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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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The stardust is a given. As for sunlight, all the energy including somewhat arguably geothermal (using the suns gravity to help form the earth and I guess radioactive material being formed by other stars) comes from the sun and gets converted into chemical energy you eat so you're stardust animated by sunlight (mainly).

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[–] Zephyr@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago (2 children)

How did the moon get there? Would it be there if there was no sun? It's a shit argument I know but the moon and its mass is in some form due to the existence of the sun.

[–] MangoCats@feddit.it 1 points 2 days ago

"Lunar power" arguably came from the initial condensation of matter spinning into the sun - it's the stuff that didn't get sucked into the fusion reaction. Now - where did that kinetic energy come from? Likely supernovae nearby not too long ago...

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Tidal forces on earth are a combination of the moon and the sun’s gravity

[–] MangoCats@feddit.it 1 points 2 days ago

And neither are powered by the fusion of Sol - they got their energy when the solar system formed out of the ejecta from previous stellar explosions - probably not much "big bang" direct contribution to rotations in the local frame.