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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. A showerthought should offer a unique perspective on an ordinary part of life.

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[–] darthelmet@lemmy.world 88 points 1 day ago (2 children)

This isn’t a shower thought. It’s a bath thought.

[–] tibi@lemmy.world 5 points 5 hours ago (1 children)
[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I used to bathe in the shower.

My parents were concerned about water usage and so banned baths. I, a stubborn teenager, just started using the dangling shower head instead of the bath tap to fill the tub. Presumably they knew, but they never called me on it.

[–] tibi@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I just think bathing is a waste of time. I just want want to clean myself quickly and get out, I have better things to do.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Bathing as a teenager, I wasn't overly concerned about cleanliness or speed. I was more worried about hot water and laying down for a bit longer in the morning.

Now, as an adult, I haven't had a bath in several years. I've thought about it; standing, for me, is hard because I'm obese and have an old ankle injury that was repaired incorrectly. However, ultimately, I always end up going for the shower - because, as you said, it's more efficient - then trembling on the bed for ten minutes until my ankle recovers.

I agree, though. For effectiveness, go for a shower. For luxury, a bath might be appropriate.

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 16 points 23 hours ago (2 children)
[–] uranibaba@lemmy.world 12 points 22 hours ago (1 children)
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

I think I would like a bathroom that is also a keep. Think of the privacy!

[–] aaaa@lemmy.world 4 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

Communities aren't hashtags!

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 6 points 10 hours ago

c/communitiesashashtags

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 11 points 22 hours ago

c/I don't care

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 4 points 20 hours ago

Is there a c/communitiesashashbrowns?

[–] db2@lemmy.world 102 points 1 day ago (3 children)
[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 41 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Kudos, that might be better than my first thought: canoen't

[–] kambusha@sh.itjust.works 6 points 18 hours ago
[–] iamanurd@midwest.social 12 points 1 day ago

Both are pretty on point

[–] db2@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

That was my first thought too though. 😆

[–] Mr_Blott@feddit.uk 15 points 1 day ago
[–] oce@jlai.lu 9 points 1 day ago

Is that a nether-oar situation?

[–] B312@lemmy.world 40 points 23 hours ago

A shower thought on showerthoughts??? Impossible

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 66 points 1 day ago (2 children)

And lobsters are mermaids to scorpions.

[–] TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 hours ago

A dam is the opposite of a swimming pool… maybe. Are you trying to keep water in or out?

[–] 0ops@lemm.ee 20 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

This shower thought is pretty much the basis of Archimedes principle. The upwards force of buoyancy is equal and opposite to the weight of the displaced fluid. Just imagine an empty bathtub floating in the lake. Now imagine the tub in the bathroom filled to the same level that the lake tub was submerged. The force keeping the lake tub floating and the force of the weight of the bathroom tub (including the weight of the tub) are the same.

Huh, I just went looking for stock images to show this and til that apparently historical accounts say that the principle was discovered in the bathtub.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 13 points 23 hours ago
[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 20 points 1 day ago (2 children)

A bathtub IS a canoe. A canoe is a bathtub.

[–] GladiusB@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 3 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

We're coming to the end they are about to reboot the matrix.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 hours ago

The simulation or the movie franchise?

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

A canoe with stabilizers in many cases. Not very good ones though., lots of drag, and a possibility of detriment to making water splash into the boat.

[–] Engywuck@lemm.ee 26 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Upvoted because I genuinely lolled ad this.

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I couldn’t see your comment because of my “ad” blocker.

[–] Engywuck@lemm.ee 5 points 1 day ago

You're adsolutely right!

[–] Vinny_93@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

It's been a while since an actual shower thought was posted

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 5 points 20 hours ago
[–] kubok@fedia.io 7 points 22 hours ago

I like the way you think. Take my upvote.

[–] Marthirial@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

But all canoes can be bathtubs but not the other way.

[–] thonofpy@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Now get into your river bath.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

You've reminded me of a rather odd book series.

[–] MissJinx@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago
[–] DragonsInARoom@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Or a non-capsised boat, or an empty ocean

[–] Sinkbath@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago

Also you would be making love in water versus merely close to it. Coffee compared to either would be unsatisfactory. At best coffee that is like “ mak’n love ina canoe” is still “fukin near water”.