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European propaganda DESTROYED (europe.pub)
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[–] 62 points 8 months ago (5 children)

I like how they claimed Fahrenheit made sense by relating it to a scale between 0 and 100 because a grade divided into 100 pieces (centigrade) is a system that is easy to handle. If only there was a unit of measurement that was already like that.

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  • [–] 10 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    No they're relating average earth temperature/weather to a centigrade scale, instead of relating liquid water to one.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago

    I might catch flak for this, but I understand Fahrenheit made a ton of sense of an illiterate bygone era (well, I guess coming back maybe)

    The vast majority of people were uneducated. Decimals were a non-starter, maybe negatives were also difficult?

    0-100 was very easy. Under 0? Don't go outside if possible. Over 100? Don't go outside if possible. >50/halfway? Time for a coat. Having the same scale from -15 to 40 might have been confusing and not centered for them?

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