This community only exists because the shower is one of the last places left where it’s still uncomfortable to use a smartphone.

3 years ago by XX03 to c/showerthoughts

Discola 116 points 3 years ago

I think it is more than that, the shower is a proper refuge where external stimuli is severely limited. Sounds are limited by the running water, temperature is controlled by the water, visuals are limited, and no one is generally barging in.

When I was studying math at University I had a remarkable number of eureka moments in the shower where suddenly infinity made sense. Smart phones didn't really exist then but showers still held power as a great place to think

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kubijoe 36 points 3 years ago

Psilocybin and a sensory deprivation tank is all you need to eureka yourself up all the way until infinity is the only think that makes sense at all.

Not financial advise.

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SomeOtherUsername 19 points 3 years ago

This dude literally understood infinity in the shower...

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Discola 2 points 3 years ago

After finishing up calculus and differential equations taking real analysis was a trip! Basically opening up the box that is calculus and seeing why taking the derivative of a function means dropping the exponent and so much more. It frequently dealt with infinity and we went from writing long equations to solving word problems involving infinite doors. It was great

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SomeOtherUsername 3 points 3 years ago

Limits are cool 😁 They open the door to all the 20th century maths and physics. I still don't understand how infinity is treated to get the result that the sum of all natural numbers is -1/12 though. That must use some different definitions, but I'm not sure what.

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affiliate 2 points 3 years ago

my experience studying math was the same, so many concepts clicked when i was in the shower. a bit later on, a lot of the eureka moments in research projects happened in the shower too. i’ve wondered how common it is in other fields to be doing a considerable chunk of the research in the shower.

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TurretCorruption 1 point 3 years ago

Thats less of a eureka and more of an archimedes moment.

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pixel_witch 47 points 3 years ago

Currently reading this in the shower...

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DrSanta 4 points 3 years ago

One of those bags to keep your phone dry?

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Cethin 4 points 3 years ago

Most phones made now it seems are rated for being able to go underwater. I wouldn't go swimming with mine or anything, but it often gets wet and it's fine. The touchscreen doesn't really work when wet, because it thinks it's being touched all over. That's the only part that needs to stay dry to operate in the shower.

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mycoxadril 2 points 3 years ago

It’s weird, I read and respond to texts and listen to audiobooks on my phones speaker in the shower all the time. There’s a ledge outside of the water spray so it’s easy to navigate. I mean texts can usually wait but the ability to continue my audiobook from my headphones to my phone speakers for showering is key.

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Platomus 3 points 3 years ago

It's 2 am right now and I was sleeping terrible. So I took my phone to the shower, not really to get clean, but just for comfort.

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pixel_witch 1 point 3 years ago

I have an old shitty shower/hot water heater it takes like five minutes for it to even get lukewarm so I usually dick around for five minutes while the water heats up

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Emanresu 30 points 3 years ago

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ugh 27 points 3 years ago

I don't understand the people who say that they use their phones in the shower. I can't even change songs on my phone if it gets water on it because the touch screen gets buggy. Also, what do you even do on your phone in the shower? It's not a hands-off activity.

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timespace 14 points 3 years ago

I usually listen to a podcast in the shower - bought a cheap shower phone holder on Amazon. Sometimes I browse ~~~reddit~~~ Lemmy in the shower - phone is just held in front of me a bit to keep it out of the water, works fine.

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schizohybrid 4 points 3 years ago

Ah, another person of culture. Podcast showers are great!

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ugh 2 points 3 years ago

Do you just pause cleaning yourself when you browse? I've always used Bluetooth speakers in the shower for music. I love my Google mini for it.

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_finger_ 1 point 3 years ago

The hell

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megane_kun 6 points 3 years ago

I sometimes listen to music or watch videos in the shower. I double-bag it in clear plastic bags, and then put it in a safe location. When I change songs or videos, I‌ can interact with the screen like normal. Maybe it's just my phone or the plastic bags I use--maybe both?

I use something like below, minus the ziplock:

a pile of clear poly plastic bags

I suppose there are actual products meant for making phones more waterproof in these situations, but I didn't bother looking for those.

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ugh 5 points 3 years ago

Watching videos isn't that weird. I tend to try to rush showers and wouldn't be able to watch my phone while doing 90% of my washing, but it's not that crazy. I've always used a Bluetooth speaker for listening to music in the shower. It's much easier and doesn't require me touching my phone.

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megane_kun 1 point 3 years ago

Yeah, I suppose it isn't as crazy as I thought people would perceive it to be.

I’ve always used a Bluetooth speaker for listening to music in the shower. It’s much easier and doesn’t require me touching my phone.

Doesn't this damage your Bluetooth speaker? Or is it, and especially its controls, waterproof/water-resistant?

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ugh 3 points 3 years ago

I keep them on the counter, not in the shower. I did recently buy a cheap shower speaker for listening to music quietly. It sounds like shit and the suction cup isn't great, but it's waterproof.

I almost always use my Google mini because it has voice controls. If I suddenly decide I want to listen to something else I can without getting anything wet.

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FlyingSquid 3 points 3 years ago

There definitely are. We use them when we go kayaking. Check camping supply places.

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megane_kun 2 points 3 years ago

Thanks for this tip. I'll keep this in mind the next time I'd literally touch grass (like a camping trip or sth), lol!

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MildManneredPate 5 points 3 years ago

I hold my phone in one hand, out of the stream of water, and browse RedditLemmy, Twitter, YouTube, whatever I feel like browsing. During this time, I'm not cleaning myself, I'm just standing, enjoying the hot water, and reading whatever I'm reading.

With that said, I've stopped doing this because it's a huge waste of water and money.

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Perfide 10 points 3 years ago

Bruh just take a bath

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MildManneredPate 1 point 3 years ago

I’m good, baths suck.

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Dinsmore 5 points 3 years ago

why not take a bath? you won't waste as much water as a fully running shower.

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TheOptimalGPU 5 points 3 years ago

This depends on how big the bath is and how long you stay under the shower!

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MildManneredPate 3 points 3 years ago

I find a bath less refreshing and also more likely to make me sweat and feel uncomfortably warm. I can take a pretty hot shower and still not have those problems.

I basically solved it by no longer taking my phone into the shower.

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kemsat 1 point 3 years ago

I put on a YouTube video and listen like a podcast. Mostly because it acts like a timer because I’ll spend way too long in there

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ComradeBunnie 1 point 3 years ago

I prop mine up on one of my little shelves outside the stream of water and put videos on. One of the streaming apps has an ability to block touch input, which is great to avoid splashes of water setting off the screen. I have a lot of hair that likes to rats nest when wet and I get easily bored & don't enjoy being in my own mind, so putting on a show helps.

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ugh 1 point 3 years ago

Which app is that? I also have long hair that is annoying to wash. Videos might actually be helpful.

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ComradeBunnie 1 point 3 years ago

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kemsat 1 point 3 years ago

I put on a YouTube video and listen like a podcast. Mostly because it acts like a timer because I’ll spend way too long in there

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dimlo 19 points 3 years ago

The shower is where I secretly watch porn in a house of 6 people. Let the water running and start beat my meat with hot water running at my beck.

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Drift 1 point 3 years ago

We need a NoFap community on lemmy

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Snowpix 6 points 3 years ago

Nofap is like a cult and the folks from that sub spread a lot of really stupid misinformation. Masturbation is healthy, safe, and a basic human need... but like everything it should be done in moderation. It reduces the change of prostate cancer, and keeps the pipes clean.

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SMT42 5 points 3 years ago

Be the change you want to see in the (lemmy.)world

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intensely_human 1 point 3 years ago

No love for MoFap?

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sykccc 19 points 3 years ago

Jokes on you I read r/showerthoughts in the shower

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jpgb 12 points 3 years ago

Until I get my waterproof VR headset

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dukethorion 7 points 3 years ago

Sir, please get out of the pool and go back to your room.

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Silviecat44 5 points 3 years ago

I can finally have realistic drowning mechanics

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Totendax 2 points 3 years ago

Apple Vison Pro Max Ultra will be waterproof

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FlyingSquid 4 points 3 years ago

You better hope for a waterproof VR brain interface because otherwise you'll never get your hair washed.

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HunterBidensLapDog 11 points 3 years ago

I have deep conversations with Google Assistant in the shower all the time.

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Corkyskog 4 points 3 years ago

What does Google assistant do, am I missing out?

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elxeno 3 points 3 years ago

Assists google in grabbing that sweet user data.

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AlbyEvent 2 points 3 years ago

Google assistant is like Siri, Alexa, Bixby or Cortana. A AI assistant, Google includes it in almost every smartphone in some way, that they have control of.

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naeap 2 points 3 years ago

Yeah ok, but how to get real relevant conversations with them?

I'm usually stuck to 'play this' or 'how do I get there' stuff

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AlbyEvent 1 point 3 years ago

You are right, chat GPT is more conversational than Google assistant, the comment was probably a joke.

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HunterBidensLapDog 1 point 3 years ago

You know those crazy ideas you get in the shower? You can shout at Google to take a note before you forget them or ask Google questions to figure out whether your idea will work out.

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tdawg 8 points 3 years ago

Nope, people use phone in the shower all the time. It’s simply a place of quiet privacy

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SexualPolytope 8 points 3 years ago

I bring mine in shower to play music.

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Drift 6 points 3 years ago

In the shower rn shopping for boxers

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running4croissants 3 points 3 years ago

They're very good and loyal companions - oh you meant underwear

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intensely_human 1 point 3 years ago

Man the future is crazy. Is it even ethical to resurrect a bioprinted copy of Mohammed Ali just for a chance to have sex with him in the shower?

Imagine being a bioprinted boxer from the 20th century, knowing without knowing how you know, that you’re in the distant future and that the moment you step out of the shower you’ll be painlessly destroyed, but not really caring because you have an irresistible urge for the person ogling you and you seem strangely obsessed with soaping them up.

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Existential_prices 6 points 3 years ago

I use my phonein the shower all the time, I watch tv or read things online, who are these people just standing in the shower, not watching tv lol.

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IronDonkey 7 points 3 years ago

Man, I can't even imagine wanting to bring my phone into the shower. "Just standing" there, alone with my thoughts, hot water relaxing muscles... Nothing needs me, I need nothing, the world is on hold until further notice. It's meditative: Everything ceases mattering, ceases even existing - to resume later, of course, but in the meantime, perfect, relaxed, complete solitude. It's perfect as it is. Music or videos or reading would ruin it. That's all outside stuff, the outside should not exist.

It never even occurred to me that people would bring phones into the shower to actually do things. Never even imagined that that was a thing. Learn something new every day.

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Existential_prices 4 points 3 years ago

"Just standing" there, alone with my thoughts" yeah that's the reason I have my phone in with me, usually with whatever show I'm watching at the time, being alone with my thoughts isn't a good thing for me, I need something to focus on so I don't have a stream of consciousness filling up my head.

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june 1 point 3 years ago

Same here. I’ve been doing for as long as my phones have been water resistant.

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XX03 1 point 3 years ago

Not saying it's not possible. But I assume you don't have showerthoughts when using it...

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megane_kun 5 points 3 years ago

I've used my smartphone in the shower a handful of times already, but I usually take steps to double bag it (put it in a clear plastic bag upside down first, fold the excess, then put it in another clear plastic bag the right way up this time). I also just let it play music/video so that I can listen/watch while I shower.

It feels like a luxury to me when I do that.

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sab 6 points 3 years ago

And how many shower thoughts have you had since?

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megane_kun 2 points 3 years ago

Hahaha! Touché. I've had none. I've some weird thoughts as I drift off to sleep though.

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Diabolo96 5 points 3 years ago

I don't use the phone in the bathroom. I just let my third eye open and find new ideas, fixes to my problems for the day. I can't imagine being on that state of mind longer tho, because the mind tend to wonder in dark places that forcefully resurface painful memories that lingers all day. Kinda a bummer.

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Kolanaki 4 points 3 years ago

The way my brain works, I can have "shower thoughts" while in the middle of posting a short comment. Lack of external stimuli simply increases the noise up there.

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Walter_Ego 4 points 3 years ago

i have used all of mine in the shower for the last 10 years or longer. i keep a dry towel where i can reach it to dry my hands if i want to switch hands, or the screen if it gets splashed.

i even bring my ebook reader in here from time to time.

just dont hold them in the water and they are fine.

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kresten 6 points 3 years ago

Have you had a shower thought in that time?

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Walter_Ego 3 points 3 years ago

sadly not

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lain3 3 points 3 years ago

not if you're taking a bath tho

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jeanofthedead 2 points 3 years ago

Don’t threaten me with a good time.

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iRyu 2 points 3 years ago

Buy a tenikle. Changed the way I shower. I'm more hooked to my phone than ever please help

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SloppyPuppy 2 points 3 years ago

I must say I use the phone a lot in the shower. I get bored really easily and I constantly need something to interest me. I watch youtube mostly. Stuff I dont need to touch the phone constantly cos wet finger doesnt work with the capacitive screen.

And for porn.

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001100010010 1 point 3 years ago

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boopdepop 1 point 3 years ago

This reminds me, I want to make a diy speaker so I can listen to some music while showering.

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HiddenLayer5 1 point 3 years ago

Funnily enough I tend to have most of my "shower thoughts" while listening to music on the bus or train. In the shower I just try to relax and not really think about anything.

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Gorroth 1 point 3 years ago

I have a MagSafe mount in the shower, so I can control Spotify while showering (oh and I also have a Bluetooth speaker in my shower).

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FlyingSquid 5 points 3 years ago

I remember back in the 90s when I got a shower radio and I thought it was the pinnacle of human achievement.

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Gorroth 2 points 3 years ago

Oh yes! Now I am curious what we are going to have in another 30 years…

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intensely_human 1 point 3 years ago

Wow, that’s really interesting.

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intensely_human 1 point 3 years ago

Wow, that’s really interesting.

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LachlanUnchained 0 points 3 years ago

No way. Exact opposite for me.

Left hand keeps my phone totally dry.

Don’t think I’ve washed my left arm in years.

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CrypticFawn 0 points 3 years ago

My favorite uncle has a tablet in both of his showers. They're in waterproof cases and work surprisingly well. 😂

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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:

Rules

All posts must be showerthoughts
The entire showerthought must be in the title
No politics
- If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
- A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
Posts must be original/unique
Adhere to Lemmy's Code of Conduct and the TOS

If you made it this far, showerthoughts is accepting new mods. This community is generally tame so its not a lot of work, but having a few more mods would help reports get addressed a little sooner.

Whats it like to be a mod? Reports just show up as messages in your Lemmy inbox, and if a different mod has already addressed the report, the message goes away and you never worry about it.

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