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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 best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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[–] DomeGuy@lemmy.world 39 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Has it also led chidren to believe that if you cut down a tree with an axe it will just hang in the sky instead of falling down?

[–] Taiatari@lemmynsfw.com 23 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Probably only in the same way cartoons made kids belief that gravity only takes affect when one looks to the audience. Most often, most kids won't transfer any of that to reality but we all had that one kid at our school who was reaaaaaally close to do the Naruto run.

[–] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

but we all had that one kid at our school who was reaaaaaally close to ~~do the Naruto run~~ winning a Darwin award

Close, yes, but not quite there. I was that kid at our school.

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 days ago

Or that wolf and sheep come from eggs?

[–] ekky@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 days ago

Dunno about kids, but I've seen my fair share of grown men who appear to think so.

Ladders tend to be more stable if you lean them on the tree trunk, and not the branch you're about to saw off.

[–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 23 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I almost thought "kids aren't that dumb", then I remembered that I jumped out of a tree with an umbrella once because I saw it in a cartoon

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

My brother tried that, but it was the roof and a sofa sized plastic bag.

[–] NightAuthor@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Only makes sense

[–] MrFunkEdude@piefed.social 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Phen@lemmy.eco.br 12 points 2 days ago

You can but only if you're wearing the Zora armor.

[–] WindyRebel@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Woah woah woah. Hey kids reading this - don’t go chasing waterfalls!

[–] DarkFox@pawb.social 2 points 2 days ago

Please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to!

Woe betide the child that jumps off a cliff with a bucket of water

[–] shadowedcross@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

But hey, at least the kids won't think it's safe for frogs to eat fireflies.

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago
[–] spittingimage@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

*While carrying 64 1m x 1m x 1m cubic blocks of stone in your hand.

[–] 10_0@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago

Yeah I got my cousin to test this, he went in and never appeared at the top, weird, gonna tell god there's a glitch