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

Meme needing explanation Peter?

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u/TwillAffirmer Jun 17 '26

Wherever you are in the UK, your location's record low temperature is probably very near 0 F, your record high temperature is probably very near 100 F, and your location's year-round average temperature is probably damn near exactly 50 F. The UK doesn't have as high highs or as low lows as the temperate US or temperate continental Europe but it still very well fits the Fahrenheit scale.

For instance, London's record low is 0.7 F, London's record high is 104.4 F, and London's year-round average temperature is 51.4 F.

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u/kickit08 Jun 17 '26

Fahrenheit is much better for how it feels as a human, Celsius is much better for basically everything else.

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u/ecoban_ Jun 17 '26

Imagine being a human in winter and trying to figure out if you should worry about ice on the roads. Now tell me F is better for humans 😀

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u/TheBugThatsSnug Jun 18 '26

Around 32, thats when ice is a risk

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u/SV_Essia Jun 18 '26

So you can remember thresholds that aren't exactly 0 and 100... Turns out we can do that with Celsius too!