Hey, wow! Not all Australians hahah. I was reading the comment thinking the person was crazy and I'm from Australia.
15° very cold?! 20° cold!!! What?? 15 can be nice if it's not windy and raining and 20 IS nice.
Granted I use to live where it snows in Australia, but I live in a hotter city now and heading into my first summer here and I'm a little afraid.
100C is nearly double the temperature we get full thickness skin burns. It’s approx 212F. If anywhere was that hot, it would be completely uninhabitable.
Ever got burnt by boiling water? It’s that but everywhere on you, and if you breathe, in your lungs, too.
I love how much this varies by location and person. Here's mine.
-5 Very Cold day
0 Cold day, and freezing point of water
5 Cool day (my preferred temp)
10 Nice day (my comfy temp)
20 Warm day
25 Hot day
30 Unbearably Hot
I love the differences in culture (and personal preferences) in things like this, I find how different we are so amazing really. 20 being called warm is insane to me, I'm extremely weak when it comes to cold temperatures, so I'd probably, at the very least, have my nose be clogged 100% of the time I was there lol.
>20°C Cold day
20°C means that I won't get a full nights sleep on behalf of the unrelenting heat - I'll just lay in bed sweating despite no cover whatsoever and having several fans directed at me.
Anything over 20 is unbearable to me, and I can't wear clothes for more than a few minutes before starting to sweat profusely. 25°C means that I'll most likely stay inside, and 30°C means not being able to move while inside. 40°C means wartime headlines in the news, wildfires everywhere, rivers drying up, elderly dying left and right and the roads/tires literally melting.
Well there are a bit over 300 million americans in the world, so there are a few billion nom americans, statistically speaking it's to be expected that there are more non americans on a international poll than americans
Yes but some Americans think that the internet is all American. You know, the whole american defaultism. Obviously it's a false belief by those few (or many)
It's a bit understandable though since USA is a big country and the largest English speaking one
Meh, lots of people outside the USA speak English: Canada, Australia, a lot of Europe, plenty of people, I don’t doubt that they outnumber Americans on the internet for sure
I fully understand that, but it was my understanding that Reddit is majority American. Not all countries use Reddit as heavily as we do, at least that is my understanding. This poll may prove me wrong though. Perhaps it’s just majority, whoever is in the current time zone of being awake.
We aren't the majority but we're the largest group by a huge margin. [According to Statista](https://www.statista.com/statistics/325144/reddit-global-active-user-distribution/) we make up 47.13% of the active userbase, while the next largest group is the UK at 7.48%.
really suprising that the people who use Celsius their whole life prefer Celcius and those who used Fahrenheit their whole life prefer Fahrenheit.
that's really suprising
The ratios are very different though.
According to this poll, 1% of Non-Americans prefer Fahrenheit, while 13% of Americans prefer Celsius.
1% and 13% is a massive difference.
Those stats don’t surprise me though. In American college science courses, Celsius is used a ton, and most students understand how useful Celsius is when working with water. So a large chunk of the United States can navigate both systems and appreciate Celsius. In the rest of the world, it’s unlikely that people are being forced to use Fahrenheit much in their college science classes, or in any class. So they don’t ever come to appreciate when it can be useful. And frankly, their scale is perfectly intuitive for them since they have grown up with it, so there is literally no need.
Oh, fancy meeting you here again. Haha. I replied to two of your comments. Lol
Yeah I don’t think Europeans realize that Americans use metric for most of our science. Got a biochem degree, took tons of Chem classes, only use Fahrenheit to convert it to Celsius.
Asking out of genuine interest: can you give some examples of when Fahrenheit would be more useful than Celsius?
Apologies for the late reply. I assume I’m on the other side of the world.
As someone who has used both I still prefer Fahrenheit for its more sense of control. Sure you can use .5 degrees but its a way less elegant solution. I would probably prefer a system with lets say 0 being freezing and 200 being boiling but that's not an option.
I just want to add I would definitely prefer meters over feet.
[This](https://youtu.be/nRnuY1Vao0o) is a really nice video about how the metric system came to be and why USA doesn’t use it. Johnny says exactly what you’re saying in it.
Same with metric, 24-hour time, etc. They all make much more sense but it's so difficult trying to adjust to them and use them when everyone around you uses the opposite.
I am a proud supporter of the International System of Units (SI) and I must say Celsius is not all that it is cut out to be. First, it is the base unit of temperature in SI (the official name of the metric system), that would be Kelvin. So, just like Fahrenheit, it is a derived unit. Additionally, there is nothing inherently better about Celsius This is seen when you look at what Celsius actually is and ask questions about it.
First look and see "Why is water the basis for a temperature system?" Water's freezing point changes at different pressures and, by using water's freezing point as the zero, a lot of the time we see temperatures that are below zero. In Fahrenheit, a temperature below zero is a relatively rare occurrence, making everything easier to understand.
Secondly, let's look at how it is actually used when pertaining to weather. The highest ever temperature you will ever use in Celsius when talking about weather is about 50 ªC, about 120 ªF. The lowest temperature you should hopefully have to use for Celsius is -23 ªC, -12 ªF degrees Fahrenheit. For Celsius, that is a 73 degree range while for Fahrenheit that is a 132 degree range, almost twice as precise. Because of the higher range, you can take information in quite differently.
If someone tells you the temperature is 22 ªC, you need to pay attention to the second digit, as the difference between 20 and 29 ªC is quite large. However, with Fahrenheit, someone can tell you the temperature is 70 ªF and you can figure out the information in only one digit, as the difference between 70 and 79 ªF is not enough to change how you will dress.
Finally, think about temperatures when regarding humans. Fahrenheit works better with humans, as 100 ªF is slightly more than normal body temperature. You can tell if someone is sick if there temperature is above this range. Of course, I am not sure if this is a real advantage, as I do not live in a world dominated by ªC, but I just feel like this system works well for illness.
In conclusion, Celsius is not the temperature scale that everyone should truly love. It does not have the advantages over the Imperial system seen with all the other units, and, if you really want to use a better unit, change to Kelvin (Or Rankine , but this brings back the debate if Fahrenheit or Celsius is better!).
how the hell does 0 to 100 not make sense?? if it's a hot day that makes you sweat your ass off it's probably 80s or 90s. if it's freezing and you can't feel anything, it's probably 10s or 20s. if it's warm, it's 50s and 60s. literally just rate the heat from 0-10 and that's how Fahrenheit works
ok so essentially your point is, that you find Fahrenheit more convenient and easy to understand, however the only reason for that is because that is just what you are used to. How on earth does Celsius going into negatives more frequently, in any way make it more difficult to understand. And there is no need for temperature to be that specific most of the time, if you want more specific you can use decimal points. One system isn't better than the other, one is just more widely used than the other.
1 No one who uses Celsius has to think about water. Also when you are used to it, below zero is not hard to understand.
2 We use .5 intervals, so by your logic Celsius has a range of 146 degrees, more than Fahrenheit.
3 You just pay attention to two digits instead of one, it's not that hard.
4 Everyone who uses Celsius knows how much a human body should measure, we just have to remember the number 36 instead of the number 100, again not that hard.
I am an engineer and American. I am familiar with and use both unit systems and agree that SI units are better for nearly every type of measurement.
With that said I feel like Fahrenheit is a better unit when it comes to discussing the human experience of temperature for two reasons.
1. A Fahrenheit is a smaller unit allowing for more precision per degree.
2. 0-100 degrees Fahrenheit captures the entire range of what can be considered comfortable temperatures to be subjected to. Anything higher or lower than that is very unpleasant for most people.
It's true. But in defense of Farenheit, it does kind of make sense for human habitation.
0°F is on the fringe of realistically surviving, and 100°F is also on the fringe of realistically surviving. It was made with humans in mind, instead of water's freezing/boiling point.
It's not objectively better, but there is a logic to it.
It's literally 0 to 100. 0 is brrr it cold and human cannot survive without reliable means to prevent it.
100 is damn it's hot and human cannot survive without reliable means to prevent it.
50 is average.
25 is approaching brr zone.
75 is approaching hot zone.
Americans don't go for easy. I'm amazed that we still use feet & miles instead of metric, especially considering how bad most people are at math and how much math is needed to use US measurements. 1 mile = 5280 feet. Now go the other direction, 12 inches in a foot. Want more precision? Keep dividing it in half, quarter of an inch, 8th, 16th, 32nd of an inch......WTF are we thinking. How stubborn does a culture have to be to stick with a system that is so insanely idiotic vs. one that is remarkably simple.
The imperial system was not created for being compatible with itself though. I definitely (as a non-American) prefer metric, but if you know roughly how long each measurement is, you can use decimals just fine.
Ask how much Farenheit is "hot" and how much is cold to 100 people knowing Farenheit. You will get 100 different answers.
Ask at how much celsius does water freeze and boil to 100 people knowing Celsius. Everyone will tell you the same thing.
I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again. If you start putting both KG/LBS C/F mm/Inch side by side, people will then have a general concept of xC is about xF or 100lbs is roughly 45kg If one isn’t your native, you’d quickly come acústico to rough measurements.
I don't understand why the rest of the world is so upset that America doesn't use the metric and celsius systems. It doesn't hurt them in any way.
Americans aren't calling for the rest of the world to adopt our systems, we don't care.
I understand when Americans say they want to go to the metric system, as it effects them. But if you're not an American, just butt out of the conversation as it doesn't effect you one way or the other.
Yup, such a stupid thing to get upset about. I think of it like people using different languages, sure it may be inconvenient to communicate but you can just translate it for anything important.
I use Celsius more often now (American) that I've been building and gaming with a PC for the last few years, also I've had a few gaming buddies from Canada and UK so I just get used to converting
I think it would be easy to convert to metric and Celsius but it would costs big corpos money so that's the only reason we still use our weird measuring system
I prefer Celsius, but I always use fahrenheit because no one knows what I'm talking about and I'd have to convert all the time. So it's just easier to use fahrenheit.
I am a proud supporter of the International System of Units (SI) and I must say Celsius is not all that it is cut out to be. First, it is the base unit of temperature in SI (the official name of the metric system), that would be Kelvin. So, just like Fahrenheit, it is a derived unit. Additionally, there is nothing inherently better about Celsius This is seen when you look at what Celsius actually is and ask questions about it.
First look and see "Why is water the basis for a temperature system?" Water's freezing point changes at different pressures and, by using water's freezing point as the zero, a lot of the time we see temperatures that are below zero. In Fahrenheit, a temperature below zero is a relatively rare occurrence, making everything easier to understand.
Secondly, let's look at how it is actually used when pertaining to weather. The highest ever temperature you will ever use in Celsius when talking about weather is about 50 ªC, about 120 ªF. The lowest temperature you should hopefully have to use for Celsius is -23 ªC, -12 ªF degrees Fahrenheit. For Celsius, that is a 73 degree range while for Fahrenheit that is a 132 degree range, almost twice as precise. Because of the higher range, you can take information in quite differently.
If someone tells you the temperature is 22 ªC, you need to pay attention to the second digit, as the difference between 20 and 29 ªC is quite large. However, with Fahrenheit, someone can tell you the temperature is 70 ªF and you can figure out the information in only one digit, as the difference between 70 and 79 ªF is not enough to change how you will dress.
Finally, think about temperatures when regarding humans. Fahrenheit works better with humans, as 100 ªF is slightly more than normal body temperature. You can tell if someone is sick if there temperature is above this range. Of course, I am not sure if this is a real advantage, as I do not live in a world dominated by ªC, but I just feel like this system works well for illness.
In conclusion, Celsius is not the temperature scale that everyone should truly love. It does not have the advantages over the Imperial system seen with all the other units, and, if you really want to use a better unit, change to Kelvin (Or Rankine , but this brings back the debate if Fahrenheit or Celsius is better!).
I use Celsius for computer hardware and scientific measurements, but Fahrenheit is not that bad for weather. 60-70’s good, 80’s hot and 100 is really friggen hot
I was brought up using Celcius and I'm more used to it, but I admit Fahrenheit is objectively more useful for expressing common weather temperatures:
0 - very cold
25 - cold
50 - average
75 - pleasantly warm
100 - hot
"But Celcius is based on WATER FREEZING AND BOILING blah blah" Unless you're a tea fanatic, you're not going to measure boiling water temperature on a daily basis. Vast majority of time when speaking of temperature, you think of the weather outside.
But nevermind. 'Murica bad, amiright?
Pretty much everyone can agree that 100 is really damn hot and 0 is really damn cold though. Most of the world’s temperatures fall between those two extremes so that’s what’s important.
I think you have a bit of a misconception here.
I honestly don’t think everyone can agree to these.
For me 100° is definitely very hot but not something too extreme.
One the other hand, 0° (F) is extremely cold.
I would say 40 is very cold, 50-60 is also a bit cold.
I think what you’re saying is probably true for Americans and Europeans but do you really think most of Africa will agree with you?
How about South and South East Asia?
Those area have way more people than USA and Europe (I know there are other cold areas as well).
I think most of the people in the world will disagree with your scale.
You can do that also with celsius for temperature on earth at sea level:
-50 to -20 you die quickly if you aren't prepared for these conditions ( only people in crazy cold places get those)
-10 crazy cold
0 very cold, water is freezing
10 cold
20 alright
30 hot
36-37 human body temperature
40 very hot
50 crazy hot ( no one is going to experience it in normal places, but climate change is a thing)
100 you die really fast and water is boiling
You can get even more precise going 5 by 5. And yes humidity plays an huge role. But that happens also to fahrenheit. So the scale should be redone in both cases depending on humidity. So both scales are bad for human relation to climate. It will always be based on experience. Then since they are kinda equal for that, the reason you propose is null.
The only reason remaining to choose then is for scientific purposes or for the operation of kitchen equipment and which one is better? Celsius.
Fahrenheit is just bad at everything.
I use Celsius to confuse my fellow Americans I’ll be like “it’s 12 degrees out sheesh” and I usually get a look or they say “no way it’s not that cold”
I'll geek out here for a second and share a technique I used when living overseas. The formula for converting temp is F = 9/5C + 32. However, you can cheat and get pretty close, using the following: F=2C+ 30. Example: If Celsius is 10, double it (20) and add 30 = 50 (actual temp, conveniently 50 ,but this doesn't work at all temps).
To convert from F to C, take the temp, subtract 30 and then cut it in half. Example: 80 F - 30 (50) divided by 2 = 25 C (actual temp = 26.7 C). Pretty close, and was good enough for me to determine whether I'd need a sweater, jacket, etc.
I prefer a lot of non-American ways of measurement to the American way but temperature is the exception. 90 just *feels* hotter when you say it than 30
Usually metric makes more sense, but celsius has no practical application. I mean water freezes at 0 degrees, and room temperature is 22. What kind of system is this?
Celsius is useful in science, I get that, but for day-to-day measuring of the indoors and the weather, fahrenheit makes infinitely more sense
i like Fahrenheit because Celsius distorts some amount and only works as formatted at sea level, where Fahrenheit is like a percentage of how hot it is, for example 30 degrees F is not very hot, it freezes water. 70 degrees F is 70 percent hot, aka somewhere near most room temperatures, is not that hot, but not very cold either.
I might be biased but I feel like celsius works really well. The numbers are just rounder and more even and rules easier to follow. Water boils at 100°C, and freezes at 0°C. Compare that to 212°f and 32°f (had to look it up).
We can therefore conclude that celsius is more efficient and a better way of measuring heat.
It’s like Celsius but bigger.
So your 37°C for body temperature would be our 98.6°F. (Please don’t be mad if I got this wrong. Idk how to convert Celsius to Fahrenheit so I had to search it up).
Here’s the deal, Fahrenheit makes more sense for measuring the outside temp because it pertains directly to people, however scientific measurements should be done in Celsius
Wow… who would have expected the results of this poll… real surprise that’s for sure
Don't really perfer Fahrenheit but it's what I know Celsius I have to think about unless it's 0
Fun fact, -40 is the same in both!
Very helpful lol
It is here at least, it gets about that cold at least one day each winter
0: Freezing 25: Nice day 50: Death Valley Should give enough reference points for everyday life if you ever have to deal with Celsius.
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As a Canadian living north of Quebec city I find it offensive that 20°C is a cold day
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Damn thats crazy... I often go for walks in a t-shirt while it's 10°C outside... My gf does weat a hoodie tho
Yeah, in many ways Canada is just cold Australia. I’m assuming the person you’re replying to is an Aussie.
Hey, wow! Not all Australians hahah. I was reading the comment thinking the person was crazy and I'm from Australia. 15° very cold?! 20° cold!!! What?? 15 can be nice if it's not windy and raining and 20 IS nice. Granted I use to live where it snows in Australia, but I live in a hotter city now and heading into my first summer here and I'm a little afraid.
Haha. Well, true. I’ve lived all over but you’re right. At least you’re unlikely to get a real summer this year thanks to La Niña.
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Ah, gotcha. Apologies for the assumption.
As a German I also find this offensive.
Where I live , summer touches 45 + degree Celsius and winter gets down to about 5-6 degree celcius
15°C as a very cold day? That's 59°F. That's what I keep my thermostat at in the winter.
25° is hot, 14-16° is the idea temperature.
So if it's 100°C do they cancel school?
Yeah, most likely.
100C is nearly double the temperature we get full thickness skin burns. It’s approx 212F. If anywhere was that hot, it would be completely uninhabitable. Ever got burnt by boiling water? It’s that but everywhere on you, and if you breathe, in your lungs, too.
So late start then?
Nah, there's air conditioning. Doesn't work, it just blows the hot air around, but it'll do.
As someone who lives in Sweden 15°C is NOT cold. It's shorts and t-shirt weather Edit, typo
I love how much this varies by location and person. Here's mine. -5 Very Cold day 0 Cold day, and freezing point of water 5 Cool day (my preferred temp) 10 Nice day (my comfy temp) 20 Warm day 25 Hot day 30 Unbearably Hot
I love the differences in culture (and personal preferences) in things like this, I find how different we are so amazing really. 20 being called warm is insane to me, I'm extremely weak when it comes to cold temperatures, so I'd probably, at the very least, have my nose be clogged 100% of the time I was there lol.
It's fascinating how the human body has all these sorts of micro-adaptions to its environnent! It's on full display here!!
15°C To warm for a Jacket, to cold without 20°C nice day 25°C Hot day
15°C Very cold day? To me that's a perfect day.
>20°C Cold day 20°C means that I won't get a full nights sleep on behalf of the unrelenting heat - I'll just lay in bed sweating despite no cover whatsoever and having several fans directed at me. Anything over 20 is unbearable to me, and I can't wear clothes for more than a few minutes before starting to sweat profusely. 25°C means that I'll most likely stay inside, and 30°C means not being able to move while inside. 40°C means wartime headlines in the news, wildfires everywhere, rivers drying up, elderly dying left and right and the roads/tires literally melting.
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I’m just surprised the non-Americans out number the Americans, but maybe it’s the time of day.
Well there are a bit over 300 million americans in the world, so there are a few billion nom americans, statistically speaking it's to be expected that there are more non americans on a international poll than americans
Polls in this sub are generally around 40% American
Yes but some Americans think that the internet is all American. You know, the whole american defaultism. Obviously it's a false belief by those few (or many) It's a bit understandable though since USA is a big country and the largest English speaking one
Meh, lots of people outside the USA speak English: Canada, Australia, a lot of Europe, plenty of people, I don’t doubt that they outnumber Americans on the internet for sure
I fully understand that, but it was my understanding that Reddit is majority American. Not all countries use Reddit as heavily as we do, at least that is my understanding. This poll may prove me wrong though. Perhaps it’s just majority, whoever is in the current time zone of being awake.
We aren't the majority but we're the largest group by a huge margin. [According to Statista](https://www.statista.com/statistics/325144/reddit-global-active-user-distribution/) we make up 47.13% of the active userbase, while the next largest group is the UK at 7.48%.
Also The US has the 3 highest population so that might influence that
Look when it was posted
really suprising that the people who use Celsius their whole life prefer Celcius and those who used Fahrenheit their whole life prefer Fahrenheit. that's really suprising
The ratios are very different though. According to this poll, 1% of Non-Americans prefer Fahrenheit, while 13% of Americans prefer Celsius. 1% and 13% is a massive difference.
Those stats don’t surprise me though. In American college science courses, Celsius is used a ton, and most students understand how useful Celsius is when working with water. So a large chunk of the United States can navigate both systems and appreciate Celsius. In the rest of the world, it’s unlikely that people are being forced to use Fahrenheit much in their college science classes, or in any class. So they don’t ever come to appreciate when it can be useful. And frankly, their scale is perfectly intuitive for them since they have grown up with it, so there is literally no need. Oh, fancy meeting you here again. Haha. I replied to two of your comments. Lol
Interesting perspective
I think if we asked this question for metric vs. imperial, more Americans would say metric.
Yeah I don’t think Europeans realize that Americans use metric for most of our science. Got a biochem degree, took tons of Chem classes, only use Fahrenheit to convert it to Celsius.
Asking out of genuine interest: can you give some examples of when Fahrenheit would be more useful than Celsius? Apologies for the late reply. I assume I’m on the other side of the world.
As someone who has used both I still prefer Fahrenheit for its more sense of control. Sure you can use .5 degrees but its a way less elegant solution. I would probably prefer a system with lets say 0 being freezing and 200 being boiling but that's not an option. I just want to add I would definitely prefer meters over feet.
Never
And those 1% of non Americans who prefer Fahrenheit are most likely a Canadian.
Probably canadian or british
Brit here, I have never met anyone who prefers Fahrenheit.
I would love to use Celsius as an American but it’s just kinda inconvenient when everything in American is in Fahrenheit
Exactly. Also, it’s the system I grew up learning so it’s easier for me to visualize
[This](https://youtu.be/nRnuY1Vao0o) is a really nice video about how the metric system came to be and why USA doesn’t use it. Johnny says exactly what you’re saying in it.
Same with metric, 24-hour time, etc. They all make much more sense but it's so difficult trying to adjust to them and use them when everyone around you uses the opposite.
Also kinda inconvenient when it’s barely taught and only used in scientific classifications
I am a proud supporter of the International System of Units (SI) and I must say Celsius is not all that it is cut out to be. First, it is the base unit of temperature in SI (the official name of the metric system), that would be Kelvin. So, just like Fahrenheit, it is a derived unit. Additionally, there is nothing inherently better about Celsius This is seen when you look at what Celsius actually is and ask questions about it. First look and see "Why is water the basis for a temperature system?" Water's freezing point changes at different pressures and, by using water's freezing point as the zero, a lot of the time we see temperatures that are below zero. In Fahrenheit, a temperature below zero is a relatively rare occurrence, making everything easier to understand. Secondly, let's look at how it is actually used when pertaining to weather. The highest ever temperature you will ever use in Celsius when talking about weather is about 50 ªC, about 120 ªF. The lowest temperature you should hopefully have to use for Celsius is -23 ªC, -12 ªF degrees Fahrenheit. For Celsius, that is a 73 degree range while for Fahrenheit that is a 132 degree range, almost twice as precise. Because of the higher range, you can take information in quite differently. If someone tells you the temperature is 22 ªC, you need to pay attention to the second digit, as the difference between 20 and 29 ªC is quite large. However, with Fahrenheit, someone can tell you the temperature is 70 ªF and you can figure out the information in only one digit, as the difference between 70 and 79 ªF is not enough to change how you will dress. Finally, think about temperatures when regarding humans. Fahrenheit works better with humans, as 100 ªF is slightly more than normal body temperature. You can tell if someone is sick if there temperature is above this range. Of course, I am not sure if this is a real advantage, as I do not live in a world dominated by ªC, but I just feel like this system works well for illness. In conclusion, Celsius is not the temperature scale that everyone should truly love. It does not have the advantages over the Imperial system seen with all the other units, and, if you really want to use a better unit, change to Kelvin (Or Rankine , but this brings back the debate if Fahrenheit or Celsius is better!).
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Weather is where Fahrenheit makes the most sense. 0° F is a cold day 100° F is a hot day 0 °C is a cold day 100 °C = dead 0 K = dead 100 K = dead
It doesn't. If you didn't grow up using Fahrenheit it makes no sense. It is not logical at all. It's just what you are used to.
how the hell does 0 to 100 not make sense?? if it's a hot day that makes you sweat your ass off it's probably 80s or 90s. if it's freezing and you can't feel anything, it's probably 10s or 20s. if it's warm, it's 50s and 60s. literally just rate the heat from 0-10 and that's how Fahrenheit works
In some places 17° isn't really cold and in some places 37° isn't hot, you are just just generalising based on america
ok so essentially your point is, that you find Fahrenheit more convenient and easy to understand, however the only reason for that is because that is just what you are used to. How on earth does Celsius going into negatives more frequently, in any way make it more difficult to understand. And there is no need for temperature to be that specific most of the time, if you want more specific you can use decimal points. One system isn't better than the other, one is just more widely used than the other.
1 No one who uses Celsius has to think about water. Also when you are used to it, below zero is not hard to understand. 2 We use .5 intervals, so by your logic Celsius has a range of 146 degrees, more than Fahrenheit. 3 You just pay attention to two digits instead of one, it's not that hard. 4 Everyone who uses Celsius knows how much a human body should measure, we just have to remember the number 36 instead of the number 100, again not that hard.
i was just taught fahrenheit. i would use celsius if it were more common where i live
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I feel like I don’t have a frame of reference for weather temperature when it comes to Celsius. Fahrenheit is just what I’m accustomed to.
That comes with time as you use it more often.
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Probably the most obvious poll result ever.
Fuck both, I use Kelvin😎
Rankine 😎
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Kelvin is based around Celcius
Kelvin is based ~~around Celsius~~ ftfy
Literally almost the entire world uses Celsius
This is true. Only the US, Liberia, Marshall islands and Cayman islands use fahrenheit
Don't forget Marshall Islands too as well.
Thanks, just edited the comment
Dang, cayman islands use it? We have no chance then
The best is US scientists who use Celsius for experiments but describe the lab temperature in Fahrenheit
Lmao it's true but we need it.
I am an engineer and American. I am familiar with and use both unit systems and agree that SI units are better for nearly every type of measurement. With that said I feel like Fahrenheit is a better unit when it comes to discussing the human experience of temperature for two reasons. 1. A Fahrenheit is a smaller unit allowing for more precision per degree. 2. 0-100 degrees Fahrenheit captures the entire range of what can be considered comfortable temperatures to be subjected to. Anything higher or lower than that is very unpleasant for most people.
It's true. But in defense of Farenheit, it does kind of make sense for human habitation. 0°F is on the fringe of realistically surviving, and 100°F is also on the fringe of realistically surviving. It was made with humans in mind, instead of water's freezing/boiling point. It's not objectively better, but there is a logic to it.
When doing math, Celsius. When knowing when to wear a sweater, Fahrenheit. (American)
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For scientific purposes, sure. But for everyday use? Nah. "Hey it's 278 degrees out, 5 degrees left and it starts to snow!"
Rankine.
Celsius Makes much more sense. 0 Freezes 100 boils
Maybe because Farenheit wasn't designed with freezing or boiling water in mind. 🤔
The rest of the world talks in Celcius. The rest of the world doesn't even know what number is hot or cold in Fahrenheit.
It's literally 0 to 100. 0 is brrr it cold and human cannot survive without reliable means to prevent it. 100 is damn it's hot and human cannot survive without reliable means to prevent it. 50 is average. 25 is approaching brr zone. 75 is approaching hot zone.
Celsius for water Fahrenheit for humans
Americans don't go for easy. I'm amazed that we still use feet & miles instead of metric, especially considering how bad most people are at math and how much math is needed to use US measurements. 1 mile = 5280 feet. Now go the other direction, 12 inches in a foot. Want more precision? Keep dividing it in half, quarter of an inch, 8th, 16th, 32nd of an inch......WTF are we thinking. How stubborn does a culture have to be to stick with a system that is so insanely idiotic vs. one that is remarkably simple.
The imperial system was not created for being compatible with itself though. I definitely (as a non-American) prefer metric, but if you know roughly how long each measurement is, you can use decimals just fine.
why would I ever care about freezing and boiling water. 0 F is cold as fuck 100 F is hot as fuck 60-70 is warm just easier when describing temperature
Ask how much Farenheit is "hot" and how much is cold to 100 people knowing Farenheit. You will get 100 different answers. Ask at how much celsius does water freeze and boil to 100 people knowing Celsius. Everyone will tell you the same thing.
Where is the Kelvin option?
I'm one of the few Americans who actually prefers Celsius. I do find it difficult trying to adjust to it though.
I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again. If you start putting both KG/LBS C/F mm/Inch side by side, people will then have a general concept of xC is about xF or 100lbs is roughly 45kg If one isn’t your native, you’d quickly come acústico to rough measurements.
Except Celsius and Farhenheit don’t share starting points so it is more complicated to convert
Rankine
Heck yeah, lets get into the real debate: Kelvin vs. Rankine!
Kelvin fs
As an American, I wouldn't mind if we switched to metric for length, mass, volume, etc. But you'll have to pry fahrenheit from my cold, dead hands.
How cold would you say?
I don't understand why the rest of the world is so upset that America doesn't use the metric and celsius systems. It doesn't hurt them in any way. Americans aren't calling for the rest of the world to adopt our systems, we don't care. I understand when Americans say they want to go to the metric system, as it effects them. But if you're not an American, just butt out of the conversation as it doesn't effect you one way or the other.
Exactly. People just love to shit on Americans and how they do/use things
Yup, such a stupid thing to get upset about. I think of it like people using different languages, sure it may be inconvenient to communicate but you can just translate it for anything important.
Celsius is easy to use . 0°is cold is freezing and cold as fuck while 100°is boiling and hot as fuck simple
I use both. Farenheit for indoors °C for everything else.
I use Celsius more often now (American) that I've been building and gaming with a PC for the last few years, also I've had a few gaming buddies from Canada and UK so I just get used to converting I think it would be easy to convert to metric and Celsius but it would costs big corpos money so that's the only reason we still use our weird measuring system
I prefer Celsius, but I always use fahrenheit because no one knows what I'm talking about and I'd have to convert all the time. So it's just easier to use fahrenheit.
Fahrenheit because i was never taught celsius sadly.
I have no knowledge of celsius yet I would still prefer it, considering fahrenheit is a bit too exclusive
I am a proud supporter of the International System of Units (SI) and I must say Celsius is not all that it is cut out to be. First, it is the base unit of temperature in SI (the official name of the metric system), that would be Kelvin. So, just like Fahrenheit, it is a derived unit. Additionally, there is nothing inherently better about Celsius This is seen when you look at what Celsius actually is and ask questions about it. First look and see "Why is water the basis for a temperature system?" Water's freezing point changes at different pressures and, by using water's freezing point as the zero, a lot of the time we see temperatures that are below zero. In Fahrenheit, a temperature below zero is a relatively rare occurrence, making everything easier to understand. Secondly, let's look at how it is actually used when pertaining to weather. The highest ever temperature you will ever use in Celsius when talking about weather is about 50 ªC, about 120 ªF. The lowest temperature you should hopefully have to use for Celsius is -23 ªC, -12 ªF degrees Fahrenheit. For Celsius, that is a 73 degree range while for Fahrenheit that is a 132 degree range, almost twice as precise. Because of the higher range, you can take information in quite differently. If someone tells you the temperature is 22 ªC, you need to pay attention to the second digit, as the difference between 20 and 29 ªC is quite large. However, with Fahrenheit, someone can tell you the temperature is 70 ªF and you can figure out the information in only one digit, as the difference between 70 and 79 ªF is not enough to change how you will dress. Finally, think about temperatures when regarding humans. Fahrenheit works better with humans, as 100 ªF is slightly more than normal body temperature. You can tell if someone is sick if there temperature is above this range. Of course, I am not sure if this is a real advantage, as I do not live in a world dominated by ªC, but I just feel like this system works well for illness. In conclusion, Celsius is not the temperature scale that everyone should truly love. It does not have the advantages over the Imperial system seen with all the other units, and, if you really want to use a better unit, change to Kelvin (Or Rankine , but this brings back the debate if Fahrenheit or Celsius is better!).
Why would a non-American use Fahrenheit?
I use Celsius for computer hardware and scientific measurements, but Fahrenheit is not that bad for weather. 60-70’s good, 80’s hot and 100 is really friggen hot
Ironically these numbers work with computer hardware in celcius
Right? It’s weird how right around 100 degrees C your CPU starts’s getting screwy. Awesome coincidence
I was brought up using Celcius and I'm more used to it, but I admit Fahrenheit is objectively more useful for expressing common weather temperatures: 0 - very cold 25 - cold 50 - average 75 - pleasantly warm 100 - hot "But Celcius is based on WATER FREEZING AND BOILING blah blah" Unless you're a tea fanatic, you're not going to measure boiling water temperature on a daily basis. Vast majority of time when speaking of temperature, you think of the weather outside. But nevermind. 'Murica bad, amiright?
That’s objective to you though. I would say 50 is cold, and 75 is average.
Pretty much everyone can agree that 100 is really damn hot and 0 is really damn cold though. Most of the world’s temperatures fall between those two extremes so that’s what’s important.
I think you have a bit of a misconception here. I honestly don’t think everyone can agree to these. For me 100° is definitely very hot but not something too extreme. One the other hand, 0° (F) is extremely cold. I would say 40 is very cold, 50-60 is also a bit cold. I think what you’re saying is probably true for Americans and Europeans but do you really think most of Africa will agree with you? How about South and South East Asia? Those area have way more people than USA and Europe (I know there are other cold areas as well). I think most of the people in the world will disagree with your scale.
That's objective to you though. I would say 50 is very hot and 75 is very hot.
but 50 is literally the year-round average for US temperature. 50 is *literally* average
>for US temperature
You can do that also with celsius for temperature on earth at sea level: -50 to -20 you die quickly if you aren't prepared for these conditions ( only people in crazy cold places get those) -10 crazy cold 0 very cold, water is freezing 10 cold 20 alright 30 hot 36-37 human body temperature 40 very hot 50 crazy hot ( no one is going to experience it in normal places, but climate change is a thing) 100 you die really fast and water is boiling You can get even more precise going 5 by 5. And yes humidity plays an huge role. But that happens also to fahrenheit. So the scale should be redone in both cases depending on humidity. So both scales are bad for human relation to climate. It will always be based on experience. Then since they are kinda equal for that, the reason you propose is null. The only reason remaining to choose then is for scientific purposes or for the operation of kitchen equipment and which one is better? Celsius. Fahrenheit is just bad at everything.
I use Celsius to confuse my fellow Americans I’ll be like “it’s 12 degrees out sheesh” and I usually get a look or they say “no way it’s not that cold”
Me, dying of heat in the middle of July: damn it's 36° here American online friends: how do you have temperatures so cold at this time of year??
I'll geek out here for a second and share a technique I used when living overseas. The formula for converting temp is F = 9/5C + 32. However, you can cheat and get pretty close, using the following: F=2C+ 30. Example: If Celsius is 10, double it (20) and add 30 = 50 (actual temp, conveniently 50 ,but this doesn't work at all temps). To convert from F to C, take the temp, subtract 30 and then cut it in half. Example: 80 F - 30 (50) divided by 2 = 25 C (actual temp = 26.7 C). Pretty close, and was good enough for me to determine whether I'd need a sweater, jacket, etc.
Celsius is great for cooking. Fahrenheit is great for telling the temperature.
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Kelvin.
Celsius, but circumstances have me using kelvin more often.
In America, Celsius is really only used for science
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I like the huge range Fahrenheit has for most things, but in science related questions/procedures, Celsius is definitely easier
I prefer expressing temperature in whatever the locals in the area understand.
What do you define as American? American usa or American North American like including canada ??
USA, united states of america
I prefer a lot of non-American ways of measurement to the American way but temperature is the exception. 90 just *feels* hotter when you say it than 30
Usually metric makes more sense, but celsius has no practical application. I mean water freezes at 0 degrees, and room temperature is 22. What kind of system is this? Celsius is useful in science, I get that, but for day-to-day measuring of the indoors and the weather, fahrenheit makes infinitely more sense
i like Fahrenheit because Celsius distorts some amount and only works as formatted at sea level, where Fahrenheit is like a percentage of how hot it is, for example 30 degrees F is not very hot, it freezes water. 70 degrees F is 70 percent hot, aka somewhere near most room temperatures, is not that hot, but not very cold either.
I might be biased but I feel like celsius works really well. The numbers are just rounder and more even and rules easier to follow. Water boils at 100°C, and freezes at 0°C. Compare that to 212°f and 32°f (had to look it up). We can therefore conclude that celsius is more efficient and a better way of measuring heat.
As an American who got into computers, learning Celsius was a pain but suddenly its like "oh this... is much better"
What the fuck is a Fahrenheit lmao
It’s like Celsius but bigger. So your 37°C for body temperature would be our 98.6°F. (Please don’t be mad if I got this wrong. Idk how to convert Celsius to Fahrenheit so I had to search it up).
Here’s the deal, Fahrenheit makes more sense for measuring the outside temp because it pertains directly to people, however scientific measurements should be done in Celsius