The Most Ridiculous, Strange And Absurd Laws In The World

2024 Author: Bailey Albertson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 12:53

Judgment coming: strange, stupid and ridiculous laws from around the world

The legislation of each country protects citizens, provides them with rights, but in return requires the performance of duties. It would seem that this is surprising? Smart people come up with the necessary and useful laws for us, which we observe - and peace and order reign around us. True, from time to time we are faced with such laws, from the reading of which we are sincerely perplexed, then we laugh out loud. Let's travel together through the strangest, ridiculous and ridiculous, in our opinion, legislative acts of different countries.

TOP 15 strangest laws from different countries

In the state of Arkansas (USA) there is a law that is not focused on people, but on the natural elements. According to him, the Arkansas River flowing through the state territory is prohibited from rising above the level of the bridge in Little Rock. God only knows how the state will punish the river for the crime.

Arkansas River is arguably the most law-abiding river in the world

Indiana is probably in a different dimension. Mathematicians and physicists will be shocked, but there, at the legislative level, the value of the number π = 4 is adopted, and not 3.14, as in the whole world.

A strange and ridiculous law is in force in Miami: you can not ride a bike that has not been equipped with a sound signal. And the odd thing is that cyclists are not allowed to use the sound signal.

Attach a horn to the bike, but you can't beep!

The state of Pennsylvania is also not lagging behind: no more than 16 women have the right to live in one house there. Local legislatures consider a house in which 17 or more women live to be a brothel. As for men, there may be 120 of them.

And here are some old laws that violate the rights of women, but have not yet been repealed. For example, in Jasper (Alabama, USA), a man has the right to beat his wife with a stick. But only if the stick is not thicker than the owner's thumb. Something similar happens in Los Angeles: a husband can beat his wife with a belt, but only if it is not wider than 2 inches. True, the prior consent of the wife can save the spouse from punishment.

In Melbourne, Australia, a man faces a fine if he walks down the street in a dress without straps. True, this law does not say about other types of women's toilet.

In the same Australia, the law obliges drivers to always have a bunch of hay in the trunk of their car. Maybe to feed the kangaroos running by?

How long will it take to replace a burnt out light bulb? But in Australia, it will take a couple of years of study. There, only specially trained electricians with an appropriate certificate have the right to change bulbs.

In Australia, only certified electricians can replace light bulbs

Estonian legislation also knows how to surprise. There is a law that forbids playing chess and having sex at the same time. And how I wanted …

It is strictly forbidden to die in the English parliament. The fact is that the parliament has been given the status of a royal palace, which means that everyone who dies there should be buried with royal honors. If the law had not been passed in due time, there would have been no honors left.

Dying is prohibited in the British Parliament!

In England, pregnant women have every right to ask a policeman for his helmet in order to use it as, excuse me, a pot for meeting natural needs. True, only if there is no ordinary toilet nearby.

An English police officer is required to provide a pregnant woman with his helmet as a pot

And here is another "toilet" law: in Scotland, every resident is obliged to admit to his house any passer-by who knocks on the door with a request to use the toilet.

In Thailand, the law prohibits stamping on money. You won't get off with a fine - for this you face a real prison term. All bills and coins of this country bear the image of the king. To step on it is a crime against the crown.

Thailand knows how to teach people to respect money

In sultry Africa, there is a small but very proud country of Swaziland. So, her laws prohibit women from wearing underwear. And not just strictly, but to the extent that the soldiers were ordered, upon discovering a violation of the norm, to rip off the woman's laundry and tear it into small pieces.

In another African country, Ethiopia, men are prohibited from keeping their ex-girlfriends in refrigerators. Looks like there were precedents.

Video: top weird and stupid laws from around the world

Leaving for some time to another country, it is better to study in advance at least a little its laws and traditions. Otherwise, there is a risk of earning a substantial fine where you do not expect it at all. What strange and ridiculous laws are familiar to you? Share with us in the comments.