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submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] -2 points 8 months ago (18 children)

It is really easy to map onto human feel though. 0-100 pretty accurately maps onto our minimum and maximum realistically survivable temps, long-term, and the middle temperatures of those are the most comfortable. It's far more round, when it comes to describing human preference and survivability, than Celsius is.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (4 children)

I bet a lot more people know what 0°C feels like than 0°F. One is freezing point, one is a completely arbitrary temperature which only gets called "the lowest you'll experience" as a post hoc rationalisation of Fahrenheit. Most people will never experience anything that cold, some people experience colder.

I even bet more people know what 100°C feels like than 100°F. One is accidentally getting scalded by boiling water, the other is a completely arbitrary temperature which is quite hot but not even the hottest you'll experience in America.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

What? People experience 100 f regularly. It's literally their body temperature.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

100F is a fever; if you're experiencing those regularly you should go see a doctor.

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