Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Allow me to explain why Fahrenheit is the superior temperature scale to Celsius.

First, let’s take a look at the men that the scales are based on. John P. Fahrenheit was a children’s doctor who rode unicorns whilst saving nuns from evil henchmen. Xavier Q. Celsius was a dirty rotten thief, and his mother was a whore.

But those two completely historically accurate facts are irrelevant! Some people like that Celsius “logically” goes from 0 (the freezing point of water) to 100 (the boiling point of water), whereas Fahrenheit’s freezing/boiling points are 32 and 212. That would be logical, if we were water! But we’re not water, we’re people. Therefore Fahrenheit’s scale of 0 (freezing nuts) to 100 (hot as balls) makes more sense for us. 100 degrees Fahrenheit is equal to about 38 degrees Celsius. 38 degrees doesn’t really have the same ring to it as 100 degrees. “Boy, it’s hot out here. It’s almost THIRTY EIGHT!”

Fahrenheit is better because there are more degrees, so it’s more accurate. Between 32 and 100, we have 68 degree options, whereas for the same temperatures Celsius has 38. That means we can be more accurate without resorting to decimals (although the rest of the world that uses Celsius also uses the Metric system, so they probably fucking love the shit out of decimals). We can easily differentiate between 65 and 66 degrees without saying 18.3 and 18.8. And we all know how big a difference there is between 65 and 66 degrees. 18 degrees Celsius could mean literally anything (between 65 and 66 degrees)!

I think I’ve illustrated pretty clearly here why America rules and why Algeria can suck it. Suck it, Algeria!

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