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minus-squarerepungnant_canary@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up228arrow-down4·3 months agoWhen you use Celsius from birth 41C does make you say FORTY ONE DEGREES?!!!
minus-squaredoggle@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up143arrow-down4·3 months agoYeah, but it hits different. Smaller number is smaller. That’s why I use Kelvin. THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN DEGREES?!!
minus-squaredeus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up95·3 months agoDegrees? While using Kelvin?? OP is a phony!
minus-squareluciferofastora@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·3 months agoI’d excuse it as part of the joke
minus-squarechiliedogg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27arrow-down1·edit-23 months agoShould use Rankine with that logic. It comes out to 566.
minus-squarezitrone 🍋@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 months agoWhy not Centikelvin? THIRTY ONE THOUSAND AND FIVE HUNDRED CENTIKELVIN??!!!
minus-squareNegativeLookBehind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoWho is kelvin and why the fuck are his numbers so large
minus-squareWoht24@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up101arrow-down12·3 months ago100% It’s just Americans having American perspectives promoted as world views.
minus-squareTakumidesh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33arrow-down5·3 months agoIt’s about crossing into triple digits, a new order of magnitude, it feels heavy.
minus-squareBuddahriffic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25arrow-down2·3 months agoBut it’s also underwhelming when your usual reference for over 100 is, “WHAT IT’S HOT ENOUGH TO BOIL WATER OUTSIDE!?”
minus-squareMindTraveller@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down2·3 months agoAmerican: IT’S A HUNDRED AND SEVEN DEGREES OUTSIDE Civilized people: no it fucking ain’t, you overdramatic princess
minus-squareuienia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·3 months agoIt doesn’t really though for people who doesn’t use fahrenheit.
minus-squareDon_alForno@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29arrow-down1·3 months agoOn the other hand, if it was 107°C outside, the outrage would be so much more justified.
minus-squarenoerdman@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31·3 months agoBut much less vocal. You know, because we’d all be dead.
minus-squareDelphia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months agoIn Australia we go with “Farkin hot”
minus-squarePhil_in_here@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·3 months agoIt’s that extra “one” of incredulity. 40 degrees, that’s just too hot. 41? You’ve got to be fucking kidding me.
When you use Celsius from birth 41C does make you say FORTY ONE DEGREES?!!!
Yeah, but it hits different. Smaller number is smaller.
That’s why I use Kelvin. THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN DEGREES?!!
Degrees? While using Kelvin?? OP is a phony!
I’d excuse it as part of the joke
Should use Rankine with that logic. It comes out to 566.
Why not Centikelvin?
THIRTY ONE THOUSAND AND FIVE HUNDRED CENTIKELVIN??!!!
Who is kelvin and why the fuck are his numbers so large
100%
It’s just Americans having American perspectives promoted as world views.
It’s about crossing into triple digits, a new order of magnitude, it feels heavy.
But it’s also underwhelming when your usual reference for over 100 is, “WHAT IT’S HOT ENOUGH TO BOIL WATER OUTSIDE!?”
American: IT’S A HUNDRED AND SEVEN DEGREES OUTSIDE
Civilized people: no it fucking ain’t, you overdramatic princess
It doesn’t really though for people who doesn’t use fahrenheit.
… for you.
On the other hand, if it was 107°C outside, the outrage would be so much more justified.
But much less vocal.
You know, because we’d all be dead.
In Australia we go with “Farkin hot”
It’s that extra “one” of incredulity.
40 degrees, that’s just too hot.
41? You’ve got to be fucking kidding me.