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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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[–] ToaLanjiao@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (6 children)

Akshurreally..., a wrong clock is correct somewhere on the planet. Same as all other clocks.

[–] TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 24 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

It might not align with any known time zone, but it will show you the solar time of some location somewhere.

If you stop the clock, you’ll see the solar time of a place that moves around the earth all the time. Twice a day, that place is here.

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

Thank you for organizing the concept concisely :)

[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Bastard. Have my upvote.

[–] darkdemize@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Yes, analog clocks are round 🕘

I bet if you roll it like a wheel, the time will probably be right somewhere...

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Solar time, not agreed upon time.

[–] danciestlobster@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I mean I have heard this reasoning said differently a lot of times but isn't that technically not true? I mean time zones only go in 1 hour increments. So if the time is 5:30 and a wrong clock says 5:40, it isn't really 540 somewhere. It's 530 or 630 or 730 or w/e

[–] theit8514@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Fun fact! Timezones don't just break at 1 hour increments. https://www.timeanddate.com/time/time-zones-interesting.html

[–] rudyharrelson@lemmy.radio 2 points 1 month ago

Or maybe if the clock is exactly an hour off, it'll eventually be right when daylight saving time rolls around.

[–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

The planet is a clock.