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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 best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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[โ€“] gandalf_der_12te@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 2 days ago (7 children)

Thank you, finally somebody asks.

Also, other important question: What are the differential equations that describe how the Gravity Field propagates through space? In other words, at what speed does gravity propagate?

[โ€“] offspec@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago (5 children)

I'm relatively certain we've established that gravity travels at the speed of light

[โ€“] mynameisigglepiggle@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Only in a vacuum, in water it travels much more slowly. That's why you can float on water.

[โ€“] elidoz@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 days ago

Archimedes is going to get really angry when he reads your comment

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