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    Mother Jones‏Verified account @MotherJones 16 Jun 2016

    America Uses Fahrenheit. The Rest of the World Uses Celsius. America Is Right. The World Is Wrong. http://bit.ly/1BSPivX  via @timmcdonnell

    3:02 PM - 16 Jun 2016
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      1. Philip Kane‏ @4freedownlane 16 Jun 2016
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        @bendreyfuss With Celsius a negative temperature is freezing and over 25 degrees is hot. Go Celsius America!

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      1. E Lynx Lin  👁‏ @hinxlinx 16 Jun 2016
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        @bendreyfuss Its like I am a Chinese living in US, my language is so superior that no need to ever speak English

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      1. Rich B‏ @Yankee_n_Canada 16 Jun 2016
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        @bendreyfuss it's Canada FFS people, Temps matter- yeah but I use all metric at work...plus its all my kids know

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      1. Rich B‏ @Yankee_n_Canada 16 Jun 2016
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        @bendreyfuss huge dif between 19-22 C and my thermostat doesn't do tenths/decimals, in F more increments!

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      1. Rich B‏ @Yankee_n_Canada 16 Jun 2016
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        @bendreyfuss not inconsequential, In Canada I switched my thermostat to F, there are more gradations >

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      1. Brent Smedley  🥚‏ @boring_smed 16 Jun 2016
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        @bendreyfuss I know this is tongue in cheek but the @NRA worst pro gun argument is better than this

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      1. VOTE 11/06/18‏ @MFrance923 16 Jun 2016
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        Isomorphic means Equal. Therefore Fahrenheit or Celsius is the same. No wrong nor right! It is good 2 know both.

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      1. Casey Mac  🇱🇸‏ @WordOfCase 16 Jun 2016
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        I remember the good old days when @MotherJones was interesting and insightful. That time has clearly passed. @timmcdonnell

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      1. Bill Rowland‏ @catfish25 16 Jun 2016
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        Cowabunga

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      1. Scott B‏ @ManySoulsWithin 16 Jun 2016
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        Much of world measures height & constrctn in feet. Bra sizes aren't in metric. Some men might want to use cm's...

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      1. Roy Moya  🏳️‍🌈‏ @RoyMoya1 16 Jun 2016
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        backwards

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      1. Rachele Frye‏ @Chelu61Frye 16 Jun 2016
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        @bendreyfuss not!

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