• Gremour@lemmy.world
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    Celsius is tied to points of ice melting and water vaporising. Since water is very important for the life on our planet, it makes even more sense than arbitrary chosen meters or seconds.

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      At sea level. Welcome to La Paz, where the triple point is made up and the freezing point doesn’t matter!

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      And similarly, Fahrenheit seems to be tied to the internal temperature of the human body, with 100 degrees being the maximum that the average person can handle before their organs start to be damaged.

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        Yes, Fahrenheit is about humans, and Celsius is about the element that makes life possible. The latter is more generic.

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        Maximum is 100 °F and minimum is 95 °F. Those seem pretty arbitrary to me