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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: 1

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We know now that you can't turn "base metals" into gold through chemical processes, but if you could, gold would no longer be scarce and therefore no more valuable than the base metals.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Alchemy was an explicitly magical tradition.

[โ€“] agamemnonymous 1 points 1 day ago

Really depends on how you define "magical". It was also very much legitimate proto-chemistry.