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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.

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Since exercise is really easy for them, they wouldn't burn as many calories and would have a harder time losing weight

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[–] NONE_dc@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That's what I've always thought! I could never understand how Superman could get to have so much marked muscle if he is naturally able to lift tons without much effort, which makes it very difficult for him to break down his muscle fibers and regenerate them to gain muscle mass.

Unless in the Fortress of Solitude he has a gym with weights made from neutron star cores, he is much more likely to have a belly like the strongest men in real life.

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Inactive Myostatin gene or it's equivalent if they're alien.

[–] rainwall@piefed.social 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Exactly. His body isn't human, it just looks like it. He gets all his energy from photosynthesis. In at least one "bullshit" iteration, he can sap solar power from plants directly.

This is not a human with a humans constraints.

[–] TeamAssimilation 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Excuse me, but even we regular humans can sap solar power from plants… although not directly.