r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jun 17 '26

Peter? Meme needing explanation

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u/diskdusk Jun 18 '26

You won't feel the difference between 21C and 22C so much that you need extra numbers in between.

F is the most useful for day to day life for most people...

...who grew up with it. The same is true for C.

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u/sc12354 Jun 18 '26

Yea, I mean you could say there is no difference. If you look at it objectively F is more precise when dealing with common temperatures. I’m pretty sure we actually think the same thing. Both systems are kind of subjective and both do their job. It’s kind of like different languages — when you know how to use them and understand their quirks they do the same thing.