Israelis during war are now asking AI, “Can I take a shower?”
Civilians resort to digital tools and websites to navigate life safely
As missile and drone attacks disrupt daily life, tech-savvy Israelis have begun using digital tools to answer surprisingly practical questions, the most popular being: “Is it safe to take a shower right now?”
Users can even personalise the tool by entering how long their showers usually last and how quickly they can reach a protected room. The system then calculates a rough “risk window”. Innovated by a Fullstack developer, this website uses a statistical analysis of historical alert data. However, it is not a substitute for official Home Front Command guidelines.
This quirky website is getting quite a lot of reactions from netizens over X. Daniel Weber, a musician and actress Sunny Leone’s husband, whose mother hails from Israel commented, “Only Israelis have a great sense of humour during both war and peace.”
While another user commented, “If I had listened to it today I wouldn’t have been running to shelter with a towel”.
In Israel, where innovation has always thrived under pressure, even a morning shower now comes with a dash of data science.
To access the website, go to canishower.com
Only in Israel does someone build a website to calculate the safest time to take a shower between rocket alerts. 😂
Legendary!
Link below 👇 pic.twitter.com/QBpns6Mu1e
— Yehuda Teitelbaum (@chalavyishmael) March 3, 2026
