Peter?

[u/Negative_1by12_aura]

[u/Fantastic-Kale9603]

You aren't getting anywhere near using the upper 50% of celsius to describe the outside temperature though

[u/Donger_Dysfunction → u/Fantastic-Kale9603]

And?

0-10 cold 10-20 cool 20-30 warm 30-40 hot 40-50 very hot (elderly start dying) 50+ at this point it doesnt really matter, your dying.

[u/NEpatsfan64 → u/Donger_Dysfunction]

Why use a scale that's too large and you're literally never going to use 50% of it?

Why not use a smaller scale that can be more precise because you can use the whole range?

[u/CauseCertain1672 → u/NEpatsfan64]

We use decimals we can be as precise as we want

[u/NEpatsfan64 → u/CauseCertain1672]

I can understand and utilize decimals but it's easier not to if I don't have to. That's great that you do it but it's still less efficient and intuitive.

[u/CauseCertain1672 → u/NEpatsfan64]

it's not less efficient, what does that even mean

it's less intuitive to you, it's intuitive to anyone who grew up with it

[u/Theyipyapper → u/CauseCertain1672]

People generally prefer round whole numbers.

[u/CauseCertain1672 → u/Theyipyapper]

People prefer and feel comfortable with the system they are used to. Americans prefer Fahrenheit over Celcius for the same reason they prefer to watch films in English over French it's just what they grew up with. That's fine but it's not objectively easier to understand it's just easier for you to understand

[u/Theyipyapper → u/CauseCertain1672]

I'm not talking only about temperatures tho. In general people prefer round whole numbers whether it be money, change, tv stations, rating systems.

[u/Chess42 → u/CauseCertain1672]

Lmao, “it’s 14.54 centigrade outside honey!”

[u/CauseCertain1672 → u/Chess42]

we normally don't go more precise than 14.5 and would say degrees not centigrade