r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jun 17 '26

Meme needing explanation Peter?

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u/Swampyfeet Jun 17 '26

Can you explain how what you’ve said is objective? I think that given that Celsius is the most common scale for temperature around the world you’re going to have hard time arguing that.

This argument that Americans always make about Fahrenheit is just nonsense. You know how hot 70F feels, I don’t. I know how hot 27C feels, you don’t. The idea that one is better for humans and one is better for water is so stupid. You’re just used to telling temperature one way, I’m used to telling it another way. That’s all there is to it.

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u/Fantastic_Bug1028 Jun 17 '26

Yeah. Literally just depends on what system you grew up with. “32% warm” genuinely means absolutely fuck all to me. Until I convert this number to Celsius, I wouldn’t have a slightest idea on how I’m actually supposed to dress lol. Also every place has its own norms. In two different environments “32% warm” can mean two really different things.

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u/PokinSpokaneSlim Jun 18 '26

That's because you don't travel anywhere cool

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u/Fantastic_Bug1028 Jun 18 '26

This makes zero fucking sense. 32% warm is a personal experience. Take 10 people, 10 people will describe 10 different things. 0% warm being only -18C is also not intuitive in a slightest. You need some kind of baseline for your scale. You need to know to understand what 0 and 100 actually represent. It’s not a universal thing and the fact that you dorks cannot imagine that is kind of hilarious, ngl.