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A comment on Ask HN: Why it is hard for US to move to metric system?. Parent comment

Re:Ask HN: Why it is hard for US to move to metric system? by NDizzle on Thursday January 12, 2023 @11:16AM (#34355793)
What I mean is that it's calibrated for humans, at least dumb ones like me.

0F, it's cold and the wind chill makes it miserable. 0C? That's 32F, which is technically freezing but I can still work on my cars outside in that weather.

100F, sweaty, hot, chugging water if you're outside. 100C? GG, you're dead.

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Re:Ask HN: Why it is hard for US to move to metric system? by cassianoleal on Thursday January 12, 2023 @01:12PM (#34357944)
Honestly, that's just a matter of what you're used to. All my life I used Celsius, and even the dumbest of the dumb around me would always have a pretty good idea about how hot or cold a day was based on the temperature.
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