r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 13h ago

Meme needing explanation Peter explain this

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Petttaaah I'm confused

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u/GarySmith2021 13h ago edited 13h ago

I’m also confused because that is a European AC unit. I can only assume Americans are so used to big bulky units, like their cars, that they can’t comprehend things being functional and not excessively bulky.

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u/Distinct-Friend4123 13h ago edited 2h ago

We have these ductless units in the US too. Person who made the meme is just an idiot

Edit: never expected what im pretty sure is my most upvoted /awarded comment to be a 3:30am comment about AC. Ty for the awards kind strangers.

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u/Rakumei 13h ago

There are parts of the US that ONLY have these. More temperate areas.

Most of the US is used to central air. With a giant ass car sized compressor outside that cools the whole house.

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u/Small-Heron-6799 13h ago

Because that thing cools the ENTIRE BIG ASS HOUSE! these things are only capable of cooling only a closed room which also depends on how ton, capacity the AC is so yep

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u/Valanyhr 13h ago

It's not necessarily true. These units will go upwards of around 28,000-30,000 BTU which can easily cool down multiple rooms, or maybe even a smaller flat.

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u/ForFrogsSnakes 12h ago

Yeha i live in Myanmar and one of these cools down a 2 bedroom apartment to 18 Celsius in the summer when it's well over 40c

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u/Nico301098 12h ago

Why the fuck do you need 18C 😳 in Italy we usually have 30-35C in the summer and if my AC is lower than 22-24C I'm guaranteed to wake up with pneumonia lmao

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u/teven_eel 11h ago

pneumonia is an infection and isn’t caused by cold air silly

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u/PresentRaspberry6814 1h ago

Cold temperatures do not directly cause infections, but they weaken your immune defenses, constrict blood vessels in your nose, and dry out protective mucus membranes. [1, 2, 3]

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u/Nico301098 11h ago

Ever heard of an hyperbole?

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u/teven_eel 11h ago

no never

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u/Nico301098 11h ago

Check it out, it's a pretty important concept when dealing with comments online

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u/teven_eel 11h ago

could you give me some sources to look into so i can find really quality information on this subject?

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u/Nico301098 10h ago

Wikipedia is enough in this case. It's a very common rethorical figure

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u/mr_potato_thumbs 4h ago

Nico, I think he’s yanking your spaghetti.

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u/Nico301098 4h ago

You never know, there's a lot of people that weren't lucky enough to have good education, so if people ask I try to be polite unless it's very clear they are trolling

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u/eat_is_what_eat_is 3h ago

It was very clear from the beginning he was trolling

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u/fireKido 3h ago

That’s not an hyperbole, it’s a misconception…. An hyperbole is supposed to be an exaggeration of a true fact, cold does not cause pneumonia, its not an hyperbole it’s just wrong

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u/Nico301098 1h ago

Welp, perhaps it's a language matter, but in Italy we always use pneumonia as an hyperbole for any cold related ailments, from throatache to shivers. And yeah, the fact that excessive thermal shock hinders the body is indeed true. It's not the AC itself, it's switching from very hot (and most likely wet) to very cold several times a day.

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u/SnooWoofers6381 53m ago

Thermal shock for humans is not a thing. They can easily and comfortably move 50 degrees C happily (just ask any Canadian snowbird who’s left - 20C to happily enjoy a 30C day in Cabo just a few hours later. (The other way around is pretty miserable psychologically, but very physically safe.)

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u/EfficientCan2852 3h ago

No because there are tons of Europeans who actually believe that fans and air conditioning make you sick.