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> none of the standard temperatures make any sense. 32 for freezing water, 212 for boiling, 98.6 for human temperature?

None of those attributes matter much. F is great for talking about the weather in the US, where 0 to 100 is approximately the experienced range through the year. You don't need to know the exact boiling or freezing points of water to know how cold or hot you'll be each day.





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