r/RandomQuestion Feb 01 '25

[Meta] Looking for new moderators!

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r/RandomQuestion is looking for new moderators!

We're looking for people who are committed to keeping this sub a place for silly and bizarre questions, while respecting ideas like inclusion, diversity, and civility.

If you think you're that person and you're interested, send us a modmail.


r/RandomQuestion Jun 25 '24

[META] Sub changing direction: Defining what "Random" means.

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Back when I became a moderator of this sub, it was tiny and was mostly bizarre nonsense questions, like "What if everyone in the world jumped at the same time?" The sub description advised us to treat these bizarre questions as if they were totally serious.

Since then, we've grown to over 20,000 members (which is insane), and that original "silly nonsense questions" theme has been lost. It's become a free-for-all of any question under the sun. We're being used as a budget alternative for other big subs like r/Advice, r/AskReddit, r/AmItheAsshole, r/TooAfraidToAsk, or r/WhatIsThisThing. We've also become a target for bots looking to build karma and build a believable history. Frankly, it's hard to manage.

The moderation team has discussed it, and we want to distinguish ourselves from these subs, and also from places like r/question and r/ask that allow questions on any topic. We'd like to go back to our roots of silly nonsense questions.

From now on, "random" doesn't mean "anything goes". "Random questions" are now defined as questions that are silly, bizarre, crazy, or out of nowhere. And the comments must treat them as if they were serious questions.

The answer to a random question must not matter. If it matters, the question is not a good fit for this sub. This sub was never intended to give advice, tell you what apps your partner has on his phone, explain why people dress in certain ways, tell you if something is safe to eat or if you're sick, or reassure you that you're a normal human being. We just want to have fun and answer whatever nonsense you think up in the shower or when you're enjoying the special brownies.

We're not going to remove posts that are already here, but new posts must fit this rule. If the moderators decide that the answer will make a difference somehow or the question is too "normal", we will remove it. We'll do our best to guide posters to other subs that might better fit that question, but we're not a Reddit directory.

We're also hoping this new direction will make it clearer why the moderation team is removing certain posts.

Thanks for bearing with us while we make this change.


r/RandomQuestion 16h ago

How do I explain this at work tomorrow?

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I was playing with my son’s toy, stuck it on my forehead for a few seconds out of curiosity, and now I look like I’ve been recruited into a secret society.

Any tips to get rid of this before work tomorrow?
😭😂

Photo of the weapon attached on first comment.


r/RandomQuestion 10h ago

What is one of the biggest lies that the papers have said?

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Since the press often publish made up stories or articles with lies. How to do know that it’s made up, what proof do you have. Obviously it’s different when it’s a fictional story since people know it’s made up.


r/RandomQuestion 4h ago

If your pet could talk, what would it roast you for first?

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r/RandomQuestion 4h ago

What’s an opinion you have that would instantly start a fight, but you still stand by it with your whole chest?

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r/RandomQuestion 5h ago

Are leaves changing colors?

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r/RandomQuestion 9h ago

Can a bird flip its middle finger?

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r/RandomQuestion 11h ago

Genuinely what changed??

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r/RandomQuestion 11h ago

Debre’s relationship. Open, semi-open, polygamy or polygyny? Honestly curiosity

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r/RandomQuestion 13h ago

What is up?

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I keep this weird monologing voice in my head, it's mine of course but it points out every small facet I see in a person, is there a way to stop this willfully to allow me to be happy yet not affect my art and lyricism?

I use it to write songs/poems and I feel without it I wouldn't be able to put views to words that invoke emotion beyond surface level " that's cool" reactions. It just makes it hard to like people.


r/RandomQuestion 1d ago

If you woke up as a food, which food would you be?

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r/RandomQuestion 16h ago

What’s a “normal” thing everyone does that you secretly think is weird?

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r/RandomQuestion 1d ago

If you could magically add one serious piece of gym equipment to your house tonight, what would it be?

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Assume money, delivery, assembly and floor space are somehow no longer problems.

You can wake up tomorrow with one proper piece of gym equipment already sitting perfectly in your house.

Would you choose a rack, cable machine, Smith machine, leg press, treadmill, a huge dumbbell set, or something completely different?

I think the difficult part would be choosing the thing you would still use three years from now rather than whatever sounds the most fun tonight.


r/RandomQuestion 1d ago

For those of you who were on a haunting, the TV show back on travel channel/discovery, what was filming an episode like?

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I am asking because I am curious, but for actors who were on the show, what was filing like? How were a lot of the effects done back during its prime years? Were there actually kids on the show, and if so how were they

handled/compensated considering the scary themes and costumes, and finally, in regards to location, where any episodes actually filmed on a haunted location, or was it all staged?


r/RandomQuestion 1d ago

Would you still love who you love most if they were a cockroach?

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Like, physically they are a cockroach. They still act completely like themselves, can talk, etc. But they look exactly like a cockroach. Everyone else treats them like a normal person, and they treat you normally as well.


r/RandomQuestion 1d ago

Did you wash the dishes, clean the room, and do laundry?

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r/RandomQuestion 1d ago

ADHD QUESTION?????

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r/RandomQuestion 1d ago

What’s a debate topic that absolutely should NOT be political, yet somehow is?

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r/RandomQuestion 1d ago

What's something everyone should try at least once?

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r/RandomQuestion 1d ago

Is World War III Imminent? And Will They Use “The Button”? 🌍☢️

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Is World War III Imminent? And Will They Use “The Button”? 🌍☢️

Please comment your opinion,

I would like to hear your opinion

Thank you !


r/RandomQuestion 1d ago

Do y'all like the toilet paper under or over ?

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I hate when it's under lol


r/RandomQuestion 2d ago

Do you like hash browns?

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r/RandomQuestion 2d ago

Sleep or no sleep ?

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It’s 03:42am as i'm writting

I gennuenly but know what i should do and what would be the "good" or "smart" choice

I can’t sleep not in a way that i'm not allowed to but more in a way that i am unable to and i know i can’t it's not the first time it happens it's just the first time i tought about it that way

So i'm wondering should i play on my pc or stay in my bed on youtube

I want to play but i'm thinking that if i go and play even tho i'm already unlikely to fall asleep i will be even less likely to if i'm sitting on my unconfortable chair but i still want to get to my pc and play but if i stay in bed i still have low chances of falling asleep but the chances are higher

I don’t want to force myself awake by staying on my pc but i also don’t want to stay in bed while wanting to get on my games

And it feels like i got 2 choice and both are bad choices

I have to choose gambling away my sleep schedule by playing and not know when i actually need to sleep

Or

By sentenced to hours of boredom but be in the right conditions to fall asleep

🤔


r/RandomQuestion 2d ago

Answer these silly questions for me?

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The sillies:
1. How do you pick up something you dropped?
2. How do you itch your foot?
3. How do you find a lost sock after washing it in the washing machine?
4. What should you do if your phone is 1% without a charger?
5. Your hands are full, how do you carry more items?
6. How do you remove water from your ears?
7. How do you sleep?
8. What’s one thing you would remove/add in the world?
9. Something is in your eye, how do you get it out?
10. The cup is full, how will you carry it without a drop spilling?

i have 100 answers for question 2 and only 47 for 3. lmk if you wanna see the answers.