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Oh and while we're at it, Kelvin is a more correct temperature scale anyways ![]() |
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I'm fully aware of this, but my physics teacher told me Kelvin is more aligned with Celcius then Farenheit. So 0c is 273.15k, 1c is 274.15k, 100c is 373.15k. So you can easily convert celcius to kelvin by simply adding 273.15 to any number of celcius. You can't do that with Fahrenheit |
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36 hours and just 60 cm of snow? If it snowed for that long in Finland, we would probably have 5 meters (16,4 feet) of snow
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The more current (and better) way of measuring temperature. And it's way easier to understand. 0 degrees celcius is freezing point. 100 degrees celcius is boiling point. Now, metric vs imperial? If you want to do any sort of conversions, metric is definitely the way to go. For the weather, I prefer Fahrenheit, the scale seems to fit more with what your body perceives. |
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Honestly, that argument doesn't work unless you are working with water. Fahrenheit and Celcius are both equally meaningless in my opinion. The very fact that they go negative makes them poor choices for measurement. Seriously, how many units of measurement can be negative? Kelvin and Rankine are both better choices in my opinion. |
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Fahrenheit and Celcius are both equally meaningless in my opinion. The very fact that they go negative makes them poor choices for measurement. Seriously, how many units of measurement can be negative? Kelvin and Rankine are both better choices in my opinion. |
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wtf is celcius? Very easy to understand compared to 32F freezing point and 212F boiling point. Fahrenheit is just confusing and needs to be updated to the current measuring system. Kinda like miles and kilometers or Gallons and Litres. I mean honestly: 1 mile = 1,609.344 metres 1 kilometre = 1000 metres 1 Gallon = 3.78541178 litres 1 Litre = 1 litre You see, the current measuring system is much more easier to understand and is just....well....better. I believe Neeyik once quoted that the countries that still use miles, gallons etc etc are slow to transfer. In fact miles has been completely obliterated from Australian maths and language, we no longer use it at all. EDIT: I will not deny the fact that 'miles' sounds way cooler then kilometres. EDIT2: Also, a rather stupid question since I have never experienced snow before, but when it heats up wouldn't the amount of water over flow the drains, I know when it rains heavily here the drains over flow. Or is the melting process very slow? |
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The more current (and better) way of measuring temperature. And it's way easier to understand. 0 degrees celcius is freezing point. 100 degrees celcius is boiling point. edit: a gallon in the UK is 4.somthing liters |
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It gets more confusing in the UK where they tend to use one scale when its hot and the other when its cold(dont ask me which way round it is) ![]() It's media sensationalism.... the highest temperature EVER recorded in the UK is 38.5c (101.3F) so in the summer, when we are very lucky to see a temperature above 30c (86F), the papers will start their usual summer scaremongering and switch to F as it looks closer to 100 in print.... which everyone would usually associate with boiling point, therefore: "WE ARE ALL GOING TO DIE, PANIC PANIC PANIC!". Weather forecasts and people who are not total cretins stick with one measurement all the time. Having said that we are a bit of an odd one as a country. Celcius for temperature, Miles for distance, Pints & Gallons for Beer & Milk, Litres for petrol and everything else. Kilo's for weight, Stones, Pounds & Ounces for weight of people, etc.... Don't think we've quite made up our minds yet ![]() |
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