Silly questions

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  1. dingdong profile image58
    dingdongposted 16 years ago

    Hi everyone,

    I'd like to see how many silly, unanswerable, laughable questions we can make in this thread.

    This one as a start, and example:

    What is the velocity of darkness?

    tongue

    Come on!!!

    1. moposan profile image56
      moposanposted 16 years agoin reply to this

      velocity of darkness = velocity of light. Darkness decreases with the speed of light increase .They are interconnected.

      1. dingdong profile image58
        dingdongposted 16 years agoin reply to this

        Thanks, but I didn't expect an answer tongue

    2. blaise25 profile image80
      blaise25posted 16 years agoin reply to this

      who is the richest hubber?

      1. lxxy profile image59
        lxxyposted 16 years agoin reply to this

        I am...got plenty of awesome friends here. smile



        It's tail, can chase it all day. And if it doesn't have a tail, then it doesn't get to Heaven. =P

      2. Mike's Corner profile image69
        Mike's Cornerposted 14 years agoin reply to this

        Bill Gates -- but all his hubs are the same. Microsoft this, Microsoft that . . .

    3. usmanali81 profile image61
      usmanali81posted 16 years agoin reply to this

      If humans are evolved from monkeys then why the current monkeys are still monkeys???

      1. Mark Knowles profile image59
        Mark Knowlesposted 16 years agoin reply to this

        At least you asked this question in the correct forum this time. wink

        1. usmanali81 profile image61
          usmanali81posted 16 years agoin reply to this

          lol

          1. usmanali81 profile image61
            usmanali81posted 16 years agoin reply to this

            you are very ingenious

      2. andromida profile image56
        andromidaposted 16 years agoin reply to this

        Maybe they are quite happy with their monkey life.

    4. Daniel Carter profile image66
      Daniel Carterposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Oh, dear. Does it have to make any sense???

      If a chicken-and-a-half could lay an egg-and-a-half in a day-and-a-half, how long would it take a grasshopper with a wooden leg to kick all the seeds out of a dill pickle???

      That's my best shot.

      1. dingdong profile image58
        dingdongposted 15 years agoin reply to this

        big_smile

    5. memorygraphics profile image59
      memorygraphicsposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      sensible answer : -300000000 m/s < darkness moves in opposite direction to light velocity vector >
      simple

    6. ediggity profile image61
      ediggityposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      The speed at which light would actually leave. Approx. 3x10^8 m/s

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        LEWJposted 15 years agoin reply to this

           
                                                                                                                                                                                   This would be a mathematically feasible answer to that question, except that velocity denotes movement and darkness does not actually move in this equation;  it appears with the removal of photon matter, light.  Interesting approach by way of reply, though.

    7. Daniel Carter profile image66
      Daniel Carterposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Why don't psychic and prophets win the lottery?

    8. carolegalassi profile image60
      carolegalassiposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      If your talking about the speed of going dark, it is going as fast as the sun is going down.  Anyone have a velocity of the sunset?

  2. Dame Scribe profile image55
    Dame Scribeposted 16 years ago

    Can you hear light? tongue

    1. moposan profile image56
      moposanposted 16 years agoin reply to this

      By the sound of a light switch

    2. lxxy profile image59
      lxxyposted 16 years agoin reply to this

      Yep. There's optical pickups on some guitars.

      Oh, and all things on the internet (and telephone/cell phone) usually at some point goes through fiber optic cables...so yes, you can hear light. ;D

  3. dingdong profile image58
    dingdongposted 16 years ago

    what's the purpose of this thread? big_smile

    1. moposan profile image56
      moposanposted 16 years agoin reply to this

      bloody time wasting

    2. profile image0
      LEWJposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      What's the thread of this purpose?

  4. curiozities profile image60
    curiozitiesposted 16 years ago

    If you can pick your friends, and you can pick your nose, can you pick your friend's nose?

    1. Dame Scribe profile image55
      Dame Scribeposted 16 years agoin reply to this

      lol omg, roflol

      1. curiozities profile image60
        curiozitiesposted 16 years agoin reply to this

        Hehe.  Now if only I could make my avatar depict that function I'd be all set.  smile

    2. moposan profile image56
      moposanposted 16 years agoin reply to this

      just do it.

      1. atomswifey profile image60
        atomswifeyposted 15 years agoin reply to this

        Nike does
        lol

  5. weblog profile image58
    weblogposted 16 years ago

    Where does the Universe end??

    1. moposan profile image56
      moposanposted 16 years agoin reply to this

      It has no bloody end and no beginning by the way.

      1. acouasm profile image68
        acouasmposted 16 years agoin reply to this

        That's a theory, we won't know until we have reached the capability to explore it.

    2. Capable Woman profile image60
      Capable Womanposted 16 years agoin reply to this

      Please describe the universe...and give 3 examples.

    3. andromida profile image56
      andromidaposted 16 years agoin reply to this

      Next to my house.

    4. Sybil Marie profile image60
      Sybil Marieposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      And if it does end, what's on the other side?

  6. Cam Anju profile image71
    Cam Anjuposted 16 years ago

    Why is a hamburger called a HAMburger if it's made out of BEEF? big_smile

    1. profile image0
      mtsi1098posted 15 years agoin reply to this

      is a cheeseburger hold the cheese still a cheeseburger?

  7. dingdong profile image58
    dingdongposted 16 years ago

    What is the question that Moposan won't even try to answer...seriously?! tongue

    1. Carmen Borthwick profile image61
      Carmen Borthwickposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Good one! Hahahahahahahahaha

  8. profile image0
    Gods Gardenposted 16 years ago

    How can you live in the moment that just passed?

  9. Eaglekiwi profile image74
    Eaglekiwiposted 16 years ago

    Are we there yet?

  10. profile image59
    logic,commonsenseposted 16 years ago

    why are there no rhetorical answers?

  11. Eaglekiwi profile image74
    Eaglekiwiposted 16 years ago

    turn left and then youll be right.

  12. Colebabie profile image60
    Colebabieposted 16 years ago

    Why don't woodpeckers get headaches when they slam their head on a tree all day?

    1. moposan profile image56
      moposanposted 16 years agoin reply to this

      The guy who made a study and gave the answer got alternative Nobel prize.

      "Thick bony skull with relatively spongy bone, especially at the occiput, and cartilage at the base of the mandible to partially cushion the incessant blows. Inside the skull, there is almost no cerebrospinal fluid in a very small subarachnoid space. The mandibles are attached to the skull by powerful muscles that contract a millisecond before strike, creating a tight, but cushioned structure at the moment of impact and distributing the force of the impact to the base and posterior aspects of the skull, thus bypassing the brain. The neurological mechanisms must be superb since these birds strike in a perfect perpendicular stroke to eliminate the torsional shear force that would otherwise tear the meninges or cause concussions .. Additionally, the woodpecker is protected, at least to some extent, by its size. Its brain is relatively small, resulting in a small ratio of brain weight to brain surface area. Any impact force would be spread out over a relatively large area making its brain somewhat more resistant to concussion than a human’s brain"

      1. dingdong profile image58
        dingdongposted 16 years agoin reply to this

        Great info smile

    2. Herald Daily profile image60
      Herald Dailyposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      I've often wondered that myself.

      1. Colebabie profile image60
        Colebabieposted 15 years agoin reply to this

        At least I'm not the only one! smile

    3. sannyasinman profile image60
      sannyasinmanposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      They do. They get terrible migranes, so they bang their head on a tree to get rid of it, which gives them a terrible migrane, so they bang . . . .(:-)

  13. profile image59
    logic,commonsenseposted 16 years ago

    If I am a lawyers are liars and I am a lawyer am I lying

  14. dingdong profile image58
    dingdongposted 16 years ago

    Can a dog's tail be straightened? tongue

  15. profile image0
    Lady_Eposted 16 years ago

    Does the Red Sea look red?

  16. Eaglekiwi profile image74
    Eaglekiwiposted 16 years ago

    Did you forget last months payment
    ( hell I wish I could) lol

  17. Ladybird33 profile image66
    Ladybird33posted 16 years ago

    Why does last name come first when filling our applications or forms?  Shouldn't it be first name first?

  18. earnestshub profile image72
    earnestshubposted 16 years ago

    What's the difference between a duck?

  19. Pearldiver profile image69
    Pearldiverposted 16 years ago

    If I have the Right Socks.. Why do they fit my Left Foot? smile

  20. Laughing Mom profile image60
    Laughing Momposted 16 years ago

    Why do they use sterilized needles for lethal injections?

    Can you succeed at trying to fail?

  21. earnestshub profile image72
    earnestshubposted 16 years ago

    From my 3yo granddaughter

    Why is it Monday today?

    1. weblog profile image58
      weblogposted 16 years agoin reply to this

      Great lol

  22. waynet profile image71
    waynetposted 16 years ago

    How come coat hangers never look like coats?

  23. curiozities profile image60
    curiozitiesposted 16 years ago

    If a cat always lands on its feet, and toast always lands buttered-side down, what would happen if you tie a piece of buttered toast to the back of a cat and you dropped it?

    1. lxxy profile image59
      lxxyposted 16 years agoin reply to this

      I dunno...but lets find out!

    2. atomswifey profile image60
      atomswifeyposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Your dog would thank you for the sandwich you made him

    3. ~Stacey~ profile image60
      ~Stacey~posted 15 years agoin reply to this

      HAHAHA thats good!

      1. Paradise7 profile image69
        Paradise7posted 15 years agoin reply to this

        That IS good!  Maybe they'd land sideways? big_smile  lol

  24. earnestshub profile image72
    earnestshubposted 16 years ago

    If life is just a bowl of cherries, why do I always get the pips?

  25. JamaGenee profile image76
    JamaGeneeposted 16 years ago

    Why do we drive on parkways and park on driveways??

  26. Pearldiver profile image69
    Pearldiverposted 16 years ago

    Dad.... Where do Babies Come From?? smile

    1. lxxy profile image59
      lxxyposted 16 years agoin reply to this

      It's very simple....Barbie dolls, rap musique, and hard liquor.

      Coupled with the lack of forethought.

  27. profile image0
    \Brenda Scullyposted 16 years ago

    We recently visited the North of Ireland, we live in the South


        Erin 5 years old asked
     
       Why did we not see any polar bears when we went to the North?

    1. earnestshub profile image72
      earnestshubposted 16 years agoin reply to this

      Yep kids get some of it wrong sometimes, watch it, she'll soon be six!

  28. acouasm profile image68
    acouasmposted 16 years ago

    Why is a raven like a writing desk?

  29. Kudlit profile image62
    Kudlitposted 16 years ago

    My 3-year old daughter after skinning her knees.

    Between sobs, "Why is life like this?"

    1. earnestshub profile image72
      earnestshubposted 16 years agoin reply to this

      That is so cute! She is right to question the pain of course, and why she should have it.

    2. profile image0
      dennisemattposted 16 years agoin reply to this

      my 5 year old daughter, at the breakfast table, looking at a bowl of soggy cereal..."do I HAVE to finish the rest of my Life?"

  30. profile image0
    ralwusposted 16 years ago

    A woodpecker has a shock absorber in his beak, more importantly why DOES he bang away at a tree all day sometimes?

    1. profile image0
      dennisemattposted 16 years agoin reply to this

      banging is fun

    2. Deborah-Lynn profile image60
      Deborah-Lynnposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      hunting for bugs that live inside the tree bark.

  31. Lisa HW profile image62
    Lisa HWposted 16 years ago

    What was the deal with Yosemite Sam's face?

  32. cashmere profile image76
    cashmereposted 16 years ago

    Why am I here?

  33. profile image0
    \Brenda Scullyposted 16 years ago

    when we get to where we are all going..... will the
                    pubs still be open

  34. dishyum profile image58
    dishyumposted 16 years ago

    Is this a part of my dream?

  35. spiderpam profile image79
    spiderpamposted 16 years ago

    Do fish dream of flying?

    1. lxxy profile image59
      lxxyposted 16 years agoin reply to this

      No, but they swear they get abducted by aliens. However, the other fish think it's just a way to pass off the new piercing and hook.

    2. curiozities profile image60
      curiozitiesposted 16 years agoin reply to this

      Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

      smile

  36. Beth100 profile image70
    Beth100posted 16 years ago

    If a dog is man's best friend, then what is a dog's best friend?

    1. cashmere profile image76
      cashmereposted 16 years agoin reply to this

      A cat?

  37. lxxy profile image59
    lxxyposted 16 years ago

    A cat, in a hat...with a bat and a rat.

    I wish I was a baller, wish I was a lil' taller...

    ..yeah, sorry, got that song stuck in my head.

  38. cashmere profile image76
    cashmereposted 16 years ago

    I hate it when that happens. Makes you keep thinking of banging your head to get the song out.

  39. scheinandras profile image59
    scheinandrasposted 16 years ago

    Why every plant green?

    1. cashmere profile image76
      cashmereposted 16 years agoin reply to this

      not every plant is!

  40. earnestshub profile image72
    earnestshubposted 16 years ago

    Are your McCleans showing?

  41. Beth100 profile image70
    Beth100posted 16 years ago

    Why are there superstitions if superstitions aren't real??  And why do we believe them??

    1. moposan profile image56
      moposanposted 16 years agoin reply to this

      cause of symbolism prevailing

  42. dipless profile image71
    diplessposted 16 years ago

    I found this one online which made me chortle

    "How does my dryer know? If I put in a shirt, it comes out inside out and if I put it in inside out, it comes out inside out? How does it know? "

    lol

  43. profile image0
    wordscribe41posted 16 years ago

    Why is "a toyota" spelled the same way forwards and backwards?

  44. Eaglekiwi profile image74
    Eaglekiwiposted 16 years ago

    ..but what does that really all mean?...(lol)

  45. mythbuster profile image76
    mythbusterposted 16 years ago

    How do you politely exit a conversation, (without being rude) with a Hawaiian if 'aloha' means both 'hello' and 'goodbye'?

  46. RedElf profile image91
    RedElfposted 16 years ago

    Where does everyone find all these silly questions? Is there a silly questions website somewhere...? lol (there must be one because all these silly answers must have come from somewhere big_smile)

    1. webismine profile image58
      webismineposted 16 years agoin reply to this

      Every brain must be having a silly corner... Isn't it? tongue

      1. RedElf profile image91
        RedElfposted 16 years agoin reply to this

        LOL, of course, some days mine has more than just a corner...big_smile

      2. profile image0
        LEWJposted 15 years agoin reply to this

        Where are all the silly questions everyone finds?

  47. RedElf profile image91
    RedElfposted 16 years ago

    What's it all about, Alfie?

  48. profile image0
    ysdataposted 16 years ago

    why is there Braille on the drive up ATM?

  49. weblog profile image58
    weblogposted 16 years ago

    If someone with multiple personalities threatens to kill himself, is it considered a hostage situation?

  50. jenblacksheep profile image68
    jenblacksheepposted 16 years ago

    If practise makes perfect and nobody's perfect, why practise?

 
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