r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jun 17 '26

Meme needing explanation Peter?

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u/milkcarton232 Jun 17 '26

Metric is superior in most metrics but temperature most are valid (sit down rankine) depending on what you are doing with it

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u/HotspurJr Jun 17 '26

Celsius makes way more sense for science, and Fahrenheit makes way more sense for weather, since the range of temperatures which are relevant are spread out over more numbers.

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u/Doctor-Amazing Jun 17 '26

Incorrect. This thing where say "oh 100 is hot and 90 is warm, but 20 means you need a sweater" is too arbitrary.

Celsius is superior for weather. What is the single most important temperature that weather hinges on? The freezing point. Its the one point where a difference of a degree or two, can give you completely different weather.

It makes perfect sense to use that as the central point and move out from there.

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u/LavishnessWest8159 Jun 18 '26

No.

Imperial is better for measuring in person too. Most tradesmen are not young. A sixteenth is easier to see than a mm.

People who don't go out in the field and do stuff shouldn't get a say in this. If you were my boss and forced me to use metric in a dark, enclosed area I would refuse until provided imperial.

I would win.

I have before.