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ORIGINAL: crsutton

Six degrees in DC this morning. The problem is that my friggen golden retrievers don't really seem to mind..

The wonders of fur...

When I was in Iowa over the weekend, it was 0. Came back to MD and the weather followed me. Stupid jet stream. At least it will be around 30 this weekend while the skies are dumping nastiness on us [:D].

ORIGINAL: obvert

ORIGINAL: JocMeister

I´ll save you from page 2.

You owe me a beer. [;)]

I do! [:D]

Traveling in the states. Barely time to do any turns let alone update here. Tomorrow I might have time to get something up.

Where'd ya go?

What the hell is a Fahrenheit? Sounds like a virus or something... [;)]

ORIGINAL: JocMeister

What the hell is a Fahrenheit? Sounds like a virus or something... [;)]

Better than relying on centipedes to gauge the temp........[:D]

I'm never understood what 0 degrees Fahrenheit was supposed to signify......I mean, 0 degrees centigrade is where water freezes (or melts, as the case may be), but what the hell does 0 degrees Fahrenheit mean?

ORIGINAL: paullus99

I'm never understood what 0 degrees Fahrenheit was supposed to signify......I mean, 0 degrees centigrade is where water freezes (or melts, as the case may be), but what the hell does 0 degrees Fahrenheit mean?

Similar origins to Celsius, but less scientific rigor in the origins. From Wiki, which I have no reason to question:

"On Fahrenheit's original scale the lower defining point was the lowest temperature to which he could reproducibly cool brine (defining 0 degrees), while the highest was that of the average human core body temperature (defining 100 degrees)."

What has always bothered me about Celsius/Centigrade is how compressed the temperature range is.

C/C compresses the range of freezing to boiling for water into only 100 increments.

F covers the same range in 180 increments (32 to 212).

Therefore the F scale is more nuanced and accurate.

I have the same problem with the entire metric system.....lets force everything to fit increments of ten no matter how much detail we may lose in the process.

Sorry for the thread hijack....I'll go away now.

ORIGINAL: HansBolter

What has always bothered me about Celsius/Centigrade is how compressed the temperature range is.

C/C compresses the range of freezing to boiling for water into only 100 increments.

F covers the same range in 180 increments (32 to 212).

Therefore the F scale is more nuanced and accurate.
No. The readings are what matter. Decimal points (or fractions) can cover whatever little tiny variations can actually be measured no matter the units. How fine a measurement is, that's a different matter.

I have the same problem with the entire metric system.....lets force everything to fit increments of ten no matter how much detail we may lose in the process.

Sorry for the thread hijack....I'll go away now.

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: HansBolter

What has always bothered me about Celsius/Centigrade is how compressed the temperature range is.

C/C compresses the range of freezing to boiling for water into only 100 increments.

F covers the same range in 180 increments (32 to 212).

Therefore the F scale is more nuanced and accurate.
No. The readings are what matter. Decimal points (or fractions) can cover whatever little tiny variations can actually be measured no matter the units. How fine a measurement is, that's a different matter.

I have the same problem with the entire metric system.....lets force everything to fit increments of ten no matter how much detail we may lose in the process.

Sorry for the thread hijack....I'll go away now.

Should have been more clear.

The F scale is more nuanced and accurate "without having to resort to decimals or fractions".

Obviously I lied when I stated that I would go away.......

ORIGINAL: HansBolter

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: HansBolter

What has always bothered me about Celsius/Centigrade is how compressed the temperature range is.

C/C compresses the range of freezing to boiling for water into only 100 increments.

F covers the same range in 180 increments (32 to 212).

Therefore the F scale is more nuanced and accurate.
No. The readings are what matter. Decimal points (or fractions) can cover whatever little tiny variations can actually be measured no matter the units. How fine a measurement is, that's a different matter.

I have the same problem with the entire metric system.....lets force everything to fit increments of ten no matter how much detail we may lose in the process.

Sorry for the thread hijack....I'll go away now.

Should have been more clear.

The F scale is more nuanced and accurate "without having to resort to decimals or fractions".

Obviously I lied when I stated that I would go away.......

Glad you stayed! [:D]

So Fahrenheit is for the fraction phobic among us. [:D]

In northern Canada we also use gonadius as a measurement of cold: So, 0 degrees gonadius = that temperature when one's gonads freeze solid in < 1 minute!

One of the most interesting things about NYC is that it is not unheard of for it to be 100F in the Summer and 0F in the winter. didn't quite get there this year but it did go down to 2 degrees last week and we got to 98 degrees last summer. Thats range! All told I prefer the cold. 90 degree temperatures and high humidity is tough stuff in the City

ORIGINAL: paullus99

I'm never understood what 0 degrees Fahrenheit was supposed to signify......I mean, 0 degrees centigrade is where water freezes (or melts, as the case may be), but what the hell does 0 degrees Fahrenheit mean?

fricking cold!

ORIGINAL: pontiouspilot

In northern Canada we also use gonadius as a measurement of cold: So, 0 degrees gonadius = that temperature when one's gonads freeze solid in < 1 minute!

Of course, this leads to the obvious questions. Is that with your pants on or off?

76 and Sunny in Texas, lads. [:D]

ORIGINAL: HansBolter

Should have been more clear.

The F scale is more nuanced and accurate "without having to resort to decimals or fractions".

Obviously I lied when I stated that I would go away.......

I agree with this. In the relevant range for weather and human comfort the F. scale is easier to be precise without getting into decimals, which most people don't run into in RL outside of money once they leave school.

Making it harder to move between is the nature of the functions, so at very, very cold temps the two scales tend to converge. In a place like MN, where below zero F. is very common, that's confusing.

It's -2 outside right now BTW. A heat wave since midnight!

ORIGINAL: pontiouspilot

In northern Canada we also use gonadius as a measurement of cold: So, 0 degrees gonadius = that temperature when one's gonads freeze solid in < 1 minute!

Ah, but is their withdrawal northward into the area of the intestines measured in inches or centimeters? [:)]

ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

ORIGINAL: obvert

ORIGINAL: JocMeister

I´ll save you from page 2.

You owe me a beer. [;)]

I do! [:D]

Traveling in the states. Barely time to do any turns let alone update here. Tomorrow I might have time to get something up.

Where'd ya go?

Been with family in the NW. Mom's husband (and my step dad for 24 years) passed over the holidays, so helping her get sorted and giving what support I can. She's okay though.

It was 60F (16C) in Portland, and sunny!!

Got some good time in Seattle with friends and went to Pike St Market for salmon. Yum.

ORIGINAL: pontiouspilot

In northern Canada we also use gonadius as a measurement of cold: So, 0 degrees gonadius = that temperature when one's gonads freeze solid in < 1 minute!

Ahhhh! I always wondered where the term "numb-nuts" came from... Now I know. [;)]

Love that you guys just had a temp discussion in the AAR while I was away!

I'm constantly converting from F to C since I am american, live in the UK, work at an International school with Americans, and am married to an Australian. I find either scale of degrees pretty easy now. Kelvin is the tough one! (photography) [;)]

Never tried Gonadius though.