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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 most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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Each I is a finger, V is the thumb and index. X is crossing your index and middle finger.

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[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 21 points 2 days ago (3 children)

IV and IX don't make sense when it could be done more intuitively by IIII and VIIII.

[–] GuyFawkes@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Fewer axe marks.

IIII = 4 IV = 3

IX = 3 VIIII = 6

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 13 points 2 days ago

Sure, but OP is talking about fingers as representation, not markings. Your point is exactly why they did it in writing.

[–] Trex202@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If thumb and index make V, then there's only 3 fingers left.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 7 points 2 days ago

I see what you're saying, using one hand for the entire sequence. XI is still a pain. The real problem is that there is no mention of doing this in any Roman text. A bit of an omission, or was it a state secret?

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I read that's how it was done for math, the exception being things like headlines.