How hard is it to add c or f to the end of a tempreture

How the hell are people supposed to know if you are using celsius or fahrenheit

    • ARk@lemm.ee
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      2 years ago

      For Celsius I’m pretty sure I hear people say “C” right after they say the temps

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      2 years ago

      Is it ridiculous to include it? Or were you taught that? We were taught to include it, granted, we have to deal with metric and imperial measurements from imports, but why is it ridiculous to make sure you’re providing the right information?

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        2 years ago

        I would laugh if my buddy told me it was going to be 90 f tomorrow. Obviously it’s Fahrenheit, it’s not possible to be 90 c where we are.

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          2 years ago

          Sure but than you get in the habit of not adding it when it’s needed. I may be a little biased since almost everything I work with is imperial in a metric country, but my buddies would laugh with me since they know the distinction is important to us.

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          2 years ago

          Most people not in the US need to deal with both in most casual conversations. So they need to clarify almost all units.

          I’m in a trade, almost every material is imperial in my metric world. Everyone I deal with with knows the confusion that can happen, so it’s always unit denotions on everything.

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              2 years ago

              On the same vein of your last point, start talking about the weather that isn’t right at that second, now confusion can seep in.

              “Today is nice at 22, but man back home it was -10 last week.” “Oh thats right, that last one is Fahrenheit since that’s local to me. What’s that in Celsius?”