Re: Replace the kelvin

InterGalactic Power & Light brought forth from the ugyldig:
> The meter and kilogram make sense to most people.  Most people can estimate
> distances and weight fairly easily.  Very few non-technical people use the
> kelvin.  Few people can estimate temperatures in kelvin.  Most people use
> the goofy Celsius or Fahrenheit temperature scales.  I don't think it makes
> much sense to use one temperature scale for scientific work and another
> temperature scale for everyday use.

There are all sorts of cases in which one uses a different scale in
scientific work than in everyday use.  Fahrenheit and Celsius were
developed to be useful in everyday circumstances.  That's not goofy.
And no one would want to use the "natural units" that high-energy
physics uses for its work.  

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