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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.

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What we have called “motorcycles” should actually be called “enginecycles”. Also, the engine on enginecycles is a four-cycle engine.

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[–] starlinguk@lemmy.world 0 points 10 hours ago (3 children)

eBikes require pedaling. I don't know what you had, but it wasn't an eBike.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

not exactly, a bunch of those Chinese DUI scooters have pedals, but they don't do anything.

[–] Dremor@lemmy.world 6 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

Depends on the juridictions. Some countries make pedaling mandatory (mine does), other don't.

[–] Iconoclast@feddit.uk 3 points 7 hours ago

eBikes requiring pedaling is mostly just a software limitation - not a hardware one. I can't quite see how it stops being an eBike after you disable this limitation.