Dumbest questions of the year
Slate Magazine has a feature called "Explainer" that answers reader questions. It's pretty interesting and informative, especially because it only takes the best questions from readers.
As for the worst ones, it saves them for an end-of-the-year list that is pretty funny.
Some of my favorites:
*Why don't we drop medical waste and nuclear waste into active volcanoes, the "ultimate high-temperature incinerators"?
*Can dogs be mentally retarded?
*Why don't they build into cars a secret button for police to use, and when these people are trying to get away from police down the freeway and city streets at 100 mph, the following police car could push the button, making the engine on the speeding car stop? Surely there must be some smart person who could make this.