• Pok@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    If only there was something more specific that a wider range of people could relate to.

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      9 months ago

      Something more specific than how humans relate to the temperature? Why would that be useful? If you’re doing science, you should use Celsius. If you’re a regular human being, being affected by temperature, you should use fahrenheit.

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        9 months ago

        It would be useful because it gives multiple specific and relatable reference points. How is that not useful?

        The way humans relate to the temperature has a huge range and so very vague. Do you say that 0 is when you swap shorts for trousers? Or when you put a hoody on? Or is it when your neighbour puts their hoody on? Or when your friend from Texas puts their hoody on?

        It’s like when you come across a recipe that calls for a knob of butter. Everyone’s knob is a different size, we’ve just agreed to say that whatever it is, it’s enough.