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[GlyphGryph]

Celsius has fine increments. It's called decimals. Besides, fine increments don't really matter in temperature. There's hardly a difference between, say, 64 and 63 F, neither is there a noticeable difference between 14 and 15 degrees C.

I assure you, people can. If I put the heater up even a single degree Fahrenheit, my wife notices! Every single time!

In fact, the increments in Fahrenheit seem to be based very closely on the minimum detectable change for most people. Most people I've met can usually tell a degree difference and almost always tell 2. So it seems about right.

And yeah, the Farenheit range limits of "<0 is too cold, >100 is too hot" is quite convenient

[Eric Blank]

I like mountains because they can get me very high.

Inevitably, all of your arguments for the superiority of one system of measurement for temperature are pointless, because they're all relative to some standard deemed important by some poor narcisistic schmuck, which is subjective. Who even gives a crap about water or human body temperature? Why not use the peak and minimum temperatures on record for the surface of the sun as a baseline?

[scrdest]

I like mountains because they can get me very high.

Inevitably, all of your arguments for the superiority of one system of measurement for temperature are pointless, because they're all relative to some standard deemed important by some poor narcisistic schmuck, which is subjective. Who even gives a crap about water or human body temperature? Why not use the peak and minimum temperatures on record for the surface of the sun as a baseline?

Well, 0 K means literally no temperature at all, so it's not really arbitrary. The increments are, though.

[LeoLeonardoIII]

Real men measure in Urists.

[Yoink]

Real men dwarves measure in Urists.

FTFY

[Octobomb]

Real men dwarves measure just know the temperature in Urists.

FTFY

FTFY

[Yoink]

Real men dwarves measure just know ignore the temperature in Urists.

FTFY

FTFY

FTFY

[scrdest]

Spoiler: This is what I found in my Evolution lecture presentation (click to show/hide)

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[Tellemurius]

Spoiler: This is what I found in my Evolution lecture presentation (click to show/hide)

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[majikero]

Doesn't it defeat the purpose of having compound eyes if he can see as a normal person?

[scrdest]

Doesn't it defeat the purpose of having compound eyes if he can see as a normal person?

It's just an illustration of the inefficiency of compound eyes. So, that's the point exactly.

[Descan]

Of course, you must be a tycoon or magnate, complete with suit and belly, in order to see as well. Otherwise it just doesn't work.

[sjm9876]

i got told I was a good person today because i asked a mate if they were okay following girl trouble.
I'm not sure if this makes me happy I'm a good person or very sad that showing even the vaguest regard for a friends feelings is considered unusual.

[Dutchling]

It's only unusual if you considering being a good person as an unusual thing.

[sjm9876]

i was informed that I'd been the only person to ask.
I just hope to god his friends aren't representative of humanity, but my cynicism says they are