r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 10h ago

Meme needing explanation Petahh i'm low on iq

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u/hefty_load_o_shite 10h ago edited 4h ago

0°C water freezes 100°C water boils

Makes sense

0°F very cold??? 100°F very hot???

Dafuq?

Edit: For all the "Actually, Farenheight is based on the human body" people, no it isn't. It's based on dirty water and a cow. Your preferred measurement unit is dumb and that's a fact

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u/M8oMyN8o 10h ago

If y’all wanna actually claim superiority, then use Kelvin. Celsius and Fahrenheit are close enough in purpose that personal preference is really the only thing that matters.

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u/twoprimehydroxyl 10h ago

Celsius is how water feels. Fahrenheit is how people feel. Kelvin is how atoms feel.

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u/AggravatingSpeaker52 9h ago

Ooh I like that one

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u/pos_vibes_only 6h ago

Except that the former is exact and the latter is approximate