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From: Lewis on 2 Mar 2010 05:23 On 28-Feb-10 15:59, Hatunen wrote: > I do hope you mean celsius degrees. They're the only degrees worth mentioning (well, kelvin, but those degrees are the same, just a different zero). -- Hi, I'm Gary Cooper, but not the Gary Cooper that's dead.
From: Lewis on 2 Mar 2010 05:24 On 28-Feb-10 16:38, Hatunen wrote: > When mentioning temperatures I always try to remember to use "C" > or "F". I use F on the rare occasions I talk about F. Otherwise, I assume C is understood. Yes, I am being petulant, what of it? -- Hi, I'm Gary Cooper, but not the Gary Cooper that's dead.
From: sjdevnull on 2 Mar 2010 06:04 On Mar 2, 3:25 am, "PaulJK" <paul.kr...(a)paradise.net.nz> wrote: > Adam Funk wrote: > > On 2010-03-01, Hatunen wrote: > > >> On Mon, 1 Mar 2010 16:16:10 +1300, "PaulJK" > >> <paul.kr...(a)paradise.net.nz> wrote: > > >>> Hatunen wrote: > > >>>> When mentioning temperatures I always try to remember to use "C" > >>>> or "F". > > >>> Don't forget "R" and "K" ! > > >> I, for one, make very few posts requiring either. > > > I don't think I've every seen an R or K thermometer (except in > > books). > > Still, that shouldn't stop you from mentioning temperatures in > Kelvins or Réaumurs. :-) > > BTW, when I was growing up in my old family's home we had > a room thermometer with a C scale on one side and R scale > on the other. When I asked my mum what was the R scale > for, she said: "Oh, they are some Reomírs, don't worry > about them." Reaumurs, really? Did she make cheese? The Rankine scale is by far the most common R-scale I've ever seen in actual use.
From: Cheryl on 2 Mar 2010 06:39 CDB wrote: > Robert Bannister wrote: >> Hatunen wrote: >>> "Brian M. Scott" <b.scott(a)csuohio.edu> wrote: >>>> Hatunen<hatunen(a)cox.net> wrote: > >>>> "Brian M. Scott" <b.scott(a)csuohio.edu> wrote: >>>> [...] >>>> >>>>>> That may be another point of contention: pleasantly cool >>>>>> means about 25�, and really good weather starts at about >>>>>> 30�. And 5:30 or 6:15 is a nice time to go to bed. >>>>> I do hope you mean celsius degrees. >>>> I do indeed; Rob's posting from Oz. >>> When mentioning temperatures I always try to remember to use "C" >>> or "F". >> I thought there was only one country that used F, although I suppose >> Canada swings both ways, so we only have to remember who lives in >> America. >> > We still use imperial for some things, but temperatures, apart from > body-temperatures, are Celsius. I would be surprised to find someone > under 30 who was comfortable with Fahrenheit. > > And baking. Most ovens and recipes have Fahrenheit. Everyone uses Celsius for the weather. It seems as though we got stuck halfway in the conversion process - fabric and other sewing materials have been sold by metric measures for many years, but when looking for a new curtain-rod recently, I noticed that the type I was looking for was offered in 7 or 10 foot lengths (which were singularly useless since I was looking for 5 foot lengths). Maybe they haven't converted the curtain-rod factories yet, or maybe we're lumped in as a market with the US, so we get sometimes get US goods, with maybe a sticker with the metric equivalent stuck on the package). I think the nurses weigh newborns in metric, and convert the weight to pounds for the proud parents. I've never really understood why the first thing (after boy or girl?) people want to announce is how heavy the baby is. -- Cheryl
From: Adam Funk on 2 Mar 2010 07:37
On 2010-03-02, R H Draney wrote: > Adam Funk filted: >>I don't think I've every seen an R or K thermometer (except in >>books). > > Is R for Reaumur or for Rankine?...r It doesn't matter to me; I haven't seen either. -- Leila: "I don't think he knows." Agent Rogersz: "Increase the voltage." Leila: "What if he's innocent?" Agent Rogersz: "No one is innocent. Proceed" (Cox 1984) |