Stupid Questions Only | Smosh Mouth 162

The episode opens with an announcement about an upcoming Smosh Mouth book club featuring author John Green discussing his new adult novel 'Hollywood Ending,' inviting audience participation through question submissions. After introductions and casual conversation about hair growth and attractive teachers from elementary school, the main segment begins with a bowl of questions submitted by various Smosh crew members and Reddit's r/nostupidquestions community.

The hosts tackle questions about athletic competition across age groups, concluding that middle schoolers would likely defeat them due to superior endurance and focus, with a side discussion about beating children at patience and video games. They explore whether to get bangs, with Amanda discussing the daily styling requirements and the 'mushroom of despair' growth phase, while Damian discusses never wanting micro bangs despite financial incentives. The conversation addresses the technical term 'popliteal fossa' for the back of the knee, with hosts agreeing that 'knee pit' is more intuitive.

The hosts discuss the decline of BlackBerry phones, attributing it to Apple's market dominance and failure to adapt to the smartphone app ecosystem that became central to social media. Shane discusses his reluctance to switch to iPhone until working at Smosh Games required it for AirDrop and group chats, and his ongoing typing anxiety and muscle memory issues from thumb surgery.

A significant portion features Amanda's detailed account of pregnancy and postpartum experience, including unexpected panic attacks from reverse claustrophobia during the second trimester, hormonal relaxation effects, the emotional journey of feeling the baby move and developing connection, anxiety about everything consumed during pregnancy, and painful aftereffects including post-delivery contractions, bleeding, and the physical process of the uterus returning to normal size—something she notes 'no one really describes.' She discusses fear of her exposed belly during pregnancy despite wanting to showcase it, inability to do Muay Thai or ride bikes, and her discovery that she could finally sleep face-down on her stomach again postpartum.

The hosts debate food terminology, discussing whether 'wet,' 'saucy,' and 'sticky' accurately describe foods with various liquid consistencies, with Amanda sharing a family anecdote about her aunt Tía Candida's unusual dessert of unrinsed canned fruit with chocolate chips served in a crystal bowl. They discuss differences between soda water, sparkling water, and mineral water based on carbonation levels and mineral content. The conversation addresses self-help books, with Amanda noting that books like 'Think and Grow Rich' emerge during financial crises and current books like 'Atomic Habits' address modern anxiety about organization, arguing that people often read books confirming their existing beliefs rather than challenging themselves. Damian discusses reading Buddhism-related self-help and psychology books for perspective rather than efficiency.

Other substantive topics include: why people turn down the radio while driving to see better, attributed to focused attention and reduced cognitive load; Benny's philosophical questions about why self-help books are written by others and why they're not called 'self' books; pigeon domestication history and legal status in some states allowing people to pick them up; ancient Greek Olympics including pancration wrestling where genital grabbing was allowed and the practice of tying foreskins to avoid exposing the glans; whether therapists can discuss their patients (yes, with legal protections and parameter restrictions); Watergate as a hotel and Nixon scandal; rapid-fire questions about vitamins' effectiveness, what water should be called, and whether loud sneezing is controllable. Amanda discusses her husband screaming loudly when sneezing, describing it as involuntary and inevitable despite her social embarrassment in public settings like restaurants.