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W Celsius (europe.pub)
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An American using the inferior Fahrenheit system and a European using the superior Celsius system which is way easier
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[–] 25 points 5 months ago (8 children)

As you approach 0°F it is getting dangerously cold. As you approach 100°F it's getting dangerously hot. Celsius is obviously better scientifically, but fahrenheit is pretty reasonable for everyday use (unlike other imperial measurements).

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  • [–] 14 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    Really my point is you can memorize new numbers when you look at the weather report.

    When I go (went ) to the US it was not obvious to me looking at the weather in Fahrenheit what it would feel like.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (3 children)

    0°F is way colder than 100°F is hot.

    There are hardly any population centers that reach the lower temperature while there's a shitton of them that reach the hotter one. That should say enough about how dangerous and inhospitable each is.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (2 children)

    That’s not true. NYC frequently reaches 0°F and is home to 15 million people. All of northern US, and all of Canada frequently reach 0°F. It’s a fact than anything below 0°F is actively dangerous and anything above 100°F is actively dangerous.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (1 child)

    Anything below 10°F is actively dangerous. Anything above 110°F is actively dangerous.

    NYC barely ever reaches 0°F according to this site:

    https://www.extremeweatherwatch.com/cities/new-york/lowest-temperatures-by-year

    Seriously, NYC is closer to having regular 100°F weather than 0°F and it is in the Northern US!

    In other terms: -18°C is extremely fucking cold, 38°C is just regular hot.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    I grew up in Rochester NY, and there are many days with a zero or subzero windchill. Once it gets below 0°F, it is definitely actively dangerous. I’ve waited for a school bus in 7 to 10°F weather without issues.

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