Celsius vs. Farenheit

Have you ever grumbled about how imprecise Celsius is compared to Fahrenheit, or how Celsius is too hard to understand in terms of frequent intervals (spaces between numbers)? These are all reasons why, reader, I am here to tell you that Fahrenheit is better than Celsius. 

Now, reader, I never said that Celsius is bad in every way, or that Celsius has no perks. In fact, I am here to say quite the contrary. Even though Celsius is a functional unit of measure, widely used, and has other various advantages, Fahrenheit is better. Why? You may doubt me, reader, but it all boils down to a few fundamental points.

For starters, reader, Fahrenheit is more precise. To be exact, 1.8 times more precise (for those of you who are mathematicians, this is the direct result of the conversion formula between the two units). According to thevane.gawker.com, “Fahrenheit gives you almost double—1.8x—the [precision] of Celsius without having to delve into decimals, allowing you to better relate to the air temperature. [Since] we're sensitive to small shifts in temperature, [Fahrenheit] allows us to discern between two readings more easily than [Celsius] ever could.” 

Now, reader, I know some of you think Celsius is more convenient than Fahrenheit, because 0 degrees is freezing and 100 degrees is boiling: How convenient! Although it sounds nice, this also comes with some downsides. First of all, anything less than 0 degrees Celsius is below freezing, which means that negative numbers are below freezing, and we all know that negative numbers can be a pain to deal with, being less than 0 and all that. Fahrenheit, on the other hand, has 32 degrees as freezing, which means, reader, that the positive numbers that we all know, love and can easily understand can still remain below freezing!

As another example, reader, the range of 100 degrees from freezing to boiling in Celsius only has 100 measurable integer degrees while the range of 180 from freezing (32) to boiling (212) in Fahrenheit has a lot more precision without entering a world of messy numbers with fractional parts.

In summary, reader, based on these facts and reasoning which I have presented, a conclusion is reached. Although Celsius is generally regarded as “convenient,” widely used, and more scientific, Fahrenheit is better due to its precision and range.