Draw yourself as an O&M character!

[Arloest]

Oh, and I want to throw this in, mostly because I need a distraction from my damn project.

While Celsius does make a lot more sense in terms of boiling points and freezing points, when you think about it, Fahrenheit makes more sense in terms of how it actually feels outside. Lets say that the average range of temperature that everyone will feel outdoors in their lifetime ranges from about 0 - 100 degrees Fahrenheit. This translates to approximately -18 to 38 degrees celsius. NOW which one makes more sense? And using Celsius' 0 - 100 degree range for outdoor temperature isn't really relevant. I really hope in our life time it won't reach boiling point outside, and while 0 degrees celsius is cold, it isn't really cold. 0 degrees Fahrenheit will make me think "zero" far sooner than Celsius' would.

IN CONCLUSION Celsius is far more convenient for scientific studies and purposes, but when I want to know what the whether's like outside I think Fahrenheit describes the temperature much better.9

[CodeCat]

Actually, for scientific purposes Kelvin makes more sense. And honestly, what's wrong with using negative numbers for temperature? Are they so hard to use? I just say 'it's freezing 5 degrees' or 'it's minus 5' and everyone here knows what I'm talking about. Doesn't seem any harder than saying 'it's 10 degrees'.

[Richard K Niner]

Plus, it's really easy to remember that room temperature is 20 degrees (a nice, low round number, unlike, say, 70 (well, 68, but I rounded up to cut you guys some slack))

[VenM2]

I prefer F for regular stuff like oven temp and outside conditions. However I used C in chemistry quite often. So there .

Btw.... In Yuma, Arizona USA it is over 100F through most of the year and I stayed there for 2 months in the summer! I read that they almost broke a record for having over 100 days with triple digit tempertures. I also recall one day it was 114 degrees!!!!!B

[The Donmeister]

I agree with what Arloest said, that Fahrenheit is more convenient for temperatures. However, for everything else, either Celsius or Kelvin is better. And since using two scales is inconvenient, I support Celsius.y

[Rymn_the_Silver_Wolfe]

being a scientist, I support the use of the Centigrade (or Celsius) scale as well as the Kelvin.v

[Fritz]

<lots of stuff>

Yeah, stick it to those Europeans and Canadians.

[baloki]

*inserts Kelvin into the conversation*

[Rooster]

I dunno, 40 degrees sounds hot as hell to me. I've been in 45C, and it's not fun. 45 just doesn't sound cold.

Close to 0 = cold

More than 25 = hot

What's hard with that?

[PAK]

it all depends what we are used to hearing as we grow up, or live wherever we do. what i dont get, is why americans dont get with the rest of the world and introduce kilometres, metres, and celsius.

oh, and they should also do something about the fact that their electricity supply from the walls is different from the rest of the world too...i think it was america was 50Hz frequency but rest of world was 60Hz...either way its stupid they arent compatible with the rest of the world especially with globalisation being so big at this moment.

[CodeCat]

Hmm actually it's the other way around. America mostly uses 60 Hz and the rest uses 50 Hz. But that's just a minor issue, most applications would still work with a different AC frequency. A more serious problem is the fact that America uses 115 V while Europe and quite a few other countries use 230 V.P

[Muninn]

To someone raised on Celsius using it for measuring and assesing normal temperatures in regular life makes sense. The same goes for someone raised on Fahrenheit. It's just the different number ranges that makes the other system seem unwieldy.

[Richard K Niner]

Hmm actually it's the other way around. America mostly uses 60 Hz and the rest uses 50 Hz. But that's just a minor issue, most applications would still work with a different AC frequency. A more serious problem is the fact that America uses 115 V while Europe and quite a few other countries use 230 V.

That's the third voltage I've heard of for our plugs (among numbers like 110 V and 120 V). Though it can be noted that our larger appliances run on 220/230/240 V (whatever it is)

[VenM2]

it all depends what we are used to hearing as we grow up, or live wherever we do. what i dont get, is why americans dont get with the rest of the world and introduce kilometres, metres, and celsius.

I use Kilometers and stuff for my sci-fi universe ! Don't stereotype us ! I really need my one-thousand seven hundred meter long destroyer!

[CodeCat]

That's the third voltage I've heard of for our plugs (among numbers like 110 V and 120 V). Though it can be noted that our larger appliances run on 220/230/240 V (whatever it is)

Oh, well that's just a matter of deviation. Generally, there's about 10% tolerance if not more. So whether it's 110 or 120 V doesn't really matter, stuff would still work. Same goes for 220/240 V. The 'mean' voltage is 115 and 230 in both cases though.