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[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 months ago (3 children)

That's why I used the qualifier "really" and in another comment I mentioned "in average temperate climates" If you were more familiar with statistics you would understand how means and outliers work. Just like someone can score a movie an 11/10 or a -1/10, it is possible for the weather to exceed 100F or drop below 0F. Just not typical.

And while I didn't say it specifically, 0F is similarly the average lowest temperature a person can tolerate/expect before beginning to experience problems.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Hypothermia can be a problem in temperatures as high as 50F. 0F is a meaningless number, outside of purely subjective "it's cold" uses.

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

"Can be" Yeah if you're submerged in 50F water you will succumb to hypothermia due to the specific heat of water.

But we're not discussing swimming pool temperatures, we're discussing air temperatures. You are not actively in danger of imminent hypothermia at 50F air temp like you are at 0F air temp.

But of course you know that already. You're not here arguing in good faith, you just want to sling shit at people that have a better understanding of the world than you. If you want to use Celsius for everything, go ahead. No one cares. But the intelligent world will keep using both.

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

But the intelligent world will keep using both.

Lol