Reply by Jan Panteltje●December 25, 20212021-12-25
On a sunny day (Fri, 24 Dec 2021 13:48:51 -0800) it happened Robert Baer
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>Cydrome Leader wrote:
>> Phil Allison <pallison49@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I grew up using Fahrenheit, then centigrade and now Celsius.
>>>
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjht4oAByCI
>>>
>>> The true and whacky story.
>>>
>>>
>>> ..... Phil
>>>
>>
>> Interesting explanation of this. My old reference books use centigrade,
>> and I was taught it was just an archaic usage, but not wrong.
Once went to the local doctor after I was bitten by a tick and got a red spot on my arm
She asked : Did you have a temperature?
I said no, and gave here it in degrees Kelvin.
She said: Did you measure that or calculate it?
We had some interesting discussion how I measured that.
Reply by Phil Allison●December 24, 20212021-12-24
Robert Baer wrote:
================
> >> I grew up using Fahrenheit, then centigrade and now Celsius.
> >>
> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjht4oAByCI
>
> > Interesting explanation of this. My old reference books use centigrade,
> > and I was taught it was just an archaic usage, but not wrong.
> >
> He sure loves to wave his hands around...
>
** He looks and sounds like he has been trained in public speaking.
It's a technique to keep the listeners attention by emphasising particular words and phrases.
There is little need for it with that vid, where he only appears intermittently.
...... Phil
Reply by Robert Baer●December 24, 20212021-12-24
Cydrome Leader wrote:
> Phil Allison <pallison49@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I grew up using Fahrenheit, then centigrade and now Celsius.
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjht4oAByCI
>>
>> The true and whacky story.
>>
>>
>> ..... Phil
>>
>
> Interesting explanation of this. My old reference books use centigrade,
> and I was taught it was just an archaic usage, but not wrong.
>
He sure loves to wave his hands around...
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Reply by Cydrome Leader●December 23, 20212021-12-23