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by demetrius
957 days ago
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> When you are outside that range, you know you’re in for very uncomfortable weather. Which is... Pretty random? What is "very uncomfortable"? 'Switch to autumn/spring clothes' uncomfortable (<20ºC)? 'Switch to winter clothes' uncomfortable (≈0ºC)? 'Get a sweater below your winter clothes, and maybe double trousers, too' uncomfortable? (<-20ºC) Celsius fits the mental model of normal human communication quite well if you use it. > Celsius doesn’t give much benefit beyond the vague water will freeze around 0. Which is a very major shift: rain turns into snow, roads get slippery, you should dry your hair extra-carefully (> 0ºC it's raining anyway, you'll get wet anyway, why bother; <0ºC it will turn to ice on your head, you definitely don't want that). Water freezing is a VERY major weather shift. |
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That last bit is the key: Fahrenheit also fits the mental model of normal human communication quite well if you use it.
The F vs. C wars are silly; if you were raised using a particular unit system, then that system will most likely feel the most natural to you. If you didn't, you can certainly learn another and adapt, but for most people it won't feel right.
This is all just fine. Yes, it's annoying when you travel to a place that uses a different unit system than you're used to, but life is full of such things, and we should just live with it rather than trying to argue what's "right". Nothing is right, nothing is wrong. Whatever is, just... is.
(Note that I'm not making any arguments about which one is better for math or science or whatever. Just about what feels comfortable. For the record, I do think many things -- including global interop -- would be easier if we all used metric. But I don't think, no matter how hard I try, I'll ever be able to "feel" celsius properly.)