DgarNov 9
Show threadTom WalkerNov 9
@dgar This made me think of how much we celsius users take for granted that 0 is the freezing point of water and 100 is the boiling point. Do the fahrenheit people have to remember some weird numbers for this?
Show threadDgarNov 9
@tomw yes.
Show threadFishercatNov 9
@dgar @tomw
32 and 212, respectively. But it's learned very early, when we're information sponges. IIRC, I was taught this before or in the same grade (year) as learning multiplication tables.
Show threadDgarNov 9
@tomw @Fishercat
So many weird numbers. Like 63,360 inches to a mile, and 43,560 cubic feet to an acre-foot… like what?
Show threadLord Kelvin

@tomw @Fishercat @dgar
True story: my brothers & I were all in grade school & Jr High in the ‘70s during a major effort to convert to Metric. Highway speed limit signs had both 55mph & 88kph. We tried to explain to Ma why Metric was more sensible.

Ma: Well how many inches are in a meter?
Stan (oldest bro): About 33 & 1/3.
Ma: (scoffs) Well, how’s THAT any easier?!

She’s kinda thick.

Nov 9 at 6:06pmMetatext
Show threadFishercatNov 9
@kelvin0mql @tomw @dgar Ouch.