35 Odd And Puzzling Rules That Need An Explanation

The world is full of rules and laws. Peace and harmony in society are maintained with the help of laws that govern its inhabitants.

But have you come across rules that are so difficult to understand? What about those that have caused your brows to raise?

We call these rules brow-raising because they are certainly puzzling or could be odd. Some are even just so difficult to decipher.

Yes, rules are rules in their strict sense, but we are not just bound to follow them. We deserve some explanation as to why those specific rules were formulated in the first place.

Whether it is a company policy, just a marker placed on a product to give some instructions, or a law enacted by lawmakers to govern its citizenry, we cannot avoid the possibility of having odd rules. As humans crave knowledge, it brings about curiosity.

That is why we would love to know the logic behind these rules. Here, we have collected around 35 odd and puzzling rules that need to be explained.

Some of us may know the reasons why, but some are just so hilarious, and it's worth sharing them. Check the list below and tell us what you think about these odd rules.

1. No bouncing of balls on city sidewalks.

No bouncing balls on city sidewalks… it scares horses.MagicMushroomFungi

2. You can't store food under a leaking sewage pipe!

CreatrixAnima

3. Would you fill a water gun with urine?

“Do not fill with urine” on a water gun.beesuz

4. Not unless you want to get yourself burned.

Never iron clothes while they are being worn.MisfitMishap

5. What's the use of a hairdryer?

"Do not use for drying pets" on the microwave.MisfitMishap

6. And then refill the cone. LOL!

There's a town in Alabama where it's illegal to carry an ice cream cone in your pocket.Dragnil

7. And who would name their kids "pink panties"?

In New Zealand, it is illegal to name your child "Pink Panties" ...BlightPaladin

8. Remove the child before washing.

We once got a piece of clothing for one of the kids, and right on the label, I kid you not, ‘remove child before washing.'randomredditor12345

9. These can be used as weapons.

bongokapiguana

10. Don't insert into penis!

On a package of precision screwdrivers: "Do not insert into penis." StarChaser_Tyger

11. Hit the targets (Swedes)!

If the water between Denmark and Sweden freezes, and the Swedes walk over, we (the Danes) are allowed to hit them with sticks.drillepind42

12. It will be too bubbly.

Please do not add dish detergent to the water fountains.Somkeythedog591

13. Do not insert the whole thing without unwrapping it first.

macyxpress17

14. It's a no-no to eat donuts while walking backward.

My father’s hometown, Marion, Ohio, had a rule that you couldn’t eat a donut while walking backward. If I remember correctly, it had something to do with attracting police horses to lure them away from the police.cakeishsnake

15. That's way too many.

Do not put 14 rolls of toilet paper in the toilet - Walmart 2019.SteveCorpGuy4

16. For obvious reasons, unless you want to get your mouth or lungs burned.

For my fellow scientists: Transferring chemicals by mouth (mouth pipetting) is forbidden.iworethedressforhim

17. It's flammable.

silkysue

18. Is there any passenger who would attempt to cook inside an aircraft?

On an Air France flight from Morocco to Mauritania, the flight attendant gave the safety brief in French at first. My French is not good, but my ears pricked up when I heard the words "feu de camp." I obviously discounted my translation as misunderstanding the brief until she went into the brief in English.We were given the standard safety brief on all aircraft, but at the end, we were specifically reminded that there are to be no cooking or campfires lit on the plane at any time. Can you imagine your seatmate getting hungry and deciding to start a fire on an airplane to cook up some snacks?!?!?Filthy_rags_am_I

19. Unless you want to get burned.

RandomUser951t

20. Cotton buds are not allowed.

In rehab, our cotton swabs were taken away because a guy decided to jam one into his eardrum to get sent to the hospital and get painkillers. Every seemingly dumb rule we had in there had a backstory to it.itsvic27

21. Would you?

galactica_pegasus

22. Don't be sexually engaged with a porcupine.

In Florida, "You may not have sexual relations with a porcupine." Drunken_Scott

23. Do not train raccoons!

At my last job, we had a sign on the back door that said, "You must walk trash all the way to the dumpster; DO NOT TRAIN THE RACCOONS!!!" The story behind that is the facility I worked at does dog daycare and training, and Darcy the Human (not to be confused with Darcy the Poodle) didn't like having to walk all the way across the parking lot at the end of the night to take out the trash, and trained about three raccoons to drag the bags to the dumpster because he couldn't be bothered to walk 50 feet to it.He got away with it for about a year and even named them. The manager only found out when she opened the back door to throw out some boxes and saw a bunch of raccoons immediately run up and cart them off.Monster_NotWar

24. If you're allergic to a prescription drug, then don't take it.

Don’t take (prescription drug) if you're allergic to (same drug).wpascarelli

25. Roller skates are banned in the lab.

‘Absolutely no roller skates in the lab.’ My husband worked for a private lab startup, and half the women there did roller derby.The lab was (as many are) a repurposed warehouse with nice smooth concrete floors. One of the women thought it would be fun to skate between machines.She got a lot done, but the boss figured OSHA wouldn’t be too thrilled, so the sign went up a few days later. You could still wear your skates in the break room.TheBrontosaurus

26. You can't fold it with your baby still in it.

Remove baby before collapsing stroller.AsboZapruder

27. Children can be so wild and might mess around.

I worked at a video rental store, and we had a big sign at the front of the store that said, “CONTROL YOUR CHILDREN” because kids are an organizational nightmare.lilmissscum

28. A lawnmower is a lawnmower.

Do not pick up this lawn mower and use it as a hedge trimmer.chasepna

29. Is this still an outing?

At my company's picnic outing: "Anyone who jumps in the lake will be fired." cats_n_things

30. Don't get slaughtered.

Do not dress game (e.g., deer, pheasant) in dormitory kitchens. I wonder who dragged a deer into the dorm and cut it up for venison...SchnarchendeSchwein

31. Dispose of tampons properly.

In my lease, I had a clause to properly dispose of my used tampons. I asked why, and apparently, my landlord had a tenant that caused $50,000 of damage because she threw her used tampons into the cabinet under the sink.She rented the apartment for years, and there were 3+ years' worth of used, bloody tampons in there. The, uh, blood caused a bunch of damage akin to water damage to the bathroom.The floor under the cabinet was rotted through. From bloody tampon storage.The thought of a steamy, gelatinous glob of blood gooping through the sh**ty linoleum and blooming a bloody Clicker from The Last of Us makes me want to actively die.salty-MA-student

32. Practically correct.

aiyahhjoeychow

33. Boiled eggs are not allowed.

I used to work in a big-name bookstore. In the office, we had a huge sign saying, "No boiled eggs allowed in staff office." rawr_nickie_rawr

34. Read the sign again.

In church, there was a sign above the votive candles that read: "Light only one candle - $7 each." Apparently, for $7, someone had lighted all 50 votive candles in the stand.Back2Bach

35. Rings are not allowed on ship decks.

kickassnchewbubblegm

Now that you have read those odd rules, what do you have in mind? Don't they sound hilarious?

Imagine that tag on a child's clothing instructing you to remove the child before washing. What about that which warned toy water gun users against using urine?

Reading all these experiences will surely give you a good laugh. Don't forget to share this with your family and friends.