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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 best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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Magnetism only feels like magic, because we don't have biological sensors for it (feddit.de)

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Think about it. Isn't light+eyes and ears+sound just the same in terms of their "influence at a distance"? We don't feel that as abnormal or magic - simply because we've sensors for them and are used to it. But physically speaking light and magnetism are based on electromagnetic forces.

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[–] bdonvr 22 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Magnetically sensitive taint here I come!

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

With my luck I'd get stuck to a steel chair

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Never lose a game of musical chairs tho

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

You stand up and the chair sticks to you like a gmod model