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[–] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 hour ago

Ugh, I'm one of those people who will defend imperial as not being irrational, just built ad-hoc for purposes that aren't in alignment with modern ones and ... No, that's not what Fahrenheit is.

Fahrenheit was trying to make a temperature scale that was easy to recreate to ease the calibration of thermometers. Zero is a temperature that can be created in your garage with some ice, salt and water. 100 was his best, ultimately inaccurate, attempt to measure human body temperature, since it's another easy calibration point, and from there water was defined as 32 and 212 so that they were 180 degrees apart, which would fit will on a temperature dial.
Not irrational, not a comfort scale, and not in alignment with current needs.

It's pure coincidence that it kinda lines up with comfortable outdoor temperatures in the opinion of a good chunk of a population living in the northern part of the western hemisphere.

[–] KaChilde@sh.itjust.works 13 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

100% hot by what understanding? If I set my oven to 100F, the peak of heat by this memes reckoning, that roast chicken is going to kill my family.

If I run a warm bath at 50F, the medium-est of heats, My testicles are going to implode faster than a billionaire in a homemade submarine when they touch the water.

If we are talking human comfort, then 50F is also way too cold to be considered “50% hot”.

[–] unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 hours ago

💯 hot! We bring out the weird chili sauce for you!

[–] Aljernon@lemmy.today 5 points 6 hours ago

The only temperature system that isn't arbitrary would tell you how spreadable butter is. Zero degrees butter is utterly not spreadable while 100 degrees butter is the maximum spreadability it could achieve before melting.

[–] RattlerSix@lemmy.world 24 points 12 hours ago (1 children)
[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 17 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

No, but seriously, babe, the whole Imperial system gets a bad wrap...

[–] unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 hours ago

I've been trying to work out how I knew those memes were related and fine. It's fine.

[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 6 points 9 hours ago

I use a binary thermometer. 1 is hot, 0 is cold.

[–] mudkip@lemdro.id -1 points 4 hours ago

This is actually true

[–] rageagainstmachines@lemmy.world 33 points 17 hours ago (4 children)

Every day I learn that people are even dumber than I previously thought.

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 9 points 8 hours ago (1 children)
[–] PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago

It is kind of nice waking up, having a bad day or something, but then I'm reminded "At least I'm not that fucking stupid.

[–] Damorte@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago

And of course if going by averages, half the people are dumber than that

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[–] nathanjent@programming.dev 16 points 15 hours ago (4 children)

I'm 98.6° Greg. Am I hot?

[–] mc900ftJesus@lemy.lol 3 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

That depends, can I milk you?

[–] unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 hours ago

Only from the toes

[–] GreenShimada@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Technically, you're a 9.8/10. But I can round it up to 10/10 ;)

[–] unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Who are you to judge a person's rounding error

Edit At least you were nice about it tho.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 3 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Scared to reach your full potential, eh?

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 hours ago

I got a fever and there is only one cure

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