You are ALL WRONG!!!
If we are talking about Centigrade being ideal because of the Zero thing you
soooo wrong.
Basing a system on when water freezes and boils is ludicrous, because these
values fluctuate based upon air pressure. At 30 PSI, water boils at 160
Degrees F (or around there, something like that). Anyone care to translate
that for the Fahrenheit-challenged?
The IDEAL and most rational scale is, of course, Kelvin. Astrophysicists use
it, and so can you!
Nerd From Hell
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Darryl Shannon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2001 8:27 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Objectionable material for children
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>
> 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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