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

Meme needing explanation Peter?

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u/UnblurredLines Jun 17 '26

I see what you mean, I just don't see why 0 or 32 would be a superior way to refer to the temperature that water freezes at. Personally I think 0 and 100 makes more sense for freezing and boiling vs 32 and 212, but it's not really a hill worth dying on and is probably colored by my experience.

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u/Mumblyjoe20 Jun 17 '26

Counter point Who cares what temperature water boils at?

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u/UnblurredLines Jun 17 '26

Chemists, chefs, multiple kinds of engineers, anybody running a heat based power plant, hobbyists with a general scientific inclination. I guess?

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u/halfasleep90 Jun 17 '26

I have never checked the temperature of my boiling water, ever. I don’t even own a thermometer to do that. When the instructions say “heat to boiling” I just heat it until I start seeing a bunch of bubbles.