2002-11-15 If the whole logic behind using tenths of a degree was to retain the same "accuracy" as Fahrenheit, then why didn't they just decimalise to half degrees? Round everything to the nearest half. That doesn't seem as bad as stating the temperature is 23.9�C.
Do you think if you brought this up with your local weather people they might see some merit in it? John ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, 2002-11-15 10:24 Subject: [USMA:23380] Re: Celsius decimals > Mike Joy wrote: > >I phoned the Bureau in Perth as to why they are so precise, > >and they said "because some people still require it. > >They record the temperatures that way". Ah, well. > > These circular arguments are so frustrating. They record it that way > because it is published that way. They publish it that way because it is > recorded that way. > > A frequent justification for inch-pound only is that they won't expose > people to metric until people are familiar with it. People won't be > familiar until they are exposed to it. That is why dual units are used > to break the cycle. > >
