Stupid Question Hall of Fame: The Week of 05/11

The Stupid Question Hall of Fame is back again, ready to embarrass the kids who cheapen your degree. Remember the rules – If you send in the absolute stupidest, you get a free BustedTee. Read all five and cast your vote. And, if you heard something stupid in class this week, send it to me at CollegeHumor.com/StupidQuestions.

• A) Indiana University, Bloomington Submitted by Jen

  Professor: Albert Einstein was the one who wrote that letter telling Roosevelt to develop the atomic bomb.
  
  Genius: Oh, wasn’t he the light bulb guy?
  

• B) Iowa State Submitted by Xian

  Speaking about rice shortages in third world countries…
  
  Professor: People whose diet consisted of rice and beans have been impacted by the rationing of rice.
  
  Mastermind: Wait… If they couldn’t eat rice or beans why didn’t they just eat something else?
  

• C) NC State Submitted by Tommy

  Professor: There was in fact a time when everything was made by hand.
  
  The Brilliance: What about wood?
  
  Prof: Considering wood does grow on trees, I’d go with no.

• D) University At Buffalo Submitted by Paul

  Bill Nye came to campus.  A student asked if Bill Nye was his real name. 
  

  Bill Nye: Actually, it’s William.

  Valedictorian: Oh, so why did you change it?

• E) Holmes High School Submitted by Ashley

  While discussing the U.S. decision to drop the atomic bomb…
  
  Einstein Jr.: So what if the U.S. wasn’t being evil when they dropped the bomb on Japan? What if they were just trying to, like, start a war or something?