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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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  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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[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's much easier to hear a pin drop when you drop it on an amplified microphone.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Or when you’ve got super mega ears

[–] crimsonpoodle@pawb.social 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

How do you get super mega ears is it DLC?

[–] metaStatic@kbin.earth 2 points 2 months ago

gotta kill a few people

[–] ChadMcTruth@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

i heard a pin drop on my bed one time all the way from the other room

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] ChadMcTruth@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago (2 children)

well technically i heard the pop and the water rushing out but i think it counts

[–] Flatworm7591@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 months ago

i figured the punchline would come eventually

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 1 points 2 months ago

Clever girl...

[–] LouNeko@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Can we pause for a second and think about how amazing our ears are? You can literally hear a needle drop in another room.

What's the power level involved in that? Couple of micro watts? Plus the square cube law and you end up with nano or even pico watts reaching your ear.

And your ears dynamic range is literally from a needle drop to a chainsaw at full throttle.

[–] Chozo@fedia.io 9 points 2 months ago

And your ears dynamic range is literally from a needle drop to a chainsaw at full throttle.

As long as you don't spend a lot of time with that chainsaw, that is.

[–] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's the landing, does the drop make a sound too?

[–] Chozo@fedia.io 3 points 2 months ago

Depends if it's dropped in a vacuum or not.