46 weird questions you won’t be able to answer

It is possible that there are questions in this life that do not have a clear answer.

People have the ability to reflect and we are curious, so we are often questioning things about our environment or about ourselves.

Although there are many questions that make sense, there are also weird, curious or absurd questions that are difficult to answer..

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Weird unanswered questions

Below you can find a list of weird questions that you will have a hard time answering.

1. Why did all the kamikaze pilots wear protective helmets, if they knew they were going on a suicide mission?

A curious question. But it doesn't make much sense for a pilot to wear a helmet when his goal is to immolate himself.

2. How far do people without hair wash their faces?

It is difficult to know where the boundary between the face and the scalp is when there is no hair to differentiate it.

3. Why is 'separate' written all together and 'all together' written separately?

Language sometimes has this kind of curiosities to which there is no need to look for an explanation.

4. Why is it impossible to sneeze with your eyes open?

A curiosity that probably has its answer in the fact that when we exert pressure through the nose, the eyes close as a consequence of exerting force.

5. Why is there no mouse-flavored cat food?

Few people will have asked themselves this question. But what does it taste like?

6. Why do we turn down the volume of the radio when we are looking for a parking space? Are we going to find it better?

Actually, it helps us to concentrate and, therefore, we can park better, without distractions.

7. Why is it that in scary movies there is always a door with light coming out of it? What are the spirits doing there? Are they making photocopies?

Probably, because the afterlife is illuminated.

8. Why doesn't anyone want to pay the piper?

An expression whose origin is not known for sure. However, it could come from the relationship between the Jewish and Christian people in the 16th and 17th centuries. The former claimed to have a covenant with God, and the latter affirmed that one day they would "pay the piper".

9. Why is the chest of drawers so called, if the bed is much more comfortable?

Another of those curiosities of language, like many others.

10. Why are the packages of bread rolls six and the packages of sausages five?

Curious. But it would be ideal if the packages were the same, as it would be better for hot dog lovers.

11. Why is it that when you buy an apartment you don't get the marble that the other neighbors have and that they roll around at night?

12. Why is our planet called Earth if there is only a lot of water?

Apparently, it is called earth because of the ground we walk on.

13. Do infants enjoy childhood as much as adults enjoy adultery?

A pun that doesn't make much sense.

14. Why does the Incredible Hulk tear all his clothes except his pants?

Because he is a science fiction character, not a real one.

15. Why do we press the buttons on the remote control harder when the batteries are low?

It is probably an instinctive act of frustration at not being able to change the channel.

16. Why do we open our mouths every time we look at the ceiling?

The reason may be that the muscles of the neck become tense.

17. Why do we raise our shoulders when it rains? Do we get less wet?

It is a reflex reaction to the sensation of being wet.

Why is "abbreviation" such a long word?

Because language has these curiosities. There is no explanation for it.

19. Why do we find it so luxurious to have breakfast in bed, as uncomfortable as it is?

Because breakfast is brought to us and we don't even have to get out of bed to make it.

20. Why do we eat "the pot" and not what is inside?

It is an expression that refers to the fact that we think in excess.

21. If money is the cause of all evils, why do we have to work?

An interesting reflection. But we work to be able to survive in this society where money is king.

22. Why is it that after a storm is unleashed, the rope is never found?

Another classic expression, which does not refer to the literal sense. There are no ropes to hold the storm.

23. If jail and prison are synonyms, why aren't jailer and prisoner synonyms?

There is no reason why they should be synonymous. Both roles originate in a prison.

24. The average Spaniard loses about three socks a year. If we multiply them by the entire Spanish population, that means a total of about 120 million socks lost. Where are those 120 million socks?

Something that invites the reader to reflect. Moreover, do these socks pollute?

25. Why is it that you can find anything but gloves in the glove compartment of your car?

Because, when the first cars were built, the boiler was located in that area. So you had to touch that area with gloves.

26. Why do most of us look at the handkerchief after blowing our nose?

It is curious. Many find it disgusting and still look.

27. If it is always in the open air, why is the deck of a ship called the deck of a ship?

Perhaps because it covers the interior of the ship.

28. What color will a chameleon be looking in the mirror?

It will still have the same color. A strange but curious question.

29. Why are needles sterilized for lethal injections?

As a matter of protocol. Evidently, it makes little sense considering that the objective is to end the life of the person.

30. The world is round and they call it a planet. If it were flat, would we call it round?

Well, it is not possible to answer this question, because the world is not flat.

31. Why do we call drink 'drink' drink, even before we drink it?

Because they have nothing to do with the temporal moment.

32. If a lawyer happens to go mad, does he lose the trial?

An odd question and, moreover, a rather absurd one. Clearly not.

33. Why do muffins get hard and cookies get soft?

Because nature has these things.

34. Why is the sliced bread square, if the chopped sausage, salami, mortadella and chorizo are round? Is it the fault of the tranchetes?

If we want to make sandwiches with sausage, it would be ideal if they had the same shape.

35. Why are telephones mobile and computers portable?

Both devices are mobile and portable.

36. Why aren't airplanes made of the same material as the black box?

Because they would weigh too much to be able to maintain flight.

37. What should one do if one sees an endangered animal eating an endangered plant?

A strange question that may lead some people to doubt.

38. Why is Goofy able to walk on two feet and Pluto on all fours? Aren't they both dogs?

It's funny, but that's the way cartoons are.

39. How do I know how many lives my cat has left?

Cats only have one life, so the question is absurd.

40. Why do they usually close the restrooms at gas stations? Are they afraid that someone will come in to clean them?

The reason is so that only the customers of the service station use them.

41. Can God create a rock that he himself is unable to lift?

A question with intriguing philosophical content about God's hypothetical omnipotence.

42. Where is the mind located?

The mind is a very important concept to which we often resort, but it is paradoxical that we are not even able to attribute a space to it. The trick is, according to several philosophers, that the mind is not something material with concrete limits, but a process.

43. Are birds reptiles?

On the one hand, we know that reptiles have scales, and on the other hand, we know that birds have emerged from the evolutionary branch of dinosaurs. For this reason, most biologists do not consider the reptile category to be a valid one when discussing species taxonomy, i.e., the way in which they can be scientifically classified.

44. Why do we sometimes feel that we are being watched?

Sometimes, we notice that someone is watching us, even without seeing that person. Why does this happen?

45. How do dolphins think?

We know that they are very intelligent animals, but at the same time they lead very different lives from ours.

46. Is reality a simulation?

Technically, we cannot know if what surrounds us is real or not, since a perfect simulation would be able to recreate all kinds of situations making them plausible.