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[–] [email protected] 168 points 2 months ago (7 children)

By that metric, kelvin would be even better though.

[–] [email protected] 148 points 2 months ago (4 children)

by that metric

Americans cannot understand any metric

[–] [email protected] 74 points 2 months ago

2 liter bottle.

Checkmate, athiests.

[–] [email protected] 53 points 2 months ago (1 children)

9mm

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 months ago (2 children)

We’re more familiar with 5.56x45mm thanks to all our school shootings thank you very much.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

In the same way a US ton and a metric ton is like 10% different, a 556 bullet is actually 5.7 mm across.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

Because the minor diameter of the barrel is 5.56 mm and the major diameter is 5.69 mm. If the bullet were smaller than that then the propellant would blow past it. They didn't make a 'murican millimetre like they did with the imperial system.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

I would make a bet that more mass shootings are done with 9mm. Depending on which shootings they consider 'mass' I see estimates from 60-80% for handgun usage. I'm sure the cheap .22 is a large number, but 9mm is probably right up there. There is a large bias in reporting the school shootings and shootings involving rifles by the media. They almost ignore the others.

[–] rc__buggy 11 points 2 months ago

28 grams to an ounce

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

In point of fact Americans have gotten impressive results out of far more complicated metrics than metric. It's not a matter of understanding, it's a matter of pride. And of not having to buy all new tools.

[–] [email protected] 69 points 2 months ago (3 children)

You miss out on screaming that it's negative anything though.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 months ago (1 children)

-40F = -40C

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Kelvin doesn't have a negative.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The best system would have 0 at a mild, comfortable temperature, and go up or down by 100 degrees per one degrees Fahrenheit.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

But mild and comfortable is different for different people who are acclimated to different weather.

We need a defined 'mild' temperature. i vote for 70F/21C.
It's a bit chilly for the warm weathered folks and a bit warm for the cold weathered folks. Seems reasonable but I'm open to suggestions.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

As a cold weathered folk, I can confirm that 70 is my upper limit for nice temperature

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I'd adjust it to 68/20 just so it lines up with whole numbers in both systems. And on second thought, make it 90 per degree Fahrenheit so any whole F or C value can convert to a whole number.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

it needs to be a range, you can't really just have a single point, something like 50f to 70f would be good. Some people like a little below, some people like a little above, the 60s are generally pretty comfy all around though.

We also need to consider clothing as well. Which i do in this case.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

0 for freezing because water falls from the fucking sky.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago

You can absolutely yell about that. And when Fahrenheit flips to negative, you're ready to express some big feelings about how fucking cold it is.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago

And Rankine would be even better than Kelvin in terms of "big number go brrr." Water boils at 671 R.

Of course, Rankine is the most obnoxious unit I've ever had to deal with, but those numbers sure are big!

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

You mean it's THREE HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN FUCKING DEGREES OUTSIDE?!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

OK, but with Rankine, if it's 101 out, you can go Five Hundred and SIXTY degrees??!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Please raise this temperature by 1.4x10^-23 Joules - statements of the utterly deranged

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Joules are energy. You need thermal capacity to turn them into temperature.

[–] ayyy -1 points 2 months ago

“Kelvin” sounds a lot like “communism” you pinko