Comparison of the Fahrenheit and Celsius/Centigrade scales to determine which one is better. Because the US is the only large country using the Fahrenheit sc...
      • woodgen@lemm.eeEnglish
        3·
        2 hours ago

        Don’t forget the freezing point of water which is most relevant for weather.

      • undercrust@lemmy.caEnglish
        5·
        3 hours ago

        Remind me again; what exactly is Fahrenheit based on?

        Fahrenheit temperature scale, scale based on 32° for the freezing point of water and 212° for the boiling point of water, the interval between the two being divided into 180 equal parts.

        Oh right, it’s based on freezing and boiling points, and everything else about it is just wildly arbitrary and unnecessarily complicated.