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When you’re learning at school or university, teachers and professors constantly encourage you to ask them questions and follow that with adding that there aren’t stupid questions. But deep down we know that stupid questions exist and some people aren’t afraid to voice them.

Maybe the person who came up with that phrase really underestimated how stupid and clueless people can be. But Twitter user Pey didn’t. She wanted people to tell her what are some stupid question that they have ever received. And there were some ridiculous ones in the thread that were so bad they were hilarious.

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We all ask stupid questions from time to time so let’s just have a good laugh from this list. Also, we would be interested to hear what stupid questions people have asked you? If you’re feeling brave, you can share the questions you asked and realised where not necessary.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Personally i talk to my thermos but sometimes it does whatever it wants!

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The Twitter user who asked the question to receive more questions is Pay and she is a mother and a certified fitness trainer and a nutritionist. Pay explained that she asked the question because she was thinking of how people always ask where she last put an item she is searching for and can’t find. Because if she knew where she put it, it wouldn’t be lost. The tweet didn’t blow up but it got some pretty funny responses and we wanted to show you them.

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As mentioned, teachers often tell you that there are no stupid questions. By saying that they want to encourage students to don’t be afraid to show that they don’t know or understand something. They try to convince them that seeking knowledge is always a positive thing. 

Another common phrase people say is that there are no stupid question, only stupid answers shifting the unwanted quality from the person who asks to the person who needs to answer. But all in all, the phrase is there to make sure a person seeking knowledge is not being punished for not learning the information yet.

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Carl Sagan who was an American astronomer, planetary scientist, cosmologist, astrophysicist, astrobiologist, author, and science communicator and certainly an intelligent person entertained the idea. He wrote in his book The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark: "There are naïve questions, tedious questions, ill-phrased questions, questions put after inadequate self-criticism. But every question is a cry to understand the world. There is no such thing as a dumb question."

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's so common that i think almost everyone has done it! Along with looking for your glasses while you are wearing them! Story of my life

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Almost the same thing happened to me once. I was on a call with someone, they heard that I was searching for something because of the noise... "What are you searching for? -My phone." Rarely have I ever felt so dumb.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OMG! I was JUST about to post the same thing! I did this too. Was on a call. Panic searching. My friend: what you looking for me: my phone i cant....find...it........... them: *trying to not laugh* find it yet? Me: .....shut up -.-

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Selective object blindness is a real thing! Especially when you're used to something being somewhere and you move it to use it. Most people experience this at least once, thinking they've lost something a split second after they've pulled it out of their pocket (keys, wallet, and phone being the most common culprits). It's because the part of your brain that controls gut reflexes activates before the part of your brain that processes experiences logically.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes! This happened to me, too. I searched once for my glasses. I turned the whole apartment inside out and panicked because I was late for university... just to realize I wore them already....

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Zophra
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Used the flashlight feature trying to find it in the car....

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Fresh pair of eyes that's all. You may have more experience in knowing where a phone might drop. Give her a break she has a lit to do.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OP: It's in your hand Mom: *looks at her hand* no it's not. OP: your other hand... Mom: *takes phone to other ear with other hand* NO, it's not! OP: Okay mom. Listen very carefully... I want you to take both hands, with whatever is in them at this second, do not pick up or put down or switch over anything, okay? Mom: Okay... OP: Now... Pu both hands, with whatever is in them out in front of you and look at them... Mom: ... OP: Mom? You there... Mom: ... OP: yeah.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was using the torch ON my phone to look for my phone in the car when the interior light wouldn't come on.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I once panicked that I've forgotten car keyes. While driving.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was cold called by a man who then asked me for my phone number. I said I didn't know because I don't phone myself.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My mother once asked me where her glasses were. While she was wearing them.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Come on! We've all done this- "Hey I gotta hang-up, I can't find my phone....

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Susan Williams
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was talking to a friend, on the phone when she said she can't find her phone. I told her it's in her hand. She said No, I have a banana in my hand. I told her to check the other hand

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is a regular occurrence in our house. As my newly retired husband is often in his socks and boxers, he often loses the remote and especially his cell phone....... I get to go check the garage and cars. Payback result, I break the rules and sometimes wear my shoes in the house.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Once when i was like 9-10 years old, i called my cellphone from our landline (i couldn't find it anywhere) and it started ringing in my hand. 🤷😂

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If she has a landline as well as a cell phone, this is actually not that illogical.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

2 years ago, I was late for work because I was looking for my car keys I already put in my pocket. Found it on my way to take the train because I went to get my phone to check train times 🤦🏿‍♀️

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've looked for my glasses whilst wearing my glasses many times. :D

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, once I looked all over for my phone, even using my phone's flash light to look under the bed. Sometimes I am a bit distracted.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Telling someone in the middle of a conversation that I need to leave but can't find my phone.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

did she call you on the phone or in person, if in person, that wasn't dumb

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However, there are people who would argue with that. For example, the genius mind himself, Albert Einstein once said, “Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.” The physicist leads us to believe that the universe may have limits, but people’s lack of intelligence will never cease to surprise.

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That could be applied to our today’s topic. If human stupidity is infinite then logically stupid questions do exist because people come up with them.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Friendly piece of advice: don’t call me at 3 am if you want to keep those legs of yours

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And the proof is in the pudding. The questions people in this list ask are really unnecessary and you don’t always understand if they are being serious or you’re getting trolled. Maybe it could be fine if children were asking them but it should be unacceptable for grown adults. 

At the end of the day we can agree that stupid questions do exist but we shouldn’t be too mad at people who ask them. Maybe they genuinely don’t know and you can be the one to explain an important thing a person should have the knowledge of.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To be fair I often mix the words for elevator and bus in my language.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Reminds me of that XKCD comic where completing Mavis Beacon unlocks capital numbers.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A friend of mine could just pop one out and have a gander at it. Rather alarming when you find it out the first time.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What a dumb question. Everyone knows they don’t have birthdays in Korea. They just sort of slowly appear and it’s hard to tell the beginning date

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had a coworker whose religion banned tattoos. Every two weeks she went to someone and had a new henna design drawn on because she loved body art. They were often multicolored because she loved flowers. Depending where the question was asked, it may have been a legitimate query.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There was a strange phase in the early 2000s where girls who could see fine would buy non-prescription glasses from Claire's to look smart.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have no idea how the USA's army work but yeah.. You are on the army, but which one? Air army, Sea army, Ground army... or whatever it is said in English

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