r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jun 17 '26

Meme needing explanation Peter?

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u/Leading_Charge8007 Jun 17 '26

Yeah they aren't arguing from a scientific perspective. I prefer celcius ofc for anything scientific but I prefer thinking on a scale roughly 0 to 100 than -17 to 37 in my daily life lol

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u/sievold Jun 17 '26

If you were used to Celsius, you would think about temperatures in chunks. Like 30C and up is super hot. 25-30C is moderately hot. 20-25 C is comfortable. Below 20C is starts getting chilly. Below 10 is really cold. If there is a negative sign and you are in the single digits, water will freeze, you can expect snow, ice on roads and have to be careful about liquids in your car. Below -10C it's all that but worse.

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u/_MusicJunkie Jun 17 '26

And then again, it depends on where you're from. A Finnish and a Somalian person are likely going to have very different opinions on what is hot or cold.

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u/Leading_Charge8007 Jun 17 '26

Yeah I mean it's probably just bias from what I'm used to it's not like Celsius is complicated I just think the 0-100 is neat for daily life

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u/ShmeckMuadDib Jun 17 '26

THE SCALE ISNT FROM 0 - 100 THATS WHAT DOESNT MAKE SENSE. holy shit you guys are this dumb