The Impossible Quiz

A game made by DeviantArt user Splapp-Me-Do in 2007, the game is infamous for the fact that it is extremely hard.
It has 110 questions in total.
There are 5 installments, these are as follows: The Impossible Quiz Demo, The Impossible Quiz, The Impossible Quiz 2, The Impossible Quiz Book, and the Impossible Quizmas.

Answer Key for the first 4 questions
Q1: 4
Q2: No, but a tin can
Q3: K.O
Q4: The Answer (in question)
Answer key for the first 4 questions in **the impossible quiz 2**
Q1: Up his sleevies
Q2: Paint
Q3: Earth
Q4: American

by WannaBeBritishPerson October 1, 2023

dilly impossible

something that is really really difficult.

ts is dilly impossible 🙅

by lmlmlm11 February 17, 2026

tower of impossible movement

An sc tower in ring 6.

just move fatass

Why tf are there so many misalignments in Tower of Impossible Movement

by gitilivy February 25, 2023

Fallacy of Impossible Induction

The mistaken belief that because complete induction (examining every case) is impossible, no inductive conclusion can be trusted. This fallacy rejects all generalizations on the grounds that we haven't examined every instance—ignoring that induction works by sampling, not census. It's the logic of "you haven't read every book, so you can't say books exist," of "you haven't met every French person, so you can't generalize about French culture." The fallacy of impossible induction is beloved of those who want to dismiss well-supported generalizations by demanding impossible standards of proof. It's a cousin of the perfect knowledge fallacy, and just as paralyzing.

Fallacy of Impossible Induction Example: "She cited studies showing the benefits of exercise. He responded with the fallacy of impossible induction: 'But you haven't studied every person who ever exercised. How do you know it works for everyone?' She said science doesn't require studying everyone; it requires representative samples. He said that wasn't proof. She said that was how proof works. He remained unconvinced, which was his right, but also his loss."

by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal February 17, 2026

Fallacy of Impossible Convincing

The fallacy of assuming that it's possible to convince or argue with anyone about anything—even the most absurd, unacceptable, or monstrous positions—through sufficient rationality, evidence, and persuasion. The fallacy ignores that some positions are not reached through reason and cannot be dislodged by it. You cannot argue someone out of a position they didn't argue themselves into. The defender of slavery, the apologist for genocide, the advocate of racist policies—these are not positions that yield to evidence because they were not based on evidence. The Fallacy of Impossible Convincing is beloved of those who believe that all disagreement is misunderstanding, that all conflict can be resolved through dialogue, that the only problem is insufficient communication. It's a noble fallacy, but a fallacy nonetheless.

Example: "He spent years trying to convince his racist uncle that racism was wrong—studies, arguments, personal stories, everything. Nothing worked. The Fallacy of Impossible Convincing had promised that reason would prevail; reason didn't. Some positions are not reachable by argument because they were not reached by argument. He finally understood: you can't reason someone out of something they didn't reason themselves into."

by Abzugal February 21, 2026

Fallacy of Impossible Convincing

The fallacy of assuming that it is possible to convince or argue with anyone about anything—including positions so extreme, so absurd, so morally repugnant that they should be beyond the pale of debate. The Fallacy of Impossible Convincing imagines that reason is omnipotent, that every position can be engaged, that no topic is off-limits for discussion. It leads people to "debate" whether slavery should be reinstated, whether genocide has merits, whether racism is defensible—as if these were open questions rather than settled horrors. The fallacy ignores that some positions are not reached through reason and cannot be dislodged by it. Engaging them as if they were reasonable gives them legitimacy they don't deserve.

Example: "He insisted on debating whether racism had any merits—'just to hear all sides.' The Fallacy of Impossible Convincing had convinced him that every position deserved a hearing, that reason could handle anything. But some things aren't positions; they're atrocities. Engaging them as arguments legitimizes what should only be condemned. He wasn't being open-minded; he was being complicit."

by Abzugal February 21, 2026

Law of Impossible Argumentation

A meta-observational principle stating that rational, logical, critical thinking-based, reasonable debate is structurally impossible under specific conditions: on the internet (particularly social media platforms), when power struggles are involved, when paradigm disputes are at play, or when the topic is inherently non-neutral. The law identifies that these conditions remove the prerequisites for genuine argumentation: shared assumptions, good faith, willingness to be persuaded, and freedom from external pressures. On social media, algorithms reward outrage, not understanding—your reasonable paragraph is competing with dopamine hits. Power struggles mean that arguments are weapons, not inquiries—winning matters more than truth. Paradigm disputes mean parties don't share basic frameworks—they're speaking different languages disguised as the same one. Non-neutral topics (identity, trauma, survival, sacred beliefs) cannot be debated as if they were abstract propositions—the stakes are too high, the wounds too real. The law doesn't say argumentation is always impossible everywhere—it says that under these specific conditions, the game is rigged from the start. Recognizing this can save enormous time, emotional energy, and existential despair.

"I spent six hours in a Facebook comments section trying to explain systemic racism to someone who'd already decided I was the enemy. Then I remembered the Law of Impossible Argumentation: platform rewards conflict, power dynamics invisible but real, paradigm mismatch (they think individuals, I think systems), topic not neutral (their identity invested in denial). Six hours I'll never get back. The law isn't cynicism—it's a survival guide for the internet age."

by Dumu The Void February 28, 2026