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[–] [email protected] 61 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

K = 273 + 5(F - 32)/9 is even worse

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago

Why use kelvin when R = F - 459.67

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

Sure, if one would use Fahrenheit as go to unit..

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

I'm from the UK and part of the forgotten generation, so I was pretty much brought up on both systems. The "cheaper" way to do F from C is double it and add thirty. It works reasonable enough. Of course the reverse is minus thirty then half.

I'm definitely more native in deg C, but am fine with deg F too. Yes, I added deg to stop the coding jokes.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

That's not right, it should be F = 2C + 32 + 'ish'

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Yeah, SCIENCE, bitch!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

For easier mental C -> F conversion, take (2C)-(2C/10)+32 where C = temp in c.

16c × 2 = 32

32/10 = 3.2

32 - 3.2 = 28.8

28.8+32 = 60.8, which is exactly correct.

Or if you just want a rough estimate for weather, 2C+(22 to 32) gets you close enough with easier mental math

16x2+30 = 62, just 1 degree off.

37x2+30 = 104 is like 6 degrees off, though. The further from zero you are, the smaller the number you should add.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Rankine gang rise up

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

You're not supposed to memorize the formulas, you're supposed to draw it out on a graph from which the formula is derived.

It's literally just a basic linear graph like from Algebra class. You can just trace your finger along the line and find the right temperature, no Egyptian hieroglyphics required.

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