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[–] [email protected] 45 points 9 months ago (2 children)

With Celsius it's all nice and round numbers unlike the mess called fahrenheit:

0°C—black ice, snow, be careful on the road and you probably want to wear gloves and a hat
0...10°C—a bit chilly, but you can leave your hat home
10...20°C—pleasant, but not quite tee-and-shorts yet
20...30°C—nice summer weather
30...40°C—holy crap it's hot!
40...50°C—are you fucking kidding me?
50+°C—my proteins are starting to denature...
100°C—good sauna
110°C—finns think it's a good sauna
120+°C—finns think it's getting a bit too hot in the sauna. Italians tend to vaporize in sauna (speaking from experience)
...
0...-10°C—a pleasant winter weather
-10...-20°C—getting a bit frosty
-20...-30°C—finns think it's a pleasant winter weather
-40°C—vodka freezes. Russians and finns agree it's getting a bit frosty
-50°C—getting a little hard to start your Uazik in the morning in Siberia due to engine oil solidifying
-60°C—researchers in Antarctica all agree it's getting a bit frosty and someone should close the window

[–] Adam1 29 points 9 months ago

-60c - Canadians consider putting on a hoodie

[–] T4V0 21 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

To be honest, a 10°C range is way too much variation for me to consider it as the same 'category' (at least in the 0°C ~ 40°C range). I say that as a Brazilian.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, most people in Brazil do not think 20 is pleasant at all

[–] T4V0 4 points 9 months ago

For sure! At one point in winter I had to wear a second pair of pants to get through the day, and it was only in the 10°C range...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

0-5 and 5-10 is more like it

[–] T4V0 1 points 9 months ago

Yes, that was my first thought!

[–] Railing5132 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

See that's my issue with degrees C. It's not as fine a measurement as degrees F. A difference of 5F is not terribly much, but it is noticeable. A difference of 5C is substantial (to me) and would make me very uncomfortable. So with F, I can know with more precision how uncomfortable I should expect to be :)

[–] T4V0 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I mean, you can use decimals, but I understand your point.

[–] Railing5132 2 points 9 months ago

OK, yeah, that's fair...