We’re taught both metric and US customary units in school. I prefer metric for most things, to the point I have a metric-only tape measure among other things.

However, I’ll die on the hill that Fahrenheit is superior for ambient air temperature. 0 degrees to 100 degrees neatly encompasses the range of average surface temperatures seen throughout the year in the contiguous US.

  • stinerman@feddit.online
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    26 days ago

    I have my phone set to show me the temperature in Celsius. I’ve tried really hard to internalize how far a kilometer is, and have failed so I still have my distance units set to miles.

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      26 days ago

      I grew up with metric, so I have my temp/weather set to C as well. The only time I deal with F is with my thermostat. I’ve driven long enough to be able to visualize how far a mile is, but I still can’t visualize in feet past human height.