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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 best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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[–] jeena@jemmy.jeena.net 48 points 1 year ago (5 children)

In Germany we have the letter U but we call it by the real name "Kehrtwende"

[–] jxk@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 year ago

Just for context, the word Kehrtwende is not used often. Instead, the verb "wenden" is used the sense of "making a U-turn"

[–] herrwoland@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Is that the real name for the letter U? damn

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The fuck did you just call me?

[–] someguy3@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] jeena@jemmy.jeena.net 34 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

kehrt -> return
wende -> turn

[–] FloppyDix@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Archer@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Knowing the Germans, probably "extra long and bent letter I"

[–] OhTheMoose@lemm.ee -3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Why is kehrtwende the real name? Doesn't it basically just mean "turn around"?

[–] jeena@jemmy.jeena.net 23 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yes it does, why make it more complicated?

[–] OhTheMoose@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"U-turn" isn't more complicated, it's describing the motion literally: making a U-shaped turn

[–] GargleBlaster@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Isn't it more like a n-shaped turn?

[–] Ddhuud@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It could also be seen as the intersection of 2 sets. But you can't call it an intersection, the name is taken.

[–] wheeldawg@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

If you want to have to specify lowercase, sure.

[–] breathless_RACEHORSE@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not if you're coming from the other direction.

[–] anakin78z@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Doesn't matter, the driver is always the frame of reference

[–] poweruser@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago

Thank you for breaking my brain

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I see you're not very familiar with German culture.

[–] jeena@jemmy.jeena.net 1 points 1 year ago

We Germans are all about efficiency.