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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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Magnetism only feels like magic, because we don't have biological sensors for it (feddit.de)
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Think about it. Isn't light+eyes and ears+sound just the same in terms of their "influence at a distance"? We don't feel that as abnormal or magic - simply because we've sensors for them and are used to it. But physically speaking light and magnetism are based on electromagnetic forces.

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[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I wonder if that works with, like, jewelry. Could you build up the same sensations if you, say, practically always wore rings with magnets in them?

[–] Stoneykins@mander.xyz 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I would guess probably! Just less sensitive, I think they put them in fingertips specifically because of the amount of touch sensitive nerves.