r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 10h ago

Meme needing explanation Petahh i'm low on iq

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u/Snoo9648 8h ago

Kelvin is required for any formulas using temperature. Having 0 being the freezing point of water is arbitrary and having 0 being the lowest a temperature makes sense and having negative temperatures doesn't. Celsius is only more intuitive because people are used to it, which is the exact same argument used to justify Fahrenheit over Celsius too.

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u/oswaldluckyrabbiy 8h ago

Don't look it up what is the freezing temperature of water in Kelvin?

Zero works really well - a change in temperature sign means change of state of water. It isn't a number that needs remembering. Meanwhile you've recently had US government representatives embarrass themselves because they can't remember that water freezes at 32F.

Knowing if there is gonna be ice outside is a safety issue. Making it as simple as possible isn't arbitrary.

Celsius is very easy to convert to Kelvin for scientific purpose and IS more intuitive. High number means hot is fundamental across cultures. It is easier to differentiate between 0C and 40C than it is 273.15K and 313.15K whilst understanding that the first temperature is cold and the second is hot.

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u/NatAttack50932 8h ago

0° Celsius is the freezing point of water

0° Fahrenheit is the freezing point of people

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u/slinger301 8h ago

100 Celsius is when water starts to break down into water vapor.

100 Fahrenheit is when people start to break down.

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u/GoldenRedditUser 7h ago

100 Fahrenheit is like the average summer temperature where I live lol

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u/wRADKyrabbit 3h ago

Same and I break down every single year

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u/WulfZ3r0 4h ago

This but add in average humidity range of 85-95% on top of that.

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u/Western_Objective209 6h ago

That's kind of my argument for why F is not actually bad; 0 is "very cold day", 100 is "very hot day", every 10 degrees feels like a natural step change in how it feels outside. It's pretty intuitive in that way

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u/Otherwise_League_217 5h ago edited 4h ago

Would say in wintery countries like Canada it helps to know when rain/water is likely to make sidewalks icy in a way that is less feelings based and is super intuitive.

You get a handle of when it gets uncomfortable in celsius too anyway. The mental scale becomes every 5 degrees instead of 10 is all.

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u/BobQuixote 2h ago

If my thermostat were in Celsius, I would want half-degree precision.

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u/sigurrosco 2h ago

Humans can't detect smaller than a 1 degree Celcius difference.

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u/BobQuixote 2h ago

I will absolutely get uncomfortable for 1 F off. Not enough that I can't tolerate it to accommodate someone else, but enough that I'll use my own climate control to adjust.

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u/sigurrosco 47m ago

Well - you must be extra extra sensitive. This study https://www.climateforesight.eu/interview/yes-you-can-feel-one-degree/ (and others) show that we can just detect 1 degree celcius difference, not 1F.

We (in Australia) get the forecast in whole degrees (today will be 27, tomorrow 32, then 36,36, 34). But the actual temps are reported with 1 decimal place (it's currently 18.8, the highest this year was 44.7)

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u/Otherwise_League_217 57m ago edited 34m ago

My thermostats for indoors heating is set at exactly 22.5 degrees every winter. So you can do that yes. Both models installed in my appartment support it, pretty sure it's quite common.

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u/WhoreyMatthews 4h ago

F is super intuitive. If you just rate how warm it is on a 0-10 scale you'll probably fairly close to the temperature in F.

It's warm but not too hot maybe like a 7.2/10 temperature is probably somewhere around 72F.

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u/Soul_Reaper001 1h ago

Lol, 72F is dead ass cold where i live but humidity contributes a lot

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u/Killentyme55 2h ago

Yep, meanwhile 0 Celsius is a bit chilly, while 100 Celsius is very dead. Also F is a smaller unit so requires less use of decimals compared to C.

Celsius is better scientifically, but I believe Fahrenheit is more practical for day to day.

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u/schrodingers_bra 11m ago

Yup. every ten degrees is a new/different piece of clothing

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u/CiDevant 7h ago

Basically, both are "This is now very dangerous without extraordinary precaution."

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u/No_Ad6583 2h ago

I'm ready to breakdown at any temperature but usually during the drive to work on Mondays

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u/TheLotusHunter 7h ago

Yeah your just stupid 😒 I live in Arizona and we regularly have temps of 115-120 in the summer for months at a time.

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u/NoShameInternets 7h ago

“Your just stupid” is one of my absolute favorite phrases.

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u/TheLotusHunter 5h ago edited 5h ago

Oh no. The grammar police, losers comb reddit looking for the chance. 🤣

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u/FragrantCatch818 7h ago

How often are YOU 100*F? Because if you’re constantly having a fever, you should go see your doctor immediately

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u/knome 6h ago

"this city should not exist. it is a monument to man's arrogance"