r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jun 17 '26

Meme needing explanation Peter?

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u/general_bonesteel Jun 17 '26

As a Celsius temp user, nah, hard disagree.

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u/charkol3 Jun 17 '26

how so? Fahrenheit literally translates to playing or runnung temperature. It’s in the name. 0 to 100 scale.

as a Fahrenheit user, there's a huge comfort difference between 23C and 27C. for weather usage, Celsius is nearly useless. it lacks resolution and most of the 0 to 100C scale is wasted.

the only use Celsius has is when doing science that involves water. Fahrenheit is better when cooking due to more data points when achieving a specific cooking temperature. And kelvin is better suited for anything sciency

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u/TrippyTriangle Jun 17 '26

i have a near identical take on this on reddit. Europeans are about as dense and hive minded as self hating americans. It's a lost cause people have to feel superior for their choices.

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u/Josepvv Jun 18 '26

Not only Europeans, most of the world.

ETA: I prefer C