The Celsius scale is so convenient that it is a shame so many troglodytes
still wrestle with the Fahrenheit scale. At 0 water freezes; at 100 it
boils. 10 is cool, 20 is comfortable, 30 is warm, and 40 is hot. Human
body temperature is 37, low-grade fever 38, high fever 39, very high fever
40. Our USMA member Paul Trusten should love this! In the Fahreheit
scale, human body temperature is at an awkward 98.6. Now I have trained
myself to think in Celsius and have to do mental conversions to
Fahrenheit.
I have instruments throughout my house displaying only in degrees Celsius.
What a boon digital instruments are that make metric-only display now so
easy. I particularly recommend the instruments that Accurite makes, which
are inexpensive and have all-metric options. They are available at
Walmart and through Amazon.com.
Several online sites are also available, which can be set in metric-only.
My favorite is weatherunderground.com, in which *everything* is properly
metricated, thanks to our USMA member, Paul Hillger. Weatherundergound
also lets you set your display to local weather stations, even backyard
stations in your immediate area, all of which are displayed in the metric
options.
Martin Morrison
"Metric Today" Metric Training & Education Columnist
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On Wed, 28 Nov 2012, Martin Vlietstra wrote:
Living in a cold climate, surely 0C makes more sense than 0F. At
0C water freezes!
