I changed over to Celsius in my personall life nine years ago. Never looked bac.
Paul Trusten, Reg. Pharmacist Vice President U.S. Metric Association, Inc. Midland, Texas USA www.metric.org +1(432)528-7724 [email protected] On Nov 28, 2012, at 14:39, [email protected] wrote: > 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! > >
