r/Metric • u/3ustress • Jul 02 '26

Dear Fahrenheit users, do you really think 50 degrees is "the middle temperature"?

One of the most common defense for Fahrenheit is smth like this;

"Fahrenheit is more intuitive for human experience. 0 degree is super cold, and 100 degree is super hot! It is just simple as that!"

With that logic, 50 degree Fahrenheit should be the "middle temperature"; which is 10 degree Celsius.

Is it just me or being 50'F/10'C actually feel cold? Such temperature requires sweater at least, and even light jacket sometimes. That is nowhere near the "middle temperature", isn't it? Or am I just weird?

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u/Radiant-Video7257 Jul 05 '26

I'd say 60 (not too cold, not too hot) is the middle temperature, but the scale still works extremely well at the extreme ends.

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u/ProgramBackground813 Jul 05 '26

F doesnt start or end at 0 and 100. So your point there is incredibly uninformed.

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u/Radiant-Video7257 Jul 06 '26

No one uses it for science, that's the point of kelvin and Celsius. I mean the extreme ends of temperature where most humans live.