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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Your lips don't touch when you say the word touch, but do touch when you say separate (lemmy.world)

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My 8 year old son told me this randomly after getting out of the shower this morning.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Now it'd be cool if Vsauce spawns here explaining how you can't truly touch something.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Hey Vsauce, Michael here. What does it mean to be touched by something? In 1890, a poet named Rene Bomier said that to touch is to feel the world around you. But what if the world touched you back?