2005/02/26

memory 2: celsius to fahrenheit

Eugenio borrowed me "Your memory" by Kenneth Higbee, Ph.D. Very interesting. I was finally able to remember the formula F=9/5C + 32 because of a phrase like "Friday is another 9 to 5 day at college. But I only have 32 minutes more to go before weekend starts."

Well, actually knowing the formula isn't gonna help a lot. When I lived in Canada I knew the following table by heart; it's more useful for day-to-day things:

C F
0 32 = 30+2
10 50 = 50+0
20 68 = 70-2
30 86 = 90-4



(tbc)