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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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[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Got the whole series, plus some other ones about other topics, like chemistry and sex. About the only downside of Gonick's work, is that the older volumes are a bit dated - the archaeology and whatnot starts from about the 80's or thereabouts.

Wish I was a billionaire, so that I could commission remakes and an animated series for all to freely partake in.

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Speaking of comics, there are assorted manga that tackle the sciences or historical eras. For example, 'The Manga Guide to the Universe', which covers stellar phenomena, how to calculate distances, and so forth. Bride's Story is a slice of life about a steppe people - roughly in Mongolia, I think. Practices for marriage, how to bleed out an animal, and more are presented. Meanwhile, 'Spice and Wolf' is about mercantile economics for Medieval Europe, such as currency debasing.

Manga is very good for pairing a slice-of-life narrative alongside education.

[–] mattyroses@lemmy.today 2 points 2 days ago

heh yeah - his Cartoon Guide to the Computer actually has one of the best explanations of how basic circuts are translated into boolean logic of ANY source out there, still.