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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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Your middle finger is only your middle finger if you also count your thumb as a finger. Which I find hard to accept. @showerthoughts πŸ–•

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I wouldn't. It's easy, people just haven't learned it. It takes probably all of a minute to teach someone to count in binary with their fingers.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

If they are already familiar with binary, sure.

There are 10 types of people. Those that understand binary and those that don't.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I'm willing to bet I could teach someone how to count in binary on their fingers who doesn't know binary in five minutes or less. They don't need to know it's binary. It's just a simple rule that you add one and if that finger is up it instead goes down and the next goes up. They don't need to know more than that. Then they just work backwards to get the final count. Knowing this is binary can be helpful, but it isn't a prerequisite.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 hours ago

You have much more confidence in the abilities of an average student than I.