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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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Not really a shower thought, I came to this perspective in my dreams. And yes, that night's sleep absolutely slapped.

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[–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Text in a book is horizontal

on your phone too, but it is still in a vertical rectangle of view

also an opened book is most often wider than tall

but most often you are only observing a single page, don't you?

I think OP's point is not about the shape or layout of things, but the "rectangle of view" or "bounding box" or whatever.

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

You're only observing a single page, which is taller than wide, but you're also only observing a single word, which is generally wider than tall.