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**Zhgrlpil** · 06-29-2007, 09:01 AM

Well, he was in Germany. For temperate regions, it works out quite well. And the body-temperature theory is one of many. The stuff I've read on the matter continually says he measured his own body temperature at 96° on his scale. But, regardless of the origins, it's still a much better scale for environmental temperature than Celsius. First rule of units - if you're going to be arbitrary, at least be relevant.

That's my point - the 0 in Fahrenheit is not relevant, it's completely arbitrary. 0 C is useful, so useful in fact that in the US weather reports they often report "degrees of frost" which is, duh, how many degrees below freezing it is.

I think the Celcius scale is adequately fine for temperature. If you can tell the difference between a 68 degree day and a 69 degree day, hats off to you.

06-29-2007, 09:01 AM	#28
Zhgrlpil Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 456 Senior Member	Well, he was in Germany. For temperate regions, it works out quite well. And the body-temperature theory is one of many. The stuff I've read on the matter continually says he measured his own body temperature at 96° on his scale. But, regardless of the origins, it's still a much better scale for environmental temperature than Celsius. First rule of units - if you're going to be arbitrary, at least be relevant. That's my point - the 0 in Fahrenheit is not relevant, it's completely arbitrary. 0 C is useful, so useful in fact that in the US weather reports they often report "degrees of frost" which is, duh, how many degrees below freezing it is. I think the Celcius scale is adequately fine for temperature. If you can tell the difference between a 68 degree day and a 69 degree day, hats off to you.
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