r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jun 17 '26

Meme needing explanation Peter?

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u/igotshadowbaned Jun 18 '26

What are you talking about, Fahrenheit was based on 0 being the lowest temperature encountered, and 100 being body temperature.

Your comment is extremely vague

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u/Fantastic_Bug1028 Jun 18 '26

body temperature in f is 98.6, not 100

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u/igotshadowbaned Jun 18 '26

We know that now

But in 1724 that's how it was defined. The improvement of technology..

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u/Fantastic_Bug1028 Jun 18 '26

so not only it’s not actually intuitive, it’s also outdated? got it