Get Premium
Dark mode theme is available exclusively for premium users. Learn more about the benefits of subscribing.
No fees, cancel anytime.
Dark Mode 
No fees, cancel anytime 
then open in external browser
and click "Open in External Browser" 
Is it socially acceptable to eat M&M’s with a spoon? Does that dress make someone look fat? These are only a few questions with no answers given to them. Questions like these make us think for a long time about a solution that never existed. Confusing questions overall force us to think more philosophically, outside the box, so that we can find an answer of some kind to give to the person raising it. Thus, a question with no answer can be viewed as a quiz with multiple available solutions.
“How are you?” is probably one of the more famous questions that can trip a person up, especially if it comes from a kid. If we were to answer with “bad,” then we might be given another question, “Why?” and this circle will continue till one of the parties stops answering or inquiring deeper. Impossible questions like these are confusing because they stick us in an unending circle of asking and answering. They are loops of casual questions with simple answers and no end in sight. However, there are also unanswerable questions that are paradoxes. Can God create a hot enough burrito that he can’t eat? Both yes and no lead a person to the simple conclusion — God is not almighty, then.
Like paradoxes and questions that cannot be answered so simply? User Moatflobber likes them too. He asked an easily answerable question on the popular AskReddit group — “What is an impossible question to answer?” We have compiled the best questions in the list below. Have you had the chance to hear some of them yourself? Upvote them. On the other hand, if you have a viable answer that you would want to share with others, you can do so in the comments below.
This post may include affiliate links.
#1
ThePhoenixBird2022 said: "Why? When asked by a 4yo. Any response will be met with... but why?" charatatata replied: "Take it up a notch and you get the kid my mom had to deal with: "What if a red truck burst through the wall right now? Okay, now what if it was blue"?"
Jumoke Adegboyega 1 year ago
Which one is green Green red in the color green. or just a green among us
RELATED:
#2
"If I had a son that became a priest, would I call him father or son?"
Shyla Bouche 2 years ago
There was a large church, complete with both a monestery and convent. One of the nuns worked the switchboard (phone system). She picked up a call from the monestery. The monk on the phone said, "Sister, this is Brother. Father wants to talk to Mother."
#3
"If I punch myself in the face, and it hurts. Does that mean I'm strong or weak?"
Nurichwersonst 2 years ago
If you lay your ear on the hot stove, you can hear how stupid you are. 😉
§• Råinbow Påndå •§ 2 years ago (edited)
Hmmm….. GOOGLE! Edit: Google says, ‘ If you hit and hurt yourself, but don’t feel the pain, you’re strong. But if you hit and hurt yourself and you do feel pain, you’re partially strong’
#4
Andyle611 said: "Can God microwave a burrito so hot that even He can't eat it?" blitzx666 replied: "If god needs a microwave to heat that burrito, I have more questions."
#5
"Where did Cotton Eye Joe come from, and where did he go?"
Norby Klein 2 years ago
I hope in prison for showing up uninvited to too many wedding receptions
Donkey boi 2 years ago
Well, We know he went to Tennessee, because the song tells us so. The original lyrics are lost to us, but based on the variations that were recorded, we can assume that he was a black man (the 2nd oldest variation uses the line 'He was de nig dat sarved me so'). It's a pre-US civil war song, so I think we can [relatively safely] assume, he was a slave. So he was either from Somewhere in Africa or born into slavery in Louisiana where the song is believed to have originated.
Jared Robinson 2 years ago
Tis a dark and terrible story not fit for the likes of mortal ears, and to hear the tale told would surely drive thee mad.
#6
"Where does our consciousness go after death?"
scag$y 2 years ago
I've pondered this for many years. I have only got as far as; If our brains use electric energy to function, the laws of physics say that no energy can ever cease to be, it must change into another form of energy. Which I think, may be the same question, but I'm really not clever enough to figure it out any further.
Apatheist Account2 2 years ago
We don't yet completely know what happens to energy that goes through a black hole.
Load More Replies...
Zelda Fitzgerald 2 years ago
I think it doesn't go anywhere because it isn't truly attached to our bodies to begin with. I think our brains pick it up like an antenna picks up radio waves.
Shyla Bouche 2 years ago
More importantly, does it end up on the planet of lost ballpoint pens?
Dan St John 2 years ago
Look into the University of Virginia and their 40 year study of reincarnation, it may change minds.
#7
Geeeck0 said: "Does this dress make me look fat?" LittleTay replied: "Honey, you make that dress look good."
Praea Kitten 2 years ago
Per a pastor from eons ago the answer is *always* no, because ultimately it's not the dress
Load More Replies...
Adam Belaire 2 years ago
Also from what I remember, don't say "No, the dress is doing it's best to hide the fat"
Lotekguy 2 years ago
How long did it take to regain consciousness after giving that reply?
Load More Replies... 
#8
"What color is a mirror?"
Jen Hart 2 years ago
Yep, green. Something to do with how silica reflects. https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/natural-sciences/physics-articles/matter-and-energy/what-color-is-a-mirror-its-not-a-trick-question/
Load More Replies... #9
"Can you describe color to a blind person?"
Donkey boi 2 years ago
Ok, So I just spent a few mins on the phone to my friend who was born without sight. It turns out, I at least cannot describe colour. Interesting though, he said that he does dream in colour, but is uncertain if the colours are what people with sight see them as.
Hans Georg 2 years ago
For a seeing person it is impossible to understand blindness, because it is not like darkness.
Ms.GB 2 years ago
My friends dad (blind since birth) said imagine trying to see through your ear...and that's what blindness is like.
Load More Replies... Shyla Bouche 2 years ago
The movie The Mask, about Rocky, the boy with the disfigured face, covered this. His girlfriend was blind, and he tried to convey color to her. White was cotton balls, blue was water. I can't remember them all, but I think it came as close as possible to doing so.
#10
"Does the set of all sets which are not members of itself contain itself as an element?"
Shyla Bouche 2 years ago
I think a set has something to do with tennis, although I'll set right here while everyone figures it out.
Load More Replies... #11
"What came before the big bang?"
Shyla Bouche 2 years ago
They're saying now it wasn't a big bang as much as a big tunnel, whatever that means. I think it means that they haven't any idea what they're talking about.
#12
"Where are all the missing people in the world?"
scag$y 2 years ago
I can't give you a location but rest assured, they will have plenty of socks and teaspoons.
Shyla Bouche 2 years ago
"Did anyone look under the sofa?" she asked innocently as she washed her left forepaw.
#13
"What is the correct way to pronounce Worcestershire sauce?"
Ben. Just Ben. 2 years ago
We always called it "W sauce" Semi-related, does anyone else like doing shots of W sauce, or am I the weird one?
Donkey boi 2 years ago
Depends where in the UK you are from. Generally it's either 'wuss-da shah sauce' or 'wuss-ter-seer'. The first example is never used when referring to the county, only when followed by the word 'sauce'.
#14
"How many beats does my heart have left?"
Lotekguy 2 years ago
The answer is in the terms and conditions of each cardiac warranty that no one bothers to read.
Praea Kitten 2 years ago
But I pushed "agree" because I couldn't read before I was born anyway
Load More Replies... Pedantic Panda 2 years ago
Most mammals have on average 1 billion heartbeats in a lifetime ago you could work it out of you really wanted.
#15
TheAntih said: "Where was Gondor when the Westfold fell?" granthollomew replied: "It's always 'Where was Gondor when the Westfield fell?' and never 'How was Gondor when the Westfield fell'."
Shyla Bouche 2 years ago
Did Gondor travel often? How clumsy was Westfold? Was there handicapped access? No one bothers to ask these questions.
#16
"If you go faster than the speed of light and look backward, what will you see?"
Hans Georg 2 years ago
I two ships fly with warp, could the leading ship see the following ship?
#17
"What's the meaning of life?"
Adam Belaire 2 years ago
And those who might not know ASCII, the number 42 in ASCII is *. Meaning Life is Everything.
#18
"What do I have in my pocket?"
#19
"What is outside the observable universe? I could get into why this is an impossible question to answer. Basically, if you cannot observe it, you cannot measure it, and therefore, you cannot answer the question."
Shyla Bouche 2 years ago
A bunch of giant cats batting stars and planets under giant sofas. Silly question.
#20
"Is water wet?"
Shyla Bouche 2 years ago
There are chemicals mixed with water for firefighting that makes the water more wet.
Donkey boi 2 years ago
If I'm "wet" when I have water on me, and the Towel is "wet" when I've used it, because it now has water on it. I'd argue that water can never be wet! because if it gets water on in to make it wet, it becomes a part of it so there is never water "on" it. Now I know you're thinking that 'there are other things that are wet', and I tell you that you are wrong. Everything else is either viscous or wet because of the water in it.
#21
jdbrownjrthe3rd said: "Honey, what do you want to eat for dinner?" moving0target replied: "You can answer it, but you're wrong."
Jared Robinson 2 years ago
arby's curly fries, a big mac, exactly 3 shrimp from long john silvers. chips and cheese from that little mexican place down the street the one with the cute thing you know, and a pizza with everything.
#22
"What happens when we die?"
Paul Navarrete 2 years ago
The people who love us mourn. The rest go on living as normal. We are all currently doing what is happening when someone dies.
Apatheist Account2 2 years ago
Not necessarily. MIL went with Pure Cremation. Just got the ashes back 3 weeks later, no fuss (or if you prefer, dead easy...)
Load More Replies... #23
"Rather trivially, "what is the last digit of pi in base 10"?"
RamiRudolph 2 years ago (edited)
The whole concept of pi never made sense to me. I understand that when a circle's diameter is 1, its perimeter is 3.14 etc. The perimeter it's a finity length though, isn't it? So why are the digits of pi infinite? I don't get it.
Higgleton 2 years ago
A third of a cake is a finite amount of cake. But a third is 0.3333.... conclusion: a number with infinite digits happily describes a finite physical quantity.
Load More Replies... #24
"What is the speed velocity of an unladen swallow?"
#25
"Is there an afterlife?"
Lotekguy 2 years ago
Old joke - I don't believe in reincarnation, but know that in a previous life I did.
Dreaming Spirit 2 years ago
Technically, if you know for sure that something exists, can you tell you believe in it?
Load More Replies... 
TheDemonicCat 2 years ago (edited)
Okay but is there any actual proof there isn't a 'pre-life'? ( Not this saying because I think there is but still)
Load More Replies... #26
Kita-Ryu said: "Where is the Universe border?" OutlandishnessSea578 replied: "Is there a space border patrol?"
#27
"How do you throw away a trash can?"
Norby Klein 2 years ago
I've done this; took a big trash bag and put it on a garbage can like pants. Placed it on the curb next to the new garbage can and voila! The garbage pickup guys knew what that meant.
#28
"What are we?"
Shyla Bouche 2 years ago
An alien species from the original Star Trek series called us "large, ugly bags of mostly water."
#29
"Have more people had coronavirus or have more people drunk a bottle of Corona?"
Donkey boi 2 years ago
Technically, both. More bottles of Corona have been drunk than there are individuals that have had Covid. But more cases of Covid than individuals that have drunk Corona.
Praea Kitten 2 years ago
The second half of your response is likely correct, logically (I don't have numbers in front of me to know for sure), but the first half of your response is like comparing apples to kumquats
Load More Replies... #30
"To be, or not to be?"
#31
"Who let the dogs out?"
#32
"How high is up?"
Donkey boi 2 years ago
Well I keep it on the middle shelf in case the wife wants to watch it while I not at home. So, about 3ft.
#33
"How much would it cost to clean all the windows in a city?"
Donkey boi 2 years ago
Depends on the city. The Vatican City would cost a lost less than say... Manhattan
#34
"How many sides does a circle have?"
#35
"WHERE IS THE LAMB SAUCE?!"
Donkey boi 2 years ago
What is lamb sauce? You could have a number of sauces with lamb, but I don' know any referred to as 'lamb sauce'.
Ellen Hickey 2 years ago
It's from Hell's Kitchen The chef is known to yell that to the underlings
#36
"How many atoms are in here on Earth?"
#37
"How many water drops are in an ocean?"
#38
"How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?"
#39
"What's the last number you can count to?"
visacrum 2 years ago
I'd probably die finding that out, and I have better things to do for the next couple of days...
Donkey boi 2 years ago
For me, 20. After that I get bored. So anything after that goes in groups of 20.
#40
"Why doesn't she love me?"
#41
"What's the next winning lottery number?"
Adam Belaire 2 years ago
I can tell you the winning number, but I can't tell you which lottery that number will be for.
Libstak 2 years ago
There will be a lottery somewhere on the planet that I have the next number for, just don't know which one.
Load More Replies...
#42
"How long is any specific coastline?"
#43
"I’m confused, generally when someone asks me “What?” I just repeat myself once or twice and they always seem to get it."
#44
"In the movie Predator, why does the predator use broad-spectrum visible red lasers to target when he naturally sees in infrared?"
Mike Arclight 2 years ago
Possibly a design flaw. To something the sees in the infrared spectrum, that broads spectrum, visible laser may well be invisible.to it, only to bee "seen" when it lands on something
Donkey boi 2 years ago
Because they cannot easily distinguish among objects of the same relative temperature, so a broad spectrum visor helps spot more things. The target laser will then show the trajectory of his shot clearly.
#45
"What happens when an unstoppable force hits an unmovable object?"
Shyla Bouche 2 years ago
In that case, if they're polite, they shake hands.
Load More Replies... Donkey boi 2 years ago
The impact would generate a lot of heat, causeing both to loose energy and therefore loose their strength and then the first becomes a stoppable force and the second a movable object.
#46
"A ship carrying 21 sheep sinks, how old is the captain?"
Donkey boi 2 years ago
You asked it wrong, but never mind. It comes from a Chinese academic exam. It's designed to weed out those that do not think outside the box. The answer: For a boat large enough to fit the animals/weight load, you need to have had a boat licence for at least 5 years, as you cannot get a licence until you are 23, the answer is 'At least 28 years old'.
visacrum 2 years ago (edited)
Wrong. The answer is 'under 28 years old' because obviously the captain of this ship didn't have a license.
Load More Replies... #47
"Did she ever love me?"
#48
"Have you ever made a decision out of free will?"
#49
"How many boards would the Mongolian hordes hoard if they Mongolian hordes got bored?"
Der Kommissar 2 years ago
If the Horde cooked meat by keeping it under their saddles whilst riding, is 3 hours riding equivalent to medium well?
#50
"What goes up a hill with four legs and comes down with two?"
Donkey boi 2 years ago
A variation of the Sphinx riddle? What walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, three legs in the evening, and no legs at night?
David B 2 years ago
A person. When a baby, (morning), crawls on four points. (Hands and knees). Two legs as you're growing, (afternoon), two legs and a cane when eldery, (evening), and none after death, (night).
Load More Replies... #51
"Are you asleep?"
#52
"What would happen if Pinocchio said my nose will grow?"
Donkey boi 2 years ago
Depends on his intent. If he intended it to not grow, it would grow as he was trying to deceive. If he believed with would grow, then it would not.
visacrum 2 years ago (edited)
Nothing. Or rather: Your nose will grow. Your nose and ears do not stop growing until you die (possibly until shortly after you die, like your nails). It's a fact. Therefore, Pinocchio is telling the truth. Unless Pinocchio says that to, say, I dunno, another wooden marionette (the 'my' in this case). In which case, Pinocchio's nose would grow, and if by some freak accident 'my' nose grew, then a universe-ending paradox would occur...or Pinocchio's nose would shrink.
#53
"Answer truthfully? 'Will you take this man/woman in sickness and in health, till death tare you apart?'"
visacrum 2 years ago
I don't know, was that a typo? One of you dies, the scale gets reset to only one of you...sounds like taring to me.
Load More Replies... #54
"How are you?"
Shyla Bouche 2 years ago
I am itchy. I'm shedding, and my soft can-opener refuses to brush me 25 hours a day.
#55
"Where do farts go?"
#56
"How many pores does an orange have?"
#57
"Which religion is the correct one?"
Apatheist Account2 2 years ago
They can't all be right - that's why I don't believe any of them. They're all man-made.
Shyla Bouche 2 years ago
The one Jesus preached, and everyone ignored, where you love each other.
#58
"Does god exist?"
Apatheist Account2 2 years ago
Are you saying god has a gender identity issue?
Load More Replies... #59
"What's the cure for cancer?"
#60
"Which came first, the chicken or the egg?"
Praea Kitten 2 years ago
What happens if they both arrive in the same box?
Load More Replies... #61
"What is north of the north pole?"
#62
"What created the universe?"
Shyla Bouche 2 years ago
The Green Arkleseizure. Beware the coming of the Great White Handkerchief.
#63
"When your girlfriend who gained fat asks you if she gained fat?"
Donkey boi 2 years ago
'A little, why? Is it bothering you? Because I think you look more healthy'
You May Like Stupid Profession-Related Questions People Are Tired Of Hearing 49 Body Things That Make People Panic But Are Totally Normal, According To Doctors 157 Unanswerable Questions We Are Aching To Get Your Answers To
Žydrūnė Trukanavičiūtė
Justinas Keturka
Žydrūnė Trukanavičiūtė
Related on Bored Panda
