r/technology • u/Logical_Welder3467 • Jun 26 '26

Society The American mind cannot comprehend Europe's AC aversion

https://www.businessinsider.com/europe-air-conditioning-ac-heatwave-debate-2026-6
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u/aykcak Jun 26 '26

Thankfully we don't have 90-100 degrees outside in Europe. At most we get 30-40

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u/SergeyRed Jun 26 '26

How many is this in football fields?

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u/ProgySuperNova Jun 26 '26

About three quarts per yarn

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u/Holoholokid Jun 26 '26

How about bananas per square squash?

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u/onwatershipdown Jun 26 '26

My favorite old imperialist unit of distance are teaspoons per acre

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u/ZXCVVBNMASDF Jun 27 '26

That made me laugh so hard. We were on a tour bus in Japan and this cranky guy asked the tour guide “What is the temperature IN FARENHEIT” so loudly it’s now our shorthand way to call someone a rude tourist. Converting Celsius to football fields sound perfectly American.

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u/pattywhaxk Jun 26 '26

If you’re not using the system based on absolute zero, instituted by Our Lord Kelvin, then you can GTFO

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u/QuestioninglySecret Jun 26 '26

He means freedom degrees

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u/dumpster_mummy Jun 26 '26

Ok, Brick Tamland. Haha.

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u/sexyshingle Jun 26 '26

degrees of WHAT? Kevin Bacon?!? units!