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submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 232 points 10 months ago (6 children)

When you use Celsius from birth 41C does make you say FORTY ONE DEGREES?!!!

[–] [email protected] 150 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Yeah, but it hits different. Smaller number is smaller.

That's why I use Kelvin. THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN DEGREES?!!

[–] [email protected] 96 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Degrees? While using Kelvin?? OP is a phony!

[–] [email protected] 24 points 10 months ago

I'd excuse it as part of the joke

[–] [email protected] 26 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Should use Rankine with that logic. It comes out to 566.

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

Why not Centikelvin?
THIRTY ONE THOUSAND AND FIVE HUNDRED CENTIKELVIN??!!!

[–] [email protected] 104 points 10 months ago (2 children)

100%

It's just Americans having American perspectives promoted as world views.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 10 months ago (3 children)

It's about crossing into triple digits, a new order of magnitude, it feels heavy.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 10 months ago

But it's also underwhelming when your usual reference for over 100 is, "WHAT IT'S HOT ENOUGH TO BOIL WATER OUTSIDE!?"

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

American: IT'S A HUNDRED AND SEVEN DEGREES OUTSIDE

Civilized people: no it fucking ain't, you overdramatic princess

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

It doesn't really though for people who doesn't use fahrenheit.

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

On the other hand, if it was 107°C outside, the outrage would be so much more justified.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 10 months ago

But much less vocal.

You know, because we'd all be dead.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

No, he's right. The "one hundred" part really does add certain powers, Austin Powers

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

In Australia we go with "Farkin hot"

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

It's that extra "one" of incredulity.

40 degrees, that's just too hot.

41? You've got to be fucking kidding me.