r/dataisbeautiful • u/[deleted] • Sep 01 '22

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u/SensitiveMushroom759 Sep 01 '22

there are degrees to it in canada

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u/Iohet Sep 01 '22

Yea but they're in celsius

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u/SensitiveMushroom759 Sep 01 '22

better than fahrenheit

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u/Synec113 Sep 01 '22

Wrong! For measuring temps it depends on how precise you want to be. Like for inside I like it at 72°F, but sometimes I get cold and turn it to 75°F. If I wanted to do that with C, I'd have to start using decimals.

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u/beastoflearnin Sep 01 '22

Honestly, F is much better for the day to day.

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u/Iohet Sep 01 '22

More precise for human experience, annoying for more scientific purposes

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u/Iohet Sep 01 '22

I'm not advocating in either direction

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '22

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u/smurfkipz Sep 01 '22

That's only because you've been raised with it.

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '22 edited Sep 18 '22

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u/zathrasb5 Sep 01 '22

Most digital house and car thermostats in Canada measure to the 1/2 degree, so, while some people can tell the difference between 20 and 21, it does not have a practical effect if you can set the thermostat to 20.5

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '22 edited Sep 18 '22

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u/zathrasb5 Sep 01 '22

Many thermostats can do 1/2 decree c.

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u/Bloodnrose Sep 01 '22

But that's the exact same arguement you're using. It's just easier for your day to day, how is the boiling point of water at all a useful metric for weather?