HOT !!??

[jj2007]

Northern hemisphere here, Rome. Not exactly hot yet, but definitely much warmer than it should be mid-March. Plus, we had the wettest winter of the last ten years

[NoCforMe]

Also, we have no difficulty remembering that 32° is freezing and 212° is boiling ...

Yeah, 0 and 100 are so hard to remember ...

You totally missed the point there.
Celsius/centigrade is always touted as having freezing and boiling points that are so easy to remember (which of course they are), while Fahrenheit is supposed to cause brain freezes because 32 and 212 are sooooo hard to remember.

Hell, we can even remember that there are 5,280 feet in a mile! (Well, probably not the younger generation who get all their information about the world from their smartphones.)

[daydreamer]

Northern hemisphere here, Rome. Not exactly hot yet, but definitely much warmer than it should be mid-March. Plus, we had the wettest winter of the last ten years

Rome has hottest goddess 450 c something: Venus :)

[daydreamer]

David,its easier to remember farenheit 451 ,thanks to ray bradbury,than freezing and boiling point in farenheit :)

[jj2007]

Hell, we can even remember that there are 5,280 feet in a mile!

Knowing that you are an intelligent person, I am sure your defense of feet & pounds & miles is very much tongue in cheek ;-)

[NoCforMe]

Hell, we can even remember that there are 5,280 feet in a mile!

Knowing that you are an intelligent person, I am sure your defense of feet & pounds & miles is very much tongue in cheek ;-)

No, it is not, contrary to the Yurpeen belief that your (MKS) system is superior in all ways.

There are some uses in particular where I much prefer our system. One example is carpentry and woodworking: it's actually much simpler for me to use inches and fractions of inches (1/16" being the smallest usual unit in carpentry) than to use centimeters or other metric units. Being divisible by 12 (inches/feet) or 16 (fractions of an inch) is actually an advantage here.

And as I pointed out, Fahrenheit gives a finer gradation of temperature than Celsius.

Being based on units of 10 does not necessarily a superior system of measurement make.

And no, just because "the rest of the world" uses MKS doesn't mean it's necessarily better.

[zedd151]

For a bit of levity here, in the days of old... in any country (or empire) the standard foot was defined as the size of the emporers (or king, etc) actual foot length. Leading to incompatibility issues between nations.

[jj2007]

And no, just because "the rest of the world" uses MKS doesn't mean it's necessarily better.

The rest of the world including NASA

[NoCforMe]

And no, just because "the rest of the world" uses MKS doesn't mean it's necessarily better.

The rest of the world including NASA

Well, as usual you're confusing, or conflating, scientific and ordinary domestic usage.
All science-y stuff in the US is conducted in MKS units, just like the rest of the world.

[stoo23]

There are some uses in particular where I much prefer our system. One example is carpentry and woodworking: it's actually much simpler for me to use inches and fractions of inches (1/16" being the smallest usual unit in carpentry) than to use centimeters or other metric units. Being divisible by 12 (inches/feet) or 16 (fractions of an inch) is actually an advantage here.

Perhaps you should try a Sashigane, has worked flawlessly for all that stupendous Japanese Joinery for many centuries   

[NoCforMe]

So "10 sun (1 shaku) X 5 sun", eh?
Never hoid of those units before.
Sacred Shinto temple measurement units?

Hell, the Japanese could use pieces of string and still produce incredible joinery ...

[ognil]

At university we used this simple table:

Celsius to Fahrenheit: Multiply by 9, divide by 5, then add 32
Fahrenheit to Celsius: Subtract 32, then multiply by 5, then divide by 9
Celsius to Kelvin: Add 273
Kelvin to Celsius: Subtract 273
Fahrenheit to Kelvin: Subtract 32, multiply by 5, divide by 9, and then add 273.15
Kelvin to Fahrenheit: Subtract 273.15, multiply by 1.8, and then add 32

A. Why Kelvin is the best in terms of accuracy:
Q: The Kelvin scale, a unit of thermodynamic temperature, is used primarily by scientists, particularly in fields like physics, chemistry, and astronomy, because it's an absolute scale, meaning it starts at absolute zero, where there's no thermal energy  to record very precise temperatures.
The kelvin scale is the only unit of measurement to include the temperature for "absolute zero," the total absence of any heat energy.
This makes the kelvin scale essential to scientists who calculate the temperature of objects in the cold reaches of outer space.
Water freezes at 273 kelvins, and boils at 373 kelvins.
We do not read outdoor temperatures in the kelvin scale because it uses such large numbers—a 75-degree Fahrenheit day would be read as 297 kelvins!

Why Kelvin is Used:

Absolute Scale: The Kelvin scale is based on absolute zero (0 K), representing the lowest possible temperature where molecules stop moving.

Direct Relationship to Kinetic Energy: Temperature in Kelvin is directly proportional to the average kinetic energy of particles in a system, making it useful for understanding and predicting the behavior of matter.

SI Unit: Kelvin is the SI base unit of thermodynamic temperature, making it the standard unit for scientific measurements.

Gas Laws: The Kelvin scale is essential for accurately applying gas laws, as temperature in Kelvin directly relates to pressure and volume changes in gases.

Color Temperature: Kelvin is also used to describe the color temperature of light sources, with higher Kelvin values indicating bluer light.

Who Uses Kelvin:
Scientists: Physicists, chemists, astronomers, and other scientists in the physical sciences frequently use Kelvin.

Engineers: Engineers involved in thermodynamics, heat transfer, and related fields also use Kelvin.

Lighting Industry: The lighting industry uses Kelvin to specify the color temperature of light sources.

[zedd151]

Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah... ad nauseous.

[stoo23]

So "10 sun (1 shaku) X 5 sun", eh?
Never hoid of those units before.
Sacred Shinto temple measurement units?

Hell, the Japanese could use pieces of string and still produce incredible joinery ...

Yes,.. I recently attended a fantastic 'hands-on' style lecture by a younger Japanese craftsman, detailing many of the various Joints used in Temples and Shrines etc,.. it was wonderful and thoroughly enjoyable ... and yes,.. some of those Joints are truly exceptional !!

He almost exclusively uses one himself.

[daydreamer]

For a bit of levity here, in the days of old... in any country (or empire) the standard foot was defined as the size of the emporers (or king, etc) actual foot length. Leading to incompatibility issues between nations.

There is small emperors, Napoleon was short, while a Danish king around 1900 was over 2 metres tall
No wonder standard foot from other nations could be different, no wonder French converted to Meter system :)

Reminds me of old sigline from other forum
There are 10 types of people, those who understand binary and ... :D

In the medevial world, sons trained in fathers shop, where they made handmade wares, not only shoes
Isn't it more probably, sons inherited similar foot size as father ?