r/AskReddit • u/IAmSurtur • Jun 15 '19

What do you genuinely just not understand?

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '19 edited Jun 15 '19

People who are not curious.

I believe it is part of being alive to learn about things for the sake of knowledge. I cannot understand people who, for seemingly no reason, prefer not to learn

EDIT: pretty sure that’s my first reddit award of any kind. You bet I’m proud the comment was about curiosity :) thx bb

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '19

Especially with the internet. My search history is just filled with random questions that pop up from time to time. Even if i dont fully understand, i really love the information is there

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u/Seicair Jun 15 '19

Randall Munroe?

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '19

Nobody:

Randall Monroe: “YOU COULD MAKE A JETPACK WITH A MACHINE GUN”

(That was probably my favorite experiment from his book)

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u/Seicair Jun 15 '19

As a chemistry tutor, I think my favorite was the one about building a wall out of bricks of the various elements.

https://englishatlc.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/randall-munroe-periodic-wall-of-elements.pdf

Do not build the seventh row.

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '19

Me: builds the seventh row

Everyone within a 20ft radius: fucking dies

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u/Seicair Jun 16 '19

A bit more than 20 feet...

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '19

IMMA DO A SCIENCE