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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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  2. The entire showerthought must be in the title
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    • If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
    • A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
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[–] FUCKING_CUNO@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 5 months ago (2 children)

So then when the expansion slows and the universe starts contracting (again?), will time then reverse as entropy reverses?

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

I'm pretty sure nobody thinks the Big Crunch is going to happen anymore, considering the expansion of the universe is accelerating.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 points 5 months ago

I sorta think its still possible. Im not 100% sold gravity is a constant on massive scales.

[–] BlackLaZoR@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Except it doesn't seem like it will ever contract. If universe were to stop or contract, it would collapse into black hole

[–] FUCKING_CUNO@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The moment before the big bang, the universe was a singularity similar to a black hole though. In fact, our universe shares several properties with black holes (mass/energy can never escape it, for example)

[–] BlackLaZoR@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

It's more akin to a white hole. With accelerating expansion It seems everything will escape eventually.

And then 'accidentally' observable universe is just slightly below Schweidshield radius which would collapse it back into regular black hole. Seems like a very peculiar coincidence.