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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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[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago (3 children)

fractions of 12 are unintuitive

Really? I've always found them very pleasing.

[–] MadBob@feddit.nl 10 points 6 months ago

They chose 12 precisely because it's easy to divide!

[–] thistledown@rblind.com 5 points 6 months ago

I wish our numeric system was base 12 instead of base 10!

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You're on Lemmy, of course you like fractions of 12. It is a very convenient base, having so many factors, but most people don't think like that

[–] key@lemmy.keychat.org 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

That might be the most obscure stereotype I've ever read. 😆