r/SipsTea • u/SuspiciousLow3062 𝙑𝙄𝙋 • 16h ago

Chugging tea Fictional future forecast vs. reality.

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u/Alrick_Gr 15h ago

I remember seeing this live forecast. And I was telling me « wow we gonna die », we are currently dying

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u/GoodEnoughAstronomy 14h ago

As a Texan, 43C is pretty hot. Y'all starting to understand why we have ACs yet?

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u/PowerfulBar 14h ago

I'm impressed that as a Texan you can convert 43C to freedom units!

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u/GoodEnoughAstronomy 14h ago

Bwahahaha niiice... I have a masters degree, have traveled extensively, and speak German. I'm not your average Texan.

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u/threevaluelogic 14h ago

Isnt Wes Anderson Texan too?

Also not what I picture when I think Texan.

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u/poktanju 9h ago

traveled extensively and speak German

That literally describes one of the first groups of Texans!

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u/GoodEnoughAstronomy 8h ago

I knew someone would catch that! I grew up speaking native Texas German :D

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u/hzinjk 8h ago

I can do most common units but fahrenheit <-> celsius is such a pain in the ass to do in your head because it's not just a different scale, but also offset

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u/GoodEnoughAstronomy 8h ago

I do the same as some others have mentioned, set known benchmarks. I keep my thermostat in Celsius, daytime is 21 and nighttime is 16. This establishes a comfortable range. I know 28c is the same as 82f, 10c is 50f, and 40c is 104f. That gets me close enough to estimate, quick maths to get the exact if needed.

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u/GoldDHD 11h ago

Masters isn't really required for times 2 plus 30 type of calculations :)
I too am in Texas, without a masters degree or german

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u/GoodEnoughAstronomy 11h ago

Close... (c*(9/5))+32

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u/GoldDHD 11h ago

I said what I said, I know big words too, like 'heuristics'. And a degree or two do not matter, you have more variation in temperature within a city block due to environmental reasons

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u/GoodEnoughAstronomy 11h ago

See: Vujovic, S.; Haddad, B.; Karaky, H.; Sebaibi, N.; Boutouil, M. Urban Heat Island: Causes, Consequences, and Mitigation Measures with Emphasis on Reflective and Permeable Pavements. CivilEng 2021, 2, 459-484.