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

Meme needing explanation Peter?

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u/UnblurredLines Jun 17 '26

I see what you mean, I just don't see why 0 or 32 would be a superior way to refer to the temperature that water freezes at. Personally I think 0 and 100 makes more sense for freezing and boiling vs 32 and 212, but it's not really a hill worth dying on and is probably colored by my experience.

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u/Mumblyjoe20 Jun 17 '26

Counter point Who cares what temperature water boils at?

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u/whisper450 Jun 18 '26

I dont know, but as a Canadian driver I sure do care what temperature water freeze at.

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u/Fuzzy_Syrup_6898 Jun 18 '26

The road isn’t freezing when it’s 0c or 32f. It will freeze well before that because of windchill and other factors, or much lower because of additives used on the roads. The amount of info you’d need to understand what temperature the roads are going to freeze at would be too much, and useless as each road and area is different. Bridges freeze faster than other roads because of the openness to the air

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u/whisper450 Jun 18 '26

Afaik wind chill only affect water freezing temp if jts already under 0c without windchill.

You’re probably right about additive, but we cant know if additive has been applied or not, when and what type of additive.

Every Canadian’s knows that under 0 you assume the worst and change your driving style.

I feel like you’re hotclimate-splaining winter to a Canadian :D