I been doing the weather for years. Goes this way:
Hot as four yards of you know where
Hot
Warm
Mild
Cool
Chilly
Cold
Colder than a well diggers ass in the Klondike
Works for me and no fractions, formulas, or souped up arithmetic.
GeoW
On 25 Jul 2003 at 7:42, Andrew Dacey wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lama-Jim L'Hommedieu" <lamadoo@xxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 12:37 AM
> Subject: Re: [OM] Weather bulletin!
>
>
> > Sheeesh. I can convert in my sleep but where's the humor in that?
> >
> > (F*5/9)-32 = C
>
>
> You've got your brackets wrong.
>
> C = 5/9 * (F-32)
>
> F = (C * 5/9) + 32
>
> If you're ever stuck trying to remember where the brackets go, you can
> always remember things like -40 C = -40 F and 0 C = 32 F. I find going by
> freezing points is the easiest way. In your equation, 32 F would
> equal -14.2222 C.
>
> Andrew "frugal" Dacey
> frugal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.tildefrugal.net/
>
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