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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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[–] Snickeboa@lemmy.world 10 points 21 hours ago (3 children)

As a Swede I can attest to that the biggest difference is when approaching 0°C or around 0°. It’s due to the air humidity. There’s still a bit humidity in the air around 0° but when that’s gone you don’t feel too big of a difference after that.

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

Once it’s below -5 it’s just cold. The range 10° above that has the possibility of being a damp cold and that sucks the life out of you

[–] Snickeboa@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago
[–] birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 17 hours ago

Yeah, -15 to -5°C is nice. But the range of -5 to +5°C... that isn't fun..

[–] rockerface@lemmy.cafe 2 points 19 hours ago

From what I remember from physics course, transitioning between solid/liquid/gas states requires extra energy to be absorbed or released that isn't contributing to change in temperature. So change from -1°C ice to +1°C water is actually taking more energy than from 10°C to 12°C, despite being the same difference in temperature.

Also, we perceive temperature not in terms of these absolute values anyway, but rather how quickly it transfers heat to or from our body. That's why humidity affects it, as moist air absorbs heat faster than dry (air being a pretty good heat insulator in general).

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

I can always tell when it's about 0 because I can feel a frosty tingle when I breathe in through my nose.

Hard to describe, but I'm sure you know what I mean.