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[–] [email protected] 176 points 10 months ago (7 children)

By that metric, kelvin would be even better though.

[–] [email protected] 169 points 10 months ago (4 children)

by that metric

Americans cannot understand any metric

[–] [email protected] 78 points 10 months ago (1 children)

2 liter bottle.

Checkmate, athiests.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Also we have electric, water and gas meters smh

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This is why I say 'metre' for the measure and 'meter' for the measurement device

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

And Demeter for the harvest

[–] [email protected] 54 points 10 months ago (1 children)

9mm

[–] [email protected] 30 points 10 months ago (2 children)

We’re more familiar with 5.56x45mm thanks to all our school shootings thank you very much.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

In the same way a US ton and a metric ton is like 10% different, a 556 bullet is actually 5.7 mm across.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

I would make a bet that more mass shootings are done with 9mm. Depending on which shootings they consider 'mass' I see estimates from 60-80% for handgun usage. I'm sure the cheap .22 is a large number, but 9mm is probably right up there. There is a large bias in reporting the school shootings and shootings involving rifles by the media. They almost ignore the others.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago

28 grams to an ounce

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

In point of fact Americans have gotten impressive results out of far more complicated metrics than metric. It's not a matter of understanding, it's a matter of pride. And of not having to buy all new tools.

[–] [email protected] 68 points 10 months ago (3 children)

You miss out on screaming that it's negative anything though.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 10 months ago (1 children)

-40F = -40C

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Kelvin doesn't have a negative.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 10 months ago (2 children)

The best system would have 0 at a mild, comfortable temperature, and go up or down by 100 degrees per one degrees Fahrenheit.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

But mild and comfortable is different for different people who are acclimated to different weather.

We need a defined 'mild' temperature. i vote for 70F/21C.
It's a bit chilly for the warm weathered folks and a bit warm for the cold weathered folks. Seems reasonable but I'm open to suggestions.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

As a cold weathered folk, I can confirm that 70 is my upper limit for nice temperature

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I'd adjust it to 68/20 just so it lines up with whole numbers in both systems. And on second thought, make it 90 per degree Fahrenheit so any whole F or C value can convert to a whole number.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

0 for freezing because water falls from the fucking sky.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago

You can absolutely yell about that. And when Fahrenheit flips to negative, you're ready to express some big feelings about how fucking cold it is.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 10 months ago

And Rankine would be even better than Kelvin in terms of "big number go brrr." Water boils at 671 R.

Of course, Rankine is the most obnoxious unit I've ever had to deal with, but those numbers sure are big!

[–] [email protected] 16 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

You mean it's THREE HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN FUCKING DEGREES OUTSIDE?!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

OK, but with Rankine, if it's 101 out, you can go Five Hundred and SIXTY degrees??!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Please raise this temperature by 1.4x10^-23 Joules - statements of the utterly deranged

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Joules are energy. You need thermal capacity to turn them into temperature.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

“Kelvin” sounds a lot like “communism” you pinko