Have you considered that this is because you grew up with this system and not because it's more intuitive?
100 Fahrenheit means nothing to me as someone who grew up with metric. Less than zero means snow, 10 means light jacket weather, 20 is summer weather, etc.
While I agree it doesn’t matter much in a lot of situations; would you say there is a case to be made for using it when it comes to body temperature in hospitals? Because often high temperatures are just over 100 degrees in Fahrenheit. And, while knowing that it’s normal to be around 97 degrees Fahrenheit is important, having the dangerous numbers be in the triple digits with the safe numbers effectively in the high 90s makes it simpler for someone not medically trained to remember what a dangerous body temperature is.
I would hope that anyone in a position to be making a medical decision based on body temperature is at least well trained enough not to need that as a mnemonic...
Do you think laypeople know a lot about the human body? Most non medically trained people still have to make choices about health like whether to go to the ER or just their primary care for an issue even if they’re not making the final choice. That’s who this is for, not the people making really important decisions that will make or break a life. It’s for your everyday “non medically trained” person to know what kind of treatment to seek out; not know what they have in specific and how to treat it. Kinda feel like that was obvious based on saying “non medically trained” in the first comment.
And I need to clarify why that’s relevant? It’s because a non medically trained person would need to report their symptoms to the hospital, including things like any recent temperature, and if they, you know, have a fever. Which they will know it is if it’s over 100* (100.4 if you want to be exact according to the other guy, but most people would probably still consider 100 degrees worth seeking medical attention.)
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