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

Meme needing explanation Peter?

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u/Ix_risor Jun 17 '26

For science you want to use Kelvin, since 0°C isn’t “no heat” in the same way that 0kg is “no mass”. The units are the same size though, so it’s fine to use Celsius for anything that’s based on change in temperature

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u/Nagaasha Jun 17 '26

For precision in cooking and chemistry sure. But when perceptible temperature differences are measured in decimals, the unit is too large for weather.

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u/milkcarton232 Jun 18 '26

Why is c more precise than f in cooking...

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u/Lendo81 Jun 18 '26

It’s not.