Oh buddy you absolutely can tell
this post was submitted on 03 Sep 2024
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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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- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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I’ve had showers where I feel like I’m out watering the shower
OP... Have you ever actually taken a shower? Because this is not true at all.
This is Lemmy
OP just revealed to us that they have never taken a hot shower in their whole life.
I'm surprised how many people feel they can differentiate steam moisture and sweat on their skin.
The process of sweating is one you can feel, beyond just the sensation of moisture. I'm more surprised that there are people who can't feel the difference.
Also, sweat has a much different consistency than water.
TIL a lot of people can't feel themselves sweat if they're in the shower.
Maybe they don't take hot enough showers? I don't always sweat, but for sure I've noticed more from taking hot baths
It’s not about sweating. It’s about feeling oneself sweating.
I'm a warm, sweaty person. Maybe I sweat too often to notice it's happening. I do great in winter though and don't complain about 90F+ days under 20% humidity. Sadly, I live where summers are 90/90
Yeah I don't really feel the difference either. Intriguing. Whether I'm wet from the shower or from sweat, it feels about the same to me. It's only after it's drying that there's an obvious difference to me
That was my take that prompted the post, but now a little logic is kicking in. Is my skin actually cold enough to condensate steam? I do not know
Yes I can.
As bullshit as "you can't feel yourself sweat in the pool"
I cannot feel myself sweat in a pool
Then you aren't swimming/working out hard enough to sweat.
Also It's not that you feel yourself sweating, it's that you feel the sweat. Sweat is a really slimy substance if it cannot evaporate
I met a researcher that was measuring swimmer sweat. To do it he had to patch part of their body with a waterproof detector. Spoiler alert, they do!
This is the science I live for.
spend time in a sauna. you can tell.
That's a humid steamy environment, not a small waterfall
If you start sweating in the shower you are doing it wrong. It could easily turn into heat stroke. This is more of a problem with hot tubs and hot springs