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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:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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There is a youtuber who specifically makes challenges in how he can make the most fucked up city.
In one episode he created a city which had one man made lake. That became the exclusive drinking water. It also becsme the exclusive drinking water. Then he build a dam right through the middle. Then he moved the drinking water, and the waste to one side and clean water on the other side. He wanted human waste to power the dam, which creates electricity to power the town.
Are you SURE you want these people in charge in real life???
Link?
The poop volcano?
If you’re expecting civilised mature city building with sensible decisions, you’re going to be disappointed.
Oh that poop volcano!
I thought you were thinking of this poop volcano
It does not provide electricity though, so it's not as good a poop volcano as the other
I don't know if it's what the parent comment was referencing but that's hilarious. I might watch the whole series now.
I mean have you seen the current political leaders?
City leadership be like: Write that down! Write that down!