2006-06-30 04:49:44 · 26 answers · asked by No One 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
Why not just Fahrenheit?
2006-06-30 04:53:04 · answer #1 · answered by tictickchick 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Obviously this is specific to the United States and maybe a few other places. Fahrenheit is what the US has been familiar with for a long time, but as Celsius is a derivative of kelvins (the SI unit), there is the "official" push to change over to this system. Hence, both scales appear on many thermometers.
Neither system is inherently better than the other as they are linked together by the equation F = (5/9) C + 32, or C = 1.8 (F - 32). It's simply a matter of preference. Both systems have there positives and negatives.
2006-06-30 05:11:11 · answer #2 · answered by Ѕємι~Мαđ ŠçїєŋŧιѕТ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fahrenheit came first and there are millions (if not billions) of people that are comfortable with the scale. Around 100 degrees F is "Hot" for people and around 40 or less is Cold for people. The Celsius scale in non-human relative. Fahrenheit won't be going away any time soon. Nor will Metric displace the English system any time soon.
Celsius is just a contrived chunk of the Kelvin scale. Any temp that can be described in Celsius or Kelvin can be described in Fahrenheit.
Fahrenheit is NOT more accurate, it's divisions are just finer. The accuracy of your temp measurement is entirely dependent on the quality of your measuring equipment and its resolution.
The Fahrenheit scale is NOT an American development - it was developed in Germany. Americans adopted it like most countries and people had before the Celsius scale came along. But since Americans are FREE PEOPLE we can CHOOSE what to use - and we CHOOSE to use Fahrenheit. Most other countries are FREE COUNTRIES but the PEOPLE are NOT FREE - they are TOLD what they WILL USE. And being the SHEEPLE they have been conditioned to be, they do as they're TOLD...
2006-06-30 05:02:34 · answer #3 · answered by zepper0 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
0º Fahrenheit is the temperature that sea (or salt) water freezes, and 0º Celsius is the temperature that fresh water freezes. Two different people came up with two different scales, and most people use Celsius.
By the way, the US did try to covert to the metric system in the 1970s, but the general public ignored it and stuck with the familiar standard system that we have. The real reason it didn't work was because the federal government made it voluntary and chose not to impose it upon the population.
2006-06-30 14:46:23 · answer #4 · answered by Cassie 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Here is some little know trivia, the Celsius scale was actually inventented by someone else - I think it was Christian DeLyons, but he had 100 degrees as the freezing points of water, and 0 degress as the boiling point. Mr Celsius just reversed it and took all the credit.
2006-06-30 04:56:27 · answer #5 · answered by spiegy2000 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's a more confusing question for you: Why is there celsius and centigrade? They're the same thing but have different names!?!?
When farenheit was conceived, 0 F was the coldest average temperature then observed on earth, and 100 was the hottest average temperature then observed. I definately prefer 0 representing water freezing point and 100 being it's boiling point. But then again, those metric points differ according to pressure, so even that's not impiracally absolute
2006-06-30 07:19:01 · answer #6 · answered by warped_factor_ten 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah, there is fahrenheit, celsius, and Kelvin. I don't get why we have the Kelvin system, but the celsius system measures high and low temperatures that aren't on the fahrenheith system, and fahrenheit measures more accurately than celsius in the range from 0f to like 210f.
2006-06-30 05:02:50 · answer #7 · answered by c_c_runner88 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why? because we STUBBORN americans REFUSE to convert to the metric system. It is SOOOO much simpler because everything is in units of 10, there are 10mm in 1 cm, 10cm in 1 dm, 10 dm in one m and soforth. This is a much easier standard of measure to work with and calculate BUT we have used fractions and our english measurements for so long that it is hard to just up and change. This includes temperature like right now it is probably 75 degrees F outside but i have no idea what Celsius temp it is.... I could figure it out if i were inclined but it would not have much meaning. I suppose to answer your question directly: Because Americans like their measurement system and until they learn to embrace metric there will be F and C temp's.
2006-06-30 04:58:20 · answer #8 · answered by j h 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Americans cling to Fahrenheit so it stays around. Celsius is easier in a lot of respects, but it's hard to wrap your mind around if you're used to Fahrenheit
2006-06-30 04:54:46 · answer #9 · answered by shiara_blade 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
One cuture used celsius and one culture used fahrenheit, then they go crossed over and now we use which ever one we are comfortable with.
Like inches versus metric, In the UK we used to use inches but then someone decided we should use metric.
Although I do find metric easier.
2006-06-30 22:47:19 · answer #10 · answered by Jayne 2 (LMHJJ) 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think like Celsius is the metric temp and in like every other country besides the US they use Celsius
2006-06-30 04:54:47 · answer #11 · answered by Kelly S 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋