Shower thought is a loose term that applies to any thought you might have while carrying out a routine task like showering, driving, or daydreaming¹.

 

Shower thought（浴中哲思）其实是一个泛指，可以用来指代你在沐浴、开车或者做白日梦等一些常规事物的时候产生的一些想法。

 

以下是Reddit网站推出的shower thought页面上，网友留下的一些奇思妙想：

 

It would be so easy (to) kidnap someone who is waiting for the bus. I just need a bus. 

绑架一个等公交车的人其实特别容易。我只需要有辆公交车。

 

I am technically² considered an illiterate³ in every country that doesn't speak English. 

在不说英语的那些国家，我基本就算个文盲。

 

Aliens could already be observing Earth, but their ships look like clouds... 

或许外星人早就在观察地球呢，只不过他们的飞船外形像云彩而已…

 

Maybe the reason we teach grade schoolers information that won't be retained or applicable later in life is because memory is generally limited at early ages and useless information helps keep the brain fresh while not allocating⁴ memory. 

或许，我们把那些留不住以后又用不上的信息教给小学生是因为早期的记忆总量是有限的，而那些无用的信息可以让他们的大脑保持更新状态但又不用占据记忆空间。

 

Spring is a lie! It is a conspiracy⁵ started by the floral industry to sell more flowers. 

春天就是个骗局！是花卉业为了多卖点花发起的一场阴谋。

 

Why do some clothes come in extra-small, and extra-large sizes, but never extra-medium? 

为什么有的衣服有超小号和超大号，却从来没有过超中号？

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