/r/Showerthoughts

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A subreddit for sharing those miniature epiphanies that make the mundane more amazing.

About

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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/r/Showerthoughts

33,273,159 Subscribers

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A dog is like a werewolf. A mix of human and wolf traits.

3 Comments
2024/12/01
03:48 UTC

228

A mathematically average human has very slightly less than two legs.

44 Comments
2024/12/01
01:44 UTC

1,039

The universe is so big that light speed isn't nearly fast enough to actually get us anywhere in a intergalactic scale.

136 Comments
2024/12/01
00:41 UTC

0

A very smart chemistry teacher could truly have the ability to create the best and worst drugs to benefit or destroy humanity.

19 Comments
2024/11/30
23:08 UTC

0

The Grinch proves that marginalized people can change themselves and be accepted by society.

26 Comments
2024/11/30
18:39 UTC

0

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.

14 Comments
2024/11/30
16:03 UTC

4,494

Vampires would likely be able to use a garment similar to a burqa to go out in the day.

197 Comments
2024/11/30
11:59 UTC

1,752

There is an optimal way to load a dishwasher, and everyone thinks they've found it.

203 Comments
2024/11/30
11:54 UTC

890

Internet is a whole new early civilization with its own mythology, wars and legends.

44 Comments
2024/11/29
22:59 UTC

3,588

Your right hand has never touched your right elbow without experiencing extreme pain.

114 Comments
2024/11/29
22:24 UTC

419

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.

37 Comments
2024/11/29
16:07 UTC

2,235

Your tongue somehow automatically knows the texture of anything you imagine.

114 Comments
2024/11/29
15:58 UTC

5,962

AI probably won’t replace judges or juries because reasonable doubt isn’t allowed to be defined in any numerical terms.

394 Comments
2024/11/29
12:35 UTC

2

You are never in the dark, your eyes just don't see all of the other wavelengths of light around you.

37 Comments
2024/11/29
09:24 UTC

970

People either die young, or live long enough to have others make fun of them for being old.

58 Comments
2024/11/29
02:12 UTC

4,390

Charities are a measure of a society’s inadequacy and failure.

270 Comments
2024/11/29
01:07 UTC

0

World wars have never involved the entire world.

59 Comments
2024/11/28
19:02 UTC

429

Scarface is Al Pacino making fun of his co-star’s accent.

38 Comments
2024/11/28
17:35 UTC

2,461

Every family has a ‘weird’ relative, but we never question if we’re the weird relative to someone else.

259 Comments
2024/11/28
16:20 UTC

6,097

If hair had nerves, haircuts won't exist because how painful they would be.

264 Comments
2024/11/28
11:16 UTC

834

If you eat a Turducken, you then become a ManTurducken.

81 Comments
2024/11/28
05:56 UTC

772

Imagine how many people went back in time and stole someone else's piece of work and used it as their own.

148 Comments
2024/11/28
01:35 UTC

1,235

Sound above water probably sounds just as weird to dolphins as sound below water sounds to us.

19 Comments
2024/11/27
22:44 UTC

2,657

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.

68 Comments
2024/11/27
21:05 UTC

8,877

The amount of idiots in the world is directly proportional to how intelligent you are.

449 Comments
2024/11/27
17:57 UTC

0

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.

11 Comments
2024/11/27
08:15 UTC

2,916

A soldier in war may have engaged in combat against someone who they had previously healed in an online video game.

73 Comments
2024/11/27
02:22 UTC

1,083

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.

57 Comments
2024/11/27
01:46 UTC

390

Trying to be perfect is like trying to go the speed of light, no matter how hard you try, you won't reach it.

86 Comments
2024/11/26
20:50 UTC

7,582

You know you’re old when people start calling you _ years young.

160 Comments
2024/11/26
20:35 UTC

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