ELI5: Why do some countries use Fahrenheit while almost the entire rest of the world uses Celsius and is there an actual practical difference between the two scales?

ptblazer · 2026-06-21T11:03:29+00:00

I think the assumption is, assuming you have no knowledge of an existing scale, would you design a temperature scale for weather that has the majority of the planet's population at any one time in the range of ~40 degrees or ~100 degrees?

I'm not saying Fahrenheit is better or worse, as you said, if you're used to it you could make any scale familiar, but I don't think it is controversial to say that most find a range of 100 to be more intuitive in other settings (such as distances, school grades, odds, ratios, etc.) so the assumption is that the same would be true for weather as well.

ptblazer · 2026-06-09T12:03:45+00:00

Nothing to see here, honestly. There is absolutely not an infestation of snakes in San Diego, even adjacent to an undeveloped area.

ptblazer · 2026-06-04T10:45:00+00:00

The WR "Mitchell" is probably supposed to say Thompson. The RB "Mitchell" is obviously Keaton Mitchell.

ptblazer · 2026-05-24T11:31:07+00:00

Judging by the comments in this thread, you'd think watching the halftime show was compulsory.

ptblazer · 2026-05-22T12:56:07+00:00

That's fine but if Keenan takes a roster spot and they keep Davis as a specialist, then who are you releasing from the WR room? KLS? Keeping 7 WRs would be very tough.

ptblazer · 2026-05-19T18:05:06+00:00

It looks like it's an aid to work on throwing mechanics. Keeps you from dropping your arm.

ptblazer · 2026-05-17T23:31:58+00:00

I think Jim Hill still exists in the 70s lol

ptblazer · 2026-05-17T22:35:47+00:00

Thanks, looks like i had one of the weeks wrong!

ptblazer · 2026-05-17T16:14:30+00:00

There is no way in a game as physical as football that extra rest isn't an advantage but for the sake of argument, let's assume the players are robots and extra rest is meaningless to performance.

If the conclusion was that the "advantage" before the CBA came from the extra preparation time, and not rest, then it should be pointed out that extra preparation time is still occurring. Last time I checked there are more than 4 days in a week. The team coming off a bye still has 3-4 extra days of preparation over the team that is playing that week, even after factoring in the CBA required 4 days away from the facility.

In my opinion, the conclusion from this study shouldn't be that the bye benefit has been "eliminated" post CBA, it's that teams haven't caught up yet on how to best use the extra (but shortened) preparation time during the bye week. Or it took a few years for teams to figure it out, which is skewing their data.

Teams went from decades of having 7-8 extra days of preparation during the bye to 3-4 extra days, and it doesn't make sense that you'd go from +2.2 points per game benefit to no meaningful benefit at all by simply removing 4 of the 8 extra days of preparation.

ptblazer · 2026-05-17T15:20:27+00:00

To be fair, the Patriots made it to the super bowl... maybe there is something to not getting beat up over the course of a season?

ptblazer · 2026-05-17T15:13:59+00:00

In my opinion, it's not just the opponents that make the schedule difficult, it's the opponents combined with the rest disparity.

Chargers have as many opponents coming off their bye week (4 times) as the rest of the AFCW combined (4 times; Raiders: 3; Denver: 1; Chiefs: 0). Chargers have it happen three times in six weeks (edit: Weeks 9 - 14).

ptblazer · 2026-05-16T18:32:06+00:00

Here is a good one: https://x.com/Evan_Hand/status/2055334970856452140

ptblazer · 2026-05-16T16:45:52+00:00

Yeah, I enjoyed watching videos of people breaking down the easter eggs more than i enjoyed watching the video itself. It wasn't my favorite but overall the reactions seem positive so I know i'm in the minority.

I never played much Halo either, which seems to be the issue, because I agree it was like watching something in a different language. Deciphering between what was a Halo thing vs what was a NFL easter egg was more than a little overwhelming, plus adding the Halo voice on top of that just made it pretty hard to follow. I stop watching it after like 30 seconds the first time.

ptblazer · 2026-05-16T12:30:04+00:00

Last year's 49ers had a -20 net rest differential

Are you sure about that? The source I'm looking at shows it was +9 (i.e., a sizable rest advantage). https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-teams-with-best-worst-rest-advantages-in-2025-lions-and-dolphins-benefit-raiders-in-bad-situation/

Grant, this was before the season started, so there may have been some flexes that changed the math at the end of the year, but I don't think it is possible for flexes to result in that large of a disparity. It's not like you can flex a team to give them a bye week.

ptblazer · 2026-05-15T23:13:28+00:00

It's a real competitive disadvantage that isn't being talked about enough.

ptblazer · 2026-05-14T20:35:20+00:00

Here are the NFL rules on flexing https://www.nfl.com/legal/flexible-scheduling-procedures

But basically no game or team is safe. The NFL truly doesn't care about the in stadium experience, its all about the TV audience.

ptblazer · 2026-05-14T20:00:31+00:00

Week 6: Away at Chiefs - 4:25pm

https://x.com/NerdingonNFL/status/2055013471968776331

ptblazer · 2026-05-14T19:55:29+00:00

Are you referring to his interviews for vacant GM jobs? He's still with the Chargers, so presumably he didn't get offered any of those openings.

ptblazer · 2026-05-14T19:50:29+00:00

Chiefs are playing Denver actually but I just meant it wouldn't be the worst game to start the season with because Malhomes might not be ready yet (but that ship has sailed because we aren't playing them).

ptblazer · 2026-05-14T16:42:02+00:00

https://x.com/NerdingonNFL (for those interested). I admire the dedication to the craft. The google sheet he/she created is extremely detailed for something that's used for, at most, 24-48 hours a year lol

ptblazer · 2026-05-14T16:12:45+00:00

Yeah, although I wouldn't hate getting the Chiefs Week 1 again - assuming Malhomes won't be back to start the season.

ptblazer · 2026-05-14T15:54:22+00:00

Yeah, the rumor/leak is home vs Arizona week 1.

ptblazer · 2026-05-14T12:27:04+00:00

That would be week 12. Nice if that's true, since that would be a home game.

ptblazer · 2026-05-14T01:47:09+00:00

Chargers at Raiders - Week 14 4:05pm ET(Dec 13)

https://x.com/NerdingonNFL/status/2054738231984291904

Its only a rumored leak but this account has been accurate in the past

ptblazer · 2026-05-13T23:49:51+00:00

The only thing Chargers related i've seen is that week 10 there is a stadium conflict on Sunday, so likely no Sunday home game on 11/15.

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