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[labellementeuse]

OH ALSO. I was at a quiz night last night and a couple of girls from the USA were on my team. One of the questions was "what's 100 deg Centigrade in Fahrenheit?" We immediately asked them "So, what temperature does water boil at in Fahrenheit?"

They didn't know.

... right.

Is this common? Do YOU know what the boiling point of water is in your local unit? They said they didn't know because they only used boiling point in science classes, where Celsius was used. Is that true? I'm sure I knew what temperature water boiled at before I took a science class, but... is this just something that you guys generally don't know? ???

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[kuril.livejournal.com]

212F was in my mind somewhere but if asked out of the blue I probably wouldn't have a prompt answer. But I do have the conversion formula in my head 9/5c+32 and would mentally do the math :-p Frankly, I really hate Fahrenheit. It was invented in such an arbitrary way that I'm amazed anyone takes it seriously.

[labellementeuse.livejournal.com]

Well, I've always been a C girl, so I'm with you there. But I would expect people who use it on a daily basis to be familiar with it, you know?