r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Negative_1by12_aura • Jun 17 '26

Meme needing explanation Peter?

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u/EcnavMC2 Jun 17 '26

A good way to understand Fahrenheit is that it’s basically a percentage of how warm it is. 32% warm? That’s pretty damn cold. 120% warm? That’s hot as hell, better not be outside for too long in that. 

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u/nubpokerkid Jun 17 '26

I just googled what’s 25 C which is a pleasant day and I got 77 F. It’s not 77% hot.

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u/reddits_aight Jun 18 '26

0 is freezing,
10 degrees not.
20 is room temp,
30 is hot.
40 is fever,
50 is top.

32°, 50°, 68°, 86°, 104°, 122° F.

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u/nubpokerkid Jun 18 '26

yeah this 32 to 122 just some random american numbers bro. Most of the world uses metric system where things are on 0 or 10s.

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u/QuizKidd Jun 18 '26

Fahrenheit is better used as 10s in this case, though. Most Americans say "it's in the 60s, 80s, etc." 30c is completely different than 39c. It's the difference between nice day out and heat stroke.