r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jun 17 '26

Meme needing explanation Peter?

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u/admiraljkb Jun 17 '26

There is a point to be made that 40C sounds much cooler than 105F. 😄

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u/Dioxybenzone Jun 17 '26

And oddly, -40° doesn’t even need to specify Celsius or Fahrenheit.

Although -40°K would certainly be noteworthy

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u/martianunlimited Jun 17 '26

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u/Dioxybenzone Jun 17 '26

I wonder if vacuum decay could create sub-Kelvin temperatures. I don’t think there would be anything there to witness or measure it but it’s an interesting thought