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. A showerthought should offer a unique perspective on an ordinary part of life.

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I just realized how incredible it is that we don't have toes growing out of our ears. (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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AFAIK it all boils down to the fact that during embryonal development our cells, which at that point were just a blob of undifferentiated autonomous chemical machines, somehow managed to unanimously agree upon the cardinal directions (up-down, left-right, front-back) for future development - and thanks to this, we don't have toes growing out of our ears.

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[–] SIGSEGV -4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You JUST realized that. 🙄

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

I mean, there are a lot of things that we've always "known", but one day you just really thing about it and realize how fucking wild it is.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

That's why there is an entire community for shower thoughts: because people sometimes get these sudden realizations. But honestly, you got me - I realized it a few days ago and only got around to post it "now".