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Default Thermometers: What's the Problem with Accuracy?

On Monday, February 5, 2018 at 1:14:28 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Mon, 5 Feb 2018 06:03:05 +0000, Bod wrote:

We use what we are used to. OTOH Fahrenheit gives you about twice the
precision without resorting to decimals. I am comfortable with both
since my science friends are all C

Understood, but C has become the universal standard.


Where you live anyway. I speak fluent celsius but people just cock
their head here when I say the water was 22.8 this morning.


Let's see. Round 22.8 up to 23; take 23, double it and add 30: 76.
Close enough for jazz.

Cindy Hamilton