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minus-squareprettybunnys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·edit-23 months agoThe increased measurement in the Fahrenheit scale allows for more precise representation of the temperature between humans. Whole numbers and a larger scale for human ranges. That said, the same thing can be done with metric by using the magical decimal, though idk if I’ve ever seen a temperature in C related that way.
minus-squareHagdos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 months agoFor weather prediction it usually isn’t that accurate anyway, and varies over time and location a lot. For the thermostat it does matter, but usually you can set these in steps of 0.5°C. Mine reports back in 0.1°C steps.
minus-squareRichard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down4·3 months agoWhat? 1 °C is absolutely a fine enough stepping for everything the average human will want to convey about temperature.
minus-squareBallsandBayonets@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·3 months agoSome people actually think they can tell the difference between 70 and 72 Fahrenheit and those people could save a lot of money on medications by switching entirely to placebos for everything.
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·3 months ago That said, the same thing can be done with metric by using the magical decimal, though idk if I’ve ever seen a temperature in C related that way. People using Celsius that ever cared that temperatures didn’t add decimals for increased precision in weather reports, please raise your hand.
minus-squareprettybunnys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·edit-23 months ago👋 Having grown up with Fahrenheit there is a difference between 78 degrees (26ish) and 80 (still 26ish) The increased granularity for human ranges actually is noticeable. If you think I’m advocating for Standard over Metric than you’ve wholly misunderstood me. The metric SYSTEM is hands down the better of the two.
minus-squarefrazorthlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months ago78 F is 25 C and 80 F is 26 C. Just saying “ish” doesn’t suddenly make them the same. In C they are different numbers.
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·3 months agoThere is a difference. Does it matter? Eeeeh…
The increased measurement in the Fahrenheit scale allows for more precise representation of the temperature between humans.
Whole numbers and a larger scale for human ranges.
That said, the same thing can be done with metric by using the magical
decimal, though idk if I’ve ever seen a temperature in C related that way.For weather prediction it usually isn’t that accurate anyway, and varies over time and location a lot.
For the thermostat it does matter, but usually you can set these in steps of 0.5°C. Mine reports back in 0.1°C steps.
What? 1 °C is absolutely a fine enough stepping for everything the average human will want to convey about temperature.
Some people actually think they can tell the difference between 70 and 72 Fahrenheit and those people could save a lot of money on medications by switching entirely to placebos for everything.
People using Celsius that ever cared that temperatures didn’t add decimals for increased precision in weather reports, please raise your hand.
👋
Having grown up with Fahrenheit there is a difference between 78 degrees (26ish) and 80 (still 26ish)
The increased granularity for human ranges actually is noticeable.
If you think I’m advocating for Standard over Metric than you’ve wholly misunderstood me.
The metric SYSTEM is hands down the better of the two.
78 F is 25 C and 80 F is 26 C.
Just saying “ish” doesn’t suddenly make them the same. In C they are different numbers.
There is a difference. Does it matter? Eeeeh…