Thought Provokers: 1/22/2025

The law isn’t about what you can or cannot do, just the consequences of those choices.

Silence feels loud because we’re used to noise.

Toilet sizes say “Round” or “Elongated,” but what it really means is “Women” or “Unisex.”

Minigolf has more in common with pool than with golf.

Our bodies consist of skeletons wrapped in zombies and possessed by ghosts.

Netflix could include ratings from Rotten Tomatoes to save us all a web search.

Kids today will never face building up the nerve to call a girl only to have her parents answer.

People with no or very few teeth might be able to find work consulting on teething toys for babies.

Most pro athletes will play against the team they rooted for before they went pro.

Our atmosphere is 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and, as you’re reading this, a few tons of bird poop.

With all these Meta fact-checking memes, Mark Zuckerberg could say something utterly insane, and we wouldn’t realize it for a long time.

Stainless steel is a desirable material that elevates products to be more premium, except for toilets.

It’s 2025... scientists should have developed the technology to make silent cough drop bags.

Without persistent motion, there is no scale to measure time.

AI-powered algorithms curate everything we see on social media. In a way, AI already has a subtle grip on how we think.

Modern detectives can expect fewer taunting phone calls from snarky serial killers due to vanishing pay phones and triangulating cell towers.

Birds can eat biscuits without getting tooth decay because they do not have teeth, so they are immune to decay.

Where are the AI-powered robotic firemen? They would be useful for the high-risk stuff we’re seeing in LA.

Disney’s Cinderella is not old enough to drink alcohol in the US.

We see the backs of stunt doubles more than the backs of actual actors in some movies.

Pac-Man and his wife have unsatisfying hugs because their bodies can only make contact at a small point.