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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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  2. The entire showerthought must be in the title
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    • 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
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[–] [email protected] 55 points 1 year ago (19 children)

I always figured it was because metal is harder than rock.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago (14 children)

But rocks are harder. Metal can bend where rocks would break.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Ah! Might good sir be a fellow Mechanical Engineer?

(no one else considers stuff that break instead of bend to be "harder")

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I‘d argue many people outside of the field are able to grasp it too

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But most people don't differentiate between hardness and toughness in day to day language

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's just because it's really hard

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Rock is usually harder though, but steel is more tough. Compared to a lot of other materials steel is still really hard, to be fair. At least that's my understanding, as someone who just googled "hardness vs toughness" lol

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh, my bad. that went completely over my head lmao

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

You silly goose

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