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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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Magnetism only feels like magic, because we don't have biological sensors for it (feddit.de)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by swnt@feddit.de to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

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Think about it. Isn't light+eyes and ears+sound just the same in terms of their "influence at a distance"? We don't feel that as abnormal or magic - simply because we've sensors for them and are used to it. But physically speaking light and magnetism are based on electromagnetic forces.

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[–] doublenut@lemm.ee 8 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Tory Belleci did that in an episode of the white rabbit project and talks to people who've had them in them implanted for a while.

[–] Batpool23@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Thanks, will have to check that out!

[–] Batpool23@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago

Thanks, will have to check that out!