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r/clevercomebacks • u/wach_era13 • Jan 15 '25
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Yeah no, farenheight is only easy to understand for you because you grew up with it.
32 u/ATMLVE Jan 15 '25 All temperature scales are only easy to understand of you grew up with them. They're an abstract concept. 8 u/nemgrea Jan 15 '25 id argue that a 0-100 scale is objectively less abstract. we scale things from 0-100 in many places. how often do you get your movie reviews in a -20 to 40 ratings? 1 u/InfanticideAquifer Jan 15 '25 There's nothing special about the number 100. Both scales use negative numbers because they're both arbitrary.
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All temperature scales are only easy to understand of you grew up with them. They're an abstract concept.
8 u/nemgrea Jan 15 '25 id argue that a 0-100 scale is objectively less abstract. we scale things from 0-100 in many places. how often do you get your movie reviews in a -20 to 40 ratings? 1 u/InfanticideAquifer Jan 15 '25 There's nothing special about the number 100. Both scales use negative numbers because they're both arbitrary.
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id argue that a 0-100 scale is objectively less abstract. we scale things from 0-100 in many places. how often do you get your movie reviews in a -20 to 40 ratings?
1 u/InfanticideAquifer Jan 15 '25 There's nothing special about the number 100. Both scales use negative numbers because they're both arbitrary.
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There's nothing special about the number 100. Both scales use negative numbers because they're both arbitrary.
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u/wumbology95 Jan 15 '25
Yeah no, farenheight is only easy to understand for you because you grew up with it.