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The only stupid question is the one that isn't asked. Laughing at people really puts a dent in that, sadly.

• noxer 5y ago
  How heavy is 1KG of iron? Asked because not asking is apparently stupid but the question isn't.
  • opan 5y ago
    Heavy enough to hurt you if it falls on your head, light enough to easily carry for a while.
    • noxer 5y ago
      Your answer isn't in weight but I asked how heavy it is, I expect a weight as answer. Also I just doped a 1KG block of iron on my head from 1mm distance and it didn't hurt me. Then I cold rolled the block of iron into a 4x4m sheet of metal and I was unable to carry it around for more than a few seconds. Your answer is not only useless its also demonstrably wrong. Maybe just maybe the question is stupid.
  • darkerside 5y ago
    Why do you ask? Oh, for purposes of helpful demonstration. Seems like a question that is stupid by letter but not by spirit. I do concede that there are dumb questions, of course. Although typically I like to say, there are no dumb questions but there are dumb times to ask questions.
  • brigandish 5y ago
    Not a fan of the Socratic method, I see. When I was a child my father would ask me and my siblings "Which is heavier, a pound of feathers or a pound of lead?" It wasn't a stupid question, it was an enlightening question, and your "stupid" question would not have sparked further discussion if you'd not asked it. Thanks for proving the quotation right.
    • noxer 5y ago
      cope harder
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