John, I'm shocked that you would claim that Farhenheit is better than
Centigrade. No, No NO!
Centigrade is best because of one fact. Zero degrees. Face facts, you
lose. No possible argument can be advanced that will make Farhenheit
superior when placed against that simple fact. And it is a very
important fact (At least in northern North America, perhaps not so much
in .br). Is it snowing? Are the puddles frozen? ZERO. Say it!
ZEEEE-RO! Not Thirty-two, that MAKES NO SENSE.
Oh, I can hear you say, "But with Fahrenheit we get more precision!"
Bzzzzzt! Wrong! Sure, one degree C is two degrees F. But so what?
When they predict the weather, or when they report the weather, what is
meaningful? They say, "High seventies" or even "In the Fifties".
Which means that meaningful temperatures are given in blocks of 5 or 10
degrees!
And no, no one says, "Huh, the thermometer says 71F, but it feels like
72F." No, your body cannot make such fine distinctions. And if you
need to, say hello to our friend the decimal system! Y'know, 28.3 and such-like?
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Darryl
Think Galactically -- Act Terrestrially
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