Fahrenheit vs Celsius

[Dobbsjr]

Which do you think is better for everyday use and why? 

[FunkyFeatures]

Celcius because I grew up with it, I am sure all the people who grew up with Fahrenheit will vote Fahrenheit. I feel like Celcius is a bit more linear, water freezes at 0C, with fahrenheit its a bit off, while water freezes at 32F, just seems weird to me

[Lays]

I like F because I grew up with it being from America, it seems more precise than saying "20.5 c" or something. 

But I like using C as well, because it's easy to relate to PC hardware.

[don_svetlio]

Centigrade*  because it's easier for a sensible person to relate to (yes, taking a shot at 'Murica) 

[don_svetlio]

I like F because I grew up with it being from America, it seems more precise than saying "20.5 c" or something. 

But I like using C as well, because it's easy to relate to PC hardware.

ADAPT AMERICA! ._.

Countries not using MS

[Shoob]

 

My vote goes to Kelvin

[TheCatWithAPlanYT]

THE TURNIP WILL RULE YOU ALL 

 

 

Celcius is better.... don't ask why 

[Lays]

ADAPT AMERICA! ._.

Countries not using MS

q

 

 

Who gives a shit who doesn't use it?  That comment literally doesn't bring anything to the thread whatsoever.

[soup]

Better in what way? Farenheit is more precise whilst Kelvin is  more logical.  With Celsius bieng more logical than Farenheit and more 'relevant' than Kelvin

 

You could be like the local redtop newspapers here, and if its high have it in Farenheit (phew it's hot, it's in the 80s today) if it's low have it in Celsius ( brrrr it's cold -4)

[don_svetlio]

If you look closely, there are 2 more countries that won't adapt.

 

http://www.answers.com/Q/Why_does_the_US_use_Fahrenheit_instead_of_the_celsius_scale

 

Also, why should we adapt when we fought the Brits to free from European ideology?  In fact, why do you need a much more complicated system?

Cause it's a lot easier tot understand and logical.

[GlassBomb]

Celsius for general use. Kelvin for science!

 

0 C = Freezing point for water.

100 C = Boiling point for water.

 

Also, why should we adapt when we fought the Brits to be free from European ideology?  In fact, why do you need a much more complicated system?

 

I wouldn't say that it is more complicated. It's different, that's what it is. People brought up with either one will just know it better.

[soup]

Also, why should we adapt when we fought the Brits to free from European ideology?

 

Who's this we ?  You never fought anybody, and in the war of Independance, what was to become the USof A were given a big help by the French (is Lafayette still well regarded over there?), they were pretty anti the UK at the time, so would probably have helped the Syrians if we were fighting them at the time.

[ICantThinkOfAnyGoodName]

If you look closely, there are 2 more countries that won't adapt.

http://www.answers.com/Q/Why_does_the_US_use_Fahrenheit_instead_of_the_celsius_scale

Also, why should we adapt when we fought the Brits to be free from European ideology? In fact, why do you need a much more complicated system?

I don't see how Celsius is more complicated and I wouldn't classify which system of measurement units you use as an ideology. And if you fought the brits to be free from European "ideology" going with metric in the first place would have been smarter as the British still used imperial units back then.

[Dobbsjr]

@soup 

I edited the post. I meant for everyday use. 

 

I have used both celsius and fahrenheit, so I'm not more used to one of them than the other(if that makes sense). I like Fahrenheit better for everyday use because you don't have to pay attention to the single digits. For example, 

• Thirty degrees F = multiple layers + coat
• Ninety degrees F = t shirt weather

Celsius wastes 70% of the digits in everyday use.

[Octavialicious]

Not in the US.  It would be like me telling you to adapt to our system.  It's not easier for us, and ours' isn't easy for you.   Maybe you should look up the Revolutionary War.  Our culture will not willingly do it.

You're the first fellow american I've met who things it's hard to learn metric, do you even get how it works? Anyone with a normal brain can learn it in a day, yet in 15 years of living in america I still don't know have the US measurements 

[soup]

 In fact, why do you need a much more complicated system?

 More complicated, in what way is it more complicated?

  Count your fingers, base 10 seems to be the way to go.

 

You can't even use the more factors argument as depending on what you are measuring the next level up may be a totally different amount (I.E. 16 ounces in a pound 14 pounds in a stone, 8 stones in a hudredweight 20 hundredweight in a ton )

[.spider.]

Celsius for general use. Kelvin for science!

 

0 C = Freezing point for water.

100 C = Boiling point for water.

 

 

0°F = Temperature of an unspecified mixture of ice and salt

100°F= Human body temperature

 

Mh conclusion it isn't even possible to calibrate a thermometer to the Fahrenheit scale. 

[Octavialicious]

Oh, I do know how, and I've programmed countless java calcs for it to even VB.  I just don't think our culture thinks it is easy.

Ah, valid point. I agree with in that sense, it would cost so much and the hardcore americans would throw a fit tbh

[GlassBomb]

0°F = Temperature of an unspecified mixture of ice and salt

100°F= Human body temperature

 

Mh conclusion it isn't even possible to calibrate a thermometer to the Fahrenheit scale. 

 

Yeah, the base for Fahrenheit is a bit silly.

[soup]

0°F = Temperature of an unspecified mixture of ice and salt

100°F= Human body temperature

 

Mh conclusion it isn't even possible to calibrate a thermometer to the Fahrenheit scale. 

 I agree about the can't calibrate bit , but as I understood it 0°F was measured in Brine, a saturated solution of salt in water so 'easily' recreatable.

[rmac52]

As an American I prefer farenhieght for measuring the weather.  Its just because I'm used to it.  

I'm also an engineer. So I'm absolutly comfortable using the metric system.  I would support 100% a conversion to the metric system.  It is a superior weights and measure system in every objective way. 

[as96]

°C, I grew up using that, it's more logical, it's used by basically the whole world except for the US so it's kind of THE standard.

[SuperCookie78]

100F sounds bigger than 37.7778C. Celsius does make more sense though with 0 being the freezeing point of fresh water and 100 being the boiling point. I think their should be a system where 0 is the freezing point of water but 100 is normal body  temperature(98.6F,  37C). This would make the scale more relateable to weather( winter) an for humans. 

[KingKeith55]

Celcius simply because it's used by a majority of the world. 

There's pros and cons to both, but the real winning factors is Celsius is used in more countries, and it's also simpler to understand (0 = freezing point of water, 100 = boiling point).

[Admiral Naismith]

I feel like Celsius is just an awkward middle ground between Kelvin and Fahrenheit.

Fahrenheit is far more useful for the average person (65-80 is 15 units in the comfortable' zone, versus 18-26C which is only 8 units. Yes that one degree is helpful. No decimals are not as nice to work with for *most* people (some systems don't have decimal places)).

Kelvin is more scientifically useful and not based off of the arbitrary selection of water's freezing and boiling temperature ;)

 

Also since I'm American, F is for freedom and C is for communism. I prefer Freedom.