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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:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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I’ve got an IQ of ninety-six.
That’s not the real number, or maybe it is. At least, that’s what I tell people how much my IQ is. I haven’t been tested in a long time, and I don’t really want to be. The important thing is, ninety-six is such an absolutely average number, and it’s on the ever-so-slightly low side of average, that it immediately deadens all further IQ-related questioning, and helps explain that IQ is a bullshit concept anyway.
IQ is a measure of specific kind of intelligence but those terms are not synonymous. ~~Also, 69 is nowhere near average - 100 is.~~
I think they said ninety six, not sixty nine. And ninety six is close to a hundred. Right?
Don’t you dare.
Let his artwork stand as a testament to his person.
Oh indeed. I misread that. Yeah, score of 96 definitely counts as average.
I’m only four percent off of a perfect score! 96 IQ is so strong! I can Einstein a hundred Eulers all day long!
Thank you for the explanation, that really helps me out. I left my original comment unedited so it can help others too.
Nice.