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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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[–] Quilotoa@lemmy.ca 45 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Bones do rot, just more slowly than flesh.

[–] presoak@lazysoci.al 17 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Silicone too for that matter, what with proton decay and all that.

[–] Quilotoa@lemmy.ca 31 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Technically, silicone does not rot. It breaks down into smaller materials but does not decompose into its base components like organic material.

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Well, those are macroplastics.

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

And what do the macroplastics break down into?

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

In this case? Erections.

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

see: Kristi Noem

[–] Chee_Koala@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Even Macroerplastics

[–] CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Isn't proton decay unproven so far? we have some hyopthetical mechanisms but the universe hasn't even existed for long enough to run an experiment on it.

[–] MrFinnbean@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

If you want to be really specific, bones do not rot per se. They go trough diagenesis, where collagen and minerals breakdown over long periods.