Can we stop using Celsius degrees for weather?

Question

That's the dumbest decision ever made is to use celsius degree measurements for weather. Globally, humans can relate to fahrenheit measurements as far superior to Celsius meaurements. Perhaps to a machine, minus 18 degrees celsuis makes perfect sense, but I assure you, to a human being, it certainly does not and goes beyond common sense. Perhaps for government policy and parallel interest groups with suspicious agenda's, it makes perfect sense, but for the rest of us, who are sane, it does not make any sense whatsoever.

Answer 1

Thank you, Steven. It's good to hear such things from someone such as yourself who has obviously been all over the World and taken time to analyze the local weather reporting and temperature measuring practices.

In my own experience, we are one of the very few countries that does *not* use the Celsius scale. Probably becasue, like you, most Americans are either too stupid or too egotistical to figure it out.

Or maybe you would care to explain what is so 'natural' about water freezing at 32F and boiling at 212F. I'm sure that you must have some justification of why those numbers are perfectly logically and sensible, and I'd love to hear it. Us old, dumb mathematicians are always ready for a good laugh.


Doug

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Actually, globally Celsius is used far more frequently than Fahrenheit. The United State stands basically alone with most of our measurements: miles, pounds, and degrees Fahrenheit are all basically seen only in the US. You should also know that Celsius bases zero and a hundred degrees on the freezing and boiling points for water. In what way is that hard to relate to?

Answer 4

Believe it or not (said by a american) the F degree measurement is the dumbest decision ever because we are the only ones that use that. You go to any different country and you will see them, on the weather channel and the news, use Celsius. The United States is the only state that you use Fahrenheit measurements

Answer 5

If the metric system is so good, why is it that the rest of the countries didn't make as much scientific progress as the United States? Defending the metric system and the Celsius temperature scale is some form of fanatism. They think that because their country uses it and they are used to it then it ought to be the best. It is impossible to determine if it is cold or hot when they mention a Celsius temperature because it is a weird system of measurement. If this were untrue, every country that uses the metric system should be ahead of the United States in scientific progress and the United States should be far behind. The facts speak for themselves.

Answer 6

The US is the only country that still uses the the Fahrenheit scale. It has nothing to do with common sense or conspiracy theories and everything to do with what you are used to using.

If Fahrenheit was banned from use tomorrow, I estimate it would take about 6 months for 90% of the population to get used to the centigrade scale.

Not going metric is just another example of America's insistence in doing what it wants to do no matter how stupid and inefficient it is.

Answer 7

Most countries outside of US use Celsius (and Meters and Kilograms, for that matter). I suspect it is another person whose world happens to be between NY and SF.

Celsius has a zero degree centigrade when water freezes. That is more logical than the 33 degrees. Also, is there any significance to zero degree farehheit.

We have negative farenheits as well.

If you want to avoid negative degrees, try Kelvin.

Answer 8

Your argument is flawed.

What humans understand is contingent on what they have learned. There are no "suspicious agenda's(sic)" beyond trying to standardize scientific information.

I had no problems shifting from Fahrenheit to Celsius.

Answer 9

Right. And you can tell me the logic of 32 degrees(fp) or 312(or whatever the boiling point is - I have forgotten)
and compared to 0 for ice and 100 for boiling===so much simpler
Then, by your logic, there is a need to go back to half pence, shilling and quid
instead of dollars and cents

Answer 10

Personally, I think that celcius makes way more sense. Important temperatures are at normal numbers. For instance, water freezes at 0 celcius and boils at 100 celcius. That makes more sense than water freezes at a random number like 32 doesn't it? I don't know, just my thoughts on it.