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Theres a whole list of them on this site, some of them are really clever, like - why isnt there mouse flavoured cat food?

Just thought it was worth a mention


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At 10/17/09 09:18 AM, ColdRicePudding wrote: Theres a whole list of them on this site, some of them are really clever, like - why isn't there mouse flavored cat food?

Just thought it was worth a mention

They're called philosophy questions.

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At 10/17/09 09:18 AM, ColdRicePudding wrote: Theres a whole list of them on this site, some of them are really clever, like - why isnt there mouse flavoured cat food?

Just thought it was worth a mention

_ALLOW me..

"What is the colour of a mirror?"
Green.

"If you enjoy wasting time, is that time really wasted?"
No.

"If anything is possible, is it possible for anything to be impossible?"
No.

"If someone with multiple personalities threatens to kill himself, is it considered a hostage situation?"
No.

"If you try to fail and succeed, then which have you done?"
Both, you succeeded with failing.

"Why is 'abbreviated' such a long word?"
Stems from Latin 'brevis', means short.

"Why is a boxing ring square?"
Because prior to the square ring, the boxing ring was actually a ring drawn on the ground/floor.

"Why is it that rain drops but snow falls?"
Snow is not a liquid substance at the temperature at which it falls.

"Why is it that when you're driving and looking for an address, you turn down the volume on the radio?"
For removing the radio sound from the foreground, to improve concentration.

"Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour?"
Because a lot of people are in a hurry (rush), causing the traffic to slow down.

"Why is the word dictionary in the dictionary?"
Because it is a word? Look up the word stupidity.

"Why isn't there mouse-flavoured cat food?"
There is.

"Why do you need a driver's license to buy alcohol when you can't drink and drive?"
It works as a identity card.

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At 10/17/09 09:38 AM, AllReligiousDrunk wrote: stuff..

Wow.... Asshole.


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At 10/17/09 09:38 AM, AllReligiousDrunk wrote:
At 10/17/09 09:18 AM, ColdRicePudding wrote:
"Why do you need a driver's license to buy alcohol when you can't drink and drive?"
It works as a identity card.

That's an incorrect question anyway because you don't need a driver's license you just need some form of ID. Most commonly it just happens to be a driver's license.

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Unanwserable questions anwsered that some heavy sheed

There is diffrence between beign stupid and beign idiot.


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At 10/17/09 09:41 AM, Lord-Nuts wrote:
At 10/17/09 09:38 AM, AllReligiousDrunk wrote: stuff..
Wow.... Asshole.

There nothing asshole-ish about that. He just proved that those seemingly unanswerable questions can actually be answered rather easily.

There are actual questions that you can't give a solid answer to, but those are mostly religion based questions, and we just believe what we want to believe for answering them.

What's the purpose of life?


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At 10/17/09 11:13 AM, Mich wrote: What's the purpose of life?

To Survive and evolve. AKA Survival of the fittist.

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"Whats the difference?"
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At 10/17/09 09:38 AM, AllReligiousDrunk wrote: "What is the colour of a mirror?"
Green.

What?

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At 10/17/09 11:19 AM, Xatanxa wrote:
At 10/17/09 11:13 AM, Mich wrote: What's the purpose of life?
To Survive and evolve. AKA Survival of the fittist.

And if you go further; what's the purpose of that evolving, where is our evolution leading us?

At 10/17/09 11:27 AM, Danavers wrote:
At 10/17/09 09:38 AM, AllReligiousDrunk wrote: "What is the colour of a mirror?"
Green.
What?

Ever looked at the side of a mirror?


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At 10/17/09 11:13 AM, Mich wrote:
At 10/17/09 09:41 AM, Lord-Nuts wrote:
At 10/17/09 09:38 AM, AllReligiousDrunk wrote:
What's the purpose of life?

Inb4 generic procreation answer.

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At 10/17/09 11:29 AM, Mich wrote: And if you go further; what's the purpose of that evolving, where is our evolution leading us?

Evolution is leading us to perfection, But in a changing world such as ours, perfection can not be achieved, So evolution is leading us to being more adapted to the envirionment, making us more fit to survive.

"Im a medic not a doctor."
"Whats the difference?"
"Doctors heal people... Medics make you more comfortable.... While you die."


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At 10/17/09 11:31 AM, Xatanxa wrote:
At 10/17/09 11:29 AM, Mich wrote: And if you go further; what's the purpose of that evolving, where is our evolution leading us?
Evolution is leading us to perfection, But in a changing world such as ours, perfection can not be achieved, So evolution is leading us to being more adapted to the envirionment, making us more fit to survive.

It's the paradox of Evolution. Evolution leads us to perfection through change, but it requires a changing world that doesn't lead to perfection, but Evolution doesn't work without a changing world. Evolution requires change, hence the name, but it's self-defeating in it's goals by it's very definition and nature.

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At 10/17/09 11:40 AM, MultiCanimefan wrote: It's the paradox of Evolution. Evolution leads us to perfection through change, but it requires a changing world that doesn't lead to perfection, but Evolution doesn't work without a changing world. Evolution requires change, hence the name, but it's self-defeating in it's goals by it's very definition and nature.

But it works, It will continue to work, and we will continue to be the dominant species untill something happens that causes a genocide of the human race. Then Evolution starts again, with a new dominant species. The cycle of life.

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At 10/17/09 09:38 AM, AllReligiousDrunk wrote: "What is the colour of a mirror?"
Green.

Isn't that just the colour of any clear glass when you look at it side-on? I thought the part that actually reflects was a silver sheet behind the glass? I know this from breaking a few mirrors in my time.

"Why is it that rain drops but snow falls?"
Snow is not a liquid substance at the temperature at which it falls.

Also "rain fall" is a commonly used term..

"Why do you need a driver's license to buy alcohol when you can't drink and drive?"
It works as a identity card.

You don't NEED a driver's license. You can use a passport, proof-of-age card or other valid photo ID.

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I am fond of this one:

"Why do you need a driver's license to buy alcohol when you can't drink and drive?"

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At 10/17/09 09:18 AM, ColdRicePudding wrote: Theres a whole list of them on this site, some of them are really clever, like - why isnt there mouse flavoured cat food?

Just thought it was worth a mention

Thats not unanswerable, its because cats see mice as a source of entertainment, playthings as it were, cats rarely if ever eat mice. So why make mouse flavoured cat food. Makes total sense to me.
And I have 2 Jack Russell Terriers that constantly kill birds (like 3 a week), but they never eat them, its just the thrill of the chase. Hence no pidgeon flavoured dog food.


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At 10/17/09 09:38 AM, AllReligiousDrunk wrote:
"Why isn't there mouse-flavoured cat food?"
There is.

Wait, wait, wait. There really is mouse flavored cat food? Who tested this stuff? Did someone get a lab mouse and just bite it's head off and then tested the food to see if it tasted like a mouse? There's no way I would want that job!

How do you apply for that anyway? "Wanted: Cat food tester. Good pay, benefits, and free food. Must be a cat person, not have fleas, and be spayed or neutered. Walk in through the cat door in the back of the building when applying".
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At 10/17/09 09:38 AM, AllReligiousDrunk wrote:
_ALLOW me..

lol, topic has been won. And plus you really can't argue with most of the answers.

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At 10/17/09 11:13 AM, Mich wrote:
What's the purpose of life?

That all depends on your religion. It could end up being to achieve Nirvana, to receive your 70 ( right #? ) virgins, or it could be to glorify your the supposed one and only God.

Which of the religions is true, I am not sure.

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What's the purpose of life?

There is no purpose to life or at least there doesn't necessarily have to be one

Just because something exists , doesn't mean it has a purpose

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At 10/17/09 09:38 AM, AllReligiousDrunk wrote:
At 10/17/09 09:18 AM, ColdRicePudding wrote: Theres a whole list of them on this site, some of them are really clever, like - why isnt there mouse flavoured cat food?

Just thought it was worth a mention
_ALLOW me..

"What is the colour of a mirror?"
Green.

No it's not the color of a mirror, it's the color of the glass under the mirror, but what is the color of the MIRROR.

"If you enjoy wasting time, is that time really wasted?"
No.

Maybe not for you, but in absolute value?

"If anything is possible, is it possible for anything to be impossible?"
No.

Try jumping naked in boiling lava and come out unharmed.

"If someone with multiple personalities threatens to kill himself, is it considered a hostage situation?"
No.

This is right.

"If you try to fail and succeed, then which have you done?"
Both, you succeeded with failing.

You failed at something, and succeeded at failing, correct.

"Why is 'abbreviated' such a long word?"
Stems from Latin 'brevis', means short.

Correct.

"Why is a boxing ring square?"
Because prior to the square ring, the boxing ring was actually a ring drawn on the ground/floor.

Correct!

"Why is it that rain drops but snow falls?"
Snow is not a liquid substance at the temperature at which it falls.

That's not an answer to the question.
The correct answer would be that it's a language agreement..

"Why is it that when you're driving and looking for an address, you turn down the volume on the radio?"
For removing the radio sound from the foreground, to improve concentration.

The question was stupid with an obvious answer.

"Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour?"
Because a lot of people are in a hurry (rush), causing the traffic to slow down.

Also stupid question.

"Why is the word dictionary in the dictionary?"
Because it is a word? Look up the word stupidity.

Stupid question.

"Why isn't there mouse-flavoured cat food?"
There is.

There isn't.

"Why do you need a driver's license to buy alcohol when you can't drink and drive?"
It works as a identity card.

Hmm... correct I think.

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Hmm.....interesting.

Why are we here? How did we get here?


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Allow me too though :)

"What is the colour of a mirror?"

The mirror has no colour, it has the temporary colors of the objects in it's reflection.

"If you enjoy wasting time, is that time really wasted?"

Wasting time is relative.
If I go to NG it's a waste of time to my mom, but not to me, since I enjoy it :)

"If anything is possible, is it possible for anything to be impossible?"

Anything is possible is not a fact, it's an opinion, therefore, it doesn't have to be correct.
Therefore, the question failed in the core.

"If someone with multiple personalities threatens to kill himself, is it considered a hostage situation?"

Multiple personalities is an affliction, in absolute value you are still considered as one person.

"If you try to fail and succeed, then which have you done?"

You failed at what you wanted to fail at, but you succeeded at failing, however, if you'd try fail in (again) in the absolute meaning of failing, you can never succeed, since if you succeed, you haven't failed, it's a paradox.

"Why is 'abbreviated' such a long word?"

Stupid question.

"Why is a boxing ring square?"

Because you need to know your history.

"Why is it that rain drops but snow falls?"

Agreement on language.

"Why is it that when you're driving and looking for an address, you turn down the volume on the radio?"

Dumb question.

"Why is the third hand on the watch called second hand?"

It depends on what you call second or third.

"Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour?"

Because all people rush to their work, durr hurr.

"Why is the word dictionary in the dictionary?"

It's a word.

"Why isn't there mouse-flavoured cat food?"

Go make it!

"Why do you need a driver's license to buy alcohol when you can't drink and drive?"

ID.

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At 10/17/09 01:33 PM, Falonefal wrote:
At 10/17/09 09:38 AM, AllReligiousDrunk wrote:
At 10/17/09 09:18 AM, ColdRicePudding wrote:
_ALLOW me..

"What is the colour of a mirror?"
Green.
No it's not the color of a mirror, it's the color of the glass under the mirror, but what is the color of the MIRROR.

Congratulations.

Now guess what a mirror is made out of.
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No it's not the color of a mirror, it's the color of the glass under the mirror, but what is the color of the MIRROR.

Green.

Maybe not for you, but in absolute value?

Don't be an idiot.

Try jumping naked in boiling lava and come out unharmed.
There isn't.

There is.


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Messed up previous post.

Try jumping naked in boiling lava and come out unharmed.

Invent a gel that is incredibly heat resistant, then apply it to your body.


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Dude, these questions are barely mind fucks. I could answer almost all of them. Like the "why do you turn your radio down while looking for an address" question. It's a little difficult for me to concentrate on reading while listening to music. These are mind fails.

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At 10/17/09 09:38 AM, AllReligiousDrunk wrote: The answers.

Pretty much this. Except for the mirror question.

A standard Mirror consists of two components:

A sheet of glass.
A sheet of silver material.

The glass is placed in front of the silver material, both preventing light from passing through the glass, and increasing the reflectiveness.

This proves that the colour of a mirror is in fact silver, as the silver material is still behind the sheet of glass, but the reflected images take presidence over it.

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