We’re taught both metric and US customary units in school. I prefer metric for most things, to the point I have a metric-only tape measure among other things.

However, I’ll die on the hill that Fahrenheit is superior for ambient air temperature. 0 degrees to 100 degrees neatly encompasses the range of average surface temperatures seen throughout the year in the contiguous US.

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    8 days ago

    Accurate? It’s accurate; 0º water freezes. 100º water boils. 40º weather is hot AF. 40º and humid, is miserable.

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      8 days ago

      Sure, for science, it’s brilliant. In the real world nobody really cares about anything beyond halfway to boiling.

      Under 40, bundle up

      40s wear a coat.

      50s jacket

      60s hoodie

      70s indoor clothes

      80s as little as possible

      90s naked

      Vs.

      4-10 wear a coat

      10-15 jacket

      15.6-20.5 hoodie

      21.1 -26.1 indoor clothes

      26.6-32.2 as little as possible

      Over 32.2 naked

      I didn’t have to add decimals to any of the F values. There is no noticeable difference at half a degree fahrenheit.