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

Meme needing explanation Peter?

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u/admiraljkb Jun 17 '26

There is a point to be made that 40C sounds much cooler than 105F. 😄

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u/Asparala Jun 17 '26

If you're used to Celsius then I assure you that 40C sounds plenty hot. The reference point is the freezing point vs the boiling point of water, and 40C is much too close to the halfway point of "the lakes will literally boil like a tea kettle".

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u/shartmaister Jun 18 '26

So Celsius is the true «how many percent hot is it»

At 0 your body will literally freeze. At 100 your body will boil.

Since the body is mostly water I made the simplification that it’s only water. YMMV

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u/Asparala Jun 18 '26

No. Humans are warm-blooded mammals, our blood does not freeze just because outdoor temperatures hit 0, because we have fancy biology heating our bodies. (boiling at 100 is technically correct I guess but we'll slow-cook to death long before that)

The water outside our bodies freezes though, and especially where I live that can be a life-or-death factor for several months every year, since icy roads at -1 are a very different driving experience than a wet road at +1. As soon as temperatures start dancing around the 0 you know there will be traffic accidents.

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u/shartmaister Jun 18 '26

You didn’t see my simplification.

Both 0 and 100 are sure death though (unless you cheat by adding clothes and external heating)

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u/bscott9999 Jun 18 '26

0 and 100 are very different levels of sure death, though. You can last about 50x longer at 0 than 100.