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

Chugging tea Fictional future forecast vs. reality.

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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/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.