rimjob_rainer,

There is absolutely no reason for Fahrenheit. It made sense before there was Celsius, but it doesn’t make sense today.

Lizardking27,

It’s better for weather and human reference. Fuck off with this tired rhetoric.

Estt,

I’m curious, why do you think Farenheit is better for weather and human reference?

Lizardking27,

It’s a 0-100 scale of temperature relative to our senses and body temp. It’s also more precise.

And btw this is not just “why I think” Fahrenheit is better for these things, this is a widely understood consensus. It’s really only condescending elitist trolls on the internet that like to screech about fahrenheit because it lets them feel like they’re smarter than everyone else (this very thread being a fine example). Anyone who actually knows what they’re talking about knows there is no one single tool or reference that is best for all applications.

Emmy,

Not really. This is more a matter of what you’re used to than “more tuned to the senses”. Which is nonsense.

It’s fine if you like it, but don’t make up junk reasons. Just own it.

Lizardking27,

“It’s fine if you like it, but don’t make up junk reasons. Just own it.”

Take your own advice. I’m the only one here that’s provided legitimate reasons as to why this is true, every other comment is basically just “lmao fuck Fahrenheit amirite?”

But honestly I’m really not surprised that a random meme community on the internet doesn’t understand an idea more complicated than “x good, y bad”. Believe it or not, science is more complex than that.

Emmy,

Oof, struck a nerve huh? You didn’t provide a concrete reason. You say it’s relative to our senses, but it isn’t any more than any other scale is.

Anyway, as I said, you can just like it cause you do. You don’t have to make up reasons for it.

rimjob_rainer,

It’s only widely understood consensus in the USA. This would mean all countries not using Fahrenheit (so the most countries) are elitist.

Lizardking27,

I didn’t say “not using fahrenheit is elitist”.

I said “screeching and circlejerking on the internet about how fahrenheit sucks is the behavior of elitist trolls that just like to consider themselves superior to others.”

A person from a metric country complaining about fahrenheit because they don’t understand it is exactly as ignorant as a person from an imperial country complaining about metric.

Fortunately, in the U.S. we understand that both have their applications and use them accordingly.

rimjob_rainer,

You do not understand. The imperial system doesn’t have any use. You only see a use, because you grew up with it. It’s completely arbitrary and redundant. You can completely replace Fahrenheit with Celsius and you won’t miss anything.

Below 0 is freezing, 0-15 is cold, 15-20 is comfy, 20-25 is warm, 25-30 is hot, above 30 just stay out of the fucking sun, 100 your water is cooking. You see it’s easy to read how humans feel and as a bonus you don’t need to remember arbitrary numbers for relevant temperatures.

Lizardking27,

Wow either you’re trying really hard to not understand or you’re really just too thick to comprehend the information I’m giving you. Either way I’m not wasting my time on you anymore. You’ll understand when you have more experience in life.

Until then, enjoy your circlejerk, I guess.

kaffiene,

What you grew up with makes sense to you. Shock!

ArdMacha,

It’s just a scale, you get used to it. Human bodies are 60% water

Bay_of_Piggies,
@Bay_of_Piggies@hexbear.net avatar

No, your just used to Fahrenheit.

systemglitch,

Who uses Fahrenheit in a first world country?

Custodian1623,

America bad!!

kattenluik,

How’d you know?

systemglitch,

I don’t live there, so ill take your word for it.

A_Chilean_Cyborg,
@A_Chilean_Cyborg@feddit.cl avatar

You don’t need to live there to know america is bad.

Custodian1623,

yeah we know

systemglitch,

No sense of humour eh? You need not reply.

Custodian1623,

get new material :)

John_McMurray,

That makes as much sense as shutting on the lights

FUBAR,

At this point, there’s no harm in using Fahrenheit. We can convert it to celcius. But please use a sane date format.

TurtleTourParty,

yyyy.mm.dd

Jimmyeatsausage,

No. Only use epoch. Oh crap…I was supposed to be at work at 1710337651! Gotta go!

Zorsith,
@Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

ISO 8601

Tango,
@Tango@lemmy.ml avatar

Most heated post on Lemmy

ASeriesOfPoorChoices,

hot take, right there.

Rubanski,

I think it’s 0K

bob_lemon,

I’d be Rankine it a bit higher than that.

IvanOverdrive,

Converting from Fahrenheit to Celsius is quite easy. All you need to do is:


<span style="color:#323232;">import math
</span><span style="color:#323232;">import random
</span><span style="color:#323232;">import time
</span><span style="color:#323232;">
</span><span style="color:#323232;">def obtain_temperature_scale():
</span><span style="color:#323232;">    temperature_scales = ["Fahrenheit", "Celsius", "Kelvin", "Rankine", "Réaumur", "Newton", "Delisle", "Rømer"]
</span><span style="color:#323232;">    return random.choice(temperature_scales)
</span><span style="color:#323232;">
</span><span style="color:#323232;">def create_cryptic_prompts():
</span><span style="color:#323232;">    cryptic_prompts = [
</span><span style="color:#323232;">        "Unveil the hidden truth within the scorching embers.",
</span><span style="color:#323232;">        "Decode the whispers of the arctic winds.",
</span><span style="color:#323232;">        "Unravel the enigma of thermal equilibrium.",
</span><span style="color:#323232;">        "Unlock the secrets of the thermometric realm."
</span><span style="color:#323232;">    ]
</span><span style="color:#323232;">    return random.choice(cryptic_prompts)
</span><span style="color:#323232;">
</span><span style="color:#323232;">def await_user_input(prompt):
</span><span style="color:#323232;">    print(prompt)
</span><span style="color:#323232;">    return float(input("Enter the temperature value: "))
</span><span style="color:#323232;">
</span><span style="color:#323232;">def dramatic_pause():
</span><span style="color:#323232;">    print("Calculating...")
</span><span style="color:#323232;">    time.sleep(random.uniform(1.5, 3.5))
</span><span style="color:#323232;">
</span><span style="color:#323232;">def convert_to_celsius(fahrenheit):
</span><span style="color:#323232;">    return (fahrenheit - 32) * (5/9)
</span><span style="color:#323232;">
</span><span style="color:#323232;">def main():
</span><span style="color:#323232;">    temperature_scale = obtain_temperature_scale()
</span><span style="color:#323232;">    if temperature_scale == "Fahrenheit":
</span><span style="color:#323232;">        cryptic_prompt = create_cryptic_prompts()
</span><span style="color:#323232;">        fahrenheit_temp = await_user_input(cryptic_prompt)
</span><span style="color:#323232;">        dramatic_pause()
</span><span style="color:#323232;">        celsius_temp = convert_to_celsius(fahrenheit_temp)
</span><span style="color:#323232;">        print(f"The temperature in Celsius is: {celsius_temp:.2f}°C")
</span><span style="color:#323232;">    else:
</span><span style="color:#323232;">        print("This program only accepts Fahrenheit temperatures.")
</span><span style="color:#323232;">
</span><span style="color:#323232;">if __name__ == "__main__":
</span><span style="color:#323232;">    main()
</span>
Sibbo,

def dramatic_pause():

Leg,

Those cryptic prompts go pretty hard.

IvanOverdrive, (edited )

Are you on your phone? On desktop it shows the Python code. Memmy doesn’t show it. I’m guessing that’s probably why it’s so cryptic.

Leg, (edited )

I’m referring to the bit where we have literal cryptic prompts lol


<span style="color:#323232;">    "Unveil the hidden truth within the scorching embers.",
</span><span style="color:#323232;">    "Decode the whispers of the arctic winds.",
</span><span style="color:#323232;">    "Unravel the enigma of thermal equilibrium.",
</span><span style="color:#323232;">    "Unlock the secrets of the thermometric realm."
</span>
IvanOverdrive,

Of course. My eyes are going. I saw “posts” instead of “prompts” and got confused.

gofsckyourself,

These comments are toxic as fuck.

SkippingRelax,

Only if you are from the US. Everyone else is just nodding, thinking about time someone said that, and moving on

SkippingRelax,

How can you manage to spell Fahrenheit right but Celsius wrong?

Sibbo,

USA

survivalmachine,

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  • herpaderp,

    Yee hawww boys we got ‘em 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅🦅🦅💲💲💲👶🔫 👶🔫 👶🔫

    Riven,
    @Riven@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

    The gun emoji pointing toward the baby’s head is just chefs kiss.

    UndercoverUlrikHD,

    “don’t tell the Americans”, you are an American mate. The rest of us don’t think Fahrenheit is better.

    survivalmachine,

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  • UndercoverUlrikHD,

    …what?

    Black616Angel,

    Dude, you wrote 2 days ago, you will vote in the general election in November in a thread about the American general election…

    Who lives in denial?

    Btw. as a German, no one outside the US wants Fahrenheit.

    survivalmachine,

    Begone, paedo stalker. One day you may understand the joys of dual citizenship, that is, if you weren’t a criminal loser.

    dangblingus,

    Forget rage bait, we’re into straight up “gr 7 science” bait territory now.

    unreasonabro,

    Yeah, the reason you can’t stop thinking about it is because it makes no sense but you insist it does so your brain can’t stop processing it, trying to figure it out, but every answer you come up with is crap and you know it. It’s called cognitive dissonance, you’re really not supposed to lean into it.

    nexussapphire,

    It makes no sense but it’s my reality. o7

    unreasonabro,

    … you think that’s your reality? an emo bullshit post like this is your reality? then truly I do salute you, fellow retard

    nexussapphire, (edited )

    No, fahrenheit or whatever the conversion is for eagles/gun. No need to get nasty about it we’re all just having fun here.

    RIP_Cheems,
    @RIP_Cheems@lemmy.world avatar

    The thing about Fahrenheit is kinda wrong. 0 is when salt water freezes, and 100 was supposedly measured by a woman’s body temperature when she was sick.

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