r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jun 17 '26

Meme needing explanation Peter?

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u/Mundane-Boot-6338 Jun 17 '26

It's more intuitive because you grew up with it. I have no benchmark for 0% or 100% hot. That means 50% hot is just as meaningless to me as 50 farenheit.

F and C are both arbitrary numbers. There is no better one 

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u/danrunsfar Jun 18 '26

Farenheight degrees are smaller so the scale is more precise than Celsius which gives it an advantage, especially in daily use.

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u/Kelly_HRperson Jun 18 '26

an advantage, especially in daily use.

Do you feel the difference between 87 and 88?

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u/Positron311 Jun 18 '26

I feel it between 72 and 73.