The excruciating stupidity of Fahrenheit

Beeslo · **Posted:** Sat Sep 12, 2009 3:14 pm

Lady Zanthia wrote:

Fyodoror wrote:

Not really on topic, but I always thought that Imperial measurements were just too random.
Like a foot is 12 inches, a mile is 5280 feet (WTF?)

I like the metric system because its simple and logical.
10mm = 1cm, 100cm = 1m, 1000m = 1km

But I guess that if you've lived your life with imperial measurements it makes more sense.

Actually, the metric measurements are not that hard to remember. It's just he conversion between the two that gets me confused. I know a caup is roughly 200 mL and a yard is about a meter but that's about it.

But yes, USA uses imperial and that's what we are taught from school-age n.

It was about 30 to 40 years ago, it was considered switching us to metric. It was met with a resounding "no."

The thing I like about Fahrenheit is that is makes the temperatures sound more important.

Holy crap, it was almost 100 degrees outside!

Versus...Holy crap, it was almost 37 degrees outside!

I can understand the metric system when it comes to distance or measurements. But when it comes to temperature, it is based upon boiling points, Fahrenheit works on a measurement of 10's but more by temperatures humans actually experience on a day to day basis.

Canuck · **Posted:** Sat Sep 12, 2009 4:33 pm

Beeslo wrote:

Holy crap, it was almost 100 degrees outside!

Versus...Holy crap, it was almost 37 degrees outside!

Not really, it's just what you're used to... when I hear that it's 40 degrees out here I say "holy shit, that's hot!" because I know that relative to the system we have always gone by, that's hot. Important is relative.

Dreamwalker · **Posted:** Sat Sep 12, 2009 4:55 pm

How is it logical to use any system of measurment that doesn't divide equally into tens?
Temperature: Freezing point of water, 0 degrees Celsius. Boiling boint of water, 100 degrees Celsius. Products of ten!
Distance: 1 mil = 10 km = 1000 m = 100.000 cm. Products of ten!
Weight: 1 ton = 1000 kg = 1.000.000 g. Products of ten!
Volume: 1 l = 100 cl = 1000 ml. Products of ten!

The reason why tens are easier to count is because we have ten fingers. Simple as that.

Personally, I think we should go further and divide time into tens as well. Much easier for everyone!

By the way, about Jesus having 12 apostles... he didn't. The twelve that are in the bible were selected out of hundreds of stories of the Jesus myth, at the time when Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire. Those 12 were selected because they told the myth in a convenient way which emphasized Jesus' celestial origin and diminished the relevance of the female characters.

Koari · **Posted:** Sat Sep 12, 2009 5:04 pm

Dreamwalker wrote:

How is it logical to use any system of measurement that doesn't divide equally into tens?

Easy, we grew up with it. And we can't be like to pansy British people. We have a right to be different, and we are using that right to our fullest extent. Good day to you, ma'am

Dreamwalker · **Posted:** Sat Sep 12, 2009 5:15 pm

Ghost of Koari wrote:

Dreamwalker wrote:

How is it logical to use any system of measurement that doesn't divide equally into tens?

Easy, we grew up with it. And we can't be like to pansy British people. We have a right to be different, and we are using that right to our fullest extent. Good day to you, ma'am

Oh pffft to you too. :ignore:

Beeslo · **Posted:** Tue Nov 03, 2009 2:01 am

Dreamwalker wrote:

Ghost of Koari wrote:

Dreamwalker wrote:

How is it logical to use any system of measurement that doesn't divide equally into tens?

Easy, we grew up with it. And we can't be like to pansy British people. We have a right to be different, and we are using that right to our fullest extent. Good day to you, ma'am

Oh pffft to you too. :ignore:

We Americans like things complicated and epic!

Back to my whole, 100 degrees outside. 100 degrees > 40 degrees when it comes to epic sounding.

Danimal Collective · **Posted:** Tue Nov 03, 2009 2:13 am

Oh honey hush, Fahrenheit is awesome, for one thing would the title of the book Fahrenheit 451 sound better as Celsius 233? No... no it wouldn't.

'Merica! Fuck yeah!

The excruciating stupidity of Fahrenheit

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