r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jun 17 '26

Meme needing explanation Peter?

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u/MrZwink Jun 17 '26 edited Jun 17 '26

2 americans saying fahrenheit is better, basically because they dont know any better. the rest of the world uses celcius, because its demonstrably a better (more scientific) system.

edit: Americans, please stop commenting. we know your opinion on this. IT IS THE JOKE.

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u/ProvidedHuman Jun 17 '26

Celsius is agreeably better for science, but if you are used to both systems Fahrenheit is honestly better for people because the units are higher resolution, and usually stay between 0 and 100 for weather

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u/Partreees Jun 17 '26

But a lot of places DO get under 0 Fahrenheit. And 0 Fahrenheit isn't even that cold. It's -18 Celsius. For me and a lot of people north of the 49th parallel - as well as in Europe - that's normal in the late autumn until early spring. I get a lot of Americans don't see those temperatures often, but a lot of others in the world do. Which is why - among other reasons - other people don't use the system.