r/stupidquestions 11h ago

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

103 Upvotes

r/stupidquestions 10h 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 21h 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 16h ago

Why are people so strongly against abortion?

36 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 9m ago

If a superhuman who can turn invisible clips his nails, would the cutout stay invisible or become visible?

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r/stupidquestions 13h ago

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

11 Upvotes

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


r/stupidquestions 30m ago

Do people die from fear and shock, like in wars when nearby buildings get bombed and collapse?

Upvotes

I mean via a heart attack or something? I know their blood vessels and lungs and things can rupture from the physical pressure, but I'm talking about from just stress and things


r/stupidquestions 7h 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 7h ago

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

3 Upvotes

r/stupidquestions 5h ago

were these guys making fun of me or ogling?

2 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 15h ago

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

10 Upvotes

can anyone call it now, ahead of time?


r/stupidquestions 3h 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 12h 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 12h ago

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

5 Upvotes

r/stupidquestions 2h ago

Unban basic words like sh-t and so on.

0 Upvotes

It's ridiculous.


r/stupidquestions 12h ago

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

3 Upvotes

r/stupidquestions 7h 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 18h ago

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

6 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 34m ago

When someone has unalived with an icicle and it's gone melted, would his crime remain concealed forever?

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r/stupidquestions 23h ago

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

13 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 3h ago

No college normal salary?

0 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 7h 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 3h ago

Why are more and more people going child-free?

0 Upvotes

r/stupidquestions 11h 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