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I had an American ask me what the temperature was the other day, and they got mad at me when I told them in Celcius and didn't have a clue what the Farenheit equivalent was. This happened in Canada.
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Guavanaut posted:Okay, a scale that goes from 0-100 is better than one that goes from -20 to 40. A scale that went from 0-10 would be fine too. But as someone who's always used Celsius and nothing but Celsius, I have no reason to consider those specific temperatures as the starting and ending points of a scale. They're simply -20 C and +40 C and while I know exactly how cold or hot each of those temperatures feel, they just don't equal Maximum Cold and Maximum Hot in my mind like they do for Fahrenheit users. Having to use negative values when reporting normal cold weather doesn't make the scale worse and I don't know why you'd think otherwise.
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Feb 1, 2016 16:11
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Zat posted:Having to use negative values when reporting normal cold weather doesn't make the scale worse and I don't know why you'd think otherwise. In Finnish we actually often say "it's fifteen degrees freezing" or "it's a few degrees warm", as if there were two separate scales. e: oh I guess you're one of us too. In any case.
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Feb 1, 2016 16:16
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Zat posted:Having to use negative values when reporting normal cold weather doesn't make the scale worse and I don't know why you'd think otherwise. It's sure confused the Brits in the past: http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/cool-cash-card-confusion-1009701 
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Feb 1, 2016 16:26
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Ras Het posted:I'm Finnish.
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Feb 1, 2016 16:38
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kalstrams posted:You seem to be hitting theme of your fellow countrymen on the forums then. I physically cannot read threads Ligur posts in.
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Feb 1, 2016 16:43
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Norwegian here. Celsius rools because above 0 = rain, below 0 = snow.
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Feb 1, 2016 16:55
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Lycus posted:I wish we used Celsius in the US. less than - 20 = loving cold -20 to -10 = cold -10 to 0 = a bit cold 0 to 10 = chilly 10 to 20 = wear a sweater 20 to 30 = perfect 30+ = too hot gently caress
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Feb 1, 2016 18:22
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Count Roland posted:less than - 20 = loving cold Also accurate for Minnesotans using Fahrenheit.
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Feb 1, 2016 18:25
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Celcius is a better scale for everything except for apparent air temperature on a human scale, for that one specific purpose Fahrenheit is better.
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Feb 1, 2016 18:30
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HookShot posted:I had an American ask me what the temperature was the other day, and they got mad at me when I told them in Celcius and didn't have a clue what the Farenheit equivalent was. Useful shortcut -- to turn C into F, just double it and then add thirty. If the weather report says ten degrees, that means it's really about fifty -- jacket weather. You can do that in your head in about a second, and it's close enough to correct for all practical purposes, at least over the range of temperatures you'll hear in a weather report. Remember: double it and add thirty. You're welcome.
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Feb 1, 2016 18:36
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below 0 = doesn't happen 0 to 10 = loving cold 10 to 25 = wear a sweater and pants 25 to 35 = perfect if it's windy or breezing or on the beach 35+ = too hot gently caress
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Feb 1, 2016 18:39
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Feb 1, 2016 18:57
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Ras Het posted:I physically cannot read threads Ligur posts in. Have you heard of this little thing called the ignore button? (Not that the threads are worth reading anyway.)
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Feb 1, 2016 19:03
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Man is the measure of all things.
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Feb 1, 2016 19:12
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This is also a map of countries that are awesome (listed in orange)
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Feb 1, 2016 19:15
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Oh I love guess the map! uhh.. Super Bowl Victories Countries that have dropped a nuclear bomb on an enemy Countries that make pizza the right way Countries that invented the lightbulb
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Feb 1, 2016 19:22
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Not even Myanmar or Liberia?
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Feb 1, 2016 19:24
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Peanut President posted:Countries that invented the lightbulb Britain is in blue, though?
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Feb 1, 2016 19:26
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Kajeesus posted:Not even Myanmar or Liberia? Nope, just a bunch of island nations and Belize.
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Feb 1, 2016 19:37
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Reveilled posted:Britain is in blue, though? In summer, headlines are "Britain to Swelter in 105° Heat!" In winter, they're "-10° Arctic Blasts On Their Way!" Units will be in the small print.
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Feb 1, 2016 19:46
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Hip Flask posted:Norwegian here. Celsius rools because above 0 = rain, below 0 = snow. Shame you don't get to experience sub - 5 temperatures since you live on the western side. Strong winds: worry about evacuation of the oil platform. No winds: worry about the low oil price
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Feb 1, 2016 20:13
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Powered Descent posted:Useful shortcut -- to turn C into F, just double it and then add thirty. If the weather report says ten degrees, that means it's really about fifty -- jacket weather. This is cool, thanks! I still wouldn't have helped those assholes, but if nice people in the future want to know the temperature, now I know how to do it!
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Feb 1, 2016 20:47
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Powered Descent posted:Useful shortcut -- to turn C into F, just double it and then add thirty. If the weather report says ten degrees, that means it's really about fifty -- jacket weather. Fun fact I didn't know until I moved to Iowa: -40 is where F and C meet. 
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Feb 1, 2016 20:52
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computer parts posted:Also accurate for Minnesotans using Fahrenheit. Golbez posted:Fun fact I didn't know until I moved to Iowa: -40 is where F and C meet. Can confirm. If it's above freezing in January, it's a warm day.
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Feb 1, 2016 21:53
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Peanut President posted:Oh I love guess the map! I haven't heard of the nuclear aggressions of Belize and Jamaica before now.
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Feb 1, 2016 22:12
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People who use the wrong system of units are subhuman and bad people, and should be outlawed, IMO.
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Feb 1, 2016 22:15
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Freudian posted:I haven't heard of the nuclear aggressions of Belize and Jamaica before now. Well THEY covered it up.
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Feb 1, 2016 22:22
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fishmech posted:This. I don't want to know what goes on at the Feral furry convention of Ontario. Is it like, a bunch of homeless furries who convene in an alleyway and fight and gently caress all night while screaming unintelligibly? That seems pretty similar to a normal furry convention though.
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Feb 2, 2016 00:34
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Now I understand why Europeans have "heat waves" when things get above 30 degrees celsius every so often. There was a 20+ day span in Texas a few years ago where it was 40+ degrees, every single day 
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Feb 2, 2016 00:50
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Quorum posted:People who use the wrong system of units are subhuman and bad people, and should be outlawed, IMO. Don't talk about the rest of the world outside of the USA that way.
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Feb 2, 2016 01:03
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JosefStalinator posted:Now I understand why Europeans have "heat waves" when things get above 30 degrees celsius every so often. There was a 20+ day span in Texas a few years ago where it was 40+ degrees, every single day Last summer Oregon had the same thing, but there's no AC in Oregon.
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Feb 2, 2016 01:09
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JosefStalinator posted:Now I understand why Europeans have "heat waves" when things get above 30 degrees celsius every so often. There was a 20+ day span in Texas a few years ago where it was 40+ degrees, every single day Even right now in the dead of winter it's extremely rare to have a day in Texas that doesn't reach 40+ degrees.
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Feb 2, 2016 01:26
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JosefStalinator posted:Now I understand why Europeans have "heat waves" when things get above 30 degrees celsius every so often. There was a 20+ day span in Texas a few years ago where it was 40+ degrees, every single day *gets 1mm of snow, closes all schools and workplaces* Only in the last few years did I see a map where somewhere in india had a 50+ temp. I literally did not know earth actually got that hot. I thought it topped out in the high 30's and beyond that the atmosphere would just catch on fire or something. The fact that the earth has places that get up that high fairly regularly and humans manage to live there blows my mind.  US actually holds the world record for temp at loving 57. Death valley. The lowest high temp is for Greenland at 25. You go greenland! But so much of what we're able to handle comes down to infrastructure. Live somewhere that rarely gets snow and a tiny bit can cripple the city because no one knows how to drive in it and the city lacks salt trucks and poo poo. When a temperate climate gets a heat wave hundreds of olds drop off as they boil in their homes because no one has AC. In Australia they don't even bother with heating or insulation for the most part, so the rare times it gets cold people don't do well.
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Feb 2, 2016 02:00
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Randandal posted:Even right now in the dead of winter it's extremely rare to have a day in Texas that doesn't reach 40+ degrees. He's talking in celcius.
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Feb 2, 2016 02:07
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Baronjutter posted:US actually holds the world record for temp at loving 57. Death valley. I'm pretty sure some place in I want to say Iran broke the record this summer.
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Feb 2, 2016 02:08
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Baronjutter posted:US actually holds the world record for temp at loving 57. Death valley. Not only is it the world's hottest place (and the lowest point in North America), but just a few dozen miles away you have freezing snow-covered mountain peaks (and the tallest point in the contiguous US).  
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Feb 2, 2016 02:14
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Well what about me, I'm an American who chats with his Euro/Canadian online friends so much that I've started using Celsius in my ordinary usage here, even among other Americans.
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Feb 2, 2016 02:23
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There's only one solution. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U96cnr5ydzA
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Feb 2, 2016 02:33
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Count Roland posted:less than - 20 = loving cold less than - 20 = might wear a hat -20 to -10 = perfect weather for a barbecue -10 to 0 = summer 0 to 10 = what is this wet poo poo?? 10 to 20 = mosquitoes 20 to 30 = heat death of the universe 30+ = thailand
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