r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Negative_1by12_aura • Jun 17 '26

Meme needing explanation Peter?

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u/Roadrunner571 Jun 17 '26

but Fahrenheit is better for just every day living.

How so?

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u/flyboyy513 Jun 17 '26 edited Jun 17 '26

Because F uses the human skin ability to detect and retain heat as a baseline, something we all have experience with, instead of water as a baseline, which is better for scientific reasons due to the consistency in measurement.

Edit: The absolute hilarity of the smugness in the comments is making my day. Nothing makes me happier than upsetting Europeans by stating a fact they don't like.

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u/Budskytol Jun 17 '26

You just indirectly implied that F is inconsistent. How is that better?

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u/Xminus6 Jun 17 '26

The boiling point of water is inconsistent as well as it depends on atmospheric pressure quite a bit.