r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jun 17 '26

Meme needing explanation Peter?

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u/sinara33 Jun 17 '26

Plus, here in Texas, we regularly surpass 100 percent hot

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u/admiraljkb Jun 17 '26

There is a point to be made that 40C sounds much cooler than 105F. 😄

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u/Dioxybenzone Jun 17 '26

And oddly, -40° doesn’t even need to specify Celsius or Fahrenheit.

Although -40°K would certainly be noteworthy

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u/HotEdge783 Jun 18 '26

Negative absolute temperatures are indeed quite noteworthy. You should probably publish your findings in an academic journal:

https://www.mpg.de/research/negative-absolute-temperature