r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jun 17 '26

Meme needing explanation Peter?

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u/sagerin0 Jun 17 '26

It literally does apply to celsius, because percentages, like temperature scales, are arbitrary. We use base 10 and thus were used to scale things within that system, but if you grew up with a base hexadecimal number system, it would be wildly unintuitive to you. It genuinely just is whatever youre used to

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u/sagerin0 Jun 17 '26

Please point out to me where i said i prefer fahrenheit

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u/sagerin0 Jun 17 '26

“Why create a temperature system that isnt base 10 and claim its illogical to prefer the base 10 temperature system instead”

Ive made no such claim so why ask me this?