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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 most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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Are there any games that accurately depict the activities of any kind of scientist?
I'm not sure there's a market for a "Pipette Cry Repeat" based video game.
You are missing the Grant DLC, that puts the fun in funding.
https://media1.tenor.com/m/syy2X2nl4i8AAAAC/jurassic-park-alan-grant.gif
Kerbal Space Program
That's engineering, not science. There is no science gameplay, you just have science points that you spend.
"Everything that has ever occurred is science stuff."
So, all that anal probing was, indeed, science? TIL
The implementation of engineering is science. In this case it involves physics, materials, structural, and a bunch of others science disciplines.
It isn't research discovering new things, sure. Not that kind of science.
I think the question asked was games that were science but not/beyond engineering. Pretty much everything with a puzzle aspect can be described as engineering.
Sure, I don't disagree with what you said. Some will say Applied Science is a category of science, others will say it's distinct from capital "S" Science. I don't really care either way, the distinction I was making was: Science is a process of developing knowledge that explains the natural/observable universe, including the humans/societies within it, i.e. a way of understanding what is. Engineering is the application of scientific knowledge, principles, and methods of inquiry in the construction and development of technology--it does not seek to explain things about the world.
Seems more like engineers than scientists (strictly speaking).
Engineering is science.
Scientists construct models from reality; engineers construct reality from models.
That would imply game dev is a science.
I dont think scientist simulator would be a very popular game. Its be mostly trying cope with the mental anguish of rejection over papers and grants being published.
Half-Life
Theoretical physicists FTW
There's a mini game in Spider-Man where you have to match up absorption lines to identify chemicals. That's relatively realistic.
Surgeon Simulator! It’s a the best training program for today’s surgeon in a rush
Chants of Senaar?
I guess there was Foldit 😅
Beyond Blue
Heaven's Vault.