subOrangeMar 22

Fahrenheit is exactly what is wrong with USA

https://lemmy.world/post/44602363

Fahrenheit is exactly what is wrong with USA - Lemmy.World

So every time the Celsius Fahrenheit debate comes out, there is always the point made about “Fahrenheit makes more sense, it tells you how is out there: 0 is freezing, 100 is roasting hot”. And yes, that might be accurate but showcases that USA citizens only care about themselves, they do not even care about physics or chemistry. The “it works for me therefore it is good” mentality is what they bring to the world and the most clear example is their choice of framing for justifying Fahrenheit over Celsius.

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I think its fine wanting to stay with the frame of reference which makes sense to you because you grew up with it.

Horse power for cars is stupid too. kW is a way better metric. But hp is what i’m used to and is compartmentalized in my brain in reference to what it actually means. I know what 50hp means exactly. 50kW? IDK more powerful than 50hp but still a pretty shitty engine. But i need to convert it to hp to have a better idea what the number actually means.

So “It worked for me my whole life, whatever” is pretty understandable for me. Even though freedom units in general just boggle my mind. They’re sooo bad compared to metric.

It gets funny though when americans start to argue that acshully eg Fahrenheit makes so much more sense because of _some random bullshit _.

Mar 22 at 9:45pmWeb