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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:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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- The entire showerthought must be in the title
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- If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
- A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
- Posts must be original/unique
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Yes and no.
What you are actually smelling are mercaptans, specifically methyl mercaptan (aka methanethiol), hydrogen sulfide, and a few other organic compounds.
They are particles that came out of your ass. It’s not like you just magically smell fart when someone rips without something traveling from their butthole to your nose.
Edit: How in the world am I being downvoted for something that is unequivocally true. Mercaptans are particles. They come out of your ass.
I didn’t say they were dangerously or infectious, where the hell did you read that? I said there’s clearly stuff coming out of your butthole all the time, it’s not a clean location, no matter how much you clean it. Acting like putting some soap on it means it’s clean in an hour is completely disingenuous and scientifically inaccurate. And the example I gave was of one single thing coming out. If one thing is coming out then more is as well.
Huh??? What are you talking about?