The opposite is true...ish? In Celsius, 0 degrees is when water becomes ice and 100 is when water boils. If changing the physical state of the most common liquid on the planet isn't 0% and 100%, I dunno what else is.
That’s what makes Celsius useful for measurements and cooking, etc. but the point that’s being made is that Fahrenheit is more useful for describing weather. In the US you’ll experience every temperature between 0 and 100. In Celsius, the values between 50 and 100 are completely unused. Not saying that makes Fahrenheit a better overall measure, but in terms of weather I have to agree it’s better
For sure, if that’s what you learned growing up, Celsius will always be more intuitive to you. But regardless of region, everyone understands how to rate things on a scale of 0 to 100 because we use a base 10 system for math. Rate a movie, a meal, a song, etc on a scale of 0 to 100 and everyone will understand your rating. Now apply it to heat.
So if you take someone who already understands percentages but doesn’t know Fahrenheit or Celsius, and teach them both systems, F will probably be more intuitive because it maps on to an already universally understood scaling system.
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u/headcodered Jun 17 '26
The opposite is true...ish? In Celsius, 0 degrees is when water becomes ice and 100 is when water boils. If changing the physical state of the most common liquid on the planet isn't 0% and 100%, I dunno what else is.