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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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[–] StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Well think about it, an asteroid just a mile wide hits a planet, the impact plume would reach about 20,000k, or 35,000 F, but on a planet wide scale even those numbers are meaningless, a statewide scale? Forget about it. We may think we're hot shit when we can raise our ovens up to 500⁰ or melt steel, but, in the grand scheme of things we're playing with grains of sand on the beach of energy manipulation

[–] meekah@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'd say the amount of energy manipulation we do makes perfect sense for beings about the size of a human. We still have a long ways to go regarding efficiency but no need to heat a planet when heating your room or your food is enough.

I think your fascination with this just boils down to a fascination with the scale of the universe in general.

[–] StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Could be, I tend to find things rather fascinating

I am envious of your sense of wonder.