• @yata@sh.itjust.works
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          91 year ago

          To be fair it is an American news story about something happening in the US. But it should be proper procedure to write “100 degrees F” or something similar, just to denote the unit being used (adding a parenthesis with the converted C units after the F is too much to ask, I know).

          • @MrShankles@reddthat.com
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            11 year ago

            I really wish the US would put Metric numbers in parentheses next to any Imperial numbers. I really want to have a better grasp on metric in my head.

            As a nurse in the US, it’s a bit silly that we measure in Imperial and then have it converted to Metric for things like drug calculations. We have this awkward mix where we speak about mL in the same sentence as inches and feet.

            I now can visualize about how much a few liters is, but still struggle with about how long a few centimeters is. I know Celsius only in reference to body temperature, but STILL have to convert to Fahrenheit if the Celsius reading is abnormal. Anything really above 38°C or below 36°C, and I start looking at Fahrenheit because I want a better understanding of how much trouble my patient is in. It’s rather silly and inefficient

    • Balthazar
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      31 year ago

      What… … … … Why is it soo warm? Iirc sea animals can’t live with temperatures like that!?

      • I don’t think humans can live in that very long either. 38 degrees is the temperature you have when you have a fever. I’m pretty sure if you expose yourself to that for a while you will die. Maybe a doctor can verify this, but it doesn’t sound good at all.

        • @jerkface@lemmy.ca
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          31 year ago

          You can survive in a hot tub at much higher temperatures for hours, and people do it because they enjoy it.

          • ?? Are you sure about that? I’m pretty certain that every hot tub at a public facility I’ve been to says to not exceed staying in for more than 20 minutes, and specially mentions to keep it lower if you’re old, have high blood pressure, are pregnant, or under the age of 16.

            Isn’t part of the reason also because it’s easy to get light headed or dizzy and just pass out and drown?

            • @jerkface@lemmy.ca
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              21 year ago

              I’m certain that even the most feeble visitors can withstand 20 minutes and the rest of us for quite some time longer, yes.

        • Buelldozer
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          11 year ago

          I don’t think humans can live in that very long either.

          Humans have been living in places like the Sahara, which is even hotter, for millennia. It’s uncomfortable and requires adaptation but it’s perfectly doable.