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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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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean, it's totally possible to die and get better. A cousin of mine had a nasty car crash a few years ago. Died twice. He's fine now. Granted, I don't think he's killed anybody so the point is moot for him, but people absolutely can have defined K/D ratios.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If you get revived, that doesn't count as death

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

That would exclude all video games then. 🤨

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

That's respawn.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

False. In bf4 (and probably most of the battlefield games) if a doc revives you in combat your dead count goes down by one.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What do you mean exactly? Many videogames have a functionality where you are down and bleeding out or something for some time, in which you can be revived (not counting as death). After that, you have to respawn (counting as death). And real people can't be respawned, but revived, so the original take still stands.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

The first thing that came to mind was the Revival Book in Dream SMP.

It was a mistake to say "all video games" here.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm sure battlefield medics are aware of clinical death. But, being on a battlefield, they have limited options for how to deal with it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm sure they do! But I meant the video-game Battlefield, not actual battlefield medics. Since K/D is really a video game thing, I leaned into that

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

LOL - fair enough. I totally misinterpreted that. :D

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Haha, good we're on the same page now!