/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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The internet exists within its own realm; if all servers suddenly powered down, it would cease to function in the physical world, yet its enigmatic essence would linger on as a mysterious concept within our minds.
17:38 UTC
Erasers are rarely fully used. They either get lost or thrown out.
17:27 UTC
Disney villains are so courteous, they always let the hero finish their songs before trying to initiate a battle sequence.
17:18 UTC
Waiting rooms should have treadmills and exercise bikes. Let me move while I wait.
17:10 UTC
Between creationism and the fact that we Sweat to reduce body temp. Are humans just water cooled A.I.?
16:17 UTC
It's a good thing that ratings go to 10 instead of 11. If it goes to 11, we would see 9/11 and 7/11 a lot
16:13 UTC
If white holes existed, they would destroy everything around them with light-speed matter.
16:08 UTC
Falling down the stairs would be so fun if it didn’t hurt.
15:50 UTC
True evil requires competence; incompetence reduces it to mere thought crime.
15:51 UTC
When you snack on popcorn, you're eating a vegetable, at least from a culinary standpoint.
15:15 UTC
If humans ever become biologically immortal, they will still die due to a random death.
13:26 UTC
When we’re kids we ‘run away’ but as adults we ‘walk out’.
13:09 UTC
Those who claim to have electromagnetic hypersensitivity might also suffer from neutrinos or cosmic rays if they had enough knowledge.
13:01 UTC
We obsess about most aspects of aging, but not our voices aging.
10:50 UTC
The security guard in FNaF could just leave the building after clocking in. There’s no managers or anyone to check if they’re in the building or not. It’s not like the guard would be guarding anything since the animatronics would take out anybody who’d break in. Easy job for a ton of money.
10:08 UTC
The more a well-known product is advertised, the less prestigious it becomes.
08:04 UTC
Nobody can make a tutorial on how to use a tutorial.
06:56 UTC
It’s more common and socially acceptable to pursue a stranger romantically rather than platonically.
06:39 UTC
When you say something is "close to 90%", it usually means it's something above 87.5%, but if you say something is "close to 91%", it usually means it's something above 90.5%.
03:25 UTC
The laugh tracks in comedy shows are usually of the deceased. Meaning it could be one of your long past relatives. Also, it may be you or someone you know some day.
03:22 UTC
In horror movies, we get annoyed at the dumb decisions people make. Yet when we play a horror game, we make the dumb decisions.
03:10 UTC
When you age to 113 years old you're a teenager again.
02:04 UTC
The Irish are to the Italians in the same way that the Russians are to the Greeks.
01:24 UTC
If the ocean is responsible for every other breath we take, we’ll never be certain when to thank it.
00:12 UTC
Most people die as orphans.
23:07 UTC
Self driving cars can in the future drive you to prison the minute there’s a warrant for your arrest.
22:57 UTC
Since most scissors in the world are for right-handed people (from what i've seen) and, as a result, left-handed people have a terrible experience with them, does that make them less likely to choose it during "rock, paper, scissors"?
22:44 UTC
Considering false memories, we have never existed and suddenly misremembered a whole life that never happened.
22:37 UTC
If the steel of the Vikings had been better, the US dollar would read "In Odin we trust".
22:34 UTC
Every human activity, no matter how simple or complex, requires technique to be done effectively. From wiping your ass to throwing a ball, technique makes all the difference.
19:30 UTC