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[–] PancakeLegend@mander.xyz 62 points 2 years ago (8 children) Farenheit is asking Americans how hot they feel. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Zink@programming.dev 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah, pretty much. I figured it was probably implied that I’m in the states. :) I mean, SI units are objectively the best, and align with metric in most cases, but my brain is conditioned to accept Fahrenheit and miles per hour natively. Celsius and km/h have to go through an interpreter to convert them. I have to say though, km/h has that “0 to 100” thing going for it that Fahrenheit does. 100 isn’t the fastest you’ll go, but it’s a typical highway speed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] robot_dog_with_gun@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago I have to say though, km/h has that “0 to 100” thing going for it that Fahrenheit does. 100 isn’t the fastest you’ll go, but it’s a typical highway speed. but we could be using meters per second permalink fedilink source parent [–] Thief_of_Crows@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (4 children) Do Americans feel heat differently or something? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] PancakeLegend@mander.xyz 15 points 2 years ago (2 children) They're one of only 3 countries in the world who still use °F, and represent 98% of the population who do so. So it's basically just America. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Thief_of_Crows@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) So because right now only Americans use fahrenheit, it must be bad? Holy logical fallacy batman permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago* No it’s bad for many reasons, that’s just why people say it’s American permalink fedilink source parent [–] pumpkinseedoil@mander.xyz 1 point 2 years ago Outside of the USA noone knows what idk, 50°F feels like. Probably around room temperature since you say it's based on how humans feel but I have no idea. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sooper_dooper_roofer@hexbear.net -1 points 2 years ago Fahrenheit is our broken clock being right once a day permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zink@programming.dev 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah, pretty much. I figured it was probably implied that I’m in the states. :) I mean, SI units are objectively the best, and align with metric in most cases, but my brain is conditioned to accept Fahrenheit and miles per hour natively. Celsius and km/h have to go through an interpreter to convert them. I have to say though, km/h has that “0 to 100” thing going for it that Fahrenheit does. 100 isn’t the fastest you’ll go, but it’s a typical highway speed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] robot_dog_with_gun@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago I have to say though, km/h has that “0 to 100” thing going for it that Fahrenheit does. 100 isn’t the fastest you’ll go, but it’s a typical highway speed. but we could be using meters per second permalink fedilink source parent
[–] robot_dog_with_gun@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago I have to say though, km/h has that “0 to 100” thing going for it that Fahrenheit does. 100 isn’t the fastest you’ll go, but it’s a typical highway speed. but we could be using meters per second permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Thief_of_Crows@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (4 children) Do Americans feel heat differently or something? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] PancakeLegend@mander.xyz 15 points 2 years ago (2 children) They're one of only 3 countries in the world who still use °F, and represent 98% of the population who do so. So it's basically just America. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Thief_of_Crows@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) So because right now only Americans use fahrenheit, it must be bad? Holy logical fallacy batman permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago* No it’s bad for many reasons, that’s just why people say it’s American permalink fedilink source parent [–] pumpkinseedoil@mander.xyz 1 point 2 years ago Outside of the USA noone knows what idk, 50°F feels like. Probably around room temperature since you say it's based on how humans feel but I have no idea. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PancakeLegend@mander.xyz 15 points 2 years ago (2 children) They're one of only 3 countries in the world who still use °F, and represent 98% of the population who do so. So it's basically just America. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Thief_of_Crows@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) So because right now only Americans use fahrenheit, it must be bad? Holy logical fallacy batman permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago* No it’s bad for many reasons, that’s just why people say it’s American permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Thief_of_Crows@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) So because right now only Americans use fahrenheit, it must be bad? Holy logical fallacy batman permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago* No it’s bad for many reasons, that’s just why people say it’s American permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago* No it’s bad for many reasons, that’s just why people say it’s American permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pumpkinseedoil@mander.xyz 1 point 2 years ago Outside of the USA noone knows what idk, 50°F feels like. Probably around room temperature since you say it's based on how humans feel but I have no idea. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sooper_dooper_roofer@hexbear.net -1 points 2 years ago Fahrenheit is our broken clock being right once a day permalink fedilink source parent