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Celsius Vs. Fahrenheit

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This week we had the opportunity to review Celsius vs. Fahrenheit when it comes to temperature. Just like the metric system, the United States is one of the only countries in the world that that does not use Celsius when measuring temperature. Instead of asking why we do not use the Celsius scale in the United States, I asked what are the advantages of using the Fahrenheit scale for measuring temperature.
In his article, “Fahrenheit vs. Celsius: Did the U.S. Get It Right After All?”, Daniel Faris, does point out that Celsius seems to make sense to use for its easy points of reference for freezing water in Celsius, 0 degrees, and its boiling point, 100 degrees as opposed to the freezing point of 32 degrees and boiling point of 212 degrees in

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