• bebabalula@feddit.dk
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    8 days ago

    It’s like people making these memes don’t understand that intuition is learned. One is not universally more intuitive than the other

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        8 days ago

        Not at all. I find Celsius much more intuitive but I’m not trying to argue that that is universally true.

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          8 days ago

          You’re right, Rankine is clearly the best.

          (Anyone actually know what Rankine even is outside something ddg told me exists?)

          • Return_of_Chippy@lemmy.worldOP
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            Mechanical engineer from a power plant here. Rankine is the best, can confirm. Room temp is like 530 degrees. Now that makes sense.

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              God I love it when I walk inside when its hot and the temperature is just under 530. The best feeling ever.

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                You made it sound so nice I set my thermostat at 530 too. The solder melted out of my TV and the magazines on the coffee table spontaneously ignited. On the plus side I can cook a pizza in the living room now instead of getting up to go to the kitchen.

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      I think the point of the meme is that it’s a silly premise, and few people actually believe things like this

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        7 days ago

        Not really. Easy conversion is the whole point. One litre of water weighs one kilogram (depending on temperature) and fits into a 10x10x10 cm cube.

        Compare that with: one quart of water weighs 2.086 pounds and fits into a 3.86 × 3.86 × 3.86 inch cube.