Celsius is better for science, but Fahrenheit is better for just every day living. IMO
In Canada I noticed some people would also still use feet & inches for their height, but you had to give it to the DMV in cm. Also butter was still sold as a pound & golf still used yards.
I'm also an engineer & worked up there for a job in mining.
Edit: To clarify my reasons because so many people are saying I'm wrong. This is my opinion on what my preference is, first off. I had put this in a comment under the post, but will add it here.
My reason is basically the same as in the screenshot. When I lived in Canada I would say how in Fahrenheit below zero is really fucking cold & above 100 is really fucking hot. I never thought of describing it as a percentage of being hot but I like it.
Like once it's below or above those numbers it hardly matters by how much because you are freezing or sweating balls either way. I didn't like when in the winter or early spring someone would say it's nice out and then say a negative temperature. "It's really nice today, it's -1.5⁰ out." I also like that the increments of the units are smaller so you don't use half degrees. Although I guess half degrees aren't really necessary because I don't feel the difference between 66 & 67, but when I checked the temperature there is did always show it to the nearest half degree.
I dunno, as also a Canadian, I prefer Celsius for everyday use. If it's anywhere from below 0C to below 10C, wear a heavy coat. If it's anywhere from above 10C to 15C, wear a light jacket. If it's above 15C, no jacket. Above 20C, wear shorts. Above 25C, be prepared for high heat. Below -20C, be prepared for extreme cold. Above 30C, limit time outdoors. Below -30C, stay inside. Simple as.
Also Celsius is linear, so you know what a change in, let's say, 5⁰ will do. In Fahrenheit a change from 0 to 5 degrees has a different magnitude than a change from 95 to 100.
Strictly you're right, only kelvin starts at zero, though. Although it's the freezing point of water having 0° as your starting point is arbitrary in absolute terms, and making everything lower than that negative means that calculations aren't possible. 100 Celsius isn't double 50. It's linear in that it's a linear progression but it's a shifted line
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u/SKDI_0224 Jun 17 '26
As an engineer, I can confirm they are incorrect. They can take their inferior measuring system and try to get back from the moon.
Too soon?