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. A showerthought should offer a unique perspective on an ordinary part of life.

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Confusing right from left is easier than confusing up from down. (self.showerthoughts)

submitted 1 year ago by zephyr to c/showerthoughts

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[–] Badass_panda 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fun fact... Ancient Greek (and a lot of other early alphabet-based scripts) was often written both left and right. It was called boustrophedon, "as the ox plows."

Basically, write the letters left to write, get to the end of the line, next line goes right to left, etc. We're so used to symmetry that it is actually reasonably natural, to your point.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

TIL! Thanks! Although it seems it was an idiom that disappeared around 600 BC.