Thank you, Captain Obvious!
There are plenty of obvious things that people love to discuss, like how the weather currently is and how soon the holidays are. It’s totally fine to bring up topics like this in a self-aware way: “I know this is obvious, but I just really need to make small talk.” But sometimes, people think they’re being philosophical when they’re really just stating the obvious.
Below, we’ve gathered some of our favorite posts from the That’s How Things Work subreddit, which is dedicated to highlighting people who tried to be deep but failed miserably. From explaining concepts that already have a name to sharing “shower thoughts” that they probably should have kept to themselves, this list is full of funny, facepalm-worthy moments that might make you lose a bit of faith in humanity.
Be sure to upvote the posts that you get a kick out of, and then let us know in the comments: what’s the most obvious thing you’ve ever had explained to you before? Then, if you’re interested in checking out another Bored Panda article featuring obvious things people learned embarrassingly late in life, you can find that right here!
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My Cake!
Thanks I Hate Names
Are You Twins In Real Life?
Help Me I’m Drowning
He Blames Pot
Ah Yes. Evolution Has Nothing To Do With Genetics
This is the same kind of person who hated Obamacare but loved the ACA.
Headlines
They need to arrest death as soon as possible! They can't keep getting away with it!
Low Battery? Charge Your Phone
Opinions Must Be Objective
How Stock Photos Work
Yeah Man you can take a pic of us chilling with the hooman, it all good
What A Question
Yes, That’s How Genetics Work
Not only the obvious of being related in the fictional story but also the Disney "gene pool" is limited due to making their characters fit other formulaic criteria. Like oversized eyes and small noses and such to make them "cute and lovable" or whatever. If you are going to look like Ursula in the Little Mermaid you are going to be a bad person. If you are the 'good' star you have large eyes / small nose like Ariel. Occasional exceptions but for the most part they are all going to look like they might be related.
Amazon Review For A Backpack
That’s Just What It Is
Yes, Doing Things Have Consequences
Yes That’s How It Usually Works
Cecil’s Brother, Jericho, Is Also A Lion, Don’t You Know That!?
Humans are so cruel. The wording is kinda funny, but I feel sorry for the lion.
Smh
Kinda The Goal, Right?
Parents: We want your life to be easier for you! Parents when my life is easier: WELL BACK IN MY DA-
That's Why It's Called A Virus
But-
This Is A Fact
He might even be the richest person in the solar system, but this fact can not be derived from the previous statements.
That’s Why Biographies Are Written
If You Know How Old It Is Then You Know How Old It Is
R/Showerthoughts At It Again
Yep, The Wind Can Blow Across State Borders
Impossible! We have to complain on Twitter about it so air pollution will go away!
Are You High
That's Pretty Much It Yeah
Funny How Things Work
Roses Are Red, I Serve My Master-
I translate : A nuclear explosion so far away from us would be a disaster even for us
That's How Currency Works
Yeah, No Sh*t Sherlock
I Am Enlightened By Such Powerful Knowledge
I Mean, Yeah
Thanks I Didn't Know That
That is a cursed hotdog version of Buzz that I have never seen before. Eye bleach Pwease?
Its A Christmas Miracle!
Then imagine the 31st of December 1999. The 1st of January 2000 was both the next day, the next month, the next year, the next century and the next millennium. I was there! It was actually not crazy. No IT crash, the TV worked, no aliens, just some mediocre fireworks and then we were sent to bed.
Thats How Humans Work
A Woman Who Looks Like Her Parents
Frenemies
Glad They Clarified These
"You Won't Look At These Things The Same"
How Dare They Ask
Thats How Vaccines Work
Covid vaccines don't contain whole covid virus. They contain some mRNA from the virus, which is a molecule, not a germ. Edit: mRNA or DNA or spike protein...
That's What Nostalgia Is
Here's an interesting tip-in. One kid is nine years old, but a bunch of them are called nine year olds.
M I N D B L O W I N G
Person Wouldn’t Be Famous If They Did Not Do What Made Them Famous
Company Wants People To Buy Their Product
Thanks For The Advice
TRUE STORY (I'll try to keep it brief). McDonalds drive through. Friend in car has sensitive teeth so drinks warm water because cold water hurts. I order food and a cup of warm water. I s...t you not.. "I'm sorry sir we don't have warm water. We only have cold water and hot water.". Me:... Me: "Well, could you put some hot water and some cold water in the same cup to make it warm water?" Drive through lady: (pause). "I guess we could do that". Me: "Okay, do that please". We were laughing so hard we were crying but we were trying to keep it together at the drive through window because we didn't want to be mean. Maybe she was having a bad day and just had a moment. Or maybe she was dumb AF. Years ago. We still laugh about it if she wants some warm water.
According to an ancient G(r)eek proverb: to understand recursion, first you have to understand recursion.
Lol, this joke was in my old C book. In the glossary under recursion, it just said "recursion: see recursion"
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Lol, this joke was in my old C book. In the glossary under recursion, it just said "recursion: see recursion"
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