Is it socially acceptable to eat M&M’s with a spoon? Does that dress make someone look fat? These are only a few questions with no answers given to them. Questions like these make us think for a long time about a solution that never existed. Confusing questions overall force us to think more philosophically, outside the box, so that we can find an answer of some kind to give to the person raising it. Thus, a question with no answer can be viewed as a quiz with multiple available solutions.
“How are you?” is probably one of the more famous questions that can trip a person up, especially if it comes from a kid. If we were to answer with “bad,” then we might be given another question, “Why?” and this circle will continue till one of the parties stops answering or inquiring deeper. Impossible questions like these are confusing because they stick us in an unending circle of asking and answering. They are loops of casual questions with simple answers and no end in sight. However, there are also unanswerable questions that are paradoxes. Can God create a hot enough burrito that he can’t eat? Both yes and no lead a person to the simple conclusion — God is not almighty, then.
Like paradoxes and questions that cannot be answered so simply? User Moatflobber likes them too. He asked an easily answerable question on the popular AskReddit group — “What is an impossible question to answer?” We have compiled the best questions in the list below. Have you had the chance to hear some of them yourself? Upvote them. On the other hand, if you have a viable answer that you would want to share with others, you can do so in the comments below.
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ThePhoenixBird2022 said:
"Why? When asked by a 4yo. Any response will be met with... but why?"
charatatata replied:
"Take it up a notch and you get the kid my mom had to deal with: "What if a red truck burst through the wall right now? Okay, now what if it was blue"?"
I have a couple of rules about this. 1. If they're asking "why" in order to avoid doing something (like putting away laundry or picking up their toys), I give them 2 logical reasons why it needs to be done. If they don't accept that, then it's "because I said so." 2. If they're asking because they're curious, I answer if I know the answer, but I'm not afraid to say "I don't know, let's find out!" and Google it.
"If I had a son that became a priest, would I call him father or son?"
"If I punch myself in the face, and it hurts. Does that mean I'm strong or weak?"
Andyle611 said:
"Can God microwave a burrito so hot that even He can't eat it?"
blitzx666 replied:
"If god needs a microwave to heat that burrito, I have more questions."
"Where did Cotton Eye Joe come from, and where did he go?"
I hope in prison for showing up uninvited to too many wedding receptions
"Where does our consciousness go after death?"
I've pondered this for many years. I have only got as far as; If our brains use electric energy to function, the laws of physics say that no energy can ever cease to be, it must change into another form of energy. Which I think, may be the same question, but I'm really not clever enough to figure it out any further.
Geeeck0 said:
"Does this dress make me look fat?"
LittleTay replied:
"Honey, you make that dress look good."
"Can you describe color to a blind person?"
I would imagine you could connect it to other senses or emotions. Like red has always symbolized passion, or you could say that red is heat.
TheAntih said:
"Where was Gondor when the Westfold fell?"
granthollomew replied:
"It's always 'Where was Gondor when the Westfield fell?' and never 'How was Gondor when the Westfield fell'."
"Does the set of all sets which are not members of itself contain itself as an element?"
"What's the meaning of life?"
"What is outside the observable universe?
I could get into why this is an impossible question to answer. Basically, if you cannot observe it, you cannot measure it, and therefore, you cannot answer the question."
"What is the correct way to pronounce Worcestershire sauce?"
jdbrownjrthe3rd said:
"Honey, what do you want to eat for dinner?"
moving0target replied:
"You can answer it, but you're wrong."
"If you go faster than the speed of light and look backward, what will you see?"
I two ships fly with warp, could the leading ship see the following ship?
"Have more people had coronavirus or have more people drunk a bottle of Corona?"
"How much would it cost to clean all the windows in a city?"
"How many sides does a circle have?"
"WHERE IS THE LAMB SAUCE?!"
What is lamb sauce? You could have a number of sauces with lamb, but I don' know any referred to as 'lamb sauce'.
"Rather trivially, "what is the last digit of pi in base 10"?"
"How many atoms are in here on Earth?"
Kita-Ryu said:
"Where is the Universe border?"
OutlandishnessSea578 replied:
"Is there a space border patrol?"
"How do you throw away a trash can?"
"What are we?"
"To be, or not to be?"
"How high is up?"
Well I keep it on the middle shelf in case the wife wants to watch it while I not at home. So, about 3ft.
"What's the last number you can count to?"
For me, 20. After that I get bored. So anything after that goes in groups of 20.
"Why doesn't she love me?"
"Who let the dogs out?"
"What's the next winning lottery number?"
I can tell you the winning number, but I can't tell you which lottery that number will be for.
"I’m confused, generally when someone asks me “What?” I just repeat myself once or twice and they always seem to get it."
"In the movie Predator, why does the predator use broad-spectrum visible red lasers to target when he naturally sees in infrared?"
"What happens when an unstoppable force hits an unmovable object?"
"A ship carrying 21 sheep sinks, how old is the captain?"
"Have you ever made a decision out of free will?"
"How many boards would the Mongolian hordes hoard if they Mongolian hordes got bored?"
"What goes up a hill with four legs and comes down with two?"
"Are you asleep?"
"What would happen if Pinocchio said my nose will grow?"
Depends on his intent. If he intended it to not grow, it would grow as he was trying to deceive. If he believed with would grow, then it would not.
"Answer truthfully? 'Will you take this man/woman in sickness and in health, till death tare you apart?'"
"How are you?"
"Where do farts go?"
"Which religion is the correct one?"
"Does god exist?"
"Which came first, the chicken or the egg?"
"What is north of the north pole?"
"What created the universe?"
The Green Arkleseizure. Beware the coming of the Great White Handkerchief.
"When your girlfriend who gained fat asks you if she gained fat?"
'A little, why? Is it bothering you? Because I think you look more healthy'
