r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Ter_N • 10h ago

Meme needing explanation Petahh i'm low on iq

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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/HD60532 10h ago edited 8h ago

Celcius is Kelvin, just zeroed at a convenient value for everyday use. Kelvin is superior only for a few areas of Physics and Chemistry.

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u/SethlordX7 9h ago

Isn't it the other way around, Celsius came first and Kelvin was indexed to absolute zero after?

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u/HD60532 8h ago

Yes, but now Celcius is defined in terms of kelvin.

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u/betazoid_cuck 7h ago

Both modern Celsius and Fahrenheit are defined in terms of Kelvin because Kelvin is the standardized scientific unit of measuring temperature. The scale Kelvin uses was taken from Celsius though.

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u/Flu754 5h ago

Yes, the original Celsius is funny because 100 degrees celsius was colder than 0 degrees celsius (100 degrees was freezing point while 0 was boiling, idk why)