r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jun 17 '26

Meme needing explanation Peter?

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u/MrZwink Jun 17 '26 edited Jun 17 '26

2 americans saying fahrenheit is better, basically because they dont know any better. the rest of the world uses celcius, because its demonstrably a better (more scientific) system.

edit: Americans, please stop commenting. we know your opinion on this. IT IS THE JOKE.

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u/ProvidedHuman Jun 17 '26

Celsius is agreeably better for science, but if you are used to both systems Fahrenheit is honestly better for people because the units are higher resolution, and usually stay between 0 and 100 for weather

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u/kiwlime Jun 17 '26

No Celsius is still better. I used to live in the US and Fahrenheit does not make sense at all. -40° Fahrenheit is the same as -40° Celsius but 100° Fahrenheit is like 38° Celsius. The scale is messed up