No, just Cheeto dust.
this post was submitted on 08 Jun 2026
96 points (98.0% liked)
Showerthoughts
42362 readers
652 users here now
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:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
Rules
- All posts must be showerthoughts
- The entire showerthought must be in the title
- No politics
- If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
- A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
- Posts must be original/unique
- Adhere to Lemmy's Code of Conduct and the TOS
If you made it this far, showerthoughts is accepting new mods. This community is generally tame so its not a lot of work, but having a few more mods would help reports get addressed a little sooner.
Whats it like to be a mod? Reports just show up as messages in your Lemmy inbox, and if a different mod has already addressed the report, the message goes away and you never worry about it.
founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
it is also worth pointing out because we are thinking of the car comparison... but cheetah's only spend a very brief time anywhere close to their top speed (usually under 30 seconds). A cheetah attack is over one way or the other in seconds, and a cheetah would almost die of heat stroke if it sprinted for a full minute.
IIRC one of the big evolutionary advantages of Homo Sapiens as a predator at least was stamina - or our ability to run for comparatively long periods of time.
Imma need a big grant to find out. Really big. Like, Summer House big.
Probably not, thanks to their nictitating membrane (or haw).
It's an extra see-through eyelid that keeps dust and debris out of their eyes.
So they are related to Vulcans? /s
Clearly. Where do you think they got those ears from?
And here I was thinking they must be amphibians.
Oh so like birds? That's cool!
Haaaaaw yeeeaaaahhhhh!
My front of my car used to get covered in bugs years ago, but not these days. Not a good sign.
But the OP’s shower thought made me chuckle! It’s something I’ve never thought about before.
Cars are more aerodynamic, compounding the reduction in splatters caused by reduced populations. I can tell you my motorcycle helmet, little windscreen, and blunt nose catche a ton more bugs than my cars, which aren't even all that swoopy by modern standards. A splatted beetle or moth take up a critical amount of viewing space on a helmet, very noticeable
Insect populations have halved in the last ten years
if only that happened specifically to mosquitos. blegh.
Story time: once upon a time, back when I was much, much cooler than I am now, I used to ride a motorcycle. I had this bad habit of riding with the visor up and no sunglasses. That is, until one day, a bug got stuck in my eyelid. I had to ride for 30 minutes like that before I got home and was able to wash out my eyeball.
Moral of the story: eye protection! Always eye protection!
Even with my visor down with a full face mask I had it happen once. I guess it came in through the neck somehow? I also had that fucker in my eyeball for like 30-40 minutes before I got to a gas station
Oh no! Bugs!
😑
Maybe that's why they don't smile a lot.
They actually love it