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Showerthoughts

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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:

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[–] TheFermentalist@reddthat.com 15 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Theoretically, but not practically. At the equator, you would need to be travelling at over 1,700kph.

At around 60° north or south, the required speed slows to a little over 1,600 mph, still over 1,000 mph.

Commercial airliners typically travel at around 800kph.

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago (2 children)

If it’s summer, and you’re far enough north, you just have to stand still.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago

The trick is traveling between the arctic and antarctic quickly enough on each equinox.

[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (2 children)

so, at the equator or on the air, use metric, otherwise use imperial

[–] TheFermentalist@reddthat.com 5 points 1 week ago

Or I will do whatever I feel like

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I was going to say you could put a satellite between earth and the sun and float it there, constantly being in daylight, but i suppose you could just launch a satellite around the sun at that point, same thing really

[–] Asetru@feddit.org 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

At around 60° north or south, the required speed slows to a little over 1,600 mph, still over 1,000 mph.

Wat?

[–] TheFermentalist@reddthat.com 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Fuck. Would edit, but I will leave in my egregious mistake. 1600 Kilometres per hour is around about 1,000 miles per hour.

[–] Asetru@feddit.org 1 points 1 week ago

Ah. Yeah, could have guessed that. Thanks though.

[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Just go farther towards the pole that currently has summer. After a certain point a rock on the ground is fast enough to stay in perpetual sunlight. (At least until summer is over.)