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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You can boil water with water by using the electricity from hydro power to power your kettle. (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 11 months ago by 257m@sh.itjust.works to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

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You have probably done it without even noticing. The modern world is clearly miraculous.

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[–] Nighed@sffa.community 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

All the heavy metals (including uranium) came from stars exploding in some form. So it's all from a sun (even if it's not ours)

Alternatively, the sun is a huge fusion furnace, so all energy is nuclear

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

We did it, lemmy, we discovered net positive fusion!