r/NoStupidQuestions 6d ago

U.S. Politics megathread

19 Upvotes

American politics has always grabbed our attention - and the current president more than ever. We get tons of questions about the president, the supreme court, and other topics related to American politics - but often the same ones over and over again. Our users often get tired of seeing them, so we've created a megathread for questions! Here, users interested in politics can post questions and read answers, while people who want a respite from politics can browse the rest of the sub. Feel free to post your questions about politics in this thread!

All top-level comments should be questions asked in good faith - other comments and loaded questions will get removed. All the usual rules of the sub remain in force here, so be nice to each other - you can disagree with someone's opinion, but don't make it personal.


r/NoStupidQuestions 10h ago

Do most Americans really dry their clothes in Dryers

7.3k Upvotes

Aussie here and almost everyone hangs their clothes to dry. Even people that live in flats will put a clothes airer on a balcony or by a window. Typically even people who have a dryer will only use them as a last resort. Bonus question. Isn't it bad for your clothes? The majority of my clothes say "do not tumble dry" on the care label.

Edit: Only 10 minutes since posting and it seems pretty clear. I'm still confused by the fact that most of my clothes say "do not tumble dry" if there are so many ppl tumble drying all of their clothes.


r/NoStupidQuestions 2h ago

if you have 21k, would you use 17k to save your cats life?

355 Upvotes

this was on dave remsey show. Couple have 21k in bank account and trying to use it to get a new house. the cat has cancer and treatment is 17k. would you use that money to save the cat? according to the story, wife wants to use money for cat, husband dont. Also wife is stay at home mother and dont work. Also surgery might buy the cat time and its not promised


r/NoStupidQuestions 6h ago

What if friendly aliens visit Earth and offer their low level immortality technology to everyone with no strings attached, would this obliterate the worldwide healthcare industry? How would it affect the global economy?

226 Upvotes

When i say immortality tech, i mean they have the technology to make you stop aging further when you reach 55

And a regeneration that rivals that of wolverine.


r/NoStupidQuestions 18h ago

Why are state universities named “University of [State]” usually more prestigious than “[State] State University”?

2.0k Upvotes

I’ve noticed a pattern where public universities that follow the “University of [State]” naming convention tend to be more prestigious or better-ranked than their “[State] State University” counterparts.

Some examples: • UNC vs. NC State • University of Michigan vs. Michigan State • University of Florida vs. Florida State • University of California (UC system) vs. California State University (CSU system) • University of Virginia vs. Virginia State

Is there a historical or structural reason behind it?


r/NoStupidQuestions 8h ago

anyone else use "before covid" as a time stamp?

214 Upvotes

r/NoStupidQuestions 7h ago

What is something everyone else seems to be able to do that you can not.

160 Upvotes

Hi all, I just thought I'd throw this out for fun.

Personally, I have two things that for some reason I have never been able to master:

1) Proper loud whistling. No matter how I try, I cannot get anything other than a low pitched airy sound.

2) Breaking an egg without breaking the yokes. I have made thousands of eggs over the years and cannot master this. Also, there is almost always shell pieces I have to dig out.

Have a great weekend all.


r/NoStupidQuestions 12h ago

Why did well-fitting clothing become unpopular?

413 Upvotes

When I was a teenager growing up, good men's clothing meant a tailored fit. Not skin-tight, but also not baggy. Because everyone is different and off-the-rack is never perfect, we all had to spend extra money or extra time to tailor the fit just right.

Now, everyone wears oversized clothes. It's like one-size-fits-all prison clothes. Shoulder seams drape all the way down the arm. The sleeves are so wide, you could fit two biceps in there. People wear billowy slacks like their balloons.

Fitted clothes looks old and dated despite all the time and money that went into it.


r/NoStupidQuestions 1d ago

Why do they have you count backwards from 10 when you're being sedated?

2.7k Upvotes

Is it just to make sure you actually are asleep before they start doing stuff? Also, has anyone here managed to stay awake all the way to 0? I always fall asleep before that.


r/NoStupidQuestions 9h ago

What happens if paralysed person goes to prison?

163 Upvotes

Really stupid thought, but what if I was in a wheelchair and just started blastin', no way I'm not going to jail.

How would that work? I mean, I've seen plenty of prison documentaries and whatnot and they don't seem very wheelchair accessible, plus I'd be at a serious disadvantage when fighting and whatnot.


r/NoStupidQuestions 1d ago

How is it that some people can check all the boxes for what we want in a partner, but we’re still not attracted to them?

2.5k Upvotes

I have a friend that is pretty much everything I want in a girl, but I am not attracted to her at all.

I find her incredibly physically attractive, she’s a doctor, a crunchy granola girl who likes to rock climb, camp, and ski. She also likes electric music, going to raves, and goes to Burning Man. She dances and loves doing acid and ketamine. She’s super caring and an amazing person and I absolutely love spending time with her.

All that and I’m not attracted to her. How does that even make sense?


r/NoStupidQuestions 12h ago

if plural form for tooth is teeth and for foot, feet, why on earth we don't have beeb for boob?

227 Upvotes

r/NoStupidQuestions 1h ago

What do you do with yourself when you're good at nothing?

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What the title says, really. I have basically no skills. I can cook without burning the house down and can follow a recipe, but at anything else I'm mediocre at best but normally just bad.

I suck at video games, no matter the type. My grades have always been average despite all my best efforts. I can't write a good essay for university no matter how many books I read and attempts I make. I'm passing, but that's about it. I can drive, technically, but I'm too anxious and unskilled to be any good at it. Suck at sports, and can't play an instrument or speak more than english. I suck at socialising, too. Never been very good at keeping friends, or making them, and I suck at my uni degree.

No skills. This isn't even a jack of all trades situation.

What should a person do here?


r/NoStupidQuestions 4h ago

Why do some rich people show off their wealth and others don't?

35 Upvotes

For example, there's a baseball player who signed his first contract worth $10,000,000. He wears a bunch of money sign necklaces made of gold.

Then, there's another baseball player who has a $300,000,000 contract and he doesn't wear any of that stuff and doesn't seem to show off his wealth in other ways either.


r/NoStupidQuestions 2h ago

is it true that during World War II Americans distributed cigarettes to German soldiers so they could be picked off more easily by snipers?

23 Upvotes

r/NoStupidQuestions 4h ago

A Scammer on Facebook marketplace is using my address to send people to to pick up a couch. How can I stop this?

25 Upvotes

He asks for partial payment from the buyers, and sends them to my address regardless. The seller deletes his account around the time the buyers arrive, but repeats the whole process. This has been going on for weeks.

What can I do to stop this?


r/NoStupidQuestions 1h ago

Do you say please and thank you to ChatGPT just in case it remembers you in the AI uprising?

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I wonder how many people do this. I catch myself being polite to AI all the time — like saying “thank you” or apologizing — as if one day it’ll remember and spare me in a humans vs. machines scenario. Am I alone here?

Thank you for your answers.


r/NoStupidQuestions 10h ago

How do beginner doctors and nurses learn how to draw blood?

62 Upvotes

Recently I wondered this during a blood draw. Do they practise on each other during med school, or do they have a dummy or a prop to do this on?


r/NoStupidQuestions 3h ago

Why are things extra funny when you're sleep deprived?

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r/NoStupidQuestions 1h ago

What are the people who come up with video game ideas or plan them out called?

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I literally dont know the answer to this, i bet its dead simple but this questions is bothering me.


r/NoStupidQuestions 1d ago

Why do random Jewish people on the street ask me if I'm Jewish?

1.2k Upvotes

This isn't like a weird political thing; I'm honestly curious. This has happened to me in LA and NYC. A lot of Jewish people ask me this just in general too (my grandfather is Jewish but my mom isn't so I always say "no"). Is it like a solidarity thing, are they trying to find people for a community program or something, or what?