I'm the queen of starting out a sentence with, " This might be a dumb question but..." and honestly, I'm not one to get embarrassed, so I always ask. There's some things that I'm sure science can 100% explain but I just don't get. So I'm going to ask random questions that you may have never even thought to ask, and am kinda hoping someone can help a girl out because I just. don't. get. it. So here it goes:
How is my dog stronger than me?
This first one is probably dumb because hello, he's a different species of animal, but he's SO strong. I mean, my dog can run head first into something and get up like nothing happened (what's that about), and he's also emotionally solid. I'd cry every time my human left me but nah, he's good. And how can he physically be this much stronger? He doesn't have thumbs but always wins in tug-of-war and is a beast when it comes to moving things.
How am I not bald?
This one is for the ladies! I shed like crazy both day-to-day and especially in the shower. I legit feel like I should be bald by now and don't understand how I'm not. I thought hair only grew a quarter of an inch (estimating here - it's different for each person), so if that's the case, how do I still have hair on my head? How had it not shed completely? Can that happen to a person?
Why is the work week 5 days long?
I'm sure this I could easily do a Google search on to get the origin of and blah, blah, blah. But in the spirit of us, humans, one of the smartest beings on Earth, how do we still put up with this? Why are we not adapting and why is this still a thing? We spend 40 hours a week at work - and most of us even spend more than that at our jobs - and we sleep for maybe 7-8 hours a night (estimating here, but that's 49-56 hours). Let's throw in an hour commute just for fun - that's 10 more hours gone. So, in a total week that's only 168 hours, we only get to spend 62-69 hours to ourselves or the loved ones around us?! That's CRAZY and doesn't even include any outside responsibilities or events. And if you have kids who go to bed earlier than you, it's even less time. We need answers and change!
Could we survive without thumbs?
Why do humans have thumbs? I know it's like a biological thing but if I really didn't have thumbs, why couldn't I pick up a pen or something and still write? Could we survive without them? Thumbs are weird and I want answers.
Why is the plural of goose, geese?
This one bothers me because moose doesn't become meese. It's not even a word! Or how is the plural of mice, mice?! What sense does that make? I genuinely don't understand how the English language works - I think someone was drunk when they came up with these weird rules.
If I didn't have my big toes, would I really fall over?
Does this apply to big toes or pinkies? I forget, but I know if you don't have one or the other, your balance is thrown off. I'm not really sure of the answer (hence me asking the question), but what is the deal with it?
Why do people stand in lines?
Yes, the short answer is to make things more orderly, but why a single file line? Why not a two person line? Why not stand in groups? When did people start forming lines? Do you stand on line or in line? Bet you never thought of it.
Why do some people have bad eye sight and others don't?
This isn't something that happens in the womb, but why do some people have terrible eye sight and others never have to wear glasses a day in their lives? What is it genetically that makes everyone different? My brother has perfect eye sight, but I don't - what gives?!
Why do centipedes have millions of legs?
Seriously. I don't think they need that many legs, no matter what type of evolution they've gone through so why the hell are there so many?! There's no way that the original centipede lost legs that often to warrant them adapting to surviving by sprouting out that many legs. There. Is. No. Way.
How do people stop growing but their noses and ears don't?
I've heard that those are the two things (minus hair and nails) that never stop growing on a person which is why cute little old people have big ears and noses. Is it true? Why is that the case? I understand nails and hair continuously growing, but then why don't our teeth?
Why are humans' instincts so much worse than other animals?
They always say trust your gut. And it's right to do that, but why do animals in the wild have such a more heightened and better intuition that humans do? How is it that my dog finds someone questionable and I just think it's a dude passing by us on the street?
There are so many things in the world that probably have a smart answer, or a simple answer, or any type of answer, but I feel dumb because I just don't get it. So seriously, just ask the questions. It might be a dumb question but say you're totally just asking for a friend...
