Why

[NorthernYankee]

I was drivin home this afternoon and I was thinkin bout computers...as usual.

Then I started thinkin bout how frickin cold it was, its like 25 degrees out.

Well how col is my CPU then if it was is that hot? I know that is hot for a CPU but is that hot outside? If it was 50c outside would I be hot?

My CPU is 16c right now...if it was 16c outside would that be cold?

So why is it that we use celcius for our computers and nothing else? I know once in a blue moon I see someone on a forum say his CPU is such and such a degree F and asks if that is hot...and I have to go and convert it to C.

But if someone was to say its such and such F outside I would never think of translating it to C.

So why do we use Celcius for computers...anyone?

--NY

[Player0]

Cause we're mostly from NM, and their all english and Celciusified.

Course, no ones making you use celcius. Since ive been using it since the get go of overclocking, I need to convert in to celcius to understand what everyone is talkiing about. If someone sais 120F, i have no idea what that is. If they say 50c, then i know exactly cause im used to that ;)

[Shep]

I have no concept of deg F, only deg C.

[Drake]

I use it 'cause it seems to be the standard.

Besides, only the US uses Fahrenheit anymore, right? It makes sense that the more widely accepted format is Celcius.

[sptw]

Celsius degree for me too.

[SleepO]

Only celsius is used up here.

[mdzcpa]

I'm with you NY, the only time I use celsius is for computer temps.

[speculative]

I like to use C for cooling/heating issues while OC'ing. There are 180 degrees in F between freezing and boiling, but only 100 degrees in C between freezing and boiling, so I figure a 1 degree difference in C is more significant than it is in F.

-spec :djsmiles:

[Synthohol]

I guess since that gas thing didnt work out here in U.S.A. (metric system) describing temps in metric is all we have left! hey lets face it if you said "damn, it's 32F degrees " it sounds warmer than " hey, it's 0c outside" even though they mean the same thing. its still better than Kelvin temps where 0k = around 500 degrees below zero!

[Drake]

Yeah, kelvin would make things a real mess :rolleyes: But ain't 0K absolute zero?

[dicki]

in england we use celcius it just seems so much more sensible 0 = ice 100 = boiling water so you just extrapolate in between i don't even know what fahrenheit is based on!

guess i'm gonna have to learn fast though my new cars air con is in fahrenheit if i set it to 22 degrees by mistake i'm gonna freeze my nuts off!

oh and i think 0K is about -273c ;)

[Drake]

Yeah, but isn't that absolute zero? Or is that -273 Kelvin?

Just remember that 72F is room tempurature, and you should be fine :)

[Synthohol]

zero kelvin is absalute zero yes. check it out (http://www.pa.msu.edu/~sciencet/ask_st/012992.html)

[Snowman]

Hay here is something funny, I got a temp probe and when I first used it I stuck it in the heat sink fins, when I looked at the temp it was like 99- 100 I went O %$$#$ and pull the plug come to find out It only read in F not C!!! :rolleyes:

[Synthohol]

theres nothing like that 1/2 a second that time stands still right before you panic. and the histerical laughter you have when it was all for nothing.

[spldart]

I say Celsius readings cuz that's what my Winbond Hardware Doctor defaults to :dunno:

[evilmatt]

I always use celcius for temperature.

In the uk I've always thought we use strange mixes of imperial and metric.

Measurements for small things ie size of computer or chair in cm m and mm. size of people in ft and inches. Size of monitors diagonal in inches. Distance when driving in miles.

Weight of people in stone, weight of food in kilos and grams.

Volumes of liquid in alsorts petrol and diesel tends to be gallons but I tend to use litres. Beer in pints :drinky: bottles of soft drinks cola etc in litres, Milk in pints.

I guess it is different person to person depnding on what they used as a kid, I remeber they tried to teach us imperial stuff in maths at school no idea why we never used it again.

found this which has the origins of celcius and faranhiet

http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/view/58487.html