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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.

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Closest I've seen to this being done was the movie Black Hawk Down. Meanwhile can you imagine everyone screaming at each other in the John Wick films? Other movies like Aliens would have been a whole different level of horrifying as the sound fades away until its just the sound of the actor's muffled heart beat and their cluelessness that the xenomorph is crawling up behind them.

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[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

eh, valid.

Ironically I know navy vets who got it working in crowded hulls (they have a name for it, machine spaces lol!) where the cacophony and vibration never stopped, and lots of chairforce vets who worked the flight line.

[–] DevDave@piefed.social 4 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

and lots of chairforce vets who worked the flight line.

Reminds me of a time where I was stuck in one of the extra shitty versions of the humvee for about half an hour because I parked just outside of a command post that was directly adjacent to the flight line where half a squadron of F-22's were just spooling up to leave. All of these fucking things were parked with their jets pointed in my direction, so absolute maximum noise levels. I had no hearing protection because I didn't know I was going to this spot until someone told me to "just stop by" over the radio and grab something for my squadron's commander (LtC). If I tried opening the door it was just pure auditory pain and I couldn't just cover my ears because I had been issued a shotgun (I was a tech and this was a punishment prank) plus a satchel of stuff I was given strict orders to keep 100% control over. Tried to go park somewhere quieter but then the airmen on the flight line were signalling I couldn't leave.

Anyway, I was told the reason the USAF's slogan is "Aim high!" is to make sure they don't shoot themselves in the feet.

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 3 points 19 hours ago

Anyway, I was told the reason the USAF’s slogan is “Aim high!” is to make sure they don’t shoot themselves in the feet.

rofls