C and they are entirely equal. And realistically if your getting into precision just use fucking kelvin. Both F and C objectively suck ass equally. Honestly the only time in my life I've found F or C to better is when I need to set the temp on a thermostat. F on cheap thermostats is more reliable as it has less leeway before it kicks on/off. Resulting in a more consistent air temperature. C tends to drift more above and below the set point. But nicer thermostats tend to not have that issue anyways. So it's a moot point most of the time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] HeavenlySpoon@ttrpg.network 2 points 1 month ago You do realise water can fall from the sky, right? 100ยฐC might not be too useful for outside temperatures, but knowing if there might be ice on the road or not seems like a useful thing to know. Also, as a maths teacher, having frequent negative temperatures makes working with negative numbers a lot more intuitive for students. The fact that Americans apparently use 1 for the ground floor means Iโd lose out on both of my simple real-world examples of negative numbers. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago (1 child) Sure if we are cooking, doing chemistry or anything else that directly involves liquids and doesn't need extremely specific values that Celsius isn't equip to handle. The only real difference between f and c is how fine the scale is. That's it. Literally the ONLY functional difference. If you dont need a finer scale then F has no benefits over C and they are entirely equal. And realistically if your getting into precision just use fucking kelvin. Both F and C objectively suck ass equally. Honestly the only time in my life I've found F or C to better is when I need to set the temp on a thermostat. F on cheap thermostats is more reliable as it has less leeway before it kicks on/off. Resulting in a more consistent air temperature. C tends to drift more above and below the set point. But nicer thermostats tend to not have that issue anyways. So it's a moot point most of the time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] HeavenlySpoon@ttrpg.network 2 points 1 month ago You do realise water can fall from the sky, right? 100ยฐC might not be too useful for outside temperatures, but knowing if there might be ice on the road or not seems like a useful thing to know. Also, as a maths teacher, having frequent negative temperatures makes working with negative numbers a lot more intuitive for students. The fact that Americans apparently use 1 for the ground floor means Iโd lose out on both of my simple real-world examples of negative numbers. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] HeavenlySpoon@ttrpg.network 2 points 1 month ago You do realise water can fall from the sky, right? 100ยฐC might not be too useful for outside temperatures, but knowing if there might be ice on the road or not seems like a useful thing to know. Also, as a maths teacher, having frequent negative temperatures makes working with negative numbers a lot more intuitive for students. The fact that Americans apparently use 1 for the ground floor means Iโd lose out on both of my simple real-world examples of negative numbers. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] jerkface@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago This is such a bike shed issue. You're being ridiculous. permalink fedilink source parent
