Why are people so damn snobby about Celsius?

Bocaj Claw · Postby **Bocaj Claw** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 5:30 pm

There are temperature snobs? What the hell?

Æron · Postby **Æron** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 5:32 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMK3hRsTAs8

likeafox · Postby **likeafox** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 5:36 pm

But anyway, I'd like to propose a new unit of standard measurement, which is a kind of mesh of the new and the old. The same principle as metric, but all measurements would be proportional to each other by a scale of twelves, which will go hand-in-hand with our adoption of the base-12 number system.

nickspoon · Postby **nickspoon** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 5:39 pm

Since Jason lives in a country that uses the metric system, I've been learning to convert Fahrenheit to Celsius by guesstimation.
Pshuh, but more often than not I describe the temperature to you in Fahrenheit!

You guys have such interesting conversations. <3

gforce422 · Postby **gforce422** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 5:41 pm

What the Ffffahrenheit? Guys, chill out, it's not cool to contest so hotly with one another. Someone needs to be fired. Just give me the cold, hard facts about temperature, ok? If that happens, that would be the icing on the cake that is this topic.

(count all the temperature related puns and win!)

Æron · Postby **Æron** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 5:51 pm

But anyway, I'd like to propose a new unit of standard measurement, which is a kind of mesh of the new and the old. The same principle as metric, but all measurements would be proportional to each other by a scale of twelves, which will go hand-in-hand with our adoption of the base-12 number system.

A base-12 number system would be superior...

Arloest · Postby **Arloest** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 6:03 pm

I think we can all agree that America has exceptional standards of measurement, exceptional fast food and exceptional dance moves.

Segovia · Postby **Segovia** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 6:23 pm

I don't agree.

Arloest · Postby **Arloest** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 7:01 pm

Mike Portnoy disagrees with YOU!

klimt · Postby **klimt** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 7:06 pm

ones as good as the other for me, both have consistently sized units, i know what they mean and its not a big deal to convert either way. i use whatever seems simpler at the time.

Arloest · Postby **Arloest** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 7:09 pm

Benmilk is a good man.

I like Benmilk.

datherman · Postby **datherman** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 7:43 pm

I too prefer Fahrenheit for measuring outdoor temperature mostly for familiarity's sake, while I fully understand its use in science. No snobbiness here.

bad ass antelope · Postby **bad ass antelope** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 9:32 pm

the "problem" of the Fahrenheit stuff is (and that's really how most of us [European] think about it) that USA still wants to go her own way, without taking a look at the other.
It's like: "The rest of the world is using Celsius or metric system? Now F*ck them! We are the God damn USA! We use our own way to describe stuff!" I still wonder, why you don't have a own way to describe time and weight... and don't get on the idea to flame me down like a shack in summertime... I just presented you the general opinion over here about that fact... (the Kioto Protokol is another example of this opinion...)

what

klimt · Postby **klimt** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 10:26 pm

Benmilk is a good man.

I like Benmilk.

i liek you too :3

Æron · Postby **Æron** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 3:52 am

That Mike Portnoy picture is begging to be my avatar.

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