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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 best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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[–] gspm 47 points 1 month ago (2 children)

How about qualitative and quantitative Olympics?

All the higher, faster, farther sports on one side. All the sports that include style judges on the other.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago

The sports vs popularity contest Olympics?

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

Yes, please!

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 month ago (2 children)

So much for the triathlon lol

[–] cryptiod137 17 points 1 month ago

No now it just takes 3 Olympics

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] DrCake 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It’s only 1/3 wet though

[–] evidences 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Yeah that one's tough, are we including any sports where the athletes get wet in the wet Olympics? Throwing steeple chase to the wet Olympics feels wrong.

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

Steeple chase wet.

[–] DontTreadOnBigfoot 24 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Usually dry but I think it actually melts under the pressure of a blade, so events with skates might have to go in the ~~dry~~ wet Olympics.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Afaik they just discovered that Ice has a layer of water ("pre-melted ice) at the surface, which is the lubricant that makes ice slippery. So, imo ice is wet ^^

[–] valkyre09 4 points 1 month 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 1 month ago

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month 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 1 month ago

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

[–] I_Fart_Glitter 17 points 1 month ago

Moist Olympics

[–] AdamEatsAss 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I think I saw a video titled "Wet Olympics" once online.

[–] Drunemeton 6 points 1 month ago

How can you have that user name, and no link!?

[–] Boozilla 7 points 1 month ago

Cartoon mascots: Sweaty and Chafey.

[–] Subverb 6 points 1 month ago

I prefer it the way it is. The hot and cold Olympics.

[–] NorthWestWind 3 points 1 month ago

It's wet here, but dry somewhere.

Same for summer and winter tho, so you may have a point.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] angrystego 2 points 1 month ago

All Olympics are Sweat Olympics

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don't see how. Summer games are games that can be played outdoors during the summer season. Winter games are games that can be played outdoors during the winter season.

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

Why so many indoor events then? Also, the typical seasons of many of of the "Summer" Olympics events are in the winter.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Why so many indoor events then?

They're games that people CAN play outdoors during summer.

Also, the typical seasons of many of of the "Summer" Olympics events are in the winter.

I don't understand this question.

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

What I mean is that I consider basketball, for example, to be a winter sport since it is properly played indoors on a wooden court and therefore its season is during the cold months of the year.

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

I can't say i agree. But everyone is entitled to their own opinion