True genius

Many years ago in Southern India there was this boy in class who asked a stupid question in a Mathermatics class that made the whole class laugh and left the whole world in awe afterwards. We hold ourselves back while asking questions in classes. We would rather ask the question to the person sitting next to us and let them laugh, rather than the whole class.
'What if they think of me as an Idiot/silly/moronic/ignoramus/nincompoop?' is the most common text in the thought bubble perhaps. But look what happened further down that lane in India.

The question asked by the teacher in the math class while trying to simplify the mysteries of simple division was- " What if I brought in a basket with 31 oranges and asked you to share it amongst you students (31 students), how many oranges will each of you get?". The answer that the class shouted back was, "One". It went on- "What if the basket had only 4 oranges? How many of you will get an entire orange?". The class worked out the right answer too.  The class went on, and they were working on slightly challenging divisions. Right then, out of nowhere a question came from a whimpering voice- " What if the basket had no oranges and no people in class looking to eat an orange?".

I don't know how the teacher could've reacted to that. I'm guessing, each reader can come with a unique reply the kid might have got. Back then, it was common to discipline student with a beating from a bamboo cane also. As funny as it may sound, as made up as it may sound (religious people dare not laugh, cause you believe in books that are more comic than a fairy tale), it is what happend to the math genius Ramanujam (full name, Srinivasa Iyengar Ramanujan).  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Srinivasa_Ramanujan

Questions have to be asked with an intention of knowing an answer. Sometimes, it maybe to be a clown of the class but thats something else. If you have a question thats lingering in your head, you cant be a judge if it's silly or not. Ask it, dont worry cos it might sound strange with your accent, or the clothes you wore that day. Questions make a clear platform to understand any new concept. The one with a strong foundation and no cracks. Because the concepts that build up further on from there will be like climbing a squeaky ladder.

Moreover, for people who remember Jim Morrison and his widely followed quote- " Where is your will to be Weird?"

 I can't help it. I am a fan.