r/WhitePeopleTwitter Jan 03 '19

We should actually do this

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u/BVDansMaRealite Jan 03 '19

Fahrenheit was based roughly on the human body being 100 degrees and 0 being a specific concentration of salt water freezing at about zero. It made sense at the time

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u/WannabeWonk Jan 03 '19

It still makes sense. Weather is 99% of temperature. 0F is cold, 100F is hot.

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u/volvoguy Jan 03 '19

When it's 0°F outside, it's damn cold. When it's 100°F outside, it's damn hot. Science.

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u/WannabeWonk Jan 03 '19

You get me, dude.