[bksvol-discuss] Re: OT Celsius/Fahrenheit Conversion
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 00:08:53 -0800 (PST)
Argh! "In my youth" (Father William said to his son)
I used to be good in math, but now my brain has grown
lazy from my using the calculator so much. But
o.k.--first I'll concentrate on remembering that 212
is the boiling point in Farenheit. Then I'll try to
remember the rest.
I knew 32 was freezing, but I don't think I learned
about 212. Unfortunately, I never took chemistry --
I'm sorry now--and learning the metric system came
along as a requirement when my children were in
school--long after I was. I refer to the dictionary.
smile.
Cindy
--- Gerald Hovas <geraldhovas@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Cindy,
>
> I learned it in the sixth grade when we studied the
> metric system. The
> reason I still remember it is that it's very easy to
> figure it back out if
> you understand how they came up with it. All it
> takes is a little knowledge
> about the temperatures where water freezes and boils
> in both scales and a
> little skill with math to figure it back out.
>
> F: 32 - 212
> C: 0 - 100
>
> You have to add or subtract 32 depending on which
> way you're converting
> because freezing is at 32 in F and 0 in C. You also
> have to compensate for
> 1 degree of C equaling 1.8 degrees of F.
>
> 212 - 32 = 180
> 100 - 0 (of course) = 100
>
> You could just as easily use 1.8 if you have a
> calculator to compress or
> expand the number of degrees between freezing and
> boiling, but the trick
> with 5 and 9 is easier to do in your head. The
> reason the trick with 5 and
> 9 work is because...
>
> 9 * 20 = 180
> 5 * 20 = 100
>
> HTH
>
> Gerald
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Behalf Of Cindy
> Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2005 1:09 AM
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Can someone help?
>
>
> Gerald,
>
> Did you find the conversion online or did you know
> it?
> I should have thought of looking online--I'm sure it
> must be there. I'm ashamed. smile
>
> Cindy
>
>
>
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