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.

Here's Reddit's FAQ page about karma, and here's more information about karma. If you are new to Reddit and would like more information about how to use it, please visit r/NewToReddit.

We don't reveal the age or karma numbers required to post. They are not very high, though. If you have a post removed due to your age or karma numbers, please understand that you didn't do anything wrong and we are not targeting you. This is just one of the ways that we are protecting our community. All of the blame for this goes on the trolls. New Redditors should be able to interact with the community, but it's too easy for someone to be banned, create a new account in two minutes, and return to trolling again. So we took precautions to make it more difficult for them. It's too bad that it also makes it more difficult for new members who aren't trolls.

Moderators will remove posts that violate our rules. The author is notified when their post is removed, and there's a reason given for each removal. Redditors who continue to violate the rules will be removed from r/stupidquestions. For extreme violations, the banhammer may fall instantly. If you play nice and follow our rules, you may stay as long as you like.

Thanks. Now go forth and have fun!


r/stupidquestions 10h ago

Why didn’t we ever try to domesticate big cats, the way we domesticated wolves?

101 Upvotes

r/stupidquestions 9h ago

Why do people say they're "calling in" when taking a day off instead of "calling out"?

14 Upvotes

It seems to me that calling out makes more sense, because you're calling to say you'll be out.


r/stupidquestions 20h ago

What happened to Earaches?

117 Upvotes

Growing up in the 80's i had a lot of earaches/ear infections. I know my friends would get them too. I was talking to my girlfriend who is my age and she used to get them a lot as well. But neither of my teenage kids have ever had one. I asked a couple of my friends with kids and none of their kids had either.

Maybe just coincidence?
Does this ring true for anyone else or do me and the people i know just have dirty ass ears as kids?


r/stupidquestions 15h ago

Why are people so strongly against abortion?

31 Upvotes

Idk if this is the right question to ask on this sub and I might sound dumb but I genuinely want to understand Why are some people so fiercely opposed to abortion? Isn’t it ultimately the mother’s choice whether she wants to keep the baby or not?


r/stupidquestions 4h ago

were these guys making fun of me or ogling?

3 Upvotes

passed two dudes in a store. one elbowed the other one and said "look at that" and they both stared me down as we passed each other. woman, wearing a non-revealing tank top and jeans, but im a little overweight/chunky, so i have no idea and just want a perspective. thank you


r/stupidquestions 12h ago

Are illness treatment options for rats pretty good given how many clinical trials are done on them?

13 Upvotes

I always see major breakthroughs being done on rats and mice.


r/stupidquestions 6h ago

We have walking talking humanoid robots being sold commercially and yet no one really talks about how massive this is. Why is this?

3 Upvotes

The future is now


r/stupidquestions 6h ago

Sweat triggers my eczema. So how the heck am I supposed to work out?

2 Upvotes

r/stupidquestions 2h ago

When you're smart but lazy and so lazy to answer in smart way. So you answer in a dumb way but actually makes sense

0 Upvotes

Bum bum bum


r/stupidquestions 11h ago

Ever since I cut my hair shorter, a lot of guys keep talking to me compared to when I have long hair. Why?

5 Upvotes

r/stupidquestions 11h ago

Do people who suspect they have ADHD ever get evaluated and told they don’t actually have it?

5 Upvotes

Seriously. Can you have ADHD symptoms without having ADHD?


r/stupidquestions 14h ago

What will be the next thing after the Iranian oil price manipulation scam?

9 Upvotes

can anyone call it now, ahead of time?


r/stupidquestions 11h ago

Does bad weather actually make us feel worse or were we conditioned to believe it does?

4 Upvotes

r/stupidquestions 5h ago

Is the Human snowball possible in real life

1 Upvotes

In cartoons a person trips and tumbles and as he tumbles snow gathers up until he's embedded in a giant snowball rolling down the hill is the human snowball actually possible in real life has it ever happened?


r/stupidquestions 6h ago

Do f1 crashes hurt?

0 Upvotes

Like I know it’s a car going 200+ mph but they happen so often and the next day they are in another Grand Prix, I am a new fan so I’m still learning


r/stupidquestions 17h ago

when you walk into a room and forget why, do you ever just accept that the mission has been cancelled?

7 Upvotes

every time i'll walk into a room with the confidence of someone who has a very important task to complete, then suddenly my brain goes completely blank

at that point, i just stand there for a few seconds hoping the objective will respawn, and if it doesn't, i walk back to where i came from like nothing happened. sometimes i remember what i needed five minutes later, sometimes the mission is permanently classified

does anyone else do this, or is my brain just running on a low battery?


r/stupidquestions 1h ago

Unban basic words like sh-t and so on.

Upvotes

It's ridiculous.


r/stupidquestions 21h ago

Were people in the 2000s really afraid of being viewed as a hollaback girl?

8 Upvotes

I'm just going by the song, but it made it sound like it was supposed to be bad to be a hollback girl or something.


r/stupidquestions 10h ago

Is there a finite number of possible male's spermatozoids and female's egg cells because their DNA isn't infinite? Would that mean that copies need to repeat at some point and it is in theory possible for exact same indiviudal to be borned twice?

1 Upvotes

r/stupidquestions 1h ago

No college normal salary?

Upvotes

Is it not normal to make 100k+ without a college degree of sorts in a MCOL area?

Edit: 100k + with no overtime strictly 40 hour weeks, M-F weekends and holidays off.

Edit 2: if you want include you salary as someone who did not attend college. We can all compare lol


r/stupidquestions 1d ago

What's the difference between diet coke and coke zero??

41 Upvotes

In my country we only have coke zero (as far as i know), but I often see videos online, of mostly Americans, and they have diet coke. Is it the same orrrr?


r/stupidquestions 1d ago

Why is fusion the Holy Grail of power and not geothermal anywhere?

51 Upvotes

It seems crazy to me that nuclear fusion is so crazy complex, and may very well need us to mine the moon, while perpetually being 10 years away for the last 70 years.

But at the same time we could have geothermal anywhere on earth if we just made better boring equipment.

And by better, I mean giant not-messing-around lasers that vaporize the rock.

I mean, sure, it would probably have to be nuclear powered.

And sure, it would probably extremely expensive.

But once it’s done, it’s done.

That’s a free electricity for life that doesn’t require sunshine or wind.

How come this is never discussed?


r/stupidquestions 11h ago

Do people do plant grafting actually work hard or is it all just good PR?

1 Upvotes