Poll: Fahrenheit or Celsius?

[WayOutThere]

I prefer Fahrenheit. I think it makes more sense. Detractors of Fahrenheit say Celsius makes more sense because it is based on the freezing and boiling points of water where as Fahrenheit is more arbitrary being based on the freezing and boiling points of water after they have been altered but outside chemicals. I've never particularly understood basing our temperature scale off water. Water is important of course and we have to base our temperature scale off something but if you want to talk about "arbitrary" you must admit the Celsius scale is quite arbitrary next to the Kelvin scale that starts off at absolute zero, the coldest it is possible for matter to get. No, the good thing about the Fahrenheit scale is the zero degrees represents the coldest it is likely to get while one hundred degrees represents the hottest, which must makes more practical sense.

But what do you think?

 

[The Kangaroo]

Celsius as it it the scientific standard.

And Kelvin is based off Celsius

Edit: Also the thing about Fahrenheit being based off of humans is all well and good until you realise that it's all relative to the person while Celsius is based off of a constant.

 

[Cherry Cola]

Where is the Kelvin option? I want Kelvin!

I was raised with Celsius, and so I will want Celsius, it's as simple as that. Disappointing answer perhaps, but it is my answer.

 

[ma55ter_fett]

Fahrenheit because I am more used to it, I'm the same way with units of measurement (inches, feet, yards, miles, etc)

 

[Woodsey]

Celcius because it makes more sense.

The problem is everyone still bloody uses Fahrenheit, meaning I've now started converting Celsius to Fahrenheit when there's no need.

 

[Dorian]

I hate most of the Imperial measurements.

It's so fucking random.
Knuckle, thumb-to-nose, foot, there's no sense-making.

Go Metrics.

 

[MelziGurl]

Celcius, it's what I was born and raised using. I've never actually taken the time to understand Fahrenheit.

 

[Souplex]

Temperatures should be measured in farenheit, people should drive on the right side of the road, and we should all abandon the metric system in favor of whatever America's system is called!

 

[OmegaCheese]

Celsius is much easier to remember

 

[nicholaxxx]

Celcius, now my turn.

Boxers or briefs?

 

[happysock]

I use Celsius and I don't really understand Fahrenheit.

 

[Eldritch Warlord]

Your poll is incomplete, you forgot the absolute temperature scales; Kelvin and Rankine.

 

[Frequen-Z]

Celsius.
Freezing point at 0, boiling point at 100. Who needs anything else?

 

[radarbsm]

Could you please put both.

I can not choose between the two.

 

[orangebandguy]

Well the one that makes the most sense is Kelvin. From absolute zero, not water freezing point.

I'm a Kelvin person so I must be superior to all of you. I kid, I kid.

 

[RanD00M]

we should all abandon the metric system in favor of whatever America's system is called!

I think that the metric system makes more sense.It uses 100cm as 1m instead of 12" as 1ft.

So i guess i go with Celsius.

 

[XJ-0461]

Celsius, because that's what all the weather reports around here use.