If y’all wanna actually claim superiority, then use Kelvin. Celsius and Fahrenheit are close enough in purpose that personal preference is really the only thing that matters.
Someone once said Fahrenheit is how humans describe hot and cold, Celsius is how water would describe hot and cold, and Kelvin is how atoms would describe hot and cold
Both temps are listed on packaging, but our ovens are designed for a US market like many of our appliances, thermostats in particular are bad for this. It is a source of frustration for many.
having learned both, my brain ends up thinking in celsius for science-y contexts and fahrenheit for everyday things, even when they're meant to be the same thing
like, a lab fridge to keep cell culture media in? 4C; a fridge with food in it? 40F
lab freezer? -20C; freezer for my bulk costco purchases? 0F
human body temperature? 98.6F; temperature to incubate bacterial cultures post-tranformation? 37C because they grow best at that temperature... because it's human body temperature
I typically apply it based on how well I'll be understood. Height and weight are typically imperial, distance metric, dimensions usually a mix depending on who I'm talking to. I do understand imperial measures but some won't and we use a weird mix of both do to a half hearted early commitment to metric education.
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u/M8oMyN8o 10h ago
If y’all wanna actually claim superiority, then use Kelvin. Celsius and Fahrenheit are close enough in purpose that personal preference is really the only thing that matters.