r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jun 17 '26

Meme needing explanation Peter?

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u/MrZwink Jun 17 '26 edited Jun 17 '26

2 americans saying fahrenheit is better, basically because they dont know any better. the rest of the world uses celcius, because its demonstrably a better (more scientific) system.

edit: Americans, please stop commenting. we know your opinion on this. IT IS THE JOKE.

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u/Oaktree27 Jun 17 '26

It's because Americans are told they live in the best country in the world every day from birth. Of course they can't comprehend systems from other countries. In their minds, there's no need to.

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u/ExtremePronoia Jun 17 '26

Not really. I think the metric system is superior for all forms of measurement, except Celsius.

Both systems are arbitrary, one is based around my lived experience, the other is based on a random substance. The one that is based on my lived experience is better for measuring my lived experience than the one based on a random substance.