38 absurd and nonsensical questions (with a trick or non-obvious answer).

A series of questions that seem far-fetched... but maybe they are not so far-fetched.

Human beings are curious by nature and never cease to be amazed by what surrounds us.... This restlessness to know and to know leads us to ask questions.

However, there are questions that are absurd and make no sense. Either because they are asked in an ironic or sarcastic tone or because their answer seems too obvious to even ask such a question.

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A list of absurd questions

Below you can find a list of absurd questions. you can find a list of absurd questions and nonsense questions.. Although, on second glance, you might be able to find an answer to some of them.

1. Why do they call our planet "Earth" when it is three-quarters water?

This question may seem absurd, but in fact it is not.. The origin of this name is because there was a time, when this name was adopted, when mankind did not yet know that the Earth was a planet. In most languages the name of the planet means ground under your feet.

2. Why is it that if you blow on a dog's nose he gets angry and if we take him as a passenger in the car with the window down he sticks his head out into the wind?

Curiously enoughoogs tend to stick their heads out of the car window, probably looking for a cool place or to get out of the wind.probably looking for a cool place or to be able to sniff various things.

3. Why is it that when a person is right you have to give it to him? If he is already right. In such a case it would be necessary to give it to him when he does not have it, not?

A reflection that does not make any sense. Of course, when they give us the reason, they make us feel good.

4. Why do we run fast in the rain if it's raining in front of us?

We tend to run when it rains to avoid getting wet. Actually, running is a good idea, since the time we spend exposed to the downpour is reduced.

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

An absurd reflection on these Disney characters.

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

Cats, just like humans, only have one life. What happens is that there is a popular saying that states, symbolically, that they have seven lives. This is said because cats are very agile and can jump and fall from great heights.

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

This is a rather absurd question, but perhaps they would like it.

8. Where is the other half of the Middle East?

A name that refers to its location, not because there is another half.

9. Why does Tarzan have a mane but hasn't grown a beard in all his years lost in the jungle?

Actually, there is some truth to this question. Although he could also be a beardless beard.

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

A question that makes no sense, but plays with words.

11. Why did the Flintstones celebrate Christmas if they lived before Christ?

Because they are cartoons. That said, it doesn't make much sense for them to celebrate Christmas.

12. Why do we have to avoid the dangers? But if people don't even want to give them away...

To dodge can mean two things: to dodge or to raffle..... In this question the meaning of the word is changed to make it funny.

13. Why do we press the buttons on the TV remote control so hard when we know the batteries are dead?

Surely the answer to this question is our own frustration that the remote control does not work.

14. Why do we call a drink a "drink" even before we drink it?

For the same reason we call food "food" even before we eat it.

15. If ordinary is synonymous with vulgar, why doesn't extraordinary mean very vulgar?

A fancy way of looking for connections between words.

16. If a lawyer goes crazy, does he lose the trial?

An ironic phrase that can be funny because lawyers defend their clients' rights in court.

17. How far do bald men wash their faces?

In other words, where is the limit of the face if there is no hair to differentiate it.

18. Why is no one able to figure out that Clark Kent is Superman? Can a pair of glasses and a curly hair change a person so much?

It is curious that, after Superman puts on glasses, no one finds the resemblance or suspects that they are related.

19. Why is "separate" spelled together and "all together" spelled separately?

Language sometimes has some curiosities like the one in this question.

20. If champagne is liquid, how can it be dry?

The term "dry" in champagne has to do with the amount of sugar added in the process.. It is simply a type of champagne.

21. Where do farm workers go when they are tired of their work and decide to "get away from it all"?

People who live in the city usually go to the countryside to relax. But when a farmer is stressed out, he will hardly go to the city.

22. The black box of airplanes is indestructible? why not make the whole plane out of the same material?

If an airplane were made of the same material as the black box, it would weigh too much.

23. If water is colorless, why is the part of a towel that has been dipped in water darker in color than the dry part?

Because its darkness is not because it is stained, but because it is wet. When it dries it returns to its normal color.

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

Because the first automobiles had a boiler, so to touch that area it was necessary to wear gloves.

25. Why is it that when a person is lying down and gets scared? He tucks everything in... is it because the sheet is made of steel or something like that?

It is an instinct of protection. Logically, the sheet the sheet is not a steel armor.

26. Why do you usually close the restrooms in service stations? Are you afraid that someone will come in to clean them?

So that only customers use them.

27. Why do we have crow's eyes on our feet and crow's feet on our eyes?

Because the name has nothing to do with the location, but with the shape they have.

28. Is it true that divers work under pressure?

In reference to the high pressure that divers endure in terms of breathing.

29. If love is blind... why is lingerie so popular?

A certain irony is implied in these words in relation to the quote "love is blind".

30. What do sheep count in order to sleep? Do they count human beings?

Logically no. Sheep do not count for sleep.

31. Why make a woman happy is well seen, but make many women happy is not?

Socially and culturally it is not well considered to give oneself to more than one woman.

32. If you were a masochist in life, wouldn't it be a reward to go to hell and a punishment to go to heaven?

Masochism refers to the practice in which a person derives pleasure from being dominated. Evidently, if hell existed, it has nothing to do with masochism.

33. If wool shrinks when it gets wet? why don't sheep shrink when it rains?

It is simply absurd to ask this question.

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

Both roles have to do with the prison system, so the question makes no sense.

35. If I want to buy a new boomerang, how do I get rid of the old one?

When you throw a boomerang intentionally, it comes back in the direction from where it was thrown. That does not mean that if we want to dispense with it, it will come back continuously.

36. It is said that only ten people in the whole world understood Einstein. If no one understands me, am I a genius?

Einstein had a very advanced vision for the time. One of the greatest scientists of all time.

37. If a person with multiple personalities decides to commit suicide, can he or she be considered to have taken hostages?

An irony on two very serious topics, such as suicide and multiple personality disorder.

38. Why is the only thing that is never free at an open bar party?

Because it refers to the fact that you don't have to pay. That's why the bar will always be busy.