Paradoxes by Points

All paradoxes ranked by popularity.

Rank	Paradox	Category	Points
1	Potato Paradox	mathematical	559
2	Static Site Paradox	technology	546
3	Two Capacitor Paradox	physics	438
4	Simpson's Paradox	mathematical	370
5	Open Source Paradox	technology	368
6	Waiting Time Paradox	social	345
7	Friendship Paradox	social	288
8	Deming Paradox	economics	283
9	Archer's Paradox	physics	276
10	Olbers' Paradox	physics	264
11	Tog's Paradox	technology	260
12	Free-Time Paradox	economics	257
13	Dating App Paradox	social	251
14	Fermi Paradox	physics	223
15	Moravec's Paradox	technology	155
16	Grandfather Paradox	physics	154
17	Miserable Programmer Paradox	technology	154
18	Python Paradox	technology	148
19	Tolerance Paradox	scientific	147
20	Karl Popper Paradox	economics	147
21	St. Petersburg Paradox	mathematical	144
22	Peto's Paradox	scientific	142
23	Commuting Paradox	economics	140
24	Prisoner's Dilemma	decisions	125
25	Braess' Paradox	mathematical	98
26	Jevons Paradox	social	98
27	Solow Paradox	technology	97
28	Banach-Tarski Paradox	physics	97
29	Black Hole Information Paradox	physics	96
30	Efficient Market Paradox	scientific	95
31	Problem of Evil	philosophy	95
32	Eligible Bachelor Paradox	economics	94
33	Willpower Paradox	social	91
34	Schrodinger's Cat	physics	90
35	Double-Slit Experiment	physics	90
36	Bonini's Paradox	logic	88
37	Polanyi's Paradox	logic	88
38	Arrow's Impossibility Theorem	decisions	88
39	Berkson's Paradox	probability	87
40	Birthday Paradox	probability	86
41	Catch-22	logic	85
42	Omnipotence Paradox	philosophy	85
43	Boltzmann Brain	scientific	85
44	Twin Paradox	physics	85
45	Maxwell's Demon	physics	85
46	Feynman Sprinkler	physics	80
47	Diamond-Water Paradox	economics	80
48	Easterlin Paradox	economics	80
49	Stability-Instability Paradox	social	80
50	Predestination Paradox	philosophy	80
51	Temporal Paradox	philosophy	80
52	Quantum Zeno Effect	physics	80
53	Levinthal's Paradox	scientific	80
54	Sleeping Beauty Paradox	social	77
55	Unexpected Hanging Paradox	social	77
56	Aristotle's Wheel Paradox	physics	75
57	GZK Paradox	scientific	75
58	D'Alembert's Paradox	physics	75
59	Giffen Good Paradox	economics	75
60	Downs-Thomson Paradox	social	75
61	Demographic-Economic Paradox	social	75
62	Mandeville's Paradox	economics	75
63	Paradox of Fiction	philosophy	75
64	Ironic Process Theory	behavior	75
65	Solomon's Paradox	behavior	75
66	Mere Addition Paradox	philosophy	75
67	Paradox of Freedom	philosophy	75
68	Democracy Paradox	social	75
69	Kavka's Toxin Puzzle	philosophy	75
70	Hitler Murder Paradox	philosophy	75
71	Observer Effect Paradox	scientific	75
72	Loschmidt's Paradox	physics	75
73	C-Value Paradox	scientific	75
74	Plankton Paradox	scientific	75
75	Exercise Paradox	behavior	75
76	Icarus Paradox	economics	75
77	Barber Paradox	logic	72
78	Paradox of Free Will	philosophy	72
79	False Positive Paradox	probability	72
80	Irresistible Force Paradox	physics	70
81	Algol Paradox	scientific	70
82	Paradox of Youth	scientific	70
83	Bentley's Paradox	scientific	70
84	Lucas Paradox	economics	70
85	Tullock Paradox	social	70
86	Prosperity Paradox	social	70
87	Meat Paradox	behavior	70
88	Sad Clown Paradox	behavior	70
89	Hedgehog's Dilemma	philosophy	70
90	Paradox of Suspense	behavior	70
91	Moral Paradox	philosophy	70
92	Rule-Following Paradox	philosophy	70
93	Nihilism Paradox	philosophy	70
94	Motivation Crowding	behavior	70
95	Proebsting's Paradox	probability	70
96	Chainstore Paradox	economics	70
97	Arrow Information Paradox	economics	70
98	No-Show Paradox	social	70
99	Fenno's Paradox	social	70
100	Liberal Paradox	economics	70
101	Air Conditioning Paradox	scientific	70
102	Progress Paradox	social	70
103	White Horse Paradox	logic	70
104	Mpemba Effect	physics	70
105	Gibbs Paradox	physics	70
106	Gray's Paradox	scientific	70
107	Pesticide Paradox	scientific	70
108	Enrichment Paradox	scientific	70
109	Lek Paradox	scientific	70
110	Grossman-Stiglitz Paradox	economics	70
111	Paradox of Plenty	economics	70
112	Pinocchio Paradox	logic	65
113	Gabriel's Horn	infinity	65
114	Moving Rows Paradox (Zeno)	physics	65
115	Leontief Paradox	economics	65
116	Paradox of Analysis	philosophy	65
117	Self-Absorption Paradox	behavior	65
118	Morton's Fork	logic	65
119	Wollheim's Paradox	philosophy	65
120	Antitrust Paradox	economics	65
121	Prevention Paradox	social	65
122	Fredkin's Paradox	behavior	65
123	Navigation Paradox	social	65
124	Tritone Paradox	behavior	65
125	Hormesis Paradox	scientific	65
126	Lombard's Paradox	scientific	65
127	Bertrand Paradox (Economics)	economics	65
128	Deaton Paradox	economics	65
129	European Paradox	economics	65
130	Coastline Paradox	infinity	63
131	Condorcet Paradox	decisions	62
132	Hilbert's Hotel	infinity	60
133	Grain of Millet	physics	60
134	Intentionally Blank Paradox	logic	60
135	Second Wind Paradox	behavior	60
136	Glucose Paradox	scientific	60
137	Edgeworth Paradox	economics	60
138	Scitovsky Paradox	economics	60
139	Banknote Paradox	economics	60
140	Gibson's Paradox	economics	60
141	Sorites Paradox	logic	59
142	Intransitive Dice	probability	58
143	What the Tortoise Said to Achilles	logic	55
144	Cantor's Paradox	infinity	55
145	Bertrand's Paradox	probability	55
146	Paradox of Choice	social	54
147	Epimenides Paradox	logic	52
148	Goodman's Paradox	logic	52
149	Buridan's Ass	decisions	52
150	I Know That I Know Nothing	philosophy	48
151	Galileo's Paradox	infinity	48
152	Three Prisoners Problem	probability	48
153	Zeno's Paradox	infinity	47
154	Crocodile Dilemma	logic	45
155	Meno's Paradox	philosophy	45
156	Bertrand's Box Paradox	probability	45
157	Paradox of Voting	decisions	45
158	Two Envelopes Paradox	advanced	43
159	Lottery Paradox	logic	42
160	Thomson's Lamp	infinity	42
161	All Horses Are the Same Color	mathematical	42
162	Quine's Paradox	logic	41
163	Fitch's Paradox	logic	40
164	Paradox of the Court	logic	38
165	Moore's Paradox	philosophy	38
166	Grandi's Series	infinity	38
167	Yablo's Paradox	logic	35
168	Burali-Forti Paradox	infinity	35
169	Will Rogers Phenomenon	mathematical	35
170	Opposite Day	logic	33
171	Preface Paradox	logic	32
172	Coin Rotation Paradox	mathematical	32
173	Ladder Paradox	advanced	31
174	Richard's Paradox	logic	30
175	Card Paradox	logic	28
176	Knower Paradox	logic	28
177	Violence Paradox	social	25
178	Barbershop Paradox	logic	25
179	Hispanic Paradox	social	24
180	Stockdale Paradox	behavior	23
181	Curry's Paradox	logic	23
182	No-No Paradox	logic	22
183	Automation Paradox	economics	19
184	Blub Paradox	philosophy	19
185	Russell's Paradox	advanced	15
186	Triangle Dissection Paradox	behavior	15
187	Faint Sun Paradox	physics	15
188	Captcha Paradox	technology	13
189	Obesity-Hunger Paradox	economics	13
190	Tea Leaf Paradox	advanced	12
191	Clothesline Paradox	economics	12
192	Abilene Paradox	behavior	11
193	Privacy Paradox	philosophy	11
194	Ship of Theseus	behavior	10
195	Paradox of Hedonism	social	10
196	Dome Paradox	logic	10
197	Bootstrap Paradox	logic	10
198	Ant on a Rubber Rope	advanced	9
199	Golf Ball Paradox	philosophy	9
200	Berry Paradox	logic	9
201	Boy/Girl Paradox	advanced	8
202	Pancake Paradox	philosophy	8
203	Service Recovery Paradox	advanced	7
204	Grelling-Nelson Paradox	logic	7
205	Dollar Auction Paradox	economics	6
206	Paradox of Thrift	economics	6
207	Preparedness Paradox	economics	6
208	Necktie Paradox	advanced	5
209	Newcomb's Paradox	decisions	5
210	Region-Beta Paradox	decisions	5
211	EPR Paradox	physics	5
212	Heat Death Paradox	physics	5
213	Generative AI Paradox	technology	5
214	Allais Paradox	logic	5
215	Inventor's Paradox	logic	5
216	Full-Fat Paradox	economics	5
217	Elephant Brain Paradox	economics	5
218	Parrondo's Paradox	decisions	4
219	Ellsberg Paradox	decisions	4
220	Liar's Paradox	quantum	4
221	Ross-Littlewood Paradox	quantum	4
222	Interesting Number Paradox	quantum	4
223	Paradoxical Intention	quantum	4
224	Hydrostatic Paradox	physics	4
225	AI Deskilling Paradox	technology	4
226	Drinker Paradox	logic	4
227	Low Birth-Weight Paradox	economics	4
228	French Paradox	logic	3
229	Buttered Cat Paradox	logic	3
230	Raven Paradox	logic	3
231	Bell's Theorem Paradox	logic	3
232	2FA Backup Paradox	logic	3
233	Paradox of Meritocracy	logic	3
234	Transparency Paradox	logic	3
235	Gender-Equality Paradox	logic	3
236	Aggregator Paradox	logic	3
237	Radioactive Wildlife Paradox	logic	3
238	Monty Hall Problem	probability	Classic
239	Vibe Coding Paradox	technology	NEW