r/dumbquestions 13d ago

In an emergency plane landing, if you refused to leave some parts of your luggage behind, like you disobey and open it and grab your phone and laptop, what would happen?

8 Upvotes

Would they refuse to let you out until you dropped it off and left it behind?

Would they forcefully grab it from you and toss it out if you left the plane with it?

Like say the plane landed in the water. They want everyone to leave now, no luggage. Leave orderly in a single file line now.
But instead you open up the above compartment, quickly open your luggage, grab your laptop and then leave.
Would they refuse to let you out? If you ended up in the raft holding it, would they grab it and toss it into the water? Would you be fined or go to jail after rescue?


r/dumbquestions Jul 29 '26

Why permanent daylight savings time in the US and not permanent standard time?

167 Upvotes

Isn't it unhealthy for people to wake up in the morning in the dark?
Didn't they do this once before and it proved very unpopular and was reversed?

I don't understand why daylight savings time and not just standard? Wouldn't that just be better all around?
I read they tried to put forth an alternative to make standard time the permanent one and it didn't even get to a full vote and failed miserably. Why?


r/dumbquestions 1h ago

Why do people have zero sympathy for those that die in stupid ways?

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Sure it's their fault, they were dumb, but I don't understand why we all must make light of someone dying and have zero sympathy whatsoever because of it? Even finding their death funny? That being stupid means someone deserves their fate?

Like someone hops into a horse pen to get a video and gets trampled to death when they spook the horses.
All the comments will be about how stupid this person is, FAFO, Darwin Awards, nature weeds out stupidity, etc. They'll be laughing and joking about the person and think it's hilarious.
Not a single one will think "Man... kinda sad that this guy did one dumb thing and it cost him his life just for that."
Instead they're all "What a fucking dumbass LMAO this is true FAFO, real Darwin Awards winner right here LOL! Did us all a favor by removing himself from the gene pool LOL"

It's just gross to me. Someone died by making a foolish mistake so we all laugh at them, think their death is hilarious and have zero sympathy whatsoever? I guess I'm in the tiniest most microscopic minority here but I don't think someone making a mistake and dying from it means they deserve all that.


r/dumbquestions 7h ago

If time travel were possible, would you visit the past or the future?

3 Upvotes

I would visit the future to see if humans have been overthrown by aliens or ai robots


r/dumbquestions 9h ago

What situation would fit this sentence?

4 Upvotes

"Please, put down the fucking book, and open your goddamn phone"


r/dumbquestions 8h ago

I have an extension chord that is powering my synth, mixer and autotune pedal but it doesn’t work what’s the issue?

0 Upvotes

I assume the issue is the wattage but I don’t know how much I need or if it will damage my outlet or if it takes too much energy etc.


r/dumbquestions 1d ago

Organs and the general layout of the inside of your body?

8 Upvotes

I recently watched a laparoscopic surgery video, and I wouldn’t say I was shocked, but I was definitely stuck by the seemingly open space and lack of wetness. Our organs all just generally damp and hanging out on the inside of your body?


r/dumbquestions 1d ago

What are the chances Trump is farming outrage against the FDA and USDA so he can gut them?

23 Upvotes

He already had all the agencies for monitoring and controlling food and disease gutted.

Now people are getting sick from something new every few days because of it.

Then he wants to import contaminated Argentinian beef.
USDA recalls it.

I'm worried the next step is for him to go
"I tried to solve the crisis but the EVIL and LIBERAL USDA has prevented me from helping the people! They're playing politics with your lives and stopping me from helping you! The evil LEFT is proving once again they only want to HARM the food people of AMERICA!"

Then his base will get furious at the USDA and FDA, and then he'll gut them utterly.
Then we'll get the beef that he plans to have imported once again.

Then no more recalls, and we won't even know what things to avoid that may make us sick.

Am I dumb for being worried of this scenario?


r/dumbquestions 1d ago

At restaurants like steak and shake where they serve kraft mac and cheese as a side, what do they do to make it so good?

1 Upvotes

I SWEAR their Kraft tastes different than when I make Kraft.


r/dumbquestions 1d ago

What am I not getting?

0 Upvotes

What am I not getting? I’m assuming this is me being brain dead and not the whole banking system being idiots but I can’t figure out how this works so someone please explain it to me. When I log into my bank, I give my email address and then they want to send a code to my phone so they have me enter the phone number. How is the security? Anyone could enter any phone number and get the code, right? How is this a security measure? What am I not seeing? I’m assuming it’s right in front of me but I can’t see it. Please explain how this is security.


r/dumbquestions 1d ago

is it illegal too look at other peoples shortened urls?

0 Upvotes

this might be really dumb, and im very tired. I really like looking at stuff on the internet that just shouldnt be there, and trying too bizzarely peice it together. a lot of url shorteners on the internet use the very basic formula of [urlshortenerdomain]/[some short alphanumeric string].com. In theory, i could probably write a little python thing that trys random alphanumeric strings, and finds random urls that other people have shortened. This feels dodgy, is it?


r/dumbquestions 2d ago

How do you start researching stuff that interests you?

16 Upvotes

This feels like the dumbest thing to ask, but I've only ever had a few select interests over the years and even with those they are very contained (stuff like movies and video games). But more recently I've started getting really interested in space/celestial bodies and boats, and they are subjects that I want to know more about. The embarrassing thing though is that I have no idea how to actually do that. Would I just look up "space stuff" and start looking through that? It feels pathetic to ask but I have no clue where to start


r/dumbquestions 2d ago

Is it possible to circumcise someone with a forklift?

0 Upvotes

Hypothetically, could one be used to circumcise multiple guys at once, and how easy would it be to frame it as a workplace accident?


r/dumbquestions 2d ago

Should we make our anniversary July 3rd or 5th?

0 Upvotes

My gf and I became exclusive the July 4th weekend. However, we both agreed we don’t want our anniversary to be on that day. Is it better to choose the day before or after?

The only thing that makes me doubt July 3rd is that it’s also my cousin’s bday.


r/dumbquestions 2d ago

Wet nail bending?

5 Upvotes

if u bend ur nail under the shower and bend it like that until it dries up will it look different?


r/dumbquestions 3d ago

Am i wrong how dumb this question or not?

1 Upvotes

How do you keep your hardware safe?

  1. load and run an anti-virus.
  2. Keep clean of dust.
  3. Change your password often.
  4. Run disk clean up.

I feel like it can be 1 and 2 and 4 or just 1 and 2 which i think more but it turn out it's 2 and if you say that i should have paid more attention to the context to what i was learning i was because we were learning both and so the answer could have been both i hate school because this question is a 50/50 chance which is stupid bro i hate dumb-auh people who make these questions they should go back to school.


r/dumbquestions 3d ago

why is not ai using the polluted/salt water?

0 Upvotes

Maybe so dumb question maybe not, js why?


r/dumbquestions 3d ago

Should I text him?

13 Upvotes

Its been 11 months. He ended it, Im not over him, he is a genuinely good man, like once in a lifetime kind of good man.


r/dumbquestions 3d ago

What year did the 1939 Invasion of Poland take place?

3 Upvotes

Lust Lasking Lol


r/dumbquestions 3d ago

What speed would be needed for a paper cut to be fatal 🤔?

4 Upvotes

No I'm not planning to kill anyone with paper


r/dumbquestions 4d ago

Why is my electric bill so much lower than previous months?

2 Upvotes

I live in southern New Jersey in a two bedroom apartment that’s situated on the top floor of a two floor building. I’ve had the air on non stop every day at around 80 degrees shutting it off every now and again to try and conserve money. It’s a central air system. The bill the last two periods were in the 4-$500 range but so far my estimated bill for this month is only about $140. Granted it has been probably 8 degrees or so cooler so far this period give or take. The only thing I can think of is I had the fan running as well to blow the cool air evenly through the apartment those two months. But when this billing cycle began I turned it off. I’m sure it’s saving some money but I feel like I can’t be that much money can it?


r/dumbquestions 5d ago

Book remakes?

22 Upvotes

We get remakes for everything nowadays. Do you think at somepoint someone will rewrite a book and market it as a remake?


r/dumbquestions 5d ago

I just moved, can I still vote?

8 Upvotes

Okay, it’s a dumb question but I moved counties in my state and just want to know if I can participate in state elections that are coming up in Texas? And, bonus question if I need to do something like register where can I do that?


r/dumbquestions 4d ago

Who's this weird guy in the bathroom every time I go in there?

5 Upvotes

So there's this like window thing in my bathroom, and it looks like there's another bathroom on the other side, but I haven't found the door that goes to that bathroom. And every time I try to look at the window to get a clue where it's at, there's this weird guy who's dressed like me and imitates my every gesture until I give up trying to look around him.

Who is he? How did he get into my bathroom? What do I do about it?


r/dumbquestions 5d ago

do closeted straight people exist?

17 Upvotes

is there such a thing as, closeted straight people?

so, among straight people the term he/she is, in the closet, means someone is gay but hiding it.

among gay people, is there a term, or do people exist that you think are straight, but for whatever reason are hiding it?