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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Languages without the letter U can't call it a U turn. (lemmy.ca)

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In French it's called a pin turn.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I imagine that would be a hairpin which takes the shape of a U. In routing there is a hairpin NAT which redirects traffic exiting back into the local network.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

In rally races in the US its also called a hairpin.