Silly questions asked by intelligent people I know…
Here are recent examples:
“Witch way is north” via email.
"Why does this compass needle always point North? " :smack::smack::smack:
“When I look through these binoculars I see birds flying through the sky.” :smack:
“I got a PHD in physics from UMA. I know how to operate a backhoe.” :eek:
"Thanks for your gift of the Celestron telescope. How do I see the stars? " :smack:
There are many more i could add - but I am going to the local bar down the street and order 15 beers just…because…
Paraphrased from somewhere, that I often say, “There are no stupid questions, just stupid people who ask questions.”
Can’t remember the exact titles of the films, so I’ll just pick Bedazzled and Office Space.
I was a Blockbuster employee.
Customer [holding up a cover box]: Is this Bedazzled?
Me: No, it’s Office Space.
beat
Me: It says so on the box.
I was once asked by a young lady why February gets the extra day in Leap Years. She wanted it in the summer when the weather was nicer.
How young? Like 8? When I was like 6, the family went to Disney world. One attraction my parents wanted to go see was a movie in a theater that was 360 degrees. I was very against it and i kept asking “Won’t we all burn to death?”
Now if I asked that at any point after the concept of geometry was introduced in school, then that would’ve been a stupid question.
BTW, that day in that theater in Florida I was introduced to the concept of geometry.
Perhaps I am missing something, but why is this a stupid question? It’s not obvious why the day is added to February as opposed to any other month; I only recently learned it comes from the Roman tradition of doubling Feb 24. (Of course, no matter when it is added, it won’t change how many days of warm weather we get.)
I think this is a very interesting question. I wouldn’t call it stupid at all, really.