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 best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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The 1920s was "a long time ago" and the Andromeda galaxy is "a galaxy far, far away." Maybe the original trilogy took place 100 years ago in the next galaxy over. (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What will really bake your noodle is that it takes time for light to reach us. We are seeing light that anywhere from a few minutes to a few billion years old.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

And when the light from Andromeda reaches us in 2.5 million years, you'll all see my shower thought was right.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

And in 2.5 million years when the light from your thought reaches the folks in Andromeda, they’ll be like…

“Woah! Star Wars happened right here!”