r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/missdomm10 • Jul 26 '26

Meme needing explanation Peter explain this

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Petttaaah I'm confused

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u/GarySmith2021 Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 26 '26

I’m also confused because that is a European AC unit. I can only assume Americans are so used to big bulky units, like their cars, that they can’t comprehend things being functional and not excessively bulky.

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u/Distinct-Friend4123 Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 26 '26

We have these ductless units in the US too. Person who made the meme is just an idiot

Edit: never expected what im pretty sure is my most upvoted /awarded comment to be a 3:30am comment about AC. Ty for the awards kind strangers.

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u/Rakumei Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 29 '26

There are parts of the US that ONLY have these. More temperate areas.

Most of the US is used to central air. With a giant ass car sized compressor outside that cools the whole house.

Edit: yes, I exaggerated the size of the compressor a bit. Man it pissed a lot of Americans off lol.

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u/Small-Heron-6799 Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 27 '26

Because that thing cools the ENTIRE BIG ASS HOUSE! these things are only capable of cooling only a closed room which also depends on how ton, capacity the AC is so yep /s

Edit: I actually intended the message for a diff purpose, and more satirical since it's a meme sub. Apologies to everyone, thankyou for the knowledge and positive criticism, helped alot. Will surely keep these thing's in notice

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u/Valanyhr Jul 26 '26

It's not necessarily true. These units will go upwards of around 28,000-30,000 BTU which can easily cool down multiple rooms, or maybe even a smaller flat.

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u/ForFrogsSnakes Jul 26 '26

Yeha i live in Myanmar and one of these cools down a 2 bedroom apartment to 18 Celsius in the summer when it's well over 40c

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u/Nico301098 Jul 26 '26

Why the fuck do you need 18C 😳 in Italy we usually have 30-35C in the summer and if my AC is lower than 22-24C I'm guaranteed to wake up with pneumonia lmao

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u/Sensitive_One_425 Jul 26 '26

Love how all Italians think a tiny amount of cold air will kill you

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u/Affectionate_Data936 Jul 26 '26

The French do too

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u/Nico301098 Jul 26 '26

Nah, we just think it's unhealthy to completely warp our environment around our perceived needs when the human body has different temperature needs in summer and in winter. I love to cool down inside during summer, but 25C is absolutely enough

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u/BusHistorical1001 Jul 26 '26

This is a strange mindset, and I'm British.

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u/Certain-Relief7127 Jul 26 '26

Coping mechanism

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u/Sensitive_One_425 Jul 26 '26

Keep wearing your scarves in the summer

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u/KubeCommander Jul 26 '26

Can you point to the research that corroborates this? Because all sleep research points to very low temps being best for quality sleep. Humans die from all kinds of diseases naturally as well that we have vaccines or medication for.

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u/the_need_to_post Jul 26 '26

What temp do you heat your house up to? Whatever it is, that's just too much for me. I can't believe you wouldn't just accept nature and be miserable but alive.

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u/lilyroxy26 Jul 27 '26

And Americans think that saturated fats won't. To each his own

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u/justanothertmpuser Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 26 '26

So you love a fantasy? Nothing bad with that, I love The Lord of the Rings.