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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:

Rules

  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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[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 year ago

Probably shouldn't inhale vaporised flourides.

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fluorine is really really bad for your lungs.

[–] hperrin@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Well, never mind then.

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

My two concerns are that, you wouldn't hold the vapor in your mouth long enough for it to actually be helpful, and with some people vaping occasionally, and others doing it constantly, it would be difficult to keep the fluoride levels high enough for casual users to get a benefit, but low enough that all-day every-day folks don't OD.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think anything with nicotine in it is bad for you

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

Nitpick, but it doesn't always have nicotine. Not to say it isn't harmful.

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

If it's not oxygen it shouldn't go in the lungs. Full stop.

[–] Worx@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The 78% nitrogen hanging out in the atmosphere begs to differ

[–] the_q@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can also breathe in smoke, that doesn't mean that you should. Can and should are the keywords here.

[–] Worx@lemmynsfw.com 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So you're saying that I shouldn't breathe in nitrogen? There's a thing called "oxygen toxicity" which can be caused by breathing pure oxygen and so actually breathing things other than oxygen is vital to our health.

[–] the_q@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago
[–] Granixo@feddit.cl 3 points 1 year ago
[–] CombatWombatEsq@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Interesting. Do aerosolized fluoridates adhere to teeth?