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

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[–] B312 43 points 6 days ago (1 children)

A shower thought on showerthoughts??? Impossible

[–] satans_methpipe 2 points 1 day ago

Showerception. Wait for the cold water kick.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

This shower thought is pretty much the basis of Archimedes principle. The upwards force of buoyancy is equal and opposite to the weight of the displaced fluid. Just imagine an empty bathtub floating in the lake. Now imagine the tub in the bathroom filled to the same level that the lake tub was submerged. The force keeping the lake tub floating and the force of the weight of the bathroom tub (including the weight of the tub) are the same.

Huh, I just went looking for stock images to show this and til that apparently historical accounts say that the principle was discovered in the bathtub.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 days ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

You have a plug hole in your canoe?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago
[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago

I like the way you think. Take my upvote.

[–] Zorque 5 points 6 days ago
[–] db2 105 points 1 week ago (3 children)
[–] spankmonkey 42 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Kudos, that might be better than my first thought: canoen't

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago
[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago

Both are pretty on point

[–] db2 3 points 1 week ago

That was my first thought too though. 😆

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago
[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

Is that a nether-oar situation?

[–] darthelmet 99 points 1 week ago (2 children)

This isn’t a shower thought. It’s a bath thought.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 days ago (2 children)
[–] uranibaba 14 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] FlyingSquid 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I think I would like a bathroom that is also a keep. Think of the privacy!

[–] uranibaba 3 points 4 days ago

Two bathrooms or one giant one. Two, unless it really is a keep!

[–] aaaa 4 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Communities aren't hashtags!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 days ago

c/I don't care

[–] pyre 6 points 6 days ago

c/communitiesashashtags

[–] Zorque 4 points 6 days ago

Is there a c/communitiesashashbrowns?

[–] tibi 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] toynbee 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I used to bathe in the shower.

My parents were concerned about water usage and so banned baths. I, a stubborn teenager, just started using the dangling shower head instead of the bath tap to fill the tub. Presumably they knew, but they never called me on it.

[–] tibi 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I just think bathing is a waste of time. I just want want to clean myself quickly and get out, I have better things to do.

[–] toynbee 2 points 6 days ago

Bathing as a teenager, I wasn't overly concerned about cleanliness or speed. I was more worried about hot water and laying down for a bit longer in the morning.

Now, as an adult, I haven't had a bath in several years. I've thought about it; standing, for me, is hard because I'm obese and have an old ankle injury that was repaired incorrectly. However, ultimately, I always end up going for the shower - because, as you said, it's more efficient - then trembling on the bed for ten minutes until my ankle recovers.

I agree, though. For effectiveness, go for a shower. For luxury, a bath might be appropriate.

[–] disguy_ovahea 70 points 1 week ago (2 children)

And lobsters are mermaids to scorpions.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

A dam is the opposite of a swimming pool… maybe. Are you trying to keep water in or out?

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Upvoted because I genuinely lolled ad this.

[–] Zachariah 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I couldn’t see your comment because of my “ad” blocker.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago

You're adsolutely right!

[–] Vinny_93 10 points 1 week ago

It's been a while since an actual shower thought was posted

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 week ago (2 children)

A bathtub IS a canoe. A canoe is a bathtub.

[–] GladiusB 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] Crashumbc 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

We're coming to the end they are about to reboot the matrix.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

The simulation or the movie franchise?

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

A canoe with stabilizers in many cases. Not very good ones though., lots of drag, and a possibility of detriment to making water splash into the boat.

[–] thonofpy 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Now get into your river bath.

[–] toynbee 2 points 6 days ago

You've reminded me of a rather odd book series.

[–] Marthirial 4 points 1 week ago

But all canoes can be bathtubs but not the other way.

[–] MissJinx 3 points 1 week ago
[–] DragonsInARoom 2 points 1 week ago

Or a non-capsised boat, or an empty ocean

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

Also you would be making love in water versus merely close to it. Coffee compared to either would be unsatisfactory. At best coffee that is like “ mak’n love ina canoe” is still “fukin near water”.