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[-] PancakeLegend@mander.xyz 58 points 1 year ago

Farenheit is asking Americans how hot they feel.

[-] Zink@programming.dev 10 points 1 year ago

Yeah, pretty much. I figured it was probably implied that I’m in the states. :)

I mean, SI units are objectively the best, and align with metric in most cases, but my brain is conditioned to accept Fahrenheit and miles per hour natively. Celsius and km/h have to go through an interpreter to convert them.

I have to say though, km/h has that “0 to 100” thing going for it that Fahrenheit does. 100 isn’t the fastest you’ll go, but it’s a typical highway speed.

[-] Thief_of_Crows@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

Do Americans feel heat differently or something?

[-] PancakeLegend@mander.xyz 14 points 1 year ago

They're one of only 3 countries in the world who still use °F, and represent 98% of the population who do so. So it's basically just America.

[-] Thief_of_Crows@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

So because right now only Americans use fahrenheit, it must be bad? Holy logical fallacy batman

[-] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

No it’s bad for many reasons, that’s just why people say it’s American

[-] pumpkinseedoil@mander.xyz 1 points 1 month ago

Outside of the USA noone knows what idk, 50°F feels like. Probably around room temperature since you say it's based on how humans feel but I have no idea.

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