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[-] [email protected] 16 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I dunno, it'd probably be better but there's nothing stopping people from using metric in places where it makes sense. I write most of my recipes in grams because it makes them easier to multiply or divide.

At the same time, the most common thing people use units for is a point of reference, and it really makes no difference whether your point of reference is metric or traditional units.

[-] [email protected] 13 points 3 weeks ago

I switched all my devices to Celsius, learned it, and haven’t looked back since.

[-] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago

That's fine right up to when you're complaining about the temperature to an american.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

That's fine right up to when you're complaining about the temperature to an american.

But I am an American. To learn Celsius I came up with a quick heuristic to do “accurate enough” conversions for the months between switching off Fahrenheit and getting to the point where I knew Celsius well enough.

So I can pretty quickly go from Celsius to Fahrenheit for my ignorant compatriots.

Edit: For anyone downvoting me, if it’s because I called people who don’t know Celsius “ignorant,” please understand I’m using this definition: “lacking knowledge, information, or awareness about a particular thing.”

Not this one: “lacking knowledge or awareness in general; uneducated or unsophisticated,” nor this one: “discourteous or rude.”

We are all ignorant about things we don’t know about. No shame in ignorance, it’s the default state of all living beings!

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Knowledge is the light in the darkness of ignorance.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago
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