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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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[–] NihilsineNefas@slrpnk.net 36 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Think of it this way; 70% of the planet is water. Of that water only 2.5% is fresh water, 68% of that is held in glaciers. About 1% of the fresh water on earth is liquid.

That 1% is the absolute maximum quantity of what's used for drinking, and the steps between ground/reservoir water and the tap in your home involve MASSIVE quantities of electricity and effort to make it so it won't kill you.

What you're suggesting doing is turning the tap on and sending that fresh drinkable water right back into the sewer to generate a miniscule amount of power, since the average tap pressure at 1 bar means you'll be making sub 100W of power, hardly enough to power the big light in your kitchen if it's got more than two incandescent bulbs or spotlights, let alone a kettle or a microwave.

[–] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works -1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

What aren't you understanding? The water is free to them

By this definition, let me guess, you also think the fine folks over at Nestle are assholes too?

Tap for spoilerIf we ever do make it to the riots stage, I hope we can all agree Nestle goes first.

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

You are the one who isn't understanding but yeah, fuck Nestle!

[–] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 0 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Lol I understand it perfectly, I was joking

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

It's like they say: Comedy is hard.

[–] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 0 points 5 days ago

I mean, to be fair, my writing may not have been funny to you, but it didn't leave any room for whether or not I understood.

[–] NihilsineNefas@slrpnk.net 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

spoilerBut water isn't a human right, that's the job of datacenters!

You guys get nestle, meta is mine.