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submitted 10 months ago by kinther@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] iopq@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Nobody uses decimal points in Fahrenheit, but it's common using Celsius

The only time I've seen Fahrenheit with decimal points is the saying that the normal body temperature is 98.7F

Which is actually wrong, this is 37C, already a mild fever

98.0F/36.6C is actually the normal body temperature

[–] Drusas@kbin.run 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

People do use decimals in Fahrenheit, mostly when talking about body temperature.

And 98 is not what's considered normal, though it is within the normal range. Closer to 98.6 is normal.

[–] iopq@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

That's actually what I'm talking about. The average body temperature: