30 below would mean 30 degrees lower than 0 (either -30F or -30C). You could not use 30 below to mean 30F. Down to 30 would likely mean 30F though unless you're somewhere where it's summer or equatorial.
The American system is actually called the American system, and differs from the imperial system. A US pint is 473ml and a UK pint is 568ml. Other measurements vary too but that's the one that hits home. Fahrenheit is named after Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit and is not actually imperial or American. He lived all his life in continental (i.e., not the UK) Europe. On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 11:15 AM, Casper Bang <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 11:33:50 AM UTC+1, rakesh mailgroups wrote: >> >> even then he said he spends tens of dollars on heating when its 30 >> below....how? >> > > In the US they're still stuck with the legacy imperial system, so when you > hear them say "down to 30" that would be plus degrees Fahrenheit, not -30 > metric SI unit of Celsius (30F = -1c). > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Java Posse" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/javaposse/-/0WA74BhbWmQJ. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
