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Re: end of driving season

To: hal@katemuir.com, spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: end of driving season
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 12:28:05 -0800
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Hal Faulkner wrote:

>More like 43F as the formula is  F= (9/5)C + 32
>
>Hal
>
Yep, Hal, you are absolutely  right.  A small typo on my part.  
Actually, it is 42.8F, and I dropped the "2.".   What has always amazed 
me is that the use of Celsius is so widespread, despite the fact that in 
general usage it seems to me not as accurate as Fahrenheit.   Celsius is 
generally not decimalized, and rounded up or down to the closest 
number.  The exception, of course, being  in the sciences and some 
specialized fields.  (I am too dumb to do the math, and just use the 
tables!!!!)

Buster




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