It always amazes me that the British public put up with the media using Fahrenheit in their headlines for high summer temperatures and Celsius for low winter temperatures - but I suppose that it adds to the sensational nature of the some of the comics that grace our streets masquerading as newspapers. Often the people who buy them (particularly those who buy "The Sun") are interested only in the "Page 3 Girl" (for the benefit of US readers who have never been to the UK, the "Page 3 Girl" is usually topless and is well-endowed).
Of course, anybody who actually uses temperatures in their everyday work would consider it stupid to mix Fahrenheit and Celsius in the way that Steve has described - if only because handling the change-over point causes problems. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Humphreys" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 8:53 AM Subject: [USMA:35334] RE: thinking Celsius outdoors > I get the reverse situation (its a common condition for Brits!) > Lower temperatures I prefer in deg C whereas higher ones "feel more apt" in > deg F. > >
