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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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[–] TropicalDingdong 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

we do call them megagrams?

It's all either Megagrams / hectare or tons / acre in my work...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

What country and industry do you work that calls it megagram?

[–] TropicalDingdong 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Carbon forestry. and global, but I work mostly with US companies

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Also in the sciences (I'm a geologist), Megagram is often used. Most recently I wrote a paper which included discussion about the amounts of Mercury in the atmosphere, and Mg was the unit used.