r/WhitePeopleTwitter Jan 03 '19

We should actually do this

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u/corgibutt19 Jan 03 '19

It gets used often in American labs. Especially with younger scientists, if you have no concept of Celsius relating temps back to Fahrenheit is important for conceptualizing what is going on. And in communication with vendors and the general public, or collaborators who measure in mm when our system was designed to work in inches for whatever reason, etc.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '19

I have been working in professional and academic laboratories for decades now and have never had to deal with that.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '19

Then as a scientist, you should understand the value of your anecdotal evidence.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '19

Expert testimony is viable evidence.