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drkohler said:
You should really read about how the various temperature scales were "invented". One is based on reproducible science (Celsius), the other is based on happenstance. There is no scientific reason at all to clinge to something completely unscientific as the Fahrenheit scale. Then again, there still are people that think the thumb of a long dead king is a good measure unit... |
At least it wasn't a French king :p
In the end it's all arbitrary. Water does not have a standard boiling temperature. Basing meters on how big the planet happens to be. Even using the speed of light for measurements is tainted by the arbitrary length of our day, which isn't constant either. Then we have the kilogram based on an artifact.
It would be nice if there was a standard though. The weather here is in celcius, water and oven temperature in fahrenheit, height in feet, distance in meters, price for vergetables per pound, price for meat per kg, water in gallons, fuel in liters, Oh Canada!
