Re: Objectionable material for children

[Charlie Bell]

Darryl wrote:

> 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?

<pedant>
No, one degree C is 5/9 of an F.
</pedant>

> 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!
> Darryl

Exactly.

0- Freezing
10- Chilly
20 - Warm
30 -  Hot
40 -  Searing
46 - death to humans...
100 - Water boiling.

OK, there's a little variation in boiling/freezing point with solutes/air
pressure and so on, but not enough to make a blind bit of difference to
everyday.

Charlie