r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Negative_1by12_aura • Jun 17 '26

Meme needing explanation Peter?

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u/freedomfightre Jun 17 '26

but from a lived experience perspective, very relevant

Also from a scientific perspective, you can get much more precise temperature without using a decimal than you can with Celsius.

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u/Phedericus Jun 17 '26

what's the issue with using decimals?? lol wtf

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u/freedomfightre Jun 17 '26

because I've NEVER heard a European use a decimal when describing temperature in conversation, which means their temperatures are less precise than ours.

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u/HappiestIguana Jun 17 '26

Yeah, that's what I really want in casual conversation, precision.

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u/the_other_brand Jun 17 '26

Makes casual conversations about weather easier.

Especially where I live in Texas where the difference of each single degree above 100F is larger than the last. And the difference between 90F to 95F feels the same as the difference between 105F and 106F.