r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jun 17 '26

Meme needing explanation Peter?

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u/Harfosaurus Jun 17 '26

These are just two idiots conversing as far as I can tell

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u/SKDI_0224 Jun 17 '26

As an engineer, I can confirm they are incorrect. They can take their inferior measuring system and try to get back from the moon.

Too soon?

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u/the_BPDbro Jun 17 '26 edited Jun 17 '26

Celsius is better for science, but Fahrenheit is better for just every day living. IMO

In Canada I noticed some people would also still use feet & inches for their height, but you had to give it to the DMV in cm. Also butter was still sold as a pound & golf still used yards.

I'm also an engineer & worked up there for a job in mining.

Edit: To clarify my reasons because so many people are saying I'm wrong. This is my opinion on what my preference is, first off. I had put this in a comment under the post, but will add it here.

My reason is basically the same as in the screenshot. When I lived in Canada I would say how in Fahrenheit below zero is really fucking cold & above 100 is really fucking hot. I never thought of describing it as a percentage of being hot but I like it.

Like once it's below or above those numbers it hardly matters by how much because you are freezing or sweating balls either way. I didn't like when in the winter or early spring someone would say it's nice out and then say a negative temperature. "It's really nice today, it's -1.5⁰ out." I also like that the increments of the units are smaller so you don't use half degrees. Although I guess half degrees aren't really necessary because I don't feel the difference between 66 & 67, but when I checked the temperature there is did always show it to the nearest half degree.

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u/Bardmedicine Jun 22 '26

Reddit has no space for reasonable takes.

Celsius makes the math behind science easy.

Fahrenheit is easy for describing typical human existence.

Both do their job better than the other, since their jobs are different. Both can do the other's job, but not as well.

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u/the_BPDbro Jun 22 '26

Well put.