11 Jan 08 00:15, Bo Simonsen wrote to Roy Witt:

 RW> BS>> I never got any use of the F unit, so never got a clue on how to
 RW> BS>> calculate between celcius and fahrenheit.
 RW>>
 RW>> Although I know the conversion formula (Temp (F) -32 ÷ 5/9 = Temp
 RW>> (C)), I used a conversion program I found on the internet. Much
 RW>> easier... :o)

 BS> Heh, I were wondering do anybody know the history of why americans
 BS> doesn't use the celcius unit?

Because Farenheit has been in use for so long, just about everything made
to measure temps is labeled with it. The US went on the metric system back
in the early 70s, but many people don't use it.

 BS> I hope for american scientists that they use Kelvin, else there would
 BS> properly be a misunderstanding if they use european data.

I'm sure the do, as they are scientists... :o)

                R\%/itt



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