Andertoons by Mark Anderson for July 03, 2024

“30 is hot, 20 is nice, 10 is cold, zero is ice.”

Celsius is logical. 0 is the freezing point of water and 100 is boiling

I mean, is it not possible for both to be true?

This leave out that 100° C (the boiling point of water) equals 212° F. This is a good thing because it leave nice round numbers (100 and 180) between boiling and freezing in the two. It makes conversions between the two measures not too hard to do and always possible to do exactly. This is not to say that we wouldn’t be better off if we just used Celsius.

If Americans started to measure temperature in Celsius, maybe they wouldn’t care about global warming anymore.

But will no one say a kind word for Kelvin? And how did this guy Celsius take over from centigrade? And don’t get me started on Reaumur!

It probably seemed like a good idea at the time.

-40 is -40 for both scales.

Except at -40 degrees. They are the same.

I’m 57, and they tried to teach me Celsius and Meters in school, but I just never saw a need…we’re Americans! We have Fahrenheit and Miles! I know how hot it is outside, or how cold, in Fahrenheit. I know how fast I’m going and how far with Miles. But if I’m told the same info with the other measurements, I’m lost.

It is easy enough to convert from one to the other. Personally, I prefer the Kelvin scale though.

Fahrenheit is intended for weather, and puts the range of temperatures most people can expect between 0 degrees and 100 degrees. It’s never going to be 212 degrees outside.