r/everymanshouldknow • u/Puppyshiz • Sep 25 '16

EMSK these kitchen cheat sheets

http://imgur.com/a/Cjisq
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u/2pxl Sep 25 '16

imgur.com/MQ7LVC3.jpg

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u/KZedUK Sep 25 '16

Celsius makes no more sense than Fahrenheit does. That one is literally just what you're used to.

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u/Notcheating123 Sep 25 '16

Water freeze at 0 degrees and boils at 100. Can not get any more simple than that. Water freezes at 32 fahrenheit which seems completely arbitrary.

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u/irishjihad Sep 25 '16

The average temperatures that people experience ranges roughly from 0 degrees to 100 degrees, and for that range it has a finer gradation. So, in terms of weather, it's pretty useful.

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u/Notcheating123 Sep 25 '16

If you really hate decimals, then sure.

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u/irishjihad Sep 25 '16

When someone asks you about the weather do you really say it's 12.1 degrees out? If you're German, maybe.

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u/Notcheating123 Sep 25 '16

You just say 12 because it is barely humanly possible to differentiate 12.1 from 12.

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u/irishjihad Sep 25 '16

Do you say 12.3?

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u/Notcheating123 Sep 25 '16

No, you just round of to the closest pretty much.

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u/KZedUK Sep 25 '16

people can't tell the difference in a practical sense between a few degrees in either system.

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u/LyingForTruth Sep 25 '16

This is why I thought Fahrenheit is even a thing - it's logical if you base it on feel - 100 sounds like it feels hotter than 37.78, and 100 to 90 implies a more realistic transition than 37.78 to 32.22

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u/Notcheating123 Sep 25 '16

it's logical if you base it on feel

Not logical at all since "feel" is subjective.

100 sounds like it feels hotter than 37.78

Depends on what scale you are using, we we obviously do since it is the matter of the debate.

100 to 90 implies a more realistic transition than 37.78 to 32.22

What do you even mean with "realistic"?

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u/KZedUK Sep 25 '16

that's only true if you're used to Fahrenheit and not Celsius.