Why Fahrenheit?

[yo han]

I really wonder why most TC devices are using Fahrenheit as a temperature scale.
vaping has finally converted a lot of people to use the (scientific) metric system when talking about dimensions and liquids and now we get TC and guess what? We're using a system that only a very few countries in the whole world are still using. I think the Chinese should have corrected the ignorance of Evolve and make dna clones that ONLY display temperature in Celcius.

 

[retird]

Evolv's products (DNA25, 40, 200) will read in F and in C.....pick which one you like...

 

[Robert Cromwell]

All of the tc devices i have seen do both f and c.
I want kelvin.

 

[stevegmu]

Evolv is a US company. Most Americans don't understand the metrics. Apparently it shows temps. in both, so moot...

 

[yo han]

Evolv is a US company. Most Americans don't understand the metrics. Apparently it shows temps. in both, so moot...

Yay! I see now that the Evolve does display both. Must be the clone makers who failed to implement this feature.
My bad!

 

[crxess]

Yay! I see now that the Evolve does display both. Must be the clone makers who failed to implement this feature.
My bad!

Don't appreciate selective assumption. Living in a country where conversion has been a bit slow and at an age far beyond any school curriculum I am much more comfortable in using the old ways.

We still sell Lumber by the lineir FOOT and produce/meats by the pound.

Oh, and my SX mini M works both ways.

 

[roxynoodle]

People here are unjustifiably afraid of the metric system. My neighbor actually told me, "This metric stuff is crap! 2 + 2 used to equal 4 and now it doesn't!". It was all I could do not to fall on the floor laughing as I explained math hasn't changed, the metric system is just another type of unit, just like distance can be measured in inches, feet or miles.

TBH, temps are the one thing I have some trouble immediately converting in my head unless its close to freezing (0°C) or close to boiling (100°C).

 

[Ronald3638]

Try converting -40°C to Fahrenheit

 

[Woofer]

Try converting -40°C to Fahrenheit

easy one it is -40 F

I like F because the degrees are smaller.

 

[stevegmu]

The down and dirty way is to subtract 30 from F and divide by 2, and reverse from C to F. Not as accurate in the extreme temp. ranges, though. Gets close enough for normal ranges...

 

[Robert Cromwell]

easy one it is -40 F

I like F because the degrees are smaller.

Yep better resolution.

 

[tchavei]

Yep better resolution.

We have decimal points... [emoji14]

Personally I find it confusing but I can understand people not wanting to change and still hold on the Imperial system.

At least you don't drive on the wrong side of the road like in some other countries I know of. [emoji14]

Regards
Tony

Sent from my keyboard through my phone or something like that.

 

[r77r7r]

It's not like we take regular votes on it or are ever asked which we prefer.

Maybe when things get a little slower...

 

[yo han]

Personally I find it confusing but I can understand people not wanting to change and still hold on the Imperial system.

Sure, I understand. However, everything's mixed up on this (international) forum.
When discussing things it can get confusing if we're using the imperial system and the metric system at the same time.
So far, dimensions, weight and liquid are now discsussed in metric.
However, temperature, wire diameter and wire length are still referred to using imperial.

 

[Rossum]

Sure, I understand. However, everything's mixed up on this (international) forum.
When discussing things it can get confusing if we're using the imperial system and the metric system at the same time.
So far, dimensions, weight and liquid are now discsussed in metric.
However, temperature, wire diameter and wire length are still referred to using imperial.

Kinda like tires. Section width in mm, sidewall height as a percentage of that, and rim diameter in inches.

 

[Cotay]

I really wonder why most TC devices are using Fahrenheit as a temperature scale.
Vaping has finally converted a lot of people to use the (scientific) metric system when talking about dimensions and liquids and now we get TC and guess what? We're using a system that only a very few countries in the whole world are still using. I think the Chinese should have corrected the ignorance of Evolve and make DNA clones that ONLY display temperature in Celcius.

Like it or not, the US still has the largest share of the global consumer market. Whether or not the metric system is preferable (hey, I design all of my mods in mm), an electronics manufacturer would be foolish to ignore the requirements of the US market.

 

[coilburner]

The evic vt has both f and c, as do most mods I know of.

 

[somdcomputerguy]

I use this website - Online Conversion - Convert just about anything to anything else for dozens of things.

 

[Treeburner1983]

Yay! I see now that the Evolve does display both. Must be the clone makers who failed to implement this feature.
My bad!

My Waidea VF V3 Clone has the ability to switch between Celsius and Fahrenheit, as do my IPV4's and my IPV3-Li. Have yet to see a mod that doesn't allow the user to choose the unit of measure for temperature.

-Treeburner

 

[roxynoodle]

easy one it is -40 F

I like F because the degrees are smaller.

I've used that as a bonus question on a test and even gave them a formula, but most didn't attempt it, or even guess and check.