The temperature war has been raging for centuries in the deepest, darkest, filthiest areas of the Internet. No I’m not talking about not animal porn sites, I’m talking about temperature discussion forums. For those of you who don’t know, Celsius has been reining supreme for a while in the temperature scale universe, with Fahrenheit only being used in a few countries such as the USA. However, Fahrenheit is beginning to make a come back. Find out all the details after the break.
Recently Celcius has come under a lot of criticism from Fahrenheit fanboys, saying that its powerful Max/Min technology does not make it a superior scale. Some more virulent Fahrenheit fans have accused the Celsius scale of trying to appeal to ‘hardcore temperature enthusiasts’, and excluding the ‘casual market’.
Things were not looking good for Celsius late last night when Frank Fahren Heit instigated a violent discussion on www.temperatureunitcomparisonsandcontrasts.com where all hell broke loose.
While there were over a hundred criticisms of the Celsius scale, they can be summarised into two general accusations:
1. The Celsius scale has too many different versions (for example the Kelvin scale). It is confusing to decide which one to go with.
2. Not all Celsius scales have full backwards compatibility with the Réaumur scale.
Carl Celsi Us, who changed his name due to his love of the Celsius scale, replied to the claims:
‘We believe that a temperature scale should not have to rely on an Italian heating technician called Fario, in order to sell. We also believe that being able to adjust the position of a thermometer using a motion sensing wand is a gimmick. Finally, the lack of a competent online service prevent the Fahrenheit scale from reaching its full potential.’
Regardless of what the Celsius scale team say, one thing is sure: Fahrenheit could be making a come back.
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19 responses so far ↓
1 smellmyface // May 16, 2008 at 4:03 pm
Screw that man…
everyone knows Celsius is the place to be
people just cant embrace the new innovation
btw, is this a metaphor?
just kidding
2 Doc // May 16, 2008 at 4:11 pm
AWESOME…. heh
For those of you who missed it this originated in the waning moments of the recent 3rd episode of the Playstation Podcast.
Sarcasticgamer.com/podcast
3 balaamsafe // May 16, 2008 at 4:29 pm
celcius ftw
cannot believe i just took a side on this, but farenheit confuses me, alonmg with analogue clocks and the matrix
4 Ambarato // May 16, 2008 at 5:02 pm
Why don’t what you do what us Brits do? Use both, farenheit for when it’s warm and celcius for when it’s cold. “It’s boiling today, over 90!” and “It’s freezing, minus 0!”. It’s always better if you use both, farenheits exclusive rediculously high numbers for high temperatures and celcius’s below 0 is great to show off…okay now i’m getting a bit silly.
5 Eoco // May 16, 2008 at 5:15 pm
I’ve always been a celsius man myself. 32 for freezing? Its jyst as confusing as the imperial length or weight system.
6 VinDali // May 16, 2008 at 6:36 pm
Is Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury titled Celsius 232.7777777777778 in Canada?
7 Habadasher // May 16, 2008 at 8:33 pm
Screw that! Kelvins all the way!!
8 Froobin // May 17, 2008 at 3:28 am
I’m from Canada, I am familiar with both. Celcius is much more practical.
9 T.K.Peanut // May 17, 2008 at 4:45 am
Celsius is much better! We the Holy Germans have Celsius. That’s why Celsius ownes the world.
And Celsius is spelled with a -C-. Like cool or christianity.
Fahrenheit only offers F*ck and Fool.
10 smellmyface // May 17, 2008 at 5:13 am
@ Ambarato
really? minus 0?
@ T.K.Peanut
hurray for Deutschland!
11 Logan // May 17, 2008 at 8:37 am
lol at VinDali
Fahrenheit FTW!
12 instant // May 17, 2008 at 9:49 am
hmmm …. if you put celsius = Xbox360 and fahrenheit = PS3 its just another fanboy fight …….
last time i checked this was still sarcasticgamer.com
who honestly gives a flying f*ck about temperature scales…… wait i think theres a moral in this somewhere ….. nahh
13 anthonyjh // May 17, 2008 at 12:32 pm
Screw all you douch3b4g f4hr3nh31t f4gzorz. Celsius!!!!11!!
2008 YEAR OF TEH CEL!!!
14 The Ploogle // May 17, 2008 at 12:54 pm
Ha! Nice stuff.
15 Atomic Flapjack // May 17, 2008 at 2:31 pm
I went to that website…
16 A Rabid Moose // May 17, 2008 at 7:38 pm
I live in the U S of A, but I totally support Celcius, because it at least makes sense.
17 Kiltman67 // May 17, 2008 at 8:15 pm
Screw this…
Kelvin FTW
18 Keith K // May 20, 2008 at 3:30 pm
Its pirates vs. ninjas all over again!
Ninjas represent Celsius of course.
19 ODRKS // May 22, 2008 at 1:27 pm
I am from England and moved to the US. It took me 8 years to relearn temperatures now you want me to re-re-learn. My head hurts… got to lie down… brain cramp
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