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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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  1. All posts must be showerthoughts
  2. The entire showerthought must be in the title
  3. 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
  4. Posts must be original/unique
  5. Adhere to Lemmy's Code of Conduct and the TOS

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It actually was just recently (a year ago) banned fully in the US. Before that, it was just prohibited to be used in new construction.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

What do you mean with fully banned in this example?

Pretty sure here in Europe there are also still plenty of cases where you're not forced to remove asbestos, like inaccessible old plumbing that's embedded in the utility shafts of apartment blocks. So it's also not fully banned here yet either, in that sense.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Well it can't be sold anymore, but if you have it in your house then it's not illegal in any way

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It was still sold until recently? That's pretty wild.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

No no, it got banned by the EU around 2000 and was already banned in many states befpre that