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submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[+] [email protected] -14 points 7 months ago (10 children)

I like that Fahrenheit has a narrower range for degrees. 1C is 1.8 degrees F. So, F allows you to have more precision without the use of decimals. Like, 71F feels noticeably different to me than 64F, but that is only a 3.8 degree difference in C.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 7 months ago (8 children)

But that also doesn't matter because the granularity is meaningless if you don't make decisions for differences between 71F and 70F

[–] [email protected] -4 points 7 months ago (7 children)

Not at those exact temperatures, but one degree matters in in grilling meat, making mash for beer, making candy, etc.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Where in the chicken I jam the thermometer makes several degrees difference. If you truly require that level of granularity whilst grilling, I'd wager reading a decimal figure isn't the end of the world. Us normies can continue to bring chicken to 74 and call it a day

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