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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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Planes were used in the world wars, then we have 9/11. This is the post 9/11 era where air travel sucks so much.

Similarly:

Drones are now being used in the Russo-Ukrainian war. Eventually, there will be a "9/11" with multiple coordinated drone attacks and then the way drones are treated will be forever changed. Civillian ownership of drones will likely be heavily restricted or entirely banned.

History rhymes.

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[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 34 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (22 children)

I think you're overestimating how easy explosive material is to get.

[–] BartyDeCanter@lemmy.sdf.org 25 points 1 week ago (9 children)

That strongly depends on where you live, how much you need, and how good of a home chemist your are. Enough to take down a large building? Hard in most places. Enough to kill a bunch of people in a crowd? Quite easy.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (7 children)

Fireworks sales are legal in Ohio. Setting them off is illegal.

However buying them and harvesting the gun powder seems pretty easy.

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Far easier ways to make/acquire gun powder, and far better explosives available. Fireworks make a lot of noise and light, but they aren't particularly strong explosives.

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 2 points 1 week ago

But the ensuing video will be so pretty!

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