LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins [none/use name]@hexbear.net to Chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 3 months agopsa for you Europeans: negative Fahrenheit is typically much colder than negative Celsius until -40 where they're the samemessage-squaremessage-square130linkfedilinkarrow-up177arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up175arrow-down1message-squarepsa for you Europeans: negative Fahrenheit is typically much colder than negative Celsius until -40 where they're the sameLeeeroooyJeeenkiiins [none/use name]@hexbear.net to Chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square130linkfedilinkfile-text
if you see an American (me) whining about it being -8 degrees just know that -8C is warm in comparison
minus-squareEuergetes [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·3 months agoSI is not “relatable” it is based on universally observable constants. no one has to ask another country “hey what’s a kilogram” or “how long is a meter” you just do some math
minus-squarethe rizzler@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoto be fairrrrrrrrrrr, us units are all defined through metric units. so same
minus-squaremicrofiche [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·3 months agoJustifying why it’s not reallllly the same kinda bellyaching. This web forum is a good source of consistency and intelligence at all times.
SI is not “relatable” it is based on universally observable constants. no one has to ask another country “hey what’s a kilogram” or “how long is a meter” you just do some math
to be fairrrrrrrrrrr, us units are all defined through metric units. so same
Justifying why it’s not reallllly the same kinda bellyaching.
This web forum is a good source of consistency and intelligence at all times.