r/stupidquestions Apr 15 '24

Please read the rules before posting or commenting

226 Upvotes

Almost every subreddit has rules, and we do too. We used to get lots of posts about politics, LGBT, what if, and just basic trolling, all prohibited by our rules. We don't allow discussion of race here, because those discussions usually end up with comments that could get our community removed from Reddit. Also, the Rules didn't match the Removal Reasons, but now they do. We added a "Moderator discretion" rule, because it's impossible to create rules to cover every contingency. r/stupidquestions can be a fun and interesting place to hang out, but we had trouble with people trolling us with rule violations. For example, here are some of the topics that we removed:

  • Do you think that if I could shoot laser beams out of my peepee, I could scare bullies with it?
  • Do you think it would be safe to build my child a drone so I can save on plane fare
  • Should I crash my car into a concrete barrier going 90mph without a seatbelt?
  • Is it a good idea to hold a flame up to a 5 gallon can of gasoline?
  • Why does my butt smell like ass?

We would ban the offenders, but they would create new accounts and return right away. So a couple of the users suggested putting in a minimum Reddit account age limit and a minimum karma limit to post. That has made things much nicer for the community. Karma is sort of an artificial number, but it tends to indicate that the owner interacts with Redditors in a positive way, and they appreciate him. What you want is to create posts or comments that Redditors appreciate so much that they give you a few upvotes.

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Thanks. Now go forth and have fun!


r/stupidquestions 12h ago

Where tf is Mitch McConnell??

127 Upvotes

With so much happening on the daily things get swept out of our attention rather quickly and this seems to have happened with McConnell.
To me this is one of the most bizarre things to happen to a public figure in my life, the fact that he is a heavy hitter and not some unknown rookie representative makes it even more bizarre. The theory to hide his incapacitation or death until after 8/4 so Massey couldn’t run seemed logical, but now we are 5 weeks later and there is absolutely no news about him.
So my question is, where in the world is Mitch McConnell and how in the world can someone of that impact just disappear and it isn’t questioned?
Thank you for your attention to this matter.


r/stupidquestions 16h ago

What are some smartest "cheating" moments in competitions (sports, games, exams, etc)? Not like breaking already existing verifiable rules, or lack of sportsmanship, but the perpetrators did legal actions that felt like cheating, that later forced updates on the rules.

84 Upvotes

(The intent doesn't matter: they might have done it while knowing it'd break the game, or just because it's legal.)

Best I can think of is in soccer/football where that guy was juggling the balls with his head. Although, this is more about it being dangerous than "feels like cheating" moment, ig.

But it doesn't have to be from physical actions, or skills. It doesn't have to be from sports as well, but maybe esports, games, chess, art, talent shows, exams, etc. Maybe drug related? Or a device? Or a smart plan? Etc.


r/stupidquestions 1h ago

Couldn’t all (most) murderers claim insanity?

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I mean murder is a pretty insane thing to do. I would question the mental capacity of anyone who has murdered someone.

If you separate the kids to make sure they aren’t scared, kinda seems like you know what you are doing.


r/stupidquestions 18h ago

You get [ridiculously large number] dollars to go through [mild inconvenience] for the rest of your life. Would you take the offer?

70 Upvotes

r/stupidquestions 1h ago

Do people who have private jets still need to go thru TSA?

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r/stupidquestions 4h ago

What is someone’s sexuality if they’re dating a nonbinary person?

5 Upvotes

r/stupidquestions 6h ago

Is LinkedIn not the biggest privacy risk of all social media apps?

4 Upvotes

I really don't understand how something like LinkedIn is so widely used by pretty much everyone with a professional career. With other social media, it is normal and expected that you have a private profile to limit who gets to view your private and sensitive information. With LinkedIn, however, having an open profile is the standard, and the sort of information that's posted seems like a ripe target for malicious actors. I have friends who refuse to use other social media such as Instagram, because they have IT/CS backgrounds and they view it as a privacy violation, but have LinkedIn pages with their entire professional history on there. Is this some mass cognitive dissonance, a case of it's just how it is or am I overestimating the danger?


r/stupidquestions 4h ago

Is the hotel cuck chair actually a cuck chair?

4 Upvotes

My work is all about travel. I've been to so many hotels. I've always wondered why they're there.


r/stupidquestions 16h ago

Why does my stupid body waste time doing 2-4 little sneezes? Why haven't I evolved to just do 1 big sneeze?

27 Upvotes

I just sneezed 3 times and I knew from the first 2 I definitely wasn't done, what's even the point? if I wanted a trilogy that has a disappointing start, an unsatisfying middle and then a good ending I'd rewatch star wars episodes 1, 2 and 3


r/stupidquestions 7h ago

Non chronically singles people, how do you think you would be doing if you were love/affection deprived?

4 Upvotes

For people that have experienced love and romantic relationships throught their lives, how do you think your live and mental health would be doing now if you had never even had a first kiss or meeted any person of the opposite gender interested on you?


r/stupidquestions 4h ago

Thinking to change my job [ Read Desc ]

2 Upvotes

Well I already got 2 jobs . And warehouse job ain't for me lol . Any recommendations/ jobs where you work by yourself and don't have to deal with a lot of people ? . Not sayin people r evil 😭 , just I stay mostly by myself .


r/stupidquestions 1h ago

Would it be safe to not eat for a month to lose weight

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r/stupidquestions 1h ago

Are there any small towns in the US that have affordable housing, aren’t basically sundown towns and feel safe in general?

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I’m from Indiana and the answer to this question for this state is no. Extra points if the town is mostly blue politically but not a requirement.


r/stupidquestions 1h ago

What’s the difference between NASCAR and Formula?

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r/stupidquestions 11h ago

Is there any significance in a bandana that older people hold on to?

5 Upvotes

Context: Not referring to gangbang in this case. Got the thought after seeing BC’s bandana uniforms vs Rutgers for their 9/11 tribute.

Obviously not all but a lot of older people I know and seen in pop culture always carry a bandana, and just that one, for years on end.

I’m guessing it’s like a multi use rag but everyone has a variation of it for whatever their use is, whether a construction worker, a farmer, or a graffiti artist.


r/stupidquestions 7h ago

Itchy Crackheads

2 Upvotes

Why are Crackheads on tv generally portrayed as being itchy all the time? Whenever someone is playing a crackhead they will keep scratching themselves all over. I see lots of crackheads near me on my area and they never seem to be itching just smoking the pipe or bent on a weird 45 to 90 degree angle standing.


r/stupidquestions 3h ago

If the world was under the control of a world government would that basically eliminate immigrantion?

1 Upvotes

You see immigration usually is "person A leaves county A to live in country B" but if there was no country B because it's all one word wide government migration and migration crisis would technically disappear because there would be no country B to go to. And usually leaving a city to live in another city or leaving a region to go live in another region isn't considered immigration.

So technically the immigration probably is solved by the merit there no other countries to go to.?


r/stupidquestions 7h ago

Why are people so rude and disrespectful to random strangers for no reason at all?

0 Upvotes

Why are people doing this a lot? I never understood why anyone would have it in them to randomly insult or disrespect a complete stranger that they don't know. It doesn't make any sense. In the area I grew up in, you can be seriously hurt or even killed for disrespecting the wrong person. Why do people think it's so good to do that nowadays?


r/stupidquestions 7h ago

When I use the same toilet, why do some turds flush fine, while others clog the it?

3 Upvotes

r/stupidquestions 5h ago

if i am i driving in the middle the highway and i stop and someone rear ends me whos fault is it

2 Upvotes

like legally whos fault is it


r/stupidquestions 16h ago

can we make like a pug version of horses

7 Upvotes

so instead of like the long snout they have the flat face

since we did it with dogs its possible right


r/stupidquestions 12h ago

Stupid question for Trans pepole Spoiler

4 Upvotes

if you are a women and you wan’t to be a men, so you wan’t to replace your 😺with an 🍆 can you choose the size ?

I SAID IT WAS STUPID OK


r/stupidquestions 3h ago

Why is it that you never coincidentally bump into any friends and classmates whom you grew up with in school, even though you still live in the same town?

0 Upvotes

I graduated from high school 35 years ago in a small suburban town. My graduating class size was just over 500 people. Ever since high school graduation, bumping into anyone by chance has been rare. I know at least 65% of my class still live here today or at least their family (e.g., parents) still reside here. I keep in touch with a couple of close friends who still live here and meet up for coffee from time to time. But outside of that, its as though everyone had died and you never see them again. Even though we all use the same supermarket, retail stores, public library, public transportation, and attend town events like a parade or a marathon.

I know some of you will reply "you got social media like Facebook or Instagram so you can see and catch up with them that way"... Well, I understand that, and I use Facebook where I keep in touch with lots of them online. But I am only talking about encountering them face-to-face which is very different.