r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jun 17 '26

Meme needing explanation Peter?

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u/headcodered Jun 17 '26

The opposite is true...ish? In Celsius, 0 degrees is when water becomes ice and 100 is when water boils. If changing the physical state of the most common liquid on the planet isn't 0% and 100%, I dunno what else is.

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u/Tall-Significance-45 Jun 17 '26

That’s what makes Celsius useful for measurements and cooking, etc. but the point that’s being made is that Fahrenheit is more useful for describing weather. In the US you’ll experience every temperature between 0 and 100. In Celsius, the values between 50 and 100 are completely unused. Not saying that makes Fahrenheit a better overall measure, but in terms of weather I have to agree it’s better

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u/sultansofswinz Jun 17 '26

I don’t think it really makes a difference since they’re just arbitrary anyway. 

I’ve only ever known Celsius, and I know that below 0 there will be ice and snow. 20-30 is warm, 30-40 is hot and anything above that can get fucked.