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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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Metal is plastic. (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by xia@lemmy.sdf.org to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

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In materials science, "plastic" refers to the ability of a material to undergo permanent deformation under stress without breaking. Metals exhibit plasticity when they are subjected to stress beyond their elastic limit, allowing them to be shaped or formed. This property is distinct from the common use of the word "plastic" to describe synthetic polymers.

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[–] hihi24522@lemm.ee 29 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Geologically, ice is a mineral, aka a rock. If lava is just rock heated past its melting point, water is lava.

[–] bamfic@lemmy.world 11 points 22 hours ago

If my grandmother had wheels, she'd be a bicycle

[–] xia@lemmy.sdf.org 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Henceforth, when walking on a frozen lake or river, one must declare that the floor is lava!

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago

And thus when you sip on that ice tea in your hand, you are actually drinking liquid gold