OFF: Snow, metric propaganda! :-)

Benjamin Cash bcash at ESSC.PSU.EDU
Wed Dec 3 13:02:50 EST 1997


>      Actually, I think the most sensible temperature scale would make 0
> water's freezing point and 100 human body temperature.  That would create
> weather reports I could relate to!

Ah yes, but who's body temperature? The average body temperature varies
considerably, both with time and from person to person. Not to mention the
merry hell that this would raise with those of us using temperature for more
than 'is it cold out?' ;)

Ben Cash
Dept. of Meteorology
The Pennsylvania State University

<who just had to respond to Carl's slanderous statements on the weather
report>



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