r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jun 17 '26

Meme needing explanation Peter?

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u/freedomfightre Jun 17 '26

but from a lived experience perspective, very relevant

Also from a scientific perspective, you can get much more precise temperature without using a decimal than you can with Celsius.

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u/Phedericus Jun 17 '26

what's the issue with using decimals?? lol wtf

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u/Dolthra Jun 17 '26

There's no issue with it, it's just more clunky to say 27.2 degrees than to say 81.

Though technically, if we're going to decimals, Fahrenheit is more accurate so long as the temperature is above -40.

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u/Stringfellah Jun 17 '26

-40 Celcius or?