If you look at published temperature scales, look out for those that only show 32°F, 34°F, 36°F, 37°F, 39°F, 41°F and never show 33°F, 35°F, 38°F, and 40°F. Such temperature scales are really Celsius in disguise. The pattern repeats itself between 41 and 50, 50 and 59, 59 and 68 etc. The numerate among the readers will notice that 32°F, 41°F, 50°F, 59°F and 68°F are exact conversions of 0°C, 5°C, 10°C, 15°C and 20°C and that the numbers in between are approximations - or put another way, you are being conned if you think that you are getting greater accuracy if you look at the Fahrenheit scale.. This is the case with my home digital thermometer.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: 28 November 2012 20:40 To: U.S. Metric Association Cc: Valerie Antoine Subject: [USMA:52018] Re: Celsius Temperatures Are So Convenient 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 ============ On Wed, 28 Nov 2012, Martin Vlietstra wrote: > Living in a cold climate, surely 0C makes more sense than 0F. At 0C water freezes!
