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[-] Ultraviolet@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

No need to convert. 0 to 40 is the part of the scale for weather, where 0 is dangerously cold and 40 is dangerously hot.

[-] CoggyMcFee@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

No need to convert? What do you mean? Are you saying if I just intrinsically knew Celsius for weather I wouldn’t have to convert Celsius? Because that’s obviously true, but I’m just explaining I don’t intrinsically know Celsius in that way.

Also, even if I did get to know Celsius really well, I would still have to convert it every time someone uses Fahrenheit, which is pretty much all the time in the US.

Lastly, what do you mean, saying 0 C is “dangerously cold” and suggesting that below that temp is outside of the bounds of what is used for weather? Where I live the temperature stays below 0 C for long periods of time, never going above it.

[-] Ultraviolet@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

If you know those two numbers, 0 and 40, you can get a general idea of what the temperature is in Celsius without doing any math. If you hear 20, you know that's a moderate temperature because it's right in between. If you hear 30, you know that's fairly warm. If you hear 10, you know that's chilly but not freezing. Below 0 or above 40 are extreme cold and extreme heat, respectively.

[-] Sludgeyy@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

What's 28° C? How can I envision in my mind what that means?

0-40 as a scale. 28 is about 3/4 between the two. So it's towards the hotter side but how far into it?

It's 82.4° F

Low 80s. I know exactly how low 80's feel.

0-100 is easy to compare with %

82.4° F is 82% hot.

Humans like it around 75% hot between 50-100.

So 82° is hot but not pushing 90s

You can get a general idea of temperature very easy.

[-] AngryPirate@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

40 ain't dangerously hot. Temperature reaches 50°C in some parts of the world.

[-] Sludgeyy@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

35°C with 100% humidity can be fatal to humans

46°C with 50% humidity can be fatal to humans

Humans can not survive for extended lengths at these temperatures and humidities.

Saying "40 ain't dangerously hot" is dumb.

[-] Switchy85@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

It can reach almost 50C right here in the US, even.

[-] Sludgeyy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

56.7° C is the hottest temperature ever recorded. It was in the US.

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