00:00So have you always wondered why the U.S. continues to use Fahrenheit?
00:04Now, Fahrenheit sounds scientific, but it actually was named after its creator,
00:0918th century physicist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit.
00:12And just imagine how strange forecasts would sound had he had a different name.
00:16And bring a jacket, because we're heading for a low tonight of 45 degrees McGillicuddy.
00:22Now granted, Fahrenheit was never perfect.
00:2432 freezing, 212 boiling, but maybe that's why we're comfortable with it.
00:29Fahrenheit seems more rumpled and friendly, unlike Celsius.
00:33Celsius is a system of order. Water freezes at zero and boils at 100.
00:39Now the government did try to get the country to convert back in the 1970s,
00:43but Americans collectively said, nah, we're good.
00:47So while practically the entire world has embraced the logical system of Celsius,
00:52the U.S. hangs on to its old friend, Fahrenheit.
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