You know how when you get into a shower, one of two things typically happen? You either pretend like you are performing a concert for thousands, Belting out the lyrics to your new favorite pop ballad. Or, your mind starts to wander and before you know it you're thinking about life’s deepest, most random, and preposterous (but highly valid) questions. Quarantine for me has turned into one giant shower. I say this because we are all left alone (some of with roommates or family members as well) with our thoughts, just like we are in a shower, and this can sometimes cause some trouble. This time last week, one hilarious (yet deep) question was brought to my attention by my friend Noah, and for me, it was all downhill from there. Question after question popped into my mind and soon created a domino effect just one question quickly followed by another. So for this week, specially In case this hasn’t happened to any of you, I thought why not share some of these questions, others are bound to have thought of these at least once right?
Before we dive in, just imagine deep, yet also potentially drunk questions; as these are all something that you most likely would come up with when a) you are in the shower, as mentioned before b) drunk or c) in the shower and drunk. Without further ado, let's get into it, ten of my favorite deep life questions lol.
1) If your shirt is untucked, does that mean your pants are tucked into your shirt?
Interesting point right? (Get ready for that, cuz these all are lol). The action of tucking something in means to keep it in place. So the opposite of this would be not in place, correct? Lol. At first, I thought the answer to this one was simple. I agreed with the second part of the statement in which the pants would be tucked into the shirt if the shirt was not tucked. However, after much deeper thought and consideration, this belief began to slip away (if you were a believer, I’m sorry Noah). A decent amount of people wear belts when they wear pants, whereas the other amount doesn’t. Without a belt it is easier for pants to slip down, therefor allowing them not to be kept in place, which essentially Is the meaning of ‘tuck’. Also, what if someone was wearing a crop top? Typically crop tops don't reach the pant waistline, so how could your pants be tucked into your shirt, If they don't even meet? Pant Tucking Debunked, at least in my mind it's not possible.
2) Nothing is on fire, fire is on things.
Out of all ten, this is probably one of the easier ones for everyone to agree on 100% straight out of the gate. For something to be on fire, the fire has to be on that physical item, and not vice versa. The item doesn't throw itself onto the fire, the fire is thrown onto the item. Simple right? But not all questions are.
3) If a fish dies in water, does that mean it drowns?
This one is a little more difficult, and most likely will be 50/50 between everyone. Fish, are like humans, yes they may live in water, but they still require oxygen to live. Their oxygen supply naturally comes from the water. Just like us, fish (like any other animal) react harshly to poor oxygen levels. However, whereas the process of breathing out CO2 and consuming O2 doesn’t harm us, it can harm them, as it can deplete the oxygen supply within the water. Therefore, without the proper oxygen for the fish to breathe in, they could end up dying. Is it considered drowning though? A better term for it would be suffocation, as technically it's not drowning when you look at it because their lungs don't fill with water, they just pass due to the lack of needed oxygen. If you’ve ever been a poor goldfish owner, and they constantly died on you, at least know you know why lol. RIP to all the lost fishies.
4) A coffee shop is like a gas station for humans.
Cars go to gas stations to fuel up and get back to their full performance potential, right? And for those who drink coffee, we do it because it helps to keep us awake and energized, essentially bringing us up to our full performance potential too. So in my opinion, a coffee shop is definitely a gas station for humans. We go there solely with the intent to get caffeinated and to cure our thirst for espresso or tea. Our bank accounts may suffer from constant trips, but we save everyone else from having to deal with us when we are tired and grumpy. You’re welcome everyone, cuz trust me a grumpy (although very rare) Tessa is not a pleasant sight.
5) Clapping is just hitting yourself cuz you like something.
Like #2 I think this one is pretty self-explanatory, but it made me crack up nonetheless because of how true it is. As well as the fact that it now makes the action seem that much more stupid and more funnier. Because if you think about it, if we don't like something we typically tend to not clap (or do it just to be nice, sorry not sorry but this is sometimes the case). So why punish ourselves and hit ourselves for liking something? Lol, just like getting to the center of a tootsie pop, the world may never know
6) Are birds on bird feeders friends or is it like a public bathroom and no one makes eye contact.
This one, in my opinion, could go a little bit of both ways. For instance, when girls are out in public restrooms, especially on 'nights out' we practically become best friends with every other female within close distance, especially the bathroom. With compliments and words of encouragement flying left and right. Guys, on the other hand, it is a nonspoken rule that you do not under any circumstance make eye contact, or even look in another male's general direction within the restroom. So could the same be said for birds at a feeder? Under certain circumstances, I would think so. Such as if the birds don’t know each other. But how are we supposed to know that? There isn’t a way for us to be like oh yeah those two just met, or hey maybe their siblings or second cousins three times removed. Who knows haha (this is such a weird but so intriguing question lol). I personally would like to hope that all the birds are friends and that the feeder is their daily hang time, such as how we go to bars or restaurants together with our friends. But other than hope there really is no way to truly know lol.
7) Fame is based on how many people who you don’t know, know you. Have you ever wanted to be famous?
If you answer no, that’s a straight lie lol. At some point in our childhood, whether it was for a brief or extended amount of time, we all had dreams of wanting to be pop stars, actors, astronauts, you name it. All of which, are well-paying jobs that more than often tend to put you in the spotlight in some shape or form. It’s crazy to think just how crazy their lives can get (this can be a topic for another time, I once wrote a final paper and presentation on this specifically lol). For the most part, a lot of us just have a tight-knit group of friends that we know. Yeah, there are some others we’ve never met that can follow us on our social accounts, or friends of friends who know of us. But when it comes down to it, we also know or know of those people whereas if you’re famous you don't. You can see the number count on your social sites of all who follow you (both a blessing and a curse), and sometimes celebrities will follow back fans. But the fact that who knows what percentage of the population knows everything about this person and it cant be said the same for the other way is a bit Trippy if you ask me. And the fact that we qualify someone as famous based on their number count is a little messed up as well. Why not look after their character and praise them if they’re being an inspiration to others and positively impacting society, instead of just a number count. Math man, it causes a lot of problems lol.
8) Orange is the only color you can taste.
A major throwback for my childhood was Mr sketch scented markers. My classmates and I would often fight over getting to use these when it came to art projects because when you had them everyone looked at you as if you were the coolest kid to walk the school grounds. And I would be lying if I said I never wanted to eat one (I bet you all did too) those things just smelt so much like what they were intended to be that it felt as if it was right there in front of me. I bet there’s also some play-doh eaters or glue stick lickers out there so don’t judge me for this haha. If you think back to the markers, the scent typically didn’t correspond directly back to that color. Yeah, the food would be the color, such as red being cherry, or purple being grape. But the only one that had a matching set of both color and scent was orange. You don't smell things and go, oh that smells very yellowy. Green could be a bit of an argument as to when it comes to earthy scents some just qualify it as green. But when it comes down to it, with the primary-everyday used colors, orange is the only one that can be both a color and a flavor, scent or taste. Now salmon, lavender, and peach could create a whole new argument; but we’ll save that for another time shall we.
9) All national anthems could fall under the genre of country music.
For the most part, at least those that I know of, every country has a national anthem. Here in America, we sing the Star-Spangled Banner, whereas Canada has O’Canada, and most other countries just qualify theirs under the name National Anthem. If you think about it there isn’t a genre titled National Anthem on Spotify or Apple Music. So that raises the question as to what genre these songs would fall under. If you look up the Star-Spangled banner, depending on what type of rendition it is, it can be classified as pretty much anything under the sun from pop to gospel, and everything in between. However, if just one genre had to be chosen wouldn’t you suggest that it be country? I mean, after all, they are songs about countries, and how much that country is loved, for that country (just saying).
10) Last, but certainly not least, and my personal favorite out of these ten thoughts: There are more butt cheeks in the world than people.
You can't really argue on this one, as to every one person who has a butt has two cheeks on the said butt. So math that out for me, and we all will end up with the same answer. Which is that this is a very true and unarguable, yet extremely hilarious and valid statement. (I've hit rock bottom with that one haven't I lol......I'll let that joke sink in a bit for ya)
I know, I know you are all probably incredibly sad that I only provided ten thoughts as you were probably getting really into this topic. But have no fear, not only can you google some more mind-boggling questions, but you could also have a drink or two, or take a shower, and see where your thought process takes you as well. I promise more times than not you tend to think of some pretty great, and completely reasonable questions to ask of the world. I hope you all enjoyed this, and if you have any deep shower or drunk thoughts let me know in the comments as I personally love these things and would like to hear some of the ones that you have, as no two brains think exactly the same.
Until next time, love you all and please stay safe <3
- Tessa
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