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Spain bans setting the AC below 27 degrees Celsius

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Re: Spain bans setting the AC below 27 degrees Celsius

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Post by nottorp »

manuelabeledo wrote: post #98
tablespoon wrote: post #96

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> I don't think I understand what you are trying to say here. You're making the error of focusing too much on technological gizmos as "solutions." > Point is, businesses need to keep up with the times. Just stating that lightning keeps thieves away is not going to cut it. The context here is banning the lighting .

Why is it a mistake? Genuinely curious. If some “gizmo” has the potential to make something better for a little investment, why not consider it?

The gizmo isn't good as a deterrent. Only for maybe catching the thieves after the fact.

Just like police cars patrolling neigborhoods at night lead to a drop in petty crime even if they don't actually catch anyone.

Re: Spain bans setting the AC below 27 degrees Celsius

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Post by manuelabeledo »

nottorp wrote: post #101
manuelabeledo wrote: post #98

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why is it a mistake? Genuinely curious. If some “gizmo” has the potential to make something better for a little investment, why not consider it?

The gizmo isn't good as a deterrent. Only for maybe catching the thieves after the fact. Just like police cars patrolling neigborhoods at night lead to a drop in petty crime even if they don't actually catch anyone.

Alright, then where’s proof that keeping showcases lit is a deterrent?

So far it seems just the word of a random Internet stranger against mine.

Re: Spain bans setting the AC below 27 degrees Celsius

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Post by Oletros »

hgazx wrote: post #85
gambiting wrote: post #84

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I don't see how that's relevant here though. And I especially don't see how that's relevant to Spain - Spanish people don't vote for or elect politicians in Germany, which is the country most in trouble right now due to its idiotic energy policies >>have made enemies of everybody who could sell us gas, etc. I hope you don't mean Russia by this.

Spain can solve all those problems by ourselves. If the EU doesn’t let us, then Spain must leave the EU. Yes I mean Russia. I don’t give a shit what they are doing. What’s the alternative, buying liquefied gas from the USA? Have you been paying attention to what they’ve done the past decades? Lol

> If the EU doesn’t let us, then Spain must leave the EU.

It is a joke, isn't?

Re: Spain bans setting the AC below 27 degrees Celsius

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Post by wirrbel »

isametry wrote: post #64
arlort wrote: post #53

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I think it might be because Fahrenheit is the one unit in the US customary system which is not particularly arbitrary compared to the metric equivalent and it actually has some advantages in day to day use since it maps pretty well to human temperatures It probably has an element of catharsis for people on the receiving end of "metric is superior" whining to point out celsius is not particularly rational

> element of catharsis for people on the receiving end of "metric is superior" Yes, I get that, but that's what it will always remain — just a cope, but not much else. The reason: Customary isn't criticized, as far as I can tell, based on how the individual units are defined. That wouldn't be really valid, because all base units are arbitrary, including those of SI. No, the unit system is criticized as a whole . The…

I live in an area of Europe that used SI units, but did use customary units before. I think that part is conveniently forgotten in discussions, it’s not like America is exceptional in having some heritage units. Other parts of the world just managed to migrate.

Anyway what I say going to say is there was a migration Path here which went along the lines of changing from a base-12 conversion to a base-10 conversion. So there suddenly was a customary unit and a transitional unit. After that metric base units were introduced

Re: Spain bans setting the AC below 27 degrees Celsius

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Post by Oletros »

Leherenn wrote: post #29
manuelabeledo wrote: post #22

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Northern Spain is quite humid all year round. I don't get why you said that most Europe is dry. Germany, France, the British Isles, the Netherlands, Poland, etc. aren't dry at all.

Sorry, I should have clarified I meant when it's hot, which I think was what OP meant in the context of AC. When I meant dry, is that when it's hot (like the 35+°C), it's dry, not that it's never humid. Entire days with 30+ and 100% humidity pretty much never happens in Europe. For instance, Bilbao is quite humid right now (about 80%), but max temps are in the 25°C. Madrid is expected to reach 39°C today, but humidit…

Town in the coast near Barcelona, 32C and 70%
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