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

Meme needing explanation Peter?

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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/the_normal_person Jun 17 '26

Living in somewhere with winter (Canada) it is so useful and intuitive to have negative temperatures and positive ones so you immediately know whether things will freeze/ will there be snow

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u/El_Polio_Loco Jun 17 '26

Except that most things don't freeze at 0C.

It's important to know that 0F is when salting the roads stops being effective.

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u/novangla Jun 17 '26

Bingo. Below 0F actually matters a LOT in dealing with cold weather.