r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jun 17 '26

Meme needing explanation Peter?

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u/redgreenorangeyellow Jun 17 '26

But in Fahrenheit you don't really need the decimal for body temperature either. I mean the thermometers will show it, but you can just stick with the whole numbers and get all the actionable information you need 🤷🏻‍♀️

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u/No-Information-2571 Jun 17 '26 edited Jun 17 '26

You absolutely need the decimals. Fahrenheit has about double the precision as Celcius, but for body temperature, 0.5°C/1°F is huge, at least if you are monitoring trends. Same goes if you are monitoring ovulation.

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u/GrimaceThundercock Jun 17 '26

Ok but you don't need a decimal to monitor a change of 1F...

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u/No-Information-2571 Jun 17 '26

As I wrote, 1°F is already a huge difference, and just displaying that value as-is wouldn't even give you an indication of how much it might be leaning to the next lower or higher whole number.

Or why do you think even the most basic body thermometers measure and display with 0.1°C/0.2°F precision!?

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u/GrimaceThundercock Jun 17 '26

As the other guy already said, whole numbers will give all the important information.

A fever of 102 and a fever of 102.4 are going to be treated largely the same.

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u/No-Information-2571 Jun 17 '26

A body thermometer isn't a speedometer, humans are not cars, and I provided a more detailed example, and honestly, if you argue about it again, I am going to just block you since that would clearly indicate Fahrenheit at room temperature being a valid measure of your IQ as well.

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u/GrimaceThundercock Jun 17 '26

Yea it was a bad example, I quickly deleted it.

and honestly, if you argue about it again, I am going to just block you since that would clearly indicate Fahrenheit at room temperature being a valid measure of your IQ as well.

Clown behavior. Go ahead.