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Old 10-03-2010, 06:09 PM   #96
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Obviously this is a tangent, but you only think that because you grew up with Fahrenheit and you're used to it. From my perspective there's nothing special about -18C that makes it a natural barrier between "damned uncomfortable" and "tolerable" or something like that. Whereas there is actually an observable difference between temperatures above and below 0C. Plus, being outside in below-freezing weather is pretty damned uncomfortable if you aren't dressed for it.
Nah, I spent some of my formative years overseas. To this day, I can think in clicks.

I think that the F scale accidentally works on the basis of 0 to 100, and I'll bet that if you think about it, you'll find that you are comfortable in any system that is so based.

You only think that C is easy "because you grew up with centigrade and you are used to it." But I'll bet you can think in F faster than those who grew up in F can think in C.

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