Dear Carleton and All,
Recently, I found two old thermometers in the shape of little green frogs in
my toy box. They had both Fahrenheit and Celsius scales.
Before I gave them to my grand daughters, I carefully cut off the Fahrenheit
scale on each one. Hopefully, they will never see a Fahrenheit scale in
their lives.
Cheers,
Pat Naughtin LCAMS
Geelong, Australia
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on 26/10/03 12:39 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> In a message dated 2003-10-25 21:29:08 Eastern Daylight Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>> Why would anyone buy a thermometer that can display in Fahrenheit? Why not
>> just buy one in degrees Celsius only and there would be no need to worry
>> about switches? Since you already bought it, why not open it up and remove
>> the switch. In its place, solder in jumpers that will permanently display
>> the degree Celsius themperature. Once you go metric, never go back.
> Every thermometer and thermostat in my house reads in Celsius only. For the
> thermostats, it's going to the back and turning a screw. My wife now has
> forgotten Fahrenheit! ("Carleton, the TV said it will be 59 tomorrow, what is
> that?" "15." "Oh, okay, thanks." It can be done.
>
> Carleton
>
