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I just want to say thank you to the Americans on here who have evidently made a concerted effort to start putting an F to specify when they are talking about Fahrenheit degrees.

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  • TarnportT This user is from outside of this forum
    TarnportT This user is from outside of this forum
    Tarnport
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    I just want to say thank you to the Americans on here who have evidently made a concerted effort to start putting an F to specify when they are talking about Fahrenheit degrees.

    I can't imagine what prompted the recent shift, but it makes a difference, it's clearer and respectful to the rest of the world, and I for one have noticed the change.

    Canela BlancaC Max - Poliverso ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นM Seรกn FenianZ AngieA MidgePhotoP 10 Replies Last reply
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    • TarnportT Tarnport

      I just want to say thank you to the Americans on here who have evidently made a concerted effort to start putting an F to specify when they are talking about Fahrenheit degrees.

      I can't imagine what prompted the recent shift, but it makes a difference, it's clearer and respectful to the rest of the world, and I for one have noticed the change.

      Canela BlancaC This user is from outside of this forum
      Canela BlancaC This user is from outside of this forum
      Canela Blanca
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      @Tarnport If you do not include units, measurements do not matter.

      Then again, I have a science background.

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      • Canela BlancaC Canela Blanca

        @Tarnport If you do not include units, measurements do not matter.

        Then again, I have a science background.

        TarnportT This user is from outside of this forum
        TarnportT This user is from outside of this forum
        Tarnport
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        @christopherbrown hear hear!

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        • TarnportT Tarnport

          I just want to say thank you to the Americans on here who have evidently made a concerted effort to start putting an F to specify when they are talking about Fahrenheit degrees.

          I can't imagine what prompted the recent shift, but it makes a difference, it's clearer and respectful to the rest of the world, and I for one have noticed the change.

          Max - Poliverso ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นM This user is from outside of this forum
          Max - Poliverso ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นM This user is from outside of this forum
          Max - Poliverso ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น
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          @Tarnport

          Let's move all to the Kelvin scale and forget about this antiscientist way of measuring temperature!

          ๐Ÿ˜

          George BG eestileib (she/hers)E Alistair KL 3 Replies Last reply
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          • TarnportT Tarnport

            I just want to say thank you to the Americans on here who have evidently made a concerted effort to start putting an F to specify when they are talking about Fahrenheit degrees.

            I can't imagine what prompted the recent shift, but it makes a difference, it's clearer and respectful to the rest of the world, and I for one have noticed the change.

            Seรกn FenianZ This user is from outside of this forum
            Seรกn FenianZ This user is from outside of this forum
            Seรกn Fenian
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            @Tarnport@mastodon.green If you don't specify your units, any number is just a number.

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            • Seรกn FenianZ Seรกn Fenian

              @Tarnport@mastodon.green If you don't specify your units, any number is just a number.

              FionnรกinE This user is from outside of this forum
              FionnรกinE This user is from outside of this forum
              Fionnรกin
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              @zakalwe @Tarnport I agree 100.

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              • Max - Poliverso ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นM Max - Poliverso ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

                @Tarnport

                Let's move all to the Kelvin scale and forget about this antiscientist way of measuring temperature!

                ๐Ÿ˜

                George BG This user is from outside of this forum
                George BG This user is from outside of this forum
                George B
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                @Tarnport @max

                How about a compromise: let's use Rankine so that no one is happy

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                • TarnportT Tarnport

                  I just want to say thank you to the Americans on here who have evidently made a concerted effort to start putting an F to specify when they are talking about Fahrenheit degrees.

                  I can't imagine what prompted the recent shift, but it makes a difference, it's clearer and respectful to the rest of the world, and I for one have noticed the change.

                  AngieA This user is from outside of this forum
                  AngieA This user is from outside of this forum
                  Angie
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                  @Tarnport Oh, absolutely! I try to include both all the time. Measurements as well.

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                  • TarnportT Tarnport

                    I just want to say thank you to the Americans on here who have evidently made a concerted effort to start putting an F to specify when they are talking about Fahrenheit degrees.

                    I can't imagine what prompted the recent shift, but it makes a difference, it's clearer and respectful to the rest of the world, and I for one have noticed the change.

                    MidgePhotoP This user is from outside of this forum
                    MidgePhotoP This user is from outside of this forum
                    MidgePhoto
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                    @Tarnport I'd hope people talking about Celsius would do similarly. And indeed those of us choosing Kelvins.
                    But yes, the American habit was the most confusing.

                    Now, dates ...

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                    • Max - Poliverso ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นM Max - Poliverso ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

                      @Tarnport

                      Let's move all to the Kelvin scale and forget about this antiscientist way of measuring temperature!

                      ๐Ÿ˜

                      eestileib (she/hers)E This user is from outside of this forum
                      eestileib (she/hers)E This user is from outside of this forum
                      eestileib (she/hers)
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                      #10

                      @max @Tarnport

                      I measure temperature in electron-Volts. ๐Ÿง

                      Max - Poliverso ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นM 1 Reply Last reply
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                      • MidgePhotoP MidgePhoto

                        @Tarnport I'd hope people talking about Celsius would do similarly. And indeed those of us choosing Kelvins.
                        But yes, the American habit was the most confusing.

                        Now, dates ...

                        TarnportT This user is from outside of this forum
                        TarnportT This user is from outside of this forum
                        Tarnport
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                        @Photo55 oh no I did not conflate dates with this discussion!!! Lord, dates... One day! One day we'll all 20260130.

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                        • TarnportT Tarnport

                          I just want to say thank you to the Americans on here who have evidently made a concerted effort to start putting an F to specify when they are talking about Fahrenheit degrees.

                          I can't imagine what prompted the recent shift, but it makes a difference, it's clearer and respectful to the rest of the world, and I for one have noticed the change.

                          Myotis :fediverse:M This user is from outside of this forum
                          Myotis :fediverse:M This user is from outside of this forum
                          Myotis :fediverse:
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                          @Tarnport maybe we want out ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿซฅ
                          i try to give both! My Celsius is estimate but working a lot in science labs mean I have a few setpoints so i just scale between, haha.

                          I do like F better for daily weather and such because 0 is fuckin cold and 100 is fuckin hot. 0 is fuckin cold in C too, but 100 would be dead. So i do prefer the resolution f gives for livable comfort temps so I kinda wish using both was the norm because in my mind both make sense for different things. (I mean Kelvin is cool too but talk about resolution issues for most things haha.)

                          TarnportT Tonya Marie ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธT 2 Replies Last reply
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                          • Myotis :fediverse:M Myotis :fediverse:

                            @Tarnport maybe we want out ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿซฅ
                            i try to give both! My Celsius is estimate but working a lot in science labs mean I have a few setpoints so i just scale between, haha.

                            I do like F better for daily weather and such because 0 is fuckin cold and 100 is fuckin hot. 0 is fuckin cold in C too, but 100 would be dead. So i do prefer the resolution f gives for livable comfort temps so I kinda wish using both was the norm because in my mind both make sense for different things. (I mean Kelvin is cool too but talk about resolution issues for most things haha.)

                            TarnportT This user is from outside of this forum
                            TarnportT This user is from outside of this forum
                            Tarnport
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                            @Myotis_cuniculus I have a cousin who is in computer science but still prefers imperial bc he says it's "human-scaled" and that Celsius is based on the behavior of water which really isn't that useful to humans. Fair point.

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                            • TarnportT Tarnport

                              @Myotis_cuniculus I have a cousin who is in computer science but still prefers imperial bc he says it's "human-scaled" and that Celsius is based on the behavior of water which really isn't that useful to humans. Fair point.

                              Moss WizardM This user is from outside of this forum
                              Moss WizardM This user is from outside of this forum
                              Moss Wizard
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                              @Tarnport @Myotis_cuniculus big talk for someone who is 60% water ๐Ÿ˜‰

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                              • TarnportT Tarnport

                                I just want to say thank you to the Americans on here who have evidently made a concerted effort to start putting an F to specify when they are talking about Fahrenheit degrees.

                                I can't imagine what prompted the recent shift, but it makes a difference, it's clearer and respectful to the rest of the world, and I for one have noticed the change.

                                Anna L. Creech, MLIS ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆA This user is from outside of this forum
                                Anna L. Creech, MLIS ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆA This user is from outside of this forum
                                Anna L. Creech, MLIS ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ
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                                @Tarnport Personally, if I know the audience is global, I try to put both F and C.

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                                • eestileib (she/hers)E eestileib (she/hers)

                                  @max @Tarnport

                                  I measure temperature in electron-Volts. ๐Ÿง

                                  Max - Poliverso ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นM This user is from outside of this forum
                                  Max - Poliverso ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นM This user is from outside of this forum
                                  Max - Poliverso ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น
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                                  @eestileib

                                  Listen... I was thinking... do we really need all this stuff? Really?!?!

                                  I propose the QMTS (Qualitative Max Temperature Scale).

                                  Very cold
                                  Cold
                                  So and so
                                  Hot
                                  Very hot

                                  Do we really need more precision? Naaaa... I really don't think so.

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                                  • Max - Poliverso ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นM Max - Poliverso ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

                                    @Tarnport

                                    Let's move all to the Kelvin scale and forget about this antiscientist way of measuring temperature!

                                    ๐Ÿ˜

                                    Alistair KL This user is from outside of this forum
                                    Alistair KL This user is from outside of this forum
                                    Alistair K
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                                    @max @Tarnport forget kelvins and that silly multiplier โ€“ use electron-volts!

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                                    • TarnportT Tarnport

                                      I just want to say thank you to the Americans on here who have evidently made a concerted effort to start putting an F to specify when they are talking about Fahrenheit degrees.

                                      I can't imagine what prompted the recent shift, but it makes a difference, it's clearer and respectful to the rest of the world, and I for one have noticed the change.

                                      Yakyu Night OwlY This user is from outside of this forum
                                      Yakyu Night OwlY This user is from outside of this forum
                                      Yakyu Night Owl
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                                      @Tarnport *Ray Bradbury smiles from heaven*

                                      "233 Celsius" kicks ass too.

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                                      • TarnportT Tarnport

                                        I just want to say thank you to the Americans on here who have evidently made a concerted effort to start putting an F to specify when they are talking about Fahrenheit degrees.

                                        I can't imagine what prompted the recent shift, but it makes a difference, it's clearer and respectful to the rest of the world, and I for one have noticed the change.

                                        lp0 on fire :unverified:L This user is from outside of this forum
                                        lp0 on fire :unverified:L This user is from outside of this forum
                                        lp0 on fire :unverified:
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                                        @Tarnport, well, either that or faradsโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ™ƒ

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                                        • Moss WizardM Moss Wizard

                                          @Tarnport @Myotis_cuniculus big talk for someone who is 60% water ๐Ÿ˜‰

                                          cwicseolforC This user is from outside of this forum
                                          cwicseolforC This user is from outside of this forum
                                          cwicseolfor
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                                          @Moss @Tarnport @Myotis_cuniculus But if we reach either freezing or boiling odds are very good we're dead and don't mind.

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