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We all have our own shower routine some of us like jamming out and busting out our karaoke skills while others like to take the time to reflect - and judging by the subreddit thread shower thoughts, there is some profound thinking that goes on between suds.

According to the group, a shower idea is "a miniature epiphany that makes the mundane more interesting. Maybe it's all the head scrubbing that knocks out these interesting thoughts, but if you are searching for life's meaning, the answer may be underneath your shower head." Scroll down below to check out more of these soapy epiphanies, and don't forget to upvote these genius ideas!

While a lot of good and weird thoughts do come to us in the shower a 'shower thought' doesn't have to occur in the shower. The term has come to mean any idea you get while perform a mundane activity. Studies have shown that these epiphany moments usually occur in one of the 3 Bs - bathtub, bed or bus. Washington University psychologist R. Keith Sawyer, author of the new book Explaining Creativity: The Science of Human Innovation explains: "When we take time off from working on a problem, we change what we're doing and our context, and that can activate different areas of our brain. If the answer wasn't in the part of the brain we were using, it might be in another. If we're lucky, in the next context we may hear or see something that relates—distantly—to the problem that we had temporarily put aside.

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Daria B
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5 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's true. So, people, do not feel discouraged to speak that language you've been trying to learn recently! Practice makes perfect, once your skills get better, you're the one with the last laugh! *laughing in Spanish* ♥

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A lot of funny shower thoughts are silly more than profound, but some famous discoveries have come between scrubs. In 1990 NASA scientists were trying to fix the lenses of the Hubble telescope while it was already in orbit. The engineer on the project Jim Crocker was taking a shower in a German hotel and noticed that the European-style shower was mounted on adjustable rods. That's when it hit him - Hubble's small mirrors could be extended into the telescope if they were mounted in a similar way on folding arms. You never know when clever ideas will hit!

What is it about the shower that makes it the perfect environment to think? Our brain releases its best ideas when dopamine is triggered, which can occur during a warm shower. At the same time we are in a relaxed state and thus more likely to reflect inward. Lastly we are distracted. Activities like washing the dishes or washing ourselves are so automatic that it give our brain a break and allows our subconscious time to play in a more creative way.

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kasa alex
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Omg this has really got me thinking now...has there been anytime where I've almost died but just had no idea?

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Luis Milian
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

when being a parent you don't realize that watching your kid grow up, you are also growing up with them.

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Stevie B
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Except, that it is actually a left over from a time when most marriages were arranged. It's also why brides wore a veil. So, the "bad luck" was if the groom saw the bride before they were officially married and thought she was unattractive, he would call off the wedding.

Caridina Japonica
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Seems I've done so many things wrong in my life... I remember him sitting nearby, happily eating chocolate, watching me while I fight a huge white glittering-cream-pie-like dress. Tried 4 dresses in 30 minutes, bought no. 3, had a lot of fun together.

Wil Vanderheijden
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why are there so many downvotes on comments that basically say the same as the comment that has the most upvotes? It's a fact that most men just don't see any fun in shopping for clothes or shoes. It's not a sterotype. All of my male friends and co-workers are willing to pay big money just to avoid shopping. It doesn't mean they don't love their partners, it just means they hate shopping a lot.

Ryo Bakura
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Honey, I love you, and I want to be with you forever. Just not while you're dress shopping. Why? Er, bad luck? Yeah, let's go with that."

Laura White
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a woman, I think it's ridiculous to spend that much money on a dress to wear for a short time.

wacky jack 100
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The only things I like shopping for is boats,fishing equipment,ski gear and food......yeah

Ozacoter
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5 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If the idea of spending a day shoping with her seems so horrible, maybe you dont love her enough and shouldnt marry at all...

Wil Vanderheijden
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Got that comment from my (then future) wife. I agreed to go always shopping with her if she'd agree running every marathon with me. She didn't, so I didn't. We're happily married for 34 years now.

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Marnee DeRider
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Actually, it saved men from learning in advance of the wedding that their wife was the kind of controlling, inconsiderate person who would even think of dragging her husband while clothes shopping.

Josurf
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

... or caused a lot of innocent young men to be trapped at the altar with a horrible looking bride....

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Martti Laurson
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

not for their entertainment. They are just picking the court fool for the queen

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Dodger
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

theres a fine line between condoning the bad and encouraging self esteem sometimes

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Stevie B
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Instead of just in the airport, if should be right next to security. That way, "here is your pile of stuff not allowed on the plane, but it all fits in the flat rate box, so we can mail it home for you for $29.95." USPSTSA employees.

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Wanda Queen
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I remember catching my reflection in my daughters eye when she was little and thinking I looked awful, then realizing she thought I hung the moon, anyway. ;)

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5 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We just looked at the street view of my husband's parent's house as we are getting ready to sell it after his parents both passed away and the picture has his dad sitting out on the porch like he used to like to do. It was a special surprise.

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