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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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This works for both physical things and ideas, which implies that physical things and ideas are similar.

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Try as I might, no matter how hard I concentrate I cannot have x-ray vision to see deeper than the surface of most physical things. 😔

[–] Plesiohedron@lemmy.cafe -1 points 1 month ago

I once saw a face. Looking closer, it was actually a pattern in treebark.

[–] WhatsHerBucket@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Remember puff, puff, pass.

[–] Darkcoffee@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Slapping my partner in bed causes a reaction, same for slapping my boss at work.

Ergo, slapping them both on their butt is similar.

[–] ieatpwns@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Ergo, you can fuck your boss

[–] untakenusername@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

when you said this I thought of geometry proofs and that's totally true

Good showerthought.

[–] Plesiohedron@lemmy.cafe -1 points 1 month ago

Like physical things, do ideas have independent existence? Are they arranged in a space?