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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:

Rules

  1. All posts must be showerthoughts
  2. The entire showerthought must be in the title
  3. No politics
    • 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
  4. Posts must be original/unique
  5. Adhere to Lemmy's Code of Conduct and the TOS

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[–] AnarchoEngineer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 30 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Sharks have been around since before Polaris (yes the North star) was born which, personally, I think is cooler than being older than trees

[–] sik0fewl@piefed.ca 3 points 2 days ago

My mind can’t comprehend this. Didn’t realize Polaris was so new.

[–] Petter1@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Was born, or it’s light reached earth?

It’s only ~466ly away, so both

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

it’s light

Aye, it is light.

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

At around 1.7 million times the weight of the Earth, it's not all that light.

[–] Petter1@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 days ago