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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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[–] ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 41 points 5 days ago (19 children)

If you really think about it. All any appliance does is turn energy into heat.

[–] papalonian@lemmy.world 40 points 5 days ago (5 children)

Saying that all appliances turn energy to heat is true, but saying that all appliances do is turn energy in to heat is not. While heat is still a byproduct, lots of appliances make things move as well.

[–] yesman@lemmy.world 12 points 5 days ago (1 children)

For heat pumps, the thing they're moving is heat.

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

They’re really moving refrigerant. It’s just that the refrigerant keeps changing temperature (heating up at one end of the journey and cooling down at the other end).

[–] apprehensively_human@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 days ago

More specifically, we force it to undergo phase changes under different pressures, and in doing so it absorbs/releases latent heat in the air. It's converting latent heat to sensible heat.

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