• Ookami38@sh.itjust.works
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    9 months ago

    Which is a surprisingly good approximation for how people feel. 0-100 is pretty survivable, with the mid ranges being most comfortable, and things outside of that range starting to pose serious threats.

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      9 months ago

      0-100 is pretty survivable

      I can tell you’ve never been outside when it was 0°F

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      9 months ago

      50F (or 40-60F) is not the most comfortable for…well, anyone i think. Thats pretty chilly for most people, with 60F being the low side of comfortable (both inside and outside). Most universally comfortable temperature range is probably around 70-80F, which is not really “around the middle” in that 0-100 range. 70F is ideal inside temperature, 80F is a nice warm summer day outside.

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        9 months ago

        75% is a C which is average for school grades, and a 7/10 is widely considered an average score for things like movies. 70-75F being the average room temp is pretty intuitive when used alongside other common scales.

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          9 months ago

          Wow, that is some Olympic level mental gymnastics you’ve got there…bravo.

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            9 months ago

            How? The average American already has 70 as a reference point for average. What part do you disagree with?

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              9 months ago

              Well, if the average American views 7/10 as the average on a 1-10 scale, it really just proves that their view is skewed, objectively incorrect, and cannot be used as a useful measure in this. Being wrong in multiple (and completely unrelated) instances does not make any of them correct.

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                9 months ago

                I mean I never said it wasn’t stupid, just that it’s intuitive for Americans. 5/10 should be average.

                But I’m not even sure that’s purely an American thing. Go to a rating website like IMDB or MyAnimeList, 7/10 is considered average. I’m genuinely surprised that you’re surprised by this.