Stefan_S_from_H@piefed.zip to

Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago

Whoever invented the 12-hour clock never doubted that people will always know if it's day or night

246

Whoever invented the 12-hour clock never doubted that people will always know if it's day or night

Stefan_S_from_H@piefed.zip to

Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago

Chat

GraniteM@lemmy.world
link
fedilink
arrow-up
2·
12 hours ago

Thanks to the Romans, we also have super messy units for length

But we can still blame the British for the furlong.
- TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip
  link
  fedilink
  English
  arrow-up
  1·
  8 hours ago
  According to that Wikipedia article:
  
  The furlong was historically viewed as being equivalent to the Roman stade (stadium), which in turn derived from the Greek system.

Showerthoughts@lemmy.world

showerthoughts@lemmy.world

You are not logged in. However you can subscribe from another Fediverse account, for example Lemmy or Mastodon. To do this, paste the following into the search field of your instance: !showerthoughts@lemmy.world

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.

Visibility: Public

This community can be federated to other instances and be posted/commented in by their users.

2.1K users / day
3.72K users / week
3.87K users / month
13.1K users / 6 months
2 local subscribers
39.2K subscribers
2.86K Posts
35.2K Comments
Modlog