2008-02-29

Sometimes We Get So Weird...


I think everyone has already met with some weird questions during his or her life. I remember, when I was a child, I always wanted to find the answer for the question “why is the sky blue?” As I grew up, I realized that this was not a weird question at all… In addition, I read a science book where I found a sufficient answer that was something like “because the sky reflects the colour of the seas.” Actually, the answer was just for me sufficient at the time. :) I don’t know if it was correct or not.

There are few really strange questions, like:

  • Why do we wash our towels if we are clean when we use them?
  • Why do we consider those extremely heavy and big dictionaries as concise dictionaries?
  • How do people put in the grass the “Keep off the grass!” board if they are not allowed to step on the grass?
  • Where do those numbers disappear which we subtract?
  • Why are kamikaze pilots wearing helmets?
  • Where does the light disappear when we switch the lights off?
I could mention other similar questions but I’m kind of humanitarian and I don’t want the others to go mad. Obviously, there aren’t exact and appropriate answers for these questions. We can come up with dozens of solutions, although they might not be true and clear. So, it’s a lost cause. Or: probably, the answers are not truly desperate; we've just asked wrong questions or we've raised the questions wrongly. It’s all a matter of perspective. :)

4 megjegyzés:

Zsuzska írta...

These are very thought-provoking questions. I remember asking several of them in my childhood, like this one about the disappearing light and how to put a "Keep off the grass" board on the lawn. :D

Teodora írta...

"There are no silly questions!"...the quotation is from my old teacher. I think she only encouraged us to raise questions, but it's not true.. and you proved it successfully... :)

The ever-changing mind írta...

These are really strange questions without any rational answer. They just make you think about foolish things like:Why is the word abbreviation so long?!? or Where do those words disappear which we erase?!? :D

Anchuk írta...

I think they are very sensible and interesting questions. Keep on thinking abstract ;)