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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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[–] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 33 points 1 month ago (1 children)

what, you do not enjoy the Witch's Kiss

[–] Quicky@piefed.social 44 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 17 points 1 month ago (2 children)

wait. shit. you're right. Witch's Kiss is a different thing. why did ya'll upvote that???

[–] Quicky@piefed.social 14 points 1 month ago

There’s a surprising amount of toilet kisses to keep track of.

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Is Witch's Kiss a porn term? Asking for a friend.

[–] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 19 points 1 month ago (3 children)

When the toilet too small and the dick touches the inside of the bowl 😞

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (2 children)

What? That's impossible! There's no way that could

Oh wait. I'm now realizing this is a me problem.

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Don't worry. There is a toilet out there somewhere that's sized perfectly to give you a Witch's Kiss. You just have to find the right one.

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Thanks! That's exactly what my mom said!

[–] FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Lol I think it largely depends on if you're using a ~~shitty~~ n inadequately sized public toilet and whether you have a hard on or not. The fact that it hasn't happened to you yet is only merit unto your good name.

[–] FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

BLEUGH I hate that

[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Wouldn't it be the taller the toilet, the more splash you'll have, as it needs to fall further before reaching the water?

[–] FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago (2 children)

If you make it tall enough then the poop will reach terminal velocity before hitting the water

[–] 0ops@piefed.zip 13 points 1 month ago

Wow you're very knowledgeable, you must be a frequent pooper

[–] kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 month ago

Seems the water is the problem. Just get rid of that.

[–] FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Shit, write that down, write that down.

[–] kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 month ago

Shit, wipe that down, wipe that down.

spoilerThat's how I read it initially and couldn't help but laugh.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)
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[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Challenge accepted. Good luck to the measurement team.

[–] hydrashok@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago

It’s a shitty job.

Ba-dum tssss

[–] dfyx@lemmy.helios42.de 7 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I might be wrong but splashback seems to be a purely American problem. European toilets tend to have a much lower water level (and I'm not even talking about those old-timey poop shelf toilets). In my well over 30 years of using toilets, I barely remember ever getting splashed.

[–] dalekirkwood@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oh no. It's an EU problem also. In the UK we have a special term 'fireman's blanket' for the tissue you lay down to prevent the said splash.

[–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Lots of toilets in Europe have a "poop shelf" which makes splashing a complete non-issue.

[–] imaqtpie@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago

Whether tis nobler to risk the splashback, or to live with your poop perpetually ending up on a shelf? In many ways, this is a microcosm of the human condition.

[–] sznowicki@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I might get a house soon and I hope there’s at least one company in EU that still makes the shelf toilets. It’s perfect also to be able to look at your shit.

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[–] FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I'm British 😔

Made this post in the middle of diarrhoea.

See, it was therefore technically a kind of shower thought... But not the good kind of shower.

[–] listless@lemmy.cringecollective.io 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I just leave the bowl empty of water, then flush with a separate bucket I fill from the bathtub tap.

Sure, the bowl is covered in shit stains, but at least I don't have to experience Poseidon's Kiss.

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

Modern problems require modern solutions.

[–] Skyrmir@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Just use a suction hose astronaut style.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 5 points 1 month ago

you need the opposite. small enough space that its mostly in water before the pinch. just don't have the squirts.

[–] melfie@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 month ago

Turdminal velocity is an important consideration.

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 5 points 1 month ago

We don't need to measure. Just make it double the height based on the terminal velocity in 1atm

[–] Beetschnapps@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Doubt that would accomplish anything but I am surprised we cant apply modern CAD/simulation tech and ML… hell any modern tech to possibly design a toilet bowl that deflects piss and doesn’t allow shit to cling to it like a 3M glue.

With modern material science and rapid prototyping I am disappoint.

[–] MutantTailThing@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The Dutch have already solved the splashback question but the world was not ready for their solution.

[–] TribblesBestFriend@startrek.website 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Is this an ad for flushing non flushable wipes?

[–] FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

It's the first result that came up when I searched "how do the dutch deal with splashback" and silly me thought it was an actual helpful link. Doesn't actually resemble what I thought I copy and pasted yesterday when I did that comment, so maybe I copied the wrong link.

[–] Logh@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

There are toilets that have a shitshelf, no splash ever. Stains are more likely, but a layer of tp or a quick post-partum brushing does the trick. Small price to pay for a dry bum.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 month ago

Ew, I'd rather feel the splash

[–] PumaStoleMyBluff@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

It also stinks more when it's above water :(

[–] antlion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The splash is a free bidet

[–] FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I think you pay with your soul and your dignity. That's why it's free.

[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago

Except the velocity varies.. sometimes you get the slow rollers other times the super sonic projectile and then there are snapping turtles.. they poke out a head and go back in.

[–] Fleur_@aussie.zone 2 points 1 month ago

The sceptic in me says kinetic energy down = kinetic energy up

[–] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 month ago

i've never been splashed, American toilets have the cistern in the bowel to deliberately splash you, it's punishment for not moving to the metric system.

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