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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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Martti Laurson 5 years ago

I'll drink to that :D

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Daria B 5 years ago (edited)

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!

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kasa alex 5 years ago

Hahaha the imagery this evokes

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kasa alex 5 years ago

I love this- castles made of sand

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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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Kristy P 5 years ago

Downton Webby

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Noez 🇸🇪 5 years ago

Ooh I like this one!

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Wanda Queen 5 years ago

And for that I love them.

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kasa alex 5 years ago

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 5 years ago

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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ADHORTATOR 5 years ago

Amen!

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Stevie B 5 years ago

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.

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lmao 5 years ago

That's so interesting

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Caridina Japonica 5 years ago

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.

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Stille20 5 years ago

That sounds so lovely. There is definitely nothing wrong with that.

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Wil Vanderheijden 5 years ago

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.

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Mild Anxiety! At The Disco 5 years ago

I don't know, I'm a guy and actually kinda love shopping..

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Lily Mac Dennard 4 years ago

OK, not only was ur comment awesome, but ur account is literally me.

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Ryo Bakura 5 years ago

"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."

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Mary Maney 3 years ago

Lmao

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Laura White 5 years ago

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

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wacky jack 100 5 years ago

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

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Ozacoter 5 years ago (edited)

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

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Wil Vanderheijden 5 years ago

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 5 years ago

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.

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Mild Anxiety! At The Disco 5 years ago

yikes jaded much?

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Josurf 5 years ago

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

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Kiss Army Premium 5 years ago

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

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ME 5 years ago

now that you say it like that..... Amen

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Being_Cori 5 years ago

interesting. . .

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The dude 5 years ago

This is gold.

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Martti Laurson 5 years ago

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

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Dodger 5 years ago

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

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The Girl on Fire 5 years ago

I have literally never heard that phrase before in my life. Is it common?

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KrisF 5 years ago

I think they are forgetting his 5th year...

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Luis Milian 5 years ago

did they vaxx the 11 babies? hope they did....

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Stevie B 5 years ago

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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Sreenath 5 years ago

The odd looking theory!

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Wanda Queen 5 years ago

Yes. We also lack that "aw, that'll never happen to me" filter.

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Hobbit Girly 5 years ago

Keeping up with the Olympians

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Luna Lovegood 5 years ago

😮 I'm jealous now

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Luis Milian 5 years ago

"3, 2, 1"

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Wanda Queen 5 years ago

The one about language really struck me, as I was chatting with my cashier at Wal Mart last week -- she was lamenting her English, although really it was quite good -- but as we were chatting she told me she was an accountant in her native country and has a degree in business management, but here (US) she is working at Wal Mart while she tries to improve her English. She was obviously intelligent and driven, she was definitely warm and friendly, and I can't help but wonder how many redneck idiots in my area treat her badly for her English when they go through her line. As much as I enjoyed talking to her, I really hope next time I'm in there I won't see her -- because I hope by then she'll be on to something where she gets the respect she deserves.

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diane a 5 years ago

Must be truly frustrating to be highly educated in one country and finding yourself somewhere you initially struggle with the language.

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Vicky Zar 5 years ago

Sadly this is so very often the case! I see it everywhere. Not least in my own family.

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Joe Sauer 5 years ago

I work with a gentlemen from somewhere in Africa, and when he started most treated him like he was an idiot because his English wasn't that great. After getting to know him, he speaks 5 other languages and has one hell of a work ethic. I taught how to weld and other things, like the different slang, some good some bad lol, about our holidays, just the general things that us Americans do, plus I'd listen to any questions he'd have. Anyways, after about 5 years of working with him he started to get promoted, and know he is a supervisor that most respect. It gives me a good feeling know that once people realized who is was and not what they thought, they gave him a chance.

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Gwen Pollock 5 years ago

Next time if you see her, you should suggest to her to start an accounting business, and suggest she make her primary clientel people who speak her language. Or at least suggest she start offering to help people in her community with finances and/or taxes.

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diane a 5 years ago

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Sreenath 5 years ago

Great list of thoughts. Enjoyed reading them : )

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AloofFox 5 years ago

No they've cut these down! There's only 30 now. *shakes fist* damn you, bored panda gods!

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RitaGG 5 years ago

Really! Why????

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Nikki D 5 years ago

My shower thought today: I am 100% more motivated to wake up when there is leftover pizza in the fridge. It's better than an alarm clock.

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Smerv 5 years ago

true

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Lachlan Steininger 5 years ago

Half of these aren't r/shower thoughts, theyre r/mindfuck

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Gerry Higgins 5 years ago

In paintball, you should be allowed to use a paintbrush as a knife.

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Luuk Eegdeman 5 years ago

why does bored panda always delte a huge part of the list after they upload it. Like there were 120+ before now it's only 30

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i_ship_it 5 years ago

Damn why did BP cut the article? It went from 154 to 30? Hmmph.

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Alia G. 5 years ago

A copy paste of Minerva15's comment- For all of you wondering why the list was cut is because BP may have taken some of the submissions without the original posters consent, then they learned of this article and asked BP to remove their submission.

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Esca Sav 5 years ago

I was in the shower when I realized we do not see three dimensions... we see two. Shadows just make us aware that we exist in three dimensions.

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Jilltdcatlady 5 years ago

If your eyes are shut in flash photos, you are literally faster than the speed of light.

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Ben Steinberg 5 years ago

The title said '154 Shower Thought...' but I only see #103. I feel like there's 51 shower-thoughts that are missing or lost...

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Alia G. 5 years ago

It's down to 30 now, although they did change the tittle. A shame, but you can go to the actual sub reddit to read more of the responses if you like.

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John Louis 5 years ago

I always found it kind of gross that when swimming in a pool with other people you are likely to accidentally drink some of the pool water. This water has touched every body part of everyone in that pool. Even if you don't drink it, it still gets in your eyes, ears etc.

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Ben Steinberg 5 years ago

Dude, that's what chlorine is for...

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Kia Dragon 5 years ago

That's right. Because dangerously overweight people have no idea that they are overweight without your commentary. And they don't deserve to feel beautiful by people who find overweight people attractive.

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neoarcanum 4 years ago

Kia Dragon what

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minerva15 5 years ago

For all of you wondering why the list was cut is because BP may have taken some of the submissions without the original posters consent, then they learned of this article and asked BP to remove their submission.

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Sergio Bicerra Descalzi 5 years ago

I should shower more often :(

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Sarah Brinsfield 5 years ago

These are great food for thought!

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Alice Laughs 5 years ago

Oh, sweet. High thoughts.

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Antar Ratna 5 years ago

You have a personal cashier? Thats pretty damn dope!

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Pretty Pangolin 5 years ago

I heard that showering makes you creative because it ionizes the air. Don't know if there's real science behind it.

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Smerv 5 years ago

I liked some. I hated some because they're just very wrong (no actual knowing). I hate the thought that people should take long showers to have some ideas.

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DeathMalice1485 5 years ago

Where'd the rest (#31-#102) go? i was in the middle of reading em!

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minerva15 5 years ago

They're originally from Reddit, the original posters may not have felt comfortable of their comments being used for other purposes. I know this for a fact because Reddit often gets annoyed at Bored Panda for doing this.

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Wanda Queen 5 years ago

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diane a 5 years ago

Must be truly frustrating to be highly educated in one country and finding yourself somewhere you initially struggle with the language.

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Vicky Zar 5 years ago

Sadly this is so very often the case! I see it everywhere. Not least in my own family.

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Joe Sauer 5 years ago

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diane a 5 years ago

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Sreenath 5 years ago

Great list of thoughts. Enjoyed reading them : )

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AloofFox 5 years ago

No they've cut these down! There's only 30 now. *shakes fist* damn you, bored panda gods!

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RitaGG 5 years ago

Really! Why????

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Nikki D 5 years ago

My shower thought today: I am 100% more motivated to wake up when there is leftover pizza in the fridge. It's better than an alarm clock.

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Smerv 5 years ago

true

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Lachlan Steininger 5 years ago

Half of these aren't r/shower thoughts, theyre r/mindfuck

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Gerry Higgins 5 years ago

In paintball, you should be allowed to use a paintbrush as a knife.

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Luuk Eegdeman 5 years ago

why does bored panda always delte a huge part of the list after they upload it. Like there were 120+ before now it's only 30

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i_ship_it 5 years ago

Damn why did BP cut the article? It went from 154 to 30? Hmmph.

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Alia G. 5 years ago

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Esca Sav 5 years ago

I was in the shower when I realized we do not see three dimensions... we see two. Shadows just make us aware that we exist in three dimensions.

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Jilltdcatlady 5 years ago

If your eyes are shut in flash photos, you are literally faster than the speed of light.

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Ben Steinberg 5 years ago

The title said '154 Shower Thought...' but I only see #103. I feel like there's 51 shower-thoughts that are missing or lost...

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Alia G. 5 years ago

It's down to 30 now, although they did change the tittle. A shame, but you can go to the actual sub reddit to read more of the responses if you like.

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John Louis 5 years ago

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Ben Steinberg 5 years ago

Dude, that's what chlorine is for...

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Kia Dragon 5 years ago

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neoarcanum 4 years ago

Kia Dragon what

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minerva15 5 years ago

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Sergio Bicerra Descalzi 5 years ago

I should shower more often :(

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Sarah Brinsfield 5 years ago

These are great food for thought!

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Alice Laughs 5 years ago

Oh, sweet. High thoughts.

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Antar Ratna 5 years ago

You have a personal cashier? Thats pretty damn dope!

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Pretty Pangolin 5 years ago

I heard that showering makes you creative because it ionizes the air. Don't know if there's real science behind it.

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Smerv 5 years ago

I liked some. I hated some because they're just very wrong (no actual knowing). I hate the thought that people should take long showers to have some ideas.

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DeathMalice1485 5 years ago

Where'd the rest (#31-#102) go? i was in the middle of reading em!

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minerva15 5 years ago

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