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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: 1

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[–] valkyre09 4 points 6 months ago (2 children)

The phrase “pre-melted” is making me chuckle. If it’s pre-melted, surely it’s frozen? If it’s frozen, isn’t that just ice?

[–] angrystego 4 points 5 months ago

I think pre-melted means melted in advance, not the state before melting.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Eh, that's what they called it in the article and I'm neither a physicist nor a material scientist. They made a definite distinction between the two forms of the materials in this and other articles related to the topic which I was too topic-uninformed to understand. So you might be right :D

[–] valkyre09 2 points 5 months ago

Nothing personal, my lack of understanding is what made me giggle :)