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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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Electric cars have to make noise on purpose because otherwise it would be a silent car. And most of these noises are are weird futuristic WEEEE-00000 UFO sounds. Therefore I posit that we should be able to change the noises our electric cars make

EDIT: These suggestions are Top-Notch! Keep em coming!

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[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 5 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

I wish we could bring back custom ring tones. Some people use the same sound for calls that I use for wake-up alarms. It’s jarring when I hear it, especially since my phone likes to fuck around on its own in my pocket sometimes (even though I use a biometric lock, it still finds a way.)

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Do you have one of those old people limited phones or something? Every phone supports custom ringtones lol.

I have an iPhone, about 5 years old.

[–] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

You can do this with any android phone and probably any iphone. My text notification is the "!" Alert noise from Metal Gear Solid.

[–] TheRedSpade@lemmy.world 7 points 10 hours ago

What do you mean "bring back"? At least with Android, any audio file you can transfer to your device can be used as a ringtone.