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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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Nobody alive has a kill/death ratio IRL, since you can't divide by zero. (lemmy.world)

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[–] thisfro@slrpnk.net 6 points 3 years ago (2 children)

If you get revived, that doesn't count as death

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[–] Markimus@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (3 children)

That would exclude all video games then. 🤨

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[–] reclipse@lemdro.id 4 points 3 years ago

That's respawn.

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[–] alehc@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 years ago

False. In bf4 (and probably most of the battlefield games) if a doc revives you in combat your dead count goes down by one.

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[–] thisfro@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

What do you mean exactly? Many videogames have a functionality where you are down and bleeding out or something for some time, in which you can be revived (not counting as death). After that, you have to respawn (counting as death). And real people can't be respawned, but revived, so the original take still stands.

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[–] Markimus@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago

The first thing that came to mind was the Revival Book in Dream SMP.

It was a mistake to say "all video games" here.

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[–] bucho@lemmy.one 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Not according to doctors.

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[–] thisfro@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

BF medics beg to differ

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[–] bucho@lemmy.one 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

I'm sure battlefield medics are aware of clinical death. But, being on a battlefield, they have limited options for how to deal with it.

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[–] thisfro@slrpnk.net 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

I'm sure they do! But I meant the video-game Battlefield, not actual battlefield medics. Since K/D is really a video game thing, I leaned into that

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[–] bucho@lemmy.one 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

LOL - fair enough. I totally misinterpreted that. :D

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[–] thisfro@slrpnk.net 1 point 3 years ago

Haha, good we're on the same page now!

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