/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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A mathematically average human has very slightly less than two legs.
01:44 UTC
The universe is so big that light speed isn't nearly fast enough to actually get us anywhere in a intergalactic scale.
00:41 UTC
A very smart chemistry teacher could truly have the ability to create the best and worst drugs to benefit or destroy humanity.
23:08 UTC
The Grinch proves that marginalized people can change themselves and be accepted by society.
18:39 UTC
People say preferring phone calls is old school, but those who favor texting are truly the real old school ones—writing has been around way longer than phones.
16:03 UTC
Vampires would likely be able to use a garment similar to a burqa to go out in the day.
11:59 UTC
There is an optimal way to load a dishwasher, and everyone thinks they've found it.
11:54 UTC
Internet is a whole new early civilization with its own mythology, wars and legends.
22:59 UTC
Your right hand has never touched your right elbow without experiencing extreme pain.
22:24 UTC
We directly follow a day where we’re thankful for what we already have with a day where we’re encouraged to get everything that we don’t have.
16:07 UTC
Your tongue somehow automatically knows the texture of anything you imagine.
15:58 UTC
AI probably won’t replace judges or juries because reasonable doubt isn’t allowed to be defined in any numerical terms.
12:35 UTC
You are never in the dark, your eyes just don't see all of the other wavelengths of light around you.
09:24 UTC
People either die young, or live long enough to have others make fun of them for being old.
02:12 UTC
Charities are a measure of a society’s inadequacy and failure.
01:07 UTC
World wars have never involved the entire world.
19:02 UTC
Scarface is Al Pacino making fun of his co-star’s accent.
17:35 UTC
Every family has a ‘weird’ relative, but we never question if we’re the weird relative to someone else.
16:20 UTC
If hair had nerves, haircuts won't exist because how painful they would be.
11:16 UTC
If you eat a Turducken, you then become a ManTurducken.
05:56 UTC
Imagine how many people went back in time and stole someone else's piece of work and used it as their own.
01:35 UTC
Sound above water probably sounds just as weird to dolphins as sound below water sounds to us.
22:44 UTC
If you came of age at the turn of 20th century, you likely had to teach your children *and* your parents how to drive a car.
21:05 UTC
The amount of idiots in the world is directly proportional to how intelligent you are.
17:57 UTC
In movies, often alien glyphs are translated on-screen to English. In reality, aliens would probably use the English letters as they wouldn't have equivalents in their alphabet.
08:15 UTC
A soldier in war may have engaged in combat against someone who they had previously healed in an online video game.
02:22 UTC
Once bots become popular in a community, you'd likely see more bots than there actually are because people would start labeling others as 'bots' more readily.
01:46 UTC
Trying to be perfect is like trying to go the speed of light, no matter how hard you try, you won't reach it.
20:50 UTC
You know you’re old when people start calling you _ years young.
20:35 UTC
The more we delegate communication to AI, the further we drift from genuine human connection.
09:15 UTC