Tip: the world uses Metric system. USA is the exception.
The world also uses completely different languages. The 50 states are the exception with English.
Just use a fking converter.
Europe's all-time heat record set in Sicily at nearly 120 degrees
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Re: Europe's all-time heat record set in Sicily at nearly 120 degrees
#52Yes, OK, everyone, Fahrenheit, we get it, metric system, cut the smugness, Axios is a US-centric publication, discuss the issues. Such as: the feedback mechanisms that may come into play here. Europe, broadly, hasn’t been big on AC. That may have to change, as 322 Kelvin is just not bearable. But that means more power use…which means more energy use…which probably comes from fossil fuels…which means more issues with…
It's not about being smug, put fucking European units in an article about European temperatures in a European location. Not everybody knows who or what Axios is, but we know what Europe and Sicily are.
Re: Europe's all-time heat record set in Sicily at nearly 120 degrees
#53Yes, OK, everyone, Fahrenheit, we get it, metric system, cut the smugness, Axios is a US-centric publication, discuss the issues. Such as: the feedback mechanisms that may come into play here. Europe, broadly, hasn’t been big on AC. That may have to change, as 322 Kelvin is just not bearable. But that means more power use…which means more energy use…which probably comes from fossil fuels…which means more issues with…
> 322 Kelvin
You know, I think this makes good sense. A degree can be celsius, or fahrenheit, but only a Kelvin is a Kelvin. So this could be unambiguously simplified in the future if we standardized on K.
Re: Europe's all-time heat record set in Sicily at nearly 120 degrees
#54Tip: the world uses Metric system. USA is the exception.
UK uses miles for distance, stones for weight, and I'm pretty certain that many things in the US are measured using metric. The real question I have is ... who really cares? I certainly don't complain when someone uses a celsius temperature, I just convert it to terms I'm more comfortable with.
Fun fact, British gallons are larger than American gallons (160 fl oz vs 128). This makes fuel efficiency comparisons quite confusing. I can't find the article, but one American went as far as suing Volkswagen because he imported a car under the assumption that it would get 80 MPG.
Re: Europe's all-time heat record set in Sicily at nearly 120 degrees
#55Earlier quoted context omitted.
UK uses miles for distance, stones for weight, and I'm pretty certain that many things in the US are measured using metric. The real question I have is ... who really cares? I certainly don't complain when someone uses a celsius temperature, I just convert it to terms I'm more comfortable with.
>UK uses miles for distance, meters are used too. On roads you have longer distance in miles, but width, weight and short distance in meters. Many rural areas in Wales have signs "120m to beach".
There are marker posts in meters along the side of our motorways too!
Re: Europe's all-time heat record set in Sicily at nearly 120 degrees
#56Yes, OK, everyone, Fahrenheit, we get it, metric system, cut the smugness, Axios is a US-centric publication, discuss the issues. Such as: the feedback mechanisms that may come into play here. Europe, broadly, hasn’t been big on AC. That may have to change, as 322 Kelvin is just not bearable. But that means more power use…which means more energy use…which probably comes from fossil fuels…which means more issues with…
Finally, the boss has arrived and told us what everyone should do.
Re: Europe's all-time heat record set in Sicily at nearly 120 degrees
#57Earlier quoted context omitted.
UK uses miles for distance, stones for weight, and I'm pretty certain that many things in the US are measured using metric. The real question I have is ... who really cares? I certainly don't complain when someone uses a celsius temperature, I just convert it to terms I'm more comfortable with.
> UK uses miles for distance, stones for weight, and I'm pretty certain that many things in the US are measured using metric. UK is the same bad example of choosing using units of measure as US is. > I certainly don't complain when someone uses a celsius temperature because you shouldnt? it is a world standard.
> UK is the same bad example of choosing using units of measure as US is.
The US at least tried to use the metric system.
Re: Europe's all-time heat record set in Sicily at nearly 120 degrees
#58Tip: the world uses Metric system. USA is the exception.
Why complain? I don't see a lot of comments on HN when the article is from Europe or someone else with the metric system. If you're reading something based in the US expect they will use Imperial measurements.
Re: Europe's all-time heat record set in Sicily at nearly 120 degrees
#59It seems no one read the article:
> The intrigue: There are some questions about the validity of the temperature reading, however. Randy Cerveny, the World Meteorological Organization's rapporteur for weather records, told the Associated Press the reading is “suspicious, so we’re not going to make any immediate determination.”
> “It doesn’t sound terribly plausible,” Cerveny said. “But we’re not going to dismiss it.”
Re: Europe's all-time heat record set in Sicily at nearly 120 degrees
#60Yes, OK, everyone, Fahrenheit, we get it, metric system, cut the smugness, Axios is a US-centric publication, discuss the issues. Such as: the feedback mechanisms that may come into play here. Europe, broadly, hasn’t been big on AC. That may have to change, as 322 Kelvin is just not bearable. But that means more power use…which means more energy use…which probably comes from fossil fuels…which means more issues with…
> Yes, OK, everyone, Fahrenheit, we get it, metric system, cut the smugness, Axios is a US-centric publication, discuss the issues.
The Celcius reading is in the first sentence. Any gripes about this are on the headline alone.