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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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I would love to have a party with people who have such interesting knowledge. What else are they doing wrong? Or what common mistake would you like to see on screen?
In any film or series where the characters are carrying guns regularly I immediately notice muzzle discipline. If the actors actively keep their weapons pointed away from everyone except enemies, you know they had someone competent on staff who gave them some basic weapon handling training before filming. If the characters are supposed to be professional military or law enforcement and they have bad muzzle discipline it immediately takes me out of the scene. If the character is supposed to be competent but waves their gun around like a moron it's very immersion-breaking.
In very well produced media, the characters who are supposed to be amateurs show bad muzzle discipline and sometimes it's even a plot point, and I appreciate that kind of attention to detail.
they could be ICE?
I feel like the "supposed to be competent" qualifier excludes that.
One piece of advice I never see, perhaps because its not practical for civilians. Immediately after an explosion where you are close to the epicenter, do everything possible to avoid gasping or yelling. Next, quickly but carefully check if you have been hurt or not.
By the end of my time in service the most I might do is have an eye twitch but for normal people, being in proximity to an explosion is an unprecedented experience that's like opening a hot stove oven, flipping a flood light on in your face, having a party balloon pop behind you, and being hit hard by an ocean wave from an awkward angle, all at the same time. Totally normal reaction is to want to get the fuck away but first you want to make sure everything is still attached, nothing new is now attached to you, and there are no major holes anywhere.
I guess the problem with that advice is that unfortunately its only useful to those expecting to be near an explosion.
Why avoid gasping or yelling?
on my phone so terse response
Chemical residues in the air are super toxic, yelling will cause you to take a deep breath of that. Explosives made to kill don't have many health & safety restrictions besides what's on the Geneva convention checklist (joke about Canadian soldiers)
Also you may have injured your lungs but are not aware of that just yet. A lot of extremely injured people will understandably try to get away but are oblivious because of severe shock.
My question also.
I'm bookmarking this so I can quickly check it in the event I'm trapped in an explosion.
(No, I'm not serious. My phone would be on charge at home).