In my new scale, °X, 0 is Earths’ record lowest surface temperature, 50 is the global average, and 100 is the record highest, with a linear scale between each point and adjustment every year as needed.

https://explainxkcd.com/3001/

  • @bitwaba
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    16 hours ago

    Supposedly one of the main draws for fahrenheit is that common cold temperatures aren’t negative, so this doesn’t address that part.

    • Communist
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      66 hours ago

      honestly why would someone care about that… common cold temperatures being negative makes more sense to me, i say this as an american.

      • @Hamartia
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        15 hours ago

        This is the point. Whether ice is likely to form is a very important aspect of weather.

        Is it going snow instead of rain. Are the roads going to be treacherous. Will my water supply stop flowing.