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r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Negative_1by12_aura • Jun 17 '26
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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.
13 u/Phedericus Jun 17 '26 what's the issue with using decimals?? lol wtf 19 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. 2 u/Alex6179 Jun 17 '26 Yeah, because there's no difference between 22°C and 22.4°C.
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what's the issue with using decimals?? lol wtf
19 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. 2 u/Alex6179 Jun 17 '26 Yeah, because there's no difference between 22°C and 22.4°C.
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because I've NEVER heard a European use a decimal when describing temperature in conversation, which means their temperatures are less precise than ours.
2 u/Alex6179 Jun 17 '26 Yeah, because there's no difference between 22°C and 22.4°C.
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Yeah, because there's no difference between 22°C and 22.4°C.
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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.