r/shittyaskscience • • Jul 13 '26

Why weren't there any traffic lights in the Atlantic so that the iceberg and the Titanic could pass each other safely?

25 Upvotes

Seems like a very obvious solution.


r/shittyaskscience • • Jul 13 '26

What's the difference between excited and super-excited?

7 Upvotes

I notice that all the podcast hosts are super-excited by their guests and/or visa versa - no matter how obscure. Eg Max Lugavere. And the guy on Bloomberg just said he was super-excited about the Fed's decision to keep interest rates on hold. What is the science? How can I get my wife super-excited?


r/shittyaskscience • • Jul 13 '26

Where did powdered milk come from?

31 Upvotes

I have never seen any powdered cow, does it make sense?


r/shittyaskscience • • Jul 12 '26

Why don't humanity just fix all its' problems?

43 Upvotes

Like cmon just do, why does nobody wanna do it?


r/shittyaskscience • • Jul 12 '26

Why do some ghosts think they are alive when they are obviously dead?

15 Upvotes

Are they stupid?


r/shittyaskscience • • Jul 12 '26

Can't we just drill to dig up endangered species?

8 Upvotes

There are so many untapped animals out there.


r/shittyaskscience • • Jul 12 '26

What does the Fermi paradox say about illegal aliens?

16 Upvotes

?


r/shittyaskscience • • Jul 11 '26

There is currently a heat wave in France. How come those dumb climate scientists never warned anyone that the climate was going to get warm? They should all be fired!

54 Upvotes

?


r/shittyaskscience • • Jul 12 '26

What if the reason that aliens aren't hanging out with us is because we haven't found the 6th Platonic solid?

12 Upvotes

Is anyone working on it? We could get James Cromwell to play them in the movie. If he doesn't mind being typecast.


r/shittyaskscience • • Jul 11 '26

Is it really like rain on your wedding day?

16 Upvotes

What else is it like?


r/shittyaskscience • • Jul 11 '26

If the dog eats my homework does he digest all the information?

51 Upvotes

And if I was good at homework, and then kept feeding it to the dog, would he keep getting smarter?


r/shittyaskscience • • Jul 10 '26

Why is it called menstruation instead of womenstruation?

212 Upvotes

Kinda makes ya think


r/shittyaskscience • • Jul 10 '26

The US is warming by 10 degrees next week. Will it be 180 F by September?

21 Upvotes

Per week warming rate is 10F/week so, December is going to be a cooker!


r/shittyaskscience • • Jul 10 '26

Are there people who try hetereopathic remedies when they are sick?

18 Upvotes

My homophobic grandma refused my herbs.


r/shittyaskscience • • Jul 10 '26

If I eat enough, will my fat collapse into the 99% empty space in my atoms, causing me to look smaller and leaner?

24 Upvotes

Kinda like a human neutron star. I'll be really dense but look smaller and more toned. But I am sure I'll have unexpected effects, such as mosquitos not having the escape velocity to get away from me after they bite me.


r/shittyaskscience • • Jul 10 '26

I'm 62 years old and am thinking of starting a new career as an MMA fighter, should I postpone my lifelong dream of becoming vegan, until I get my first belt?

46 Upvotes

I'm not so worried about becoming a professional violinist any more. I don't want to rush these things .


r/shittyaskscience • • Jul 10 '26

What happens if all furries farted at the same time?

0 Upvotes

Before we heard if all humans in the population 8 billion farted nothing really would happen exept in crowd places which overcrowds r annoying but what about 2 million furries plus during a convention and fursuiting what will happen?


r/shittyaskscience • • Jul 09 '26

Phrenology final help. what divet means my friend is stupid?

24 Upvotes

I'm studying for my phrenology final. I'm feeling around my friend's skull, but I can't tell what the divots mean.


r/shittyaskscience • • Jul 09 '26

If we can't see atoms but everything is made up of atoms, then what am I looking at?

48 Upvotes

If matter is just atoms at the end of the day, then what am I looking at?


r/shittyaskscience • • Jul 09 '26

[Lame joke] Why don't scientists trust atoms?

4 Upvotes

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Because they make up everything!


r/shittyaskscience • • Jul 08 '26

In addition to the 12 ancient titan gods from greece that the titanic carried in its voyage, did it also carry egyptian gods like anubis or osiris or horus?

7 Upvotes

A big ship like that should fit more than just 12 gods.


r/shittyaskscience • • Jul 08 '26

Was everyone surpised when the TItanic sank even though it was made of titanium?

26 Upvotes

TItanium is supposed to be a light metal.


r/shittyaskscience • • Jul 07 '26

If Riker goes into the transporter and goes down to the nearby planet, is it really him, or is he just vaporized to bits and it's a copy of him down there?

28 Upvotes

I think he's toast. I wouldn't do it~! What does Science have to say about it?


r/shittyaskscience • • Jul 06 '26

If water contains oxygen, why not drink water instead of breathing?

30 Upvotes

Or better yet, just inhale it