• ioen@lemm.ee
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    6 months ago

    I bet a lot more people know what 0°C feels like than 0°F. One is freezing point, one is a completely arbitrary temperature which only gets called “the lowest you’ll experience” as a post hoc rationalisation of Fahrenheit. Most people will never experience anything that cold, some people experience colder.

    I even bet more people know what 100°C feels like than 100°F. One is accidentally getting scalded by boiling water, the other is a completely arbitrary temperature which is quite hot but not even the hottest you’ll experience in America.

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      6 months ago

      What? People experience 100 f regularly. It’s literally their body temperature.

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        6 months ago

        100F is a fever; if you’re experiencing those regularly you should go see a doctor.