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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:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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Or there's just, you know normal bread, flour, water, yeast and salt. You don't need all that extra crap.
Of course nobody needs it. But >99% only know it that way.
I highly doubt that. Being from a European country, a bakery around the corner with fresh bread is the most normal thing. Supermarket bread is highly frowned upon here and definitely not something most people would ever buy. As is the case in most of the world (either by baking themselves or going to the bakery) - except of course the USA I presume
If you believe that your local bakery can survive without those chemicals, think again. There are a handful of specialized bakeries that actually work on "clean" recipies, but they are rare and much more expensive.
Yes, even in Germany, the country of bread, rising agents and acidity regulators are common. Whenever you see a "bakery" put prepared rolls into the oven, you can be sure that chemistry is the bakers best friend.