/r/Showerthoughts
A subreddit for sharing those miniature epiphanies that make the mundane more amazing.
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A subreddit for sharing those miniature epiphanies that make the mundane more amazing.
"Showerthought" is a loose term that applies to the types of thoughts you might have while carrying out a routine task like showering, driving, or daydreaming. At their best, showerthoughts are universally relatable and provide new perspectives on the mundane.
Please be respectful of others' submissions. Rudeness is unacceptable.
Please read our rules and the requirements for each type of post before submitting.
Rules
1. All submissions must be original.
Everything offered in /r/Showerthoughts must be written by its poster. AI-generated content, copied-and-pasted content, and other such unoriginal content is strictly forbidden.2. All posts must meet the minimum requirements for their flair.
Incorrectly flaired posts will be removed. Very few posts will be showerthoughts.3. Your entire thought must be in the title.
Posts in /r/Showerthoughts must stand on their own. Explanations, elaboration, examples, or clarifications should only be offered as comments.4. Submissions must be offered in error-free English.
Since posts in /r/Showerthoughts are rarely longer than a sentence, they must meet a minimum standard of quality.5. No misinformation.
Misinformation of any kind is forbidden. This includes posts that use blatantly false premises to attract attention.6. No done-to-death or banned posts.
Posts may not be jokes, puns, wordplay, advice, soapboxing, or "shower commentary" (like "Ow, this water is too hot!"). Posts pertaining to politics, religion, Reddit, and social justice are also forbidden, as are posts about or pertaining to language.7. No spam or spam-enabling activity of any kind.
Spam and spam-enabling activity is strictly prohibited, regardless of how or where on Reddit it takes place. Users may only offer one post per seventy-two-hour period.8. Remain civil at all times.
Bigotry, hate-speech, harassment, and personal attacks will result in immediate and permanent bans. Submissions which are hostile, intentionally demeaning, or directly insulting will be removed.
Please see the complete rules page for a full explanation of each of the preceding rules.
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There's just something so American about us solving our healthcare crisis with gun violence.
18:42 UTC
Cats & dogs owned by masseuses are lucky because they are way better at petting than average people.
17:16 UTC
Every asteroid that impacts Earth slows down time just a tiny bit relative to the rest of the universe.
11:33 UTC
The universe may not be infinite, however that doesn’t mean infinity can’t be found within it.
21:20 UTC
When life gives you lemons, you can only make lemonade if life also gives you a lot of sugar.
18:52 UTC
If Nintendo can patent the concept of throwing a ball to catch a creature after Palworld came out, then someone should patent the concept of microtransactions.
15:25 UTC
The problem with history is that it compresses time: events that happened decades apart are presented as if they were close together.
14:06 UTC
Sporks exist but you never see anyone eating with them.
07:12 UTC
If someone is watching porn on a Wi-Fi network nearby, there may be virtual cocks passing through your mouth and butt.
06:05 UTC
To be a true Yearly Wrap Up for a service, it should take place in January not in December.
03:25 UTC
There aren’t nearly as many movies by directors where a filmmaker is the protagonist as there are novels by authors where writers are the protagonist.
01:33 UTC
In Jeopardy, If you forgot to formulate your answer as a question you could just say “innit?” at the end.
00:51 UTC
If we used our fingers to count in binary, we could count to 1024 instead of 10.
00:24 UTC
We’re constantly playing a tug of war against companies by paying YouTube to not show ads while they pay YT to show them.
17:08 UTC
When explaining English to kids or non-English speakers, we often say certain consonants are silent, but if a vowel is silent we just assume they already know it.
16:55 UTC
It is very rare to see insects drink water.
13:37 UTC
Companies find it reasonable to raise prices for rising input costs, but unreasonable to raise wages for employees facing the same issue.
04:55 UTC
It must be really confusing taking advanced math and physics classes in Greek.
23:53 UTC
With the right kind of light and power, everything can be made transparent.
21:29 UTC
Morality is often ignored not because it lacks importance, but humanity has yet to find way to measure it.
17:05 UTC
We transformed our apex predator into our best friend.
15:17 UTC
There are 10 steps to cleaning a slowcooker: Soak, followed by saying 9 times, "I thought I got everything."
11:30 UTC
Spiderwebs are recycled bugs.
08:07 UTC
It's interesting how singers/poets expose their deepest hurts, yet we're all like "That's so beautiful, so true." and not "That's some deep trauma, go get help."
07:00 UTC
If there were two motorcyclists driving side by side, and they held hands, they would turn into a car.
05:52 UTC
Your teeth are a food processor.
04:31 UTC
There’s probably someone in the world right now who is living the perfect day, but you’ll never know about it because they’re too busy enjoying it to post about it.
03:36 UTC
Taylor Swift visiting a city is the closest we get to see how people react to aliens.
23:10 UTC
Intelligent AI could lower our guards by faking slow progress and improvement.
20:54 UTC
UFO sightings dropped when cameras became popular via phones, now they're back up with drones becoming popular.
04:12 UTC