Not only are Celsius and Fahrenheit degrees different sizes (each Celsius degree covers more of the scale) they have different baselines. Fortunately, there are easier ways to convert temperatures ...

This makes conversion between the two systems extremely easy: no multiplication by funny fractions needed, just add 273 to get from Celsius to Kelvin, or subtract it to go the other way.

Water freezes when it hits zero degrees Celsius – while it boils when it reaches 100°C, while if you are using Fahrenheit measurements water freezes at 32°F and boils at a much larger 212°F ...