Thirty Degrees Below
Someone bundled up for '30° below' turns out to mean 30° below their preferred 75°F, and is horrified to learn temperatures go below zero.
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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2020-03-13-thirty-degrees-below/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)Transcript
A: "Why are you all bundled up? It's not that cold." B: "Are you kidding? It's 30° below!" A: "Below what?" B: "Below my preferred temperature: 75°F." A: "Uh, usually that's short for 'below zero.'" B: "THEY HAVE TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO?!"