• subtext@lemmy.world
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    I don’t think anyone knows what a C° is

    Most every kid who has taken high school science should know what °C is, though

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      I’m american and I know 10 C isn’t even that cold because it’s above freezing

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        I live in the American South, and I’m happy to wear shorts outside at 10C (50 F), so long as it’s not windy…

        Now, a jacket at 30C (86F)… that’s a bit warm for me…

        F = C*(9/5)+32

        If you don’t want the ratio, 9/5=1.8

        To estimate the temperature conversion, multiply by 2 and add 32… then estimate a touch less… I eyeballed 10C to be 50ish before breaking out the calculator and finding it was 50 on the nose

  • RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world
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    I mean, Americans know 0C is the freezing temperature of water and 100C is the boiling temperature of water, so even with that most basic information taught in like, First Grade Science, people can understand the meme.

    People wearing shorts in the cold vs people wearing jackets in the heat.

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      You overestimate the public education system in my state; especially when I was in grade school.

      (I thought it was 100°F boiling and 0°F was freezing)

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          I’m curious where you heard that? Obviously a statement like that made me want to know more, but I’m not finding any information about it.

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    When I lived in Minnesota the shorts came out when we warmed up to even 1C. Yeah I’m American but I’ve lived a couple of years in Europe and I can math so I know what a C is. I still prefer F. But my wife likes D.

  • octopus_ink@lemmy.ml
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    I mean, we know what ice and fire mean. And believe it or not, we know where both Canada and Australia are.

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    x*1.8+32 = how you convert to °Freedom. We know how, we just don’t acknowledge your °Communist temperature measurement.

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    Pfffffft of course I know what C is. It’s the third letter of the English alphabet! CC is for needles and CCC is probably boobs or something. And Cs is what allows people go get degrees. (/J)

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    It’s easy to convert though. (212-32)/100 = 1.8. So you multiply your temperature in C by 1.8, and then add 32, and you have your temperature in Fahrenheit. So if it’s 30C out, (30*1.8) +32 = 86F.

    It is, admittedly, easier to convert centimeters to inches; that conversion is exactly 2.54cm/in.

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      2.54cm is easier for me because I do 2.04x + ½x.

      8 inches? 16.32 + 4 = 20.32

      12? 24.48 + 6 = 30.48

      30? 61.20 + 15 = 76.20

      60? 122.40 + 30 = 152.40

      I don’t know why, but I find this easier. Maybe because it’s 4x, 2x, and ½ and my brain doesn’t like adding 32 and working in 1.8.

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      You don’t need to do a conversion, you can just learn them intuitively. 0 is dangerously cold, 10 is cold, 20 is comfortable, 30 is hot, 40 is dangerously hot.

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        That’s the joke…?

        I wouldn’t say that 0C is dangerous cold. For me, that’s more like -20C, and -30C is really quite unpleasant.

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            Whoah there, 20c° is shorts weather, let’s not get carried away. In winter, it’s a comfy setting for the thermostat (speaking from New England). If it were 32c°, I’m sitting inside in air conditioning

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              20c is pants and jacket time! 32c is the high everyday. It’s just normal and certainly not hot.

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        30c is the perfect temperature. It’s not hot it’s nice. 40c is fine if you drink water and use shade. It’s like saying 5c is dangerous bc it can kill you if you don’t wear a jacket.

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        0 is when snow turns to ice, so slipping becomes a thing to be aware of. But more like -5 to -10 degrees since direct sunlight tends to melt it. It’s not really that cold unless you’re sitting naked outside.

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    Context is pretty easy. If you didn’t know what the C stood for than I guess…

    But we all remember that we have forgotten how to convert F to C without just asking the internet.