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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.

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Then picking the exact correct thing

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[–] CosmicCleric -4 points 2 days ago (9 children)

Then picking the exact correct thing

It can easily tell what item is a coin, but how much that coin is worth is hard for it to do. (Trying to grab a nickel vs a quarter, etc.)

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[–] Zorque 4 points 2 days ago (4 children)

A nickel is smaller and thicker, and has a smooth edge compared to the quarter. Can you not tell the difference?

[–] CosmicCleric -1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

A nickel is smaller and thicker, and has a smooth edge compared to the quarter. Can you not tell the difference?

When you're jiggling around in your pocket for it and there's other coins in there too, it becomes harder to do.

I'm not saying there's a 0% chance of figuring it out by touch alone, just that by touch identifying a coin (vs a not-coin) is a lot easier to do than by touch identifying what amount an individual coin is worth. (In the U.S. at least.)

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[–] Zorque 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

When you’re jiggling around in your pocket for it and there’s other coins in there too, it becomes harder to do.

Well, sure. Adding many variables usually makes anything harder to do. But that generally just means it takes a little more effort.

Are your hands horribly mangled or something? Am I bringing up something hard for you to deal with?

[–] CosmicCleric -1 points 2 days ago

Are your hands horribly mangled or something? Am I bringing up something hard for you to deal with?

Hands? It's horribly hard to fit my trunk into my pockets.

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