View Full Version : Celcius or Farenheit?
Vickster
05-10-07, 07:30 PM
I was watching the local news last night and there was a feature on this subject. Some old biddies were writing in to complain that the weather feature did not show temperatures in degress Farenheit. Now I think that this is absolutely correct.
Just in case you didn't know we are going to American in January (see what I did there -guys!) and I want to look at the weather reports to see if it is getting colder, the colder it is the more excited I get. When I look it show something like 62F and I have no idea if that is warm cold or whatever. I know, I know, you will all post and say well look it up then. Which obviously I could but I can't be arsed. So this brings me back on to the original subject.
What do you prefer?
I work in Kelvin , just to confuse it further (not) LOL
Biker Biggles
05-10-07, 07:34 PM
Some like it hot.:D
Me I prefere my temperatures absolute.
Biker_Billy
05-10-07, 07:38 PM
I dont use either...I use weather willy....he's my little digital weather station...when it gets hot, he only has his pants on, when its cold he's wrapped up warm...lets me know how I should dress...
Am I taking this too seriously?
http://www.sutronics.com/acatalog/ws300willy2.jpg
Wideboy
05-10-07, 07:38 PM
hate it when people say 70 degrees when they realy mean 70 degrees farenhiet
kwak zzr
05-10-07, 07:47 PM
i go 0 -100 anything else is to confusing :)
Temp C = (Temp F -30) /2 Approx
so 70F is 20C
My parents are both in their 70's and they always refer to Celcius. I was brought up with Farenheit but Celcius suits me, its when they start chucking in Kelvin Scale and such that stuffs me!! :scratch:
timwilky
05-10-07, 09:16 PM
When I used to do thermodynamics it was Kelvin and Celsius (Same really, just relative to absolute zero instead of the freezing point of water). But if I want to know if it is going to be warm tomorrow I look at good old Fahrenheit.
I'm quite happy with either.............as long as it's telling me it's warm:D
Whatever is warmest will do. I always go by the better forcast as well, tuned out nice again today ;)
gettin2dizzy
05-10-07, 09:28 PM
amazing results :)
Whatever is warmest will do. I always go by the better forcast as well, tuned out nice again today ;)
I'd rather have 100F than 100C
Likewise, i'd rather have 0F or 0C than 0Kelvin!
MR UKI (1)
05-10-07, 09:33 PM
I always remember 28 celsius is 82 fahrenheit cos their the same numbers but backwards :D
Whatever is warmest will do. I always go by the better forcast as well, tuned out nice again today ;)
It did didn't it, and I managed to fit in a wee bimble :)
I always remember 28 celsius is 82 fahrenheit cos their the same numbers but backwards :D
brilliant thank you, i will remember now:cool:
It did didn't it, and I managed to fit in a wee bimble :)
Nice one, I'll be out bimbling tomorrow but without the wee. I'll go before I go out ;)
Well Oiled
05-10-07, 09:45 PM
We should go totally metric - kilometres, kg instead of pounds, cm instead of inches.
....but I do draw the line at beer - that just HAS to come in pints (or is that elephants? ;))
Nice one, I'll be out bimbling tomorrow but without the wee. I'll go before I go out ;)
abergavenny for me
We should go totally metric - kilometres, kg instead of pounds, cm instead of inches.
....but I do draw the line at beer - that just HAS to come in pints (or is that elephants? ;))
ahh, but if you got 500ml it would be more then a pint, see why they want you to keep the pint?
0 - 10C = brrrr
10 - 20C = okay
20 - 30C = need cold beer
30C+ = flake out by pool
Well Oiled
05-10-07, 10:16 PM
ahh, but if you got 500ml it would be more then a pint, see why they want you to keep the pint?
A pint's a bit more than half a litre. And you wouldn't want to do the old joke by saying 'What comes in 568ml? - an elephant'
gettin2dizzy
05-10-07, 10:49 PM
abergavenny for me
I've driven back from there to newcastle after work today :( i WILL turn up to a taffia meet eventually.... or any meet for that matter :)
A pint's a bit more than half a litre. And you wouldn't want to do the old joke by saying 'What comes in 568ml? - an elephant'
you are right, am thinking lb v grams:rolleyes:
i WILL turn up to a taffia meet eventually.... or any meet for that matter :)
Next Taffia meet is this Thursday in Cardiff.
Temperature is the one area where I prefer metric to imperial measurements. Everything else, yards, inches, stone, pounds seem much more anthropocentric, but Fahrenheit never really feels natural.
Spiderman
06-10-07, 02:44 PM
We should go totally metric - kilometres, kg instead of pounds, cm instead of inches.
....but I do draw the line at beer - that just HAS to come in pints (or is that elephants? ;))
+1.
But also hs anyone noticed how they tell you its gonne be "in the high 80s" in the summer to make it sound way hot and then tell you its gonna be "below zero, or minus 2" to make it sound colder. Stick to one or the other FFS!!!!
And i can believe that they finaly caved in about the UK having to go metric just because a bunch of market traders said "its traditional" Whats the point of having laws if they can just be ignored?
Alpinestarhero
06-10-07, 03:07 PM
celcius. ties in with the physical properties of a common solvent (water) and also easily interchangable with the kelvin scale (just add on 273 or so)
Dont get farenheight. Dont need to
Matt
wheelnut
06-10-07, 03:57 PM
My job as a tanker driver means Im working with temperatures all the time, and throughout the industry we use Celcius or Centigrade. However we use air and oil pressure in Bar. capacity in litres and weight in kilos
Length is slightly confusing because in the UK we have to work with 6, 9 or 12 metre units. while in France, Holland, Belgium and Germany they only deal in 20, 30 or 40 foot units. Luckily I was brought up in proper measurements and only just got the hang of metres. Except for distance where all trucks on the road are calibrated in Kilometres although our road signs are still in miles.
I will have a pound of your best bitter please bar person:D
seedy100
06-10-07, 06:42 PM
Let me see based on water;
I can have a scale that starts at 32, goes up to 212, and thus has 180 divisions.
Or
I can have a scale that starts at 0, goes up to 100, and thus has 100 divisions.
Alternativly I can have one that is based on the absolute properties of matter that no-one except scientists use.
Centigrade it is then.
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