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[–] Sludgeyy@lemmy.world 1 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

That's the whole point of using Celsius or Fahrenheit. They are both just different representations of Kelvin. But Kelvin is absolute.

If you want your weather scale to go -20 to 40 or 0 to 100. Is debatable.

0°F to 100°F is better for weather

0°C to 100°C is better for water temperature

If you know C, there's no need to learn F for the weather.

If you know F, there's no reason to learn C for the weather.

You don't need to know F or C to read a thermometer. 375°F or 190°C are just numbers you might bake cookies at. No one knows how 375°F or 190°C "feels like"

Things you need to know is if 90°F or 32°C water is safe to get in. Over 100°F is getting dangerous, Over 40°C is getting dangerous.

Normal house hot water is 50°C or 120°F.

Time to cause burns:

120°F or 50°C More than 5 minutes

130°F or 55°C About 30 seconds

140°F or 60°C Less than 5 seconds

150°F or 65°C About 1.5 seconds

160°F or 70°C About 1/2 a second

Aslong as you know a system, you're fine. Fahrenheit isn't like the other US customary units. It is based on the exact same thing Celsius is, Kelvin. Just shown in different numbers. Something like a quart to gallon is a completely made-up measurement and horrible.

[–] cute_noker 1 points 20 hours ago

Just use Rømer scale, it is what we use for everything.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%B8mer_scale