• thereisalamp@reddthat.com
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      1 year ago

      That’s what kills me about people who rag on Americans.

      We order our dates the way we say them, and we use a temperature system is a great way to describe feeling heat.

      I’ve got no defense for imperial measurements beyond scooping up a cup of flour is easier than dumping it on a scale.

      But people spend more energy shitting on the cultural norms of Americans than anyone else (especially Europeans) and then spend a lot of time telling us we have no culture.

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        1 year ago

        and we use a temperature system is a great way to describe feeling heat

        You know if you really think about it for even the slightest amount of time this makes absolutely no fucking sense. I can imagine why you state this, but to not spoil the fun I’d love to hear it from you.

        • ThatWeirdGuy1001@sh.itjust.works
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          1 year ago

          The fahrenheit scale was created as a base for human temperature. The guy fucked up his math though because 100°f was supposed to be average body temp.

          Celsius is temperature based on water.

          Kelvin is based on universal scale.

          Fahrenheit is based on the human body.