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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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[–] daannii@lemmy.world 9 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

I once accidentally ate a June bug while on my bicycle.

Im wondering how often this sort of thing happens to animals who move fast.

I also now never mouth breathe on my bike. Regardless if I'm winded or not. No more June bugs for me, thanks.

[–] MouldyCat@feddit.uk 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

If you're exerting yourself at all, you pretty much have to mouth breathe. The way I avoid gobbling up any flying insects is to keep my head down while breathing in. It's surprisingly effective.

Slightly related, my son once had a bee go up his nose while we were out cycling. I say only slightly related because he wasn't actually going that fast; he was only about 8. He stopped suddenly, complaining about something going up his nose. Neither of us realised what had actually happened until he coughed up a still-squirming bee in a pool of phlegm.

[–] daannii@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

That's a nasty story but thanks for sharing. Glad he didn't get stung in the sinuses. I can't imagine how much that would have hurt.

Hopefully our stories help people understand the risk of bugs when biking.

Yeah if I get super winded I do like a very small mouth opening. But mostly try to keep that closed.

I also, luckily, wear big glasses and have had quite a few bugs smack against them.

I don't know what the solution is since wearing a face shield is super hot and can fog up.

[–] WhatISawInTheForest@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Like, you actually ATE the june bug?! Daaamn!!! Yuuuuuck!

[–] daannii@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

It just came in and right to the back and reflex kicked in and down it went.

This happened when I was a teenager and the horror of it all still haunts me to this day.