Comment Re:Fahrenheit: It's for telling temperature (Score 1) 1233
Okay, so I got a few replies basically asking what is the difference in having these points at 0 and 100, instead of 32 and 212 (with Fahrenheit) or for example 0 and 3 with "Geekoid scale", so here is a one.
One degree change in Celsius equals one degree change in the SI-unit Kelvin. Only the reference point is at a different place (absolute zero). Thus conversion between Celsius and Kelvin is as easy as subtracting or adding 273,15 depending on which way you want to go. With Fahrenheit or the "Geekoid scale" you need to do multiplication as well.
At the end of the day, we could put these points wherever we'd like and it would be okay. In practice, I think that there are demand for two common units. One for scientific use and one for everyday use. Which fits Kelvin better? Celsius, which differs only in reference point and has a scale that makes sense in every day life? Or Fahrenheit, which requires scaling and where 0 F really does not matter in everyday life. If you want to measure fever, the zero point could as well have been put to 100 Fahrenheit.
I'd pick Celsius. But hey, I admit that I am biased.