Why keep fahrenheit?

[Jeffy-CanCon]

I was checking the TV weather the other day, and I was truck with the question: Why does the USA still use the Fahrenheit temperature scale?

I understand why the Metric system as a whole was not adopted, despite some plans in the mid 1970's. It would cost a lot to update laws, replace signs, weight scales, and other measuring devices, in addition to the cost of re-educating a public of 250M.

But the Celsius/centigrade temperature scale just makes so much more sense. Water freezes at 0, boils at 100. Room temperature is 20. Not much education cost, and there are few laws or public signage regarding temperature measurement.

[cphilip]

Yea but Zero sounds do much colder than 32!

[Rumble]

ya! lets go celcius!! Woot!
serious tho, is there any good reason to keep ferinhight?

[Thordic]

We like it that way

In all honestly, I don't know. The one advantage is that since 1*C = ~1.8*F or around there, our units are more precise.

[cphilip]

sure there is... so I know how to dress properly when I watch the news.... and all my thermometers are Farenhiet. And all the years I been cooking I have known the temperatures of things to bake and internal meat temperatures by heart...in Farenhiet. I'd be lost without it.

[Big'n slo]

Re: Why keep fahrenheit?

Originally posted by Jeffy-CanCon
Water freezes at 0, boils at 100. Room temperature is 20. Not much education cost, and there are few laws or public signage regarding temperature measurement.

Yeah, but what temp do we keep our beer at?

[p8ntball1016]

fahrenheit sounds warmer. so in the winter we should use fahrenheit, and in the summer use celcuis.

[MarkM]

We use Celsius but I still work in Fahrenhiet, I seriously can't get my head round all these low numbers especially in the summer. Celsius is a french plot to take over the world...come to think of it Fahrenhiet was german (certainly wasn't english) but then as we have a german royal family I guess it might have merit.

[Mag89]

The metric system makes so much more sense and is alot easier to use than feet, inches, and miles.

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[Jeffy-CanCon]

Re: Re: Why keep fahrenheit?

Originally posted by Big'n slo


Yeah, but what temp do we keep our beer at?

Most lagers should be drank at about 7 C. I have no idea what that is in fahrenheit... 40? BTW - typical temperature for a refrigerator is about 4 C. We're drinking our beer too cold!

[MarkM]

Here's a little bit of help for us all especially Unka Phil for when he is cremating his next meal.

CELSIUS/CENTIGRADE FAHRENHEIT
-40 deg. ...........-40 deg.


-17.8 deg. ...........0 deg.
-10 deg. ............14 deg.
0 deg. ...............32 deg.
5 deg. ...............41 deg.
10 deg ...............50 deg.
15 deg. ..............59 deg.
20 deg. ..............68 deg.
25 deg. ..............77 deg.
30 deg. ..............86 deg.
35 deg. ..............95 deg.
40 deg. .............104 deg.
50 deg. .............122 deg.
60 deg. .............140 deg.
70 deg. .............158 deg.
80 deg. .............176 deg.
90 deg. .............194 deg.
100 deg. ............212 deg.

Just to further confuse us all....

How to convert from Celsius to Fahrenheit and vice versa

To convert Celsius into Fahrenheit

Multiply by 9, divide by 5 and add 32.

To convert Fahrenheit into Celsius

Subtract 32, multiply by 5 and divide by 9

[Thordic]

Originally posted by MarkM

Multiply by 9, divide by 5 and add 32.

Instead of doing that, just multiply by 1.8 and add 32, and vice versa.

[SlartyBartFast]

Originally posted by MarkM
CELSIUS/CENTIGRADE FAHRENHEIT
-40 deg. ...........-40 deg.

Hmm. That;s the temperature around here right now....

[Big'n slo]

Re: Re: Re: Why keep fahrenheit?

Originally posted by Jeffy-CanCon


Most lagers should be drank at about 7 C. I have no idea what that is in fahrenheit... 40? BTW - typical temperature for a refrigerator is about 4 C. We're drinking our beer too cold!

Damn beers frozen right now! How in the heck am I going to enjoy a hockey game with frozen beer....eh?

[MarkM]

Originally posted by Thordic


Instead of doing that, just multiply by 1.8 and add 32, and vice versa.

And everyone knows their 1.8 times tables?