r/stupidquestions

96 was when they officially stopped selling it completely, but the phase out started in the 70s.

They used to be called it because they would add lead to gas to stop it from pinging.

Since then they’ve converted to using octane.

And honestly, at this point, I’m not even sure modern engines need octane.

Also, high octane doesn’t mean burns better, it means that it is less likely to explode under compression.

But anyway, I digress, why are we still calling gas unleaded?

That’s like Newton cookies advertising that their cookies are wasp larva free.

Or Highland advertising their milk is pus free.

Kind of weird you need to say it.

I’ve been with my job for 3 years now. They capped my pay and I’m miserable there. My boyfriend seemed very disappointed in me when I told him when I do actually quit, they won’t be getting a 2 week notice. He shook his head and walked away saying that isn’t the right thing to do. I feel like my reasons are valid, does your boss deserve a two week notice no matter what?

My Mom and I are in a debate on how they’re pronounced. We live in the South.

She keeps saying it like Puh-Kawns but I think it’s Pee-Kins

Like going to a lion to pet him thinking he wouldn’t eat you

I (23) recently had a conversation with a slightly younger than myself coworker (20), and they asked me how my vision was when I wasnt wearing my glasses, my vision without my glasses isnt that bad, so I said its like the difference between watching a 1080p video to a 720p video since it pretty accurately describes what happens to my vision when Im not wearing my glasses, and they were completely confused, like I was talking in code, obviously I explained what I meant, like I just lost some detail especially at distance, but I was dumbfounded by the fact that they did not understand what I was talking about when I referred to video resolution. (Obviously yes, eyes dont work in resolution like video does, I know, but is it not comparable and easy to understand?) Gen Z is basically the first generation to grow up with the internet, I've watched youtube videos since at least 2010 and remember messing with the resolution settings in videos to make sure it was set to the highest quality. I remember knowing that my computer monitor was 1920x1080 at least starting in 8th grade, prolly much earlier. Like if this convo happened before the breakthrough of the internet and everyone having screens in their pocket I could totally see someone not knowing the resolution numbers, but not knowing even what Im referring to by saying 1080p or 720p nowadays seems crazy to me. Am I the out of touch one that knows some niche info that is apparently not common knowledge, or were they the one that didnt know something most people in our age bracket should know?

If a man has sex with another man for the first time where he is catching, not pitching (pardon the sopranos reference), but doesn't reciprocate the same, is he considered a virgin or is he not?

Wouldn't the number of child soldier casualties cause a moral dilemma in international media?

Usually if a subreddit would only allow links I'd just upload picture to a hosting site and post the link. If they have a pic link I'd upload from phone.. Recently I've been seeing actual pictures uploaded in the comments. How does that happen?

If that’s true, it’s the most outdated, miserable design flaw ever. It serves ZERO purpose in the modern world. Why am I getting a full panic attack response just for making minor eye contact or stuttering over a word? It’s an absolute curse, and I hate it.
I seriously hope this trait eventually gets bred out of humans or fades away, because living with it is exhausting

I keep seeing this in TV shows and movies. There will be a meeting in someone's home. The visitor will eventually stand up and say "I'll see myself out"

I've never seen this happen in real life.

I saw a video where the outdoor boys guy was making bread in a campfire and said the ashes taste like flour. Is this carcinogenic

My girlfriend is trying to explain to me this meme, i thought it's just looksmaxxers thing that have turned into meme about someone's beauty...I can't tell if I'm being trolled both by my gf and my friends...I still think it's a joke, but at this point I'm not sure.

Please enlighten me on this topic

I love playing characters digitally that are temporary which I usually switch between them and try to imagine how they would word things and then post them online. I love the interactions.

Though I’m unsure if it’s past trauma ive been through or if it’s just my mental state but can embodying characters repeatedly online cause any bad mental effects?

Like will this eventually bleed into my real self or make me lose myself or something, basically will playing characters without feeling the actual full switch repeatedly on a slight mental health ‘decline’ cause any repurcussions.

I don’t know. I don’t know if I worded this right.