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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:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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As someone who lives in a city and is constantly exposed to car noise: No.
Like, people have no idea how loud cars are. When I turn the volume of my ear buds to 100%, it hurts my ears. It's so loud it's uncomfortable. But when I'm riding my bike along the street to the city center, I can barely hear my podcasts, even at 100%
Get something with noise cancelling.
Just imagine what it was like 50 years ago. How did people live in such insane noise polution conditions. Getting rid of noise should be one good enough reason for ev switch
The same content hurts your ears that you can't hear in the city center?
I have this exact experience. To hear music on some busy streets, I have to turn the volume up to unhealthy levels (I stop listening at that point).
... How many hours have you spent here on earth ? Adaptative senses is a nifty feature which allows you to see better in the dark, listen in on quiet conversations, feel the texture of stuff and all of that only when it matters.
That doesn't answer my question. Things can be different volumes and voice only productions are especially quiet.