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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 most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

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[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Im confused by the statement. If im reading this image correctly radio is well out side human range. Unless you meant you are not human in which case nvn.

If you were an alien sensing radio waves a city for you would be the same as a bright day for us: we are used to lots of visible light being scattered around, and the aliens would be used to radio doing the same.

[–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

The point is we have adaptations that allow us to handle the amount of light we live in. As humans, it's not sensitive enough for moonless night activities and not adaptive enough to handle staring at the sun, but appropriate for most earthly activities. Meanwhile, nocturnal eyes in other animals are easily overwhelmed in daytime and diurnal eyes can be even less useful at night. So for this alien, we can't decide if it'll be blinded or perfectly competent at handling our local illumination. All depends on if it evolved to hide between stars or eat inner planets