Thank you, Captain Obvious!
There are plenty of obvious things that people love to discuss, like how the weather currently is and how soon the holidays are. It’s totally fine to bring up topics like this in a self-aware way: “I know this is obvious, but I just really need to make small talk.” But sometimes, people think they’re being philosophical when they’re really just stating the obvious.
Below, we’ve gathered some of our favorite posts from the That’s How Things Work subreddit, which is dedicated to highlighting people who tried to be deep but failed miserably. From explaining concepts that already have a name to sharing “shower thoughts” that they probably should have kept to themselves, this list is full of funny, facepalm-worthy moments that might make you lose a bit of faith in humanity.
Be sure to upvote the posts that you get a kick out of, and then let us know in the comments: what’s the most obvious thing you’ve ever had explained to you before? Then, if you’re interested in checking out another Bored Panda article featuring obvious things people learned embarrassingly late in life, you can find that right here!
#1 My Cake!
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#2 Thanks I Hate Names
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#3 Are You Twins In Real Life?
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#4 Help Me I’m Drowning
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#5 He Blames Pot
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#6 Ah Yes. Evolution Has Nothing To Do With Genetics
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#7 Headlines
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#8 Low Battery? Charge Your Phone
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#9 Opinions Must Be Objective
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#10 How Stock Photos Work
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#11 What A Question
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#12 Yes, That’s How Genetics Work
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#13 Amazon Review For A Backpack
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#14 That’s Just What It Is
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#15 Yes, Doing Things Have Consequences
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#16 Yes That’s How It Usually Works
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#17 Cecil’s Brother, Jericho, Is Also A Lion, Don’t You Know That!?
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#18 Smh
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#19 Kinda The Goal, Right?
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#20 That’s Why It’s Called A Virus
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#21 But-
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#22 This Is A Fact
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#23 That’s Why Biographies Are Written
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#24 If You Know How Old It Is Then You Know How Old It Is
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#25 R/Showerthoughts At It Again
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#26 Yep, The Wind Can Blow Across State Borders
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#27 Are You High
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#28 That’s Pretty Much It Yeah
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#29 Funny How Things Work
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#30 Roses Are Red, I Serve My Master-
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#31 That’s How Currency Works
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#32 Yeah, No Sh*t Sherlock
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#33 I Am Enlightened By Such Powerful Knowledge
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#34 I Mean, Yeah
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#35 Thanks I Didn’t Know That
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#36 Its A Christmas Miracle!
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#37 Thats How Humans Work
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#38 A Woman Who Looks Like Her Parents
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#39 Frenemies
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#40 Glad They Clarified These
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#41 “You Won’t Look At These Things The Same”
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#42 How Dare They Ask
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#43 Thats How Vaccines Work
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#44 That’s What Nostalgia Is
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#45 M I N D B L O W I N G
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