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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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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Not an appliance, that's a tool.

[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] stelelor@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Oooh I love debating semantics. Is a sieve an appliance? A slotted spoon? They both work in the same way as your water filter.

Common usage of the quantifier kitchen appliances indicates use of electricity. I would describe my electric coffee grinder as a small appliance, but not my mortar and pestle.

[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Yes, kitchen appliance usually means powered by gas or electricity, but if something is powered by gravity, it’s still an outside power source. So that’s what I would say the difference is.

A mortar and pestle is powered by your own movement. A filter pitcher is powered by gravity. So I would say that it’s an appliance because of that. A sieve and a slotted spoon are a harder delineation, since they both are partially powered by gravity. I would say that because they have no moving parts, they are not machines, and so may not be considered appliances, but that’s only my own thoughts, not a dictionary definition requirement. Topologically, a sieve and a filter pitcher are basically the same thing. So that’s a conundrum.