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[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I grew up in Canada, but in a temperate climate area on the border with the US. Winter? Use Celsius. Summer? Use Fahrenheit. For me Celsius makes a lot more sense right around 0C. After about 15C my brain switches over and starts using Fahrenheit. I like the Fahrenheit scale from 60-100F for gauging the summer months. The Celsius scale isn't granular enough. It feels like there's a big difference between 18C and 22C versus the comparable 64F-72F. But I also was taught early a quick and dirty conversion. C to F, double and add 30. F to C subtract 30 and divide by 2.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I don't think I can tell the difference if something is only one degree apart in Celcius, let alone Fahrenheit.

Comparing an 18C day to a 19C day, for example, I challenge anyone to notice a difference. A 64F to 65F day? Good luck.

I agree with the Celsius scale making sense around zero. Water freezing is probably one of the most relatable, quantifiable examples of a temperature point for the most humans. However, lots of people don't live somewhere that it snows, or even own a freezer.

So what's the most common touch point for people? I'd go with water boiling. I can't really think of what sort of person who did not have exposure to that at some point. That should be the zero point, the common denominator.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Does maple syrup ferment? Have you had old maple syrup recently?

Is it good?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Maple syrup literally flows through my veins. My pet polar bear and attack geese protect my vast syrup empire. Headquarters is obviously my igloo.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago

I made fermented maple syrup a few years ago.

It tastes like shit. Imagine you take a green branch off a tree and suck on it, then you add alcohol. Bleh.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Celsius temperature are often given in steps of 0.5. for temperature records in summer the news report it down to an accuracy of 0.1

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Sure, but my point is 1 step in degrees Fahrenheit, to me at least, is more intuitive than subdividing 1 degree Celsius to get the granularity needed.