Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 21 Dec 2001 20:55:41 -0800 (PST) | From | "M. Edward (Ed) Borasky" <> | Subject | Re: Changing KB, MB, and GB to KiB, MiB, and GiB in Configure.help. |
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On 21 Dec 2001, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> > Finally, Farhenheit units are smaller so that they make more convenient > > divisions: Eg. > > Bullsh*t. They seem more natural to you because you're more used to > them. Anyone who hasn't grown up on the system think that Fahrenheit > is the ultimate in lunacy.
Fahrenheit units were developed by a different process than Celsius, but they are both "natural". The Celsius scale is 0 = freezing point of water and 100 = boiling point of water. The Fahrenheit scale was developed less precisely -- 0 is approximately the freezing point of human blood, IIRC, and 100 is approximately body temperature (Fahrenheit may have had a fever :)). -- znmeb@borasky-research.net http://www.meta-trading-coach.com
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