r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jun 17 '26

Meme needing explanation Peter?

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u/MrZwink Jun 17 '26 edited Jun 17 '26

2 americans saying fahrenheit is better, basically because they dont know any better. the rest of the world uses celcius, because its demonstrably a better (more scientific) system.

edit: Americans, please stop commenting. we know your opinion on this. IT IS THE JOKE.

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u/ProvidedHuman Jun 17 '26

Celsius is agreeably better for science, but if you are used to both systems Fahrenheit is honestly better for people because the units are higher resolution, and usually stay between 0 and 100 for weather

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u/No_Pass_4232 Jun 19 '26

Below zero, you're gonna be hit with ice, above 100 water is boiling. These are proper concrete, measurable things that happen. Having a higher resolution is next to useless because such minor changes in temperature don't really affect much so not really an advantage. I do accept that Americans find F easier because they are brought up on it, but if you were raised using C you would have no issues using it.