There's no such thing as a stupid question... we're not so sure.
If you're looking for some entertainment, the AskReddit section of
Reddit is a great place to pass a few minutes and today's most popular thread is hilarious.
It's sharply titled, "
Teachers of Reddit: They say there are no stupid questions, but what's the most stupid question a student has ever asked you?
Teachers all over Ireland have probably heard stuff like this and a whole lot worse, these are the best responses we found on the thread.
- "After a lengthy explanation of the effects of volcanic eruptions on human communities, I had a student ask me why on earth people even make volcanic eruptions." - Imagineamelon
- "A girl in my honors science class asked the teacher, and was 100% serious, if ramen grew on ramen trees." - SaxyMatt
- "How do islands not float away? Really big anchors. He wrote it down." - Mjrfrankburns
- "My mom is a teacher's assistant in 5th class. A few weeks ago a girl asked,"Are bears still real?" - deepfriedkelp
- "While I was student teaching, I had a student ask where Texas was on the map I was projecting on the screen. The map was of China." - UrsulaMajor
- "I don't want to sit next to the radiator. Won't I get radiation sickness?" - batty3108
- "Had a student ask me, "What are those pyramid-shaped things in Egypt called?" Never seen a class laugh that hard before." - mamaisinhere
- A girl in physics asked, "If there's a speed of light...what's the speed of dark?" - jordansahls
- "Whenever I have a professor that tells us to ask anything because there are no stupid questions I immediately raise my hand and ask "why do meteorites always land in craters?"" - Nurum
- "Science teacher here. A student asked, "Is the Earth round like a ball or round like a plate?"" - spartacus_1138
- "Not a teacher, but once had a student in my US History class ask "If time zones are real, why didn't China warn us about 9/11?"" - elk845
- "A secondary school student once asked "When the snow melts, where does all the white go?" - classic89
If you're a teacher, tweet us or comment on Facebook with the best/funniest/most stupid lines you've heard in the classroom.
