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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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With a normal espresso maker, you measure out the coffee grounds (gunpowder), pour them into the chamber, tamp them down, then pull the trigger/make the coffee.

With a K-cup, you just put in a capsule and fire away.

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[–] marighost@piefed.social 9 points 1 day ago (3 children)

This is what the Black Rifle Coffee company wants people to believe

[–] GhastfromthePast@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Whenever I see that name, I think they're missing a word. Is it supposed to be Black Powder Rifle Coffee company?

[–] gastroglizzy@piefed.social 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

No. "Black rifle" is an umbrella term loosely referring to modern, lightweight, polymer or aluminum-frame rifles that became common starting around the 1960s.

Sources differ, but some sources claim it's a reference to the name the Vietnamese gave the M16 during the Vietnam War, which translates literally back into English as "black rifle". It's worth noting that none of the sources I could find which make this claim provide the original, Vietnamese name.

[–] GhastfromthePast@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 hours ago

Well if it's based on the M16/AR15, they should be selling coffee cartridges in a stick magazine!

Reduced capacity coffee mags in California. Banned in Canada.

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