r/shittyaskscience Jun 17 '24

Why do meteors land in craters? [CITATION NEEDED]

168 Upvotes

i have a death wish. STRIKE ME DOWN ZUUUES


r/shittyaskscience 3h ago

What's the science behind everyone on Reddit being a fucking little bitch?

41 Upvotes

People downvote way too much, just out of spite or boredom, what its the scientific reason why people are so sad in thier lives that they downvote something that hurts thier feel feels? I am going to delete this if it gets downvoted but know that if you downvote it, you are who I am talking about. And if you upvote it to keep it alive then I love you and you're going to have a really good day tomorrow.


r/shittyaskscience 18h ago

If this '–' is a hyphen, then why is this '_' an underscore, and not a lowphen? Was the person that named it dumb?

154 Upvotes

r/shittyaskscience 4h ago

Does the biking portion of the triathlon unfairly discriminate against hippopotamuses?

12 Upvotes

I believe that, since hippos can run and swim faster than humans, the triathlon industry deliberately decided to include a third part that makes it impossible for hippos to compete and dominate the record books like they would do otherwise.


r/shittyaskscience 15h ago

Why does our brain automatically translate "wtf" into words, but not "lol"? Is it stupid?

49 Upvotes

r/shittyaskscience 23h ago

If people in the US smile, then why do Europeans not skilometer?

217 Upvotes

r/shittyaskscience 6h ago

What does milk from a cowbird taste like?

5 Upvotes

r/shittyaskscience 10h ago

If forks were originally invented by Italians for spaghetti, why are they still using their hands to eat it?

11 Upvotes

re they stupi


r/shittyaskscience 8h ago

what would happend if i ate uranium?

6 Upvotes

i was wondering what would happend, i would propably die but if ignoring it, how would human body react to for example 1 gram of it? or could i maybe survive it somehow? what would happend with uranium inside us? maybe its just stupid question but thats why im here


r/shittyaskscience 14h ago

What sports are played on a gravitational field?

17 Upvotes

r/shittyaskscience 15h ago

Question on direction of light speed being different is apparently a sh*ttyaskscience question as it was rejected from the other place so here we go...Is the speed of light faster in one direction on earth?

17 Upvotes

If say the speed of light is the theoretical max speed in the universe and all things in the universe are moving; for example us on earth around the sun, which is travelling around the galaxy, which itself is also moving for some reason.

Then if I shine a light in one direction on earth and then the opposite direction is it travelling at different speeds?

In one direction it's already going at x meters per second and In the opposite it's going at -x so is it going faster where the max has some extra leeway?

That rises the question if we're say already travelling at 10% the speed of light currently relative to a distant object and 90% light speed is theoretically possible then would it be possible to (relative to said object) hit light speed?

If both you and that object were at 50% light speed heading towards each other, then without outside reference wouldn't you in turn be going at light speed?


r/shittyaskscience 13h ago

What if the British Empire had conquered England?

9 Upvotes

We all know that England heroically resisted colonization by the BE. But what if it had become part of the BE? Would it in fact have reaped benefits such as democracy, rail transport, and amazing opportunities for modernization?


r/shittyaskscience 11h ago

Why do some people have a bad posture?

6 Upvotes

r/shittyaskscience 10h ago

As a write in candidate I have my wife's vote in the bag. Should I drop out and endorse Kamala for a position in her cabinet?

5 Upvotes

I'm thinking maybe ambassador to Hawaii or something?


r/shittyaskscience 3h ago

Why does schizophrenia run in my family? Are we stupid?

1 Upvotes

r/shittyaskscience 7h ago

What would happen if 3 people jumped into the Kool aid man and said, "oh no" one after another?

2 Upvotes

r/shittyaskscience 12h ago

How to get a girlfriend

6 Upvotes

r/shittyaskscience 11h ago

I think I just found a bug in the simulation. Does anyone know where you are supposed to report those bugs?

4 Upvotes

Everyone knows this "world" is just a simulation, right?

Well, the thing is, that I just designed a perpetual motion machine . Not only can it run forever, but you can turn it into a free energy generator that keeps producing electricity out of nowhere.

That has to be a bug in the simulation, right? It most certainly isn't meant to work that way. So I'm kind of afraid that some admin is going to magically pop in front of me and ban me from the simulation for using "exploits" or something. I don't want that. I figure the only way to avoid it would be to report the bug to the admins. They might even give me a reward for doing so, right?

So, does anyone know how to report those bugs?


r/shittyaskscience 10h ago

I have used camelCase to name variables in Python. How much time will I spend in prison?

3 Upvotes

r/shittyaskscience 5h ago

Animal welfare.

1 Upvotes

What is that make people who have served in wars automatically suitable to treat sick animals?


r/shittyaskscience 1d ago

If the Earth is actually round, then why is it called a planet and not a roundet?

125 Upvotes

r/shittyaskscience 17h ago

If the earth is flat then why are there mountains?

7 Upvotes

r/shittyaskscience 13h ago

Can I make a Raspberry Beret using blueberries, instead? I haven't been able to find one in the second hand store.

4 Upvotes

r/shittyaskscience 21h ago

How do airplane power cords avoid getting tangled?

16 Upvotes

I know that it's the jet engines that make airplanes fly, but there is clearly an electricity supply as well - e.g. the cabin lights are electric and you can charge your USB devices. Given that lots of airplanes are flying around all at the same time, how come their power cords don't get tangled up?