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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:

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[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 53 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That mold growing on last month's leftovers in the back of the fridge would like to have a word..

[–] knightmare1147@lemmy.world 22 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] AdamEatsAss@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Jeff Goldblum just going to town on a female triceratops only to realize it's a male.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago

I put my cat in the fridge once. She was fine. She found the chicken. She was happy.

........now the cat I put in the freezer is a different story.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Almost inhospitable to most life. This makes the time to spoilage as long as possible by slowing the growth of microorganisms as much as possible while keeping fresh food palatable for as long as possible.

[–] Beacon@fedia.io 17 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I get what you're trying to say, but that's already what the word inhospitable means. It doesn't mean it makes life impossible or near impossible, it just means it makes conditions harsh for life.

inhospitable (adjective)

  1. (of an environment) harsh and difficult to live in
[–] Nougat@fedia.io 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Beacon@fedia.io 5 points 1 week ago

You're welcome! =)

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 4 points 1 week ago

It slows microbes down but generally doesn't kill them. I put sourdough starter in the fridge between bakes so I don't have to feed it as often. The refrigerator is hospitable to life when you just want it to "chill."

[–] 21Cabbage@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 1 week ago

Right, Arizona's by some measures inhospitable but there are cities there.

[–] WhyIAughta@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Are we talking the freezer compartment or the sulfuric acid compartment.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

We have wildly different fridge designs. Is yours one of those fancy ones that makes ice?

[–] WhyIAughta@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

A little fancier than that, mine doesn’t actually make the ice, it orders it directly from an ice breaker ship at the polar icecap and has it delivered via drone. A little more money, but worth it.

[–] 21Cabbage@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 1 week ago

I think he pointed out it makes sulphuric acid.

[–] Holyginz@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Frozen sulfuric acid compartment

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Extremophiles in the freezer be like:

[–] teft@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Unless you’re Indiana Jones or a ghoul kid in the Commonwealth.