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[–] vsh@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Metric boiling system can be simplified to boiled or not boiled. Also the difference between 13°C and 16°C is huge in Fahrenheit while it looks like a mere 3 points, it's actually a difference between cold and comfortable not-so warm.

Fahrenheit is built for humans, not your kettle

[–] vaionko@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 year ago

The freezing poit being 0 is convenient though. I can look at the thernometer, and if there's a negative sign there's probably ice outside

[–] recarsion@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't see how 55 vs 60 Fahrenheit captures the difference better

[–] vsh@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Abnorc@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

This is really not a problem with Celsius. It’s a result of us being used to Fahrenheit. We could probably switch and not have any issues after a month or so if we really wanted to.