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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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    • A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

I think he ended up being Rasputin and invented vodka

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Making water into wine was not something all that special, it used to basically be like a concentrate that you would then add to water to consume. Shoutout to the history of Rome podcast. So he could make more and more deluted wine with more water but it wouldn't become more concentrated.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Which podcast is that? You piqued my interest, but there seem to be a lot of podcasts about the history of Rome.

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

this sounds sketchy - distillation wasn't invented until well after the Roman era. how?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

https://santoriniwinetour.com/why-did-the-ancient-greeks-drink-watered-down-wine/

I guess not explicitly a concentrate but I was trying to allude the fact it was used in a similar way.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

"Water to wine" was a metaphor for sneaking it into the party.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

I wonder what the azeotrope for magically created alcohol is.

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