xkcd #3001: Temperature Scales
xkcd #3001: Temperature Scales
In my new scale, °X, 0 is Earths' record lowest surface temperature, 50 is the global average, and 100 is the record highest, with a linear scale between each point and adjustment every year as needed.
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I actually think a great compromise between c and f would be c x 2 so 200c is boiling point, all the benefits of c and f
Supposedly one of the main draws for fahrenheit is that common cold temperatures aren't negative, so this doesn't address that part.
honestly why would someone care about that... common cold temperatures being negative makes more sense to me, i say this as an american.
This is the point. Whether ice is likely to form is a very important aspect of weather.
Is it going snow instead of rain. Are the roads going to be treacherous. Will my water supply stop flowing.