Re:The super-slow conversion of the U.S. to metric (2025)
by Tor3 on Wednesday January 21, 2026 @08:21AM
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What's the problem with decimals? They're all numbers. -4.5 degrees C is fine, isn't it? (The actual temperature right here right now). Where's the problem?
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Re:The super-slow conversion of the U.S. to metric (2025)
by gonzalohm on Wednesday January 21, 2026 @08:30AM
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You don't even need decimals. 45x10^-1. There, fixed
Re:The super-slow conversion of the U.S. to metric (2025)
by sfn42 on Wednesday January 21, 2026 @09:37AM
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You don't even need decimals. Nobody who uses celsius gives a shit about the decimals. It's -4 or it's -5 and even that distinction is irrelevant.
Unless you're doing some kind of scientific calculaton there's no need to think about decimals of celsius at all. Just like Fahrenheit users surely don't care whether it's 50 or 53 or whatever. It's around 50, that's all you need to know.
Re:The super-slow conversion of the U.S. to metric (2025)
by Ekaros on Wednesday January 21, 2026 @10:56AM
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Only place I could imagine something is cooking and even there I probably would not be able to differentiate steak at 56C, 57C and 58C...
Re:The super-slow conversion of the U.S. to metric (2025)
by ginko on Wednesday January 21, 2026 @11:26AM
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It might make a difference for mashing when brewing beer but even that’s a crapshoot.
Re:The super-slow conversion of the U.S. to metric (2025)
by Kim_Bruning on Wednesday January 21, 2026 @12:31PM
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Yes, but then you might conceivably still measure temperature in degrees Réaumur, if it's a rather traditional brewer. Or so I was told by a Reliable Source(tm).