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

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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Another factor is estimating the total amount of hydrogen available to form new stars. The last estimate I heard was nine times as much as is currently bound up in stars.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

That's fascinating I would've thought most of it is in stars and the rest is a miniscule amount by comparison like 98% or more was in stars or something.