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Logic, Paradoxes & Riddles

  1. If you have a lump of sand, and you take a grain off one by one, when does it not become a lump?
  2. If we are what we eat does that make cannibals the most humane people?
  3. If dentists make their money from unhealthy teeth, why should I trust a product that 4/5 recommend?
  4. If you punch yourself and it hurts, are you weak, or are you strong?
  5. If you succeed at failing, what have you done? Succeeded or failed?
  6. If a poison is out of date, is it more poisonous or less poisonous?
  7. Are ghost pirates, pirates that became ghosts, or ghosts that became pirates?
  8. If there is an exception to every rule, is there one for this rule?
  9. If a door says "UNAUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY", are you allowed in?
  10. If someone with a split personality threatens to commit suicide, is it a hostage situation?
  11. If a liar says, " I am lying," is he lying?
  12. If no one is perfect, does that mean being perfect is a flaw?
  13. "Get a real job!" What if I told you... That there is no such thing as a fake job?
  14. If you can start at one point in a circle and come back to it, then how are there infinite points on a circle?
  15. If you try to fail a test, and you succeed, which one are you doing?
  16. If I eat myself will I disappear or get twice as big?
  17. If less is more, then when can you have too little?
  18. If we're not supposed to talk to strangers, how do we make friends?
  19. If enough people start ignoring a rule, does ignoring that rule become a new rule?
  20. I fully intend to plagiarize my last words. What are they gonna do to me?
  21. Is it just me, or do other people over think about not over thinking?
  22. Can people think, that they are thinking?
  23. If you see a sign saying 'Don't walk on the grass', how did they place it there?
  24. How can someone visit the four corners of the world if it is round?
  25. What is the reverse of a reverse of a reverse?
  26. What happens when a telemarketer calls a telemarketer?
  27. If you run over to get cake isnt it like you deserved it?
  28. If a mime stepped on a mine would it make a sound?
  29. If you're so pessimistic that you don't even see the glass, what are you supposed to do?
  30. If you are 99 pounds and you eat 1 pound of something, does that mean that you are 1% of that thing?
  31. If twins both are named after there father which one is considered the third?
  32. When you go to the beach, are you at the end of the country or the beginning?
  33. If you drop a soap bar on the floor, is the floor clean or is the soap dirty?
  34. If the world is round, are we all standing sideways?
  35. If two people have the same random idea, is it truly random?
  36. What if you rip off someone's leg and smack them with it? Would that be hitting or kicking?

Why It's Called That & Wordplay

  1. If the #2 pencil is so popular, why is it only #2?
  2. Why is delivering by CAR called SHIPPING and delivering by SHIP called CARGO?
  3. Why is it called chili when it's hot?
  4. Why do we call them coconuts? I mean, do they taste like cocoa?
  5. How do cops arrest one armed people?
  6. Why on Earth does extraordinary mean the opposite of extra ordinary?
  7. If extraordinary is made of extra and ordinary, shouldn't extraordinary things be ridiculously boring?
  8. Why are they called apartments when they are so close together?
  9. Why do fat chance and slim chance mean the same thing?
  10. If the opposite of pro is con, then is the opposite of progress congress?
  11. When a King flushes the toilet, is it considered a royal flush?
  12. If someone says that he/she is cooler than you, doesn't that make you hotter than he/she?
  13. Why is there such a thing as a "civil" war?
  14. Shouldn't hamburgers be beefburgers?
  15. Isn't it weird how we humans call guns "arms" and arms "guns"?
  16. Wait...Coca-Cola had a dash in its name this whole time???
  17. When people say the phrase last but not least, I wonder, which is the least?
  18. Do they call it sand because it's between the sea and the land?
  19. If a fly had no wings would it be called a walk???
  20. If we can walk a walk, drink a drink, plant a plant, and ride a ride, why can't we food a food?
  21. When you are waiting in the restaurant for your waiter, aren't you the waiter?
  22. How come a sandwich is called a sandwich if there is no sand or witches?
  23. Why is it called real estate? Is there such thing as fake estate?
  24. If A Reflection is Light bouncing off an object then shouldn't light be called a Flection?
  25. If I drown cereal in milk does that make me a cereal killer?
  26. If sad songs are blues, are happy songs reds?
  27. Why is a building called a building if it's already been built?
  28. Why do we jot things down but never jot it up?
  29. Some health products claim to "leave your body naturally". How would something leave your body unnaturally, then?
  30. Do you think a "Taco Bell" would actually work?

Everyday Life & Relatable Habits

  1. Is it possible for both strings on a hooded sweatshirt to remain equal in length for more than 10 seconds?
  2. Why do humans make their beds just so they can unmake them when they go to sleep?
  3. Why don't they give you nap time in school when you need it middle school?
  4. Is anyone else bothered when the bubbles don't go down the drain after you turn the shower off??
  5. Are. you. reading. this. with. pauses?
  6. Hey little pocket inside my pocket, what am I supposed to do with you?
  7. Why don't web browsers wait until you know if you got the password right to ask if you want to save it?
  8. We can put laser-equipped robots on Mars, but wrinkled dollar bills still don't work in vending machines?
  9. Who else watches their garage door close completely just in case a murderer rolls under at the last second?
  10. Is it just me, or are the people who claim they hate drama actually the most dramatic people I know?
  11. Why would I want to watch a reality show when there are enough idiots for me to laugh at in real life?
  12. Why do I only get tired on the nights when I have to stay up late working?
  13. Do you ever get mad when someone tells you something you already knew?
  14. Am I the only one who closes the silverware drawer with an epic pelvic thrust?
  15. Why do so few people understand that being kinda tired after a long day doesn't mean you have ADD?
  16. Why during school you remember what day it is when you wake up but during summer your like What is my name?
  17. How many times have you typed down "lol" while staring silently at your computer screen?
  18. I want to know who gets paid to do the voices on answering machines. Do they have to audition for that?
  19. If you don't care about your looks you're ugly, but if you do you're girly?
  20. The moment you walk into a room and you forget what you were doing then walk back out?
  21. If she just wants to be friends, why doesn't she talk to me anymore?
  22. Am i the only one that is ashamed of putting wikipedia in my bibliography in school assessments?
  23. Am I the only one who has tried most of my life to fall asleep with my eyes open?
  24. When your friend says your teachers first name instead of mr/ms____. And then your like, who is that?
  25. Am I the only one who lays in bed all night just thinking up perfect scenarios?
  26. What if to know someone more, is to love them less?
  27. Why is it illegal to not learn? It would be your own problem anyway.
  28. Is it wrong that I'm here instead of doing my classwork?
  29. ~Why do I love putting tildes around things?~
  30. Isnt it crazy that the voice in your head reads THIS REALLY LOUD but the volume doesnt change?

Movies, Games & Pop Culture

  1. Does Mile Wasowski wink or blink?
  2. Would Jimmy Johns father be Papa Johns?
  3. What would happen if Pinocchio said "my nose will grow right now"? Would it grow or not?
  4. If Minecraft world's are infinite, how does the sun rotate around them?
  5. If Mickey's a mouse, Donald's a duck, and they can both talk, why is Pluto just a dog?
  6. What if Princess Peach is in love with Bowser, but Mario just keeps kidnapping her?
  7. If Adam and Eve doomed humanity for an apple, what would they do for a Klondike Bar?
  8. What would happen if Pinocchio said something he THOUGHT was true, but wasn't? Would that be a lie?
  9. What happens if you put a werewolf on the moon?
  10. If ghosts were bothered by humans ... who they gonna call?
  11. Where did Jimmy Neutron get all the money to build all that stuff?
  12. If spider silk is stronger than steel, is Spiderman stronger than Superman?
  13. If Cinderella's shoe fit so perfectly, then why did it fall off?
  14. What if Superman's vulnerability to kryptonite is actually just a severe allergy?
  15. Ever notice how Hogwarts is just backward warthogs?
  16. If real life was Pokemon then would a Twinkie evolve into a school bus?
  17. What if Harry Potter is really real and we're all just filthy Muggles waiting to be killed by Voldemort?
  18. "Do, or do not. There is no try." That got me thinking. What is try?
  19. If life is like a box of chocolate, how many people got the weird nutty coconut box?
  20. Why does Dora call herself an explorer when everywhere she goes is a mapped territory?
  21. Bambi's mother got shot but where was Bambi's dad?
  22. How did the glass slipper not fit any of the other women in the town? What was wrong with Cinderella's foot?
  23. Why can't zombies just eat other zombies instead?
  24. How do you think mermaids have children?

Reality, Dreams & Simulation

  1. What if we used to be able to make wishes but someone wished we couldn't?
  2. What if were just in the dream of someone else?
  3. If you only can remember so many dreams why do remember the weirdest ones?
  4. What if everyone is programmed to live like they do and you alone have freewill?
  5. What if you were actually a crazy person, and nothing is actually on this screen?
  6. What if the world did end on 2012 and this is the afterlife?
  7. What if reading isn't real and a voice in your head is just prompted to talk to you when it sees letters?
  8. Have you ever realized that every choice that every person on earth made led up to you being born?
  9. How do you know that you aren't in a coma right now and all of this is just your imagination?
  10. What if life was just a TV show, and in some alternate universe, there is a fan dom obsessed with you?
  11. What if all this was a dream and you are still a newborn dreaming about life?
  12. What if mirrors were really a window to a universe that is completely opposite?
  13. What if everything according to history that we've read in our lifetime was a lie?
  14. What if the government just told us there is no air in space to keep us from escaping the planet?
  15. What if our thoughts are someone else in the world speaking that thought?
  16. What if every dream you have is something going on in a different dimension?
  17. What if we are the aliens and we killed the dinosaurs when we landed on earth??
  18. What If we are aliens and we invaded the EARTH?
  19. What if our dreams are real life and real life is a dream?
  20. What if everyone else is robots and you're the only real person?
  21. What if "Area 51" is the exit and we are contained in?
  22. What if mortality is a disease that humans need to solve?

Food & Drink

  1. What was the first guy to milk a cows thoughts?
  2. How many forest fires have been caused by s'mores accidents?
  3. Do onions feel bad because they always make us cry?
  4. Why do some people not consider fish as meat if we eat the meat of fish?
  5. Why does a round pizza come in a square box?
  6. If we're not allowed to have midnight snacks, then why is there a light on the fridge?
  7. Why is it called a smoothie when they contain little chunks of fruit?
  8. And why is it called a milkshake if it's blended, not shaken?
  9. Did you know that candy canes used to be dipped in alcohol and given out at church to quiet peoples coughs?
  10. I looked at a jar of honey. It said : "Ingredients : honey." What are the chances!?
  11. Why have a garden when you have food?
  12. Is chocolate a fruit because it grows out of trees?
  13. If you take too long to eat a hot dog, will it cool down and become a regular dog?
  14. The person who discovered milk. What was he doing with the cow?
  15. At what point does a cupcake become a muffin?
  16. Why does drinking Gatorade trick me into thinking I'm more of an athlete than I actually am?
  17. How do they make toasters small enough for Cinnamon Toast Crunch?
  18. Who do you think was the first person to milk a cow? And what were they thinking?
  19. How long after an earthquake do you have to wait before it's okay to open a can of soda?
  20. How the heck did we discover cheese?

Words, Spelling & Letters

  1. Why is shut up a thing, shut down a thing, and open up a thing but open down isn't?
  2. Did you konw as lnog as the frist and lsat ltertes are in the rgiht palce you can sltil raed tihs msesgae?
  3. If the plural of mouse is mice, why isn't the plural of house, hice?
  4. 50% of Canada is the letter 'A'. They use that letter a lot, eh?
  5. Why is the word "abbreviate" so long?
  6. How do we know the alphabet is actually in order?
  7. Why is the word 'phonetic' not spelled phonetically?
  8. Slang means shortened language, right? Does that mean that slang is slang for slang?
  9. Is it I spy, or eye spy?
  10. The ABCs for a keyboard is "qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm" Why is it not in alphabetical order?
  11. Why does woman have man in it? Is wo a prefix?
  12. Who was the first to make words?
  13. Things have no name until we name them. Does that mean names don't exist?
  14. How did we get the names for all numbers, or anything for that matter?
  15. Is the human brain the only thing to have named itself?
  16. Why is it called double-u? Shouldn't it be double-v? I mean look at it... WWWW...
  17. Saippuakivikauppias spelled backwards is saippuakivikauppias right?
  18. Why do we say "it can only get better" if we don't know what "it" is?
  19. Why do people use the phrase "half a dozen"? Isn't it easier to just say "six"?

The Human Body & Senses

  1. Why do I find it so difficult to imagine a brand new colour?
  2. Why is it that your feet smell and your nose runs? shouldn't be the other way around?
  3. If you only have one eye, are you winking or blinking?
  4. If the things we see depend on our eyes, then couldn't we modify our eyes to see whatever we want?
  5. Does anyone know if blind people can see their own dreams?
  6. What language do deaf people think in?
  7. What if I am colourblind, and everyone else saw differently?
  8. What if my fingers were square instead of round?
  9. If Helen Keller was blind and deaf then how could she write?
  10. Can blind people see in their sleep?
  11. If humans had hollow bones, would we be able to fly?
  12. Why can't we taste our tongues?
  13. Shouldn't the backs of your knees be called legpits?
  14. Are eyebrows facial hair?
  15. What do you think is the real color of a mirror?
  16. When you touch your arm which do you feel first, your arm touching your finger, or your finger touching your arm?
  17. How did the heart symbol turn out nothing like a heart?

Space, Time & the Universe

  1. What if the big bang was the end of another universe?
  2. What would happen if we were all actually trapped in a time loop? :O
  3. What if when clocks were invented nobody knew how to read them?
  4. If the universe is constantly expanding, what is it expanding into?
  5. What if Time is sensitive about how old it is?
  6. If time doesn't exist, does that mean clocks are useless?
  7. What if our universe is just an atom in a bigger universe?
  8. The universe is expanding, but into what place?
  9. Do alternate universes have different laws of physics?
  10. Did the universe create math or did humans create math to explain the universe?
  11. Energy cannot be created or destroyed, so where did it come from?
  12. If you go back 5 weeks ago and shoot your past self in the head, is it murder or suicide?
  13. If time travel exists and is manipulated at some point, where are the tourists from the future?
  14. What if the milky way was created from a lot of evaporated milk?
  15. If there is nothing faster than the speed of light then how did darkness get there first?
  16. If you go back to 5 weeks ago and shoot your past self in the head, is it murder or suicide?
  17. How do astronauts scratch their noses on the moon?

Would You Rather & Quick Icebreakers

  1. Did you remember to wipe?
  2. What would happen if your favourite band knocked on your door right now and gave you one Oreo?
  3. What sound does a fart make?
  4. Would you rather eat poop flavored ice cream, or eat ice cream flavored poop.
  5. What is love?
  6. Would you walk 500 miles for anyone?
  7. Burial at sea or burial at a volcano?
  8. Does anyone want a banana?
  9. Ballet or bullet?
  10. What type of angry are you?
  11. Are you actually going to eat the leftovers?
  12. Why did the suggestion cross the road?
  13. If you owned a ferry boat what would you name it?
  14. Would you pay $5 to go to a zoo full of pigeons?
  15. What is your go-to secret knock?
  16. How would the world be without music?

Animals & Nature

  1. What if all the rain fell from the sky at the same time?
  2. What if stones are actually really soft and they just tense up when you touch them?
  3. You know how when you sing "rain rain go away," maybe this is the rain coming back another day?
  4. Arent rhinos just fat unicorns?
  5. Who cares what foxes say? The real question is what does a giraffe say?
  6. If I was a snail , would I die by the time I made my way to work ?
  7. What if every cold area were hot, and every hot area were cold?
  8. If the whole world went vegan, then what would become of cows, pigs and chickens?
  9. Is a tree just a bush on a stick?
  10. Why is the sky blue?
  11. Why do cows smell like beef?
  12. Does a flower know its a flower?
  13. If spiders could play the guitar, would you be more scared of them? Or less scared of them?
  14. Where does the neck of a snake stop and the tail start?

Other

  1. What if all billboards were solar panels? Think of the energy we'd save.
  2. Why is a firetruck red?
  3. Why do I keep forgetting what chloroform smells like?
  4. If China makes everything then what happens if the U.S and China go to war?
  5. Having sex for money is illegal... unless it's filmed and distributed?
  6. What if there really is an add that can make you a millionaire and millions of people have just ignored it?
  7. What if cocaine just smells really good?
  8. What if some exam questions are placed by the government to solve real world problems?
  9. What if this app is for market research, and we're the idiots using it?
  10. If everyone on the world looked the same, would racism be over or would people find new differences to hate?
  11. What if victims of Spontaneous Human Combustion were actually just amateur fire eaters?
  12. If you photo-shopped a man's nipples onto a woman's breasts, would it need to be censored?
  13. If you're choking on ice, should you Heimlich yourself or just wait?
  14. Who thought that darts would be a safe game for drunk people to play in bars?

What to Do When Bored

Random Games
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Drawing Ideas
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Painting Ideas
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Things to Do at Home
Ways to annoy your siblings, parents, and/or pets while trying not to get hurt.
Things to Talk About
Entertaining topics to discuss with your boyfriend or cat or whatever.
Things to Build in Minecraft
Create amazing shelters and artistic stuff to look at with your many colorful cubes.
Things to Eat
New foods for dinner, lunch, breakfast, brunch, and snacks.
Things to Do Outside
Stuff to do in your yard or on a street or in the woods.
Things to Do in Public
Just so you know, the public will hate you if you do any of these.
Thoughts
These are thoughts...by people. Some are deep...some are not.
Puns
Jokes so unfunny that they're actually kinda funny.
Challenges
Please don't actually do all of these.
Writing Ideas & Prompts
Story prompts, writing exercises, and creative ideas to spark your imagination.
Ways to Make Money
Quick ways to make extra cash when you're stuck without a job.
Best Things to Do
Ideas for what to do when you're really, really bored.
Funniest Things to Do
Ideas for how to make yourself laugh.
Worst Things to Do
Bad ideas that are stupid, or at least super awkward.
Superpowers
There's always room for another comic book idea.

To Do Lists

18 Prank Call Ideas
Those poor, poor minimum wage employees.
22 Stupid Challenges
Sure, you're bored, but how do you prove that you're really, really bored?
23 Funny YouTube Video Ideas
Wow your friends with these unheard of innovations in online video media.
25 Hilarious McDonald's Pranks
A lot of these also work for Burger King or Wendy's, if you have one of those instead of a McDonald's.
16 Really Weird Things to Do
These will most likely not help you gain any friendships.
25 Shortest Jokes Ever
Caution: Pretty much all of these are puns.
17 Things to Do at School
Other than look at this website, obviously...
22 Most Boring Things to Do
Some of us are just too excited sometimes.
29 Fun Things to Do with Friends
Crazy ideas that are great for best friends who are really bored. Also they're free!
17 Things to Text
Helpful suggestions on how to successfully get someone to block your number.
32 Funny Short Story Ideas
Amusing writing prompts for those with writer's block.
35 Things to Do When You're Really Bored
Are you dying of boredom? Some or all of these suggestions might help!
16 Prank Call Responses for Telemarketers
Why settle for a simple no thank you?
23 Things To Do Outside
There's a whole vast world out there, so you could at least check out your front yard.
16 Funny Movie Theater Prank Ideas
But seriously people, please turn off your cell phone first.
56 Ideas for Cool Things to Draw
Prepare your 96 pack of crayons.
48 Easy Things to Paint
Simple acrylic and watercolor subjects, from food and animals to surreal landscapes.
18 Immature Walmart Pranks
Cheap prices and cheap entertainment.
26 Easiest Challenges Ever
Time to boost that self esteem!
29 Cool Snow Day Ideas
If it's not snowing by you, you can always head north.
16 Fun Things to Do at Home
Oh hey that's where you are right now!
20 Things You Should NOT Do
Sent in by all of you lovely website visitors.
22 More Prank Call Ideas
Phone numbers not provided. You can look those up on your own if you want to deal with the consequences.