I was caught out in the same way when reading a John Grisham novel.
The good news is that over the last ten years or so temperature has become almost all-Celsius in the UK. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Paul Trusten Sent: 05 January 2013 15:20 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:52103] thinking "hard Celsius" Yesterday, a co-worker stuck his iPhone in my face and said, "This is the weather where my father-in-law lives." The iPhone weather app was open to a city on Long Island, New York. All the temperatures were in the 30s. MY first thought was, "Wow! How did it get that warm there in January?" Then, I caught myself (in the wrong direction, of course). My app is set to Celsius, and I've been reading all temperatures in Celsius for years. I made it---I knew that I was "thinking hard Celsius." Paul Paul R. Trusten Registered Pharmacist Vice President and Public Relations Director U.S. Metric Association, Inc. www.metric.org [email protected] +1(432)528-7724
