# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1029 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1030 --- ## [So why haven't aliens destroyed the Universe yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-havent-aliens-destroyed-the-universe-yet/698001)
**Author:** [@Rusalka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rusalka)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2014, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-havent-aliens-destroyed-the-universe-yet/698001 "2014-09-14T05:13:22Z")
I was reading today about what Stephen Hawking said about the Higgs Boson and mere humans being able to destroy the universe by mucking with the Higgs Boson in an extra large supercollider (can’t be that far off in the f… --- ## [Furnace advice please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/furnace-advice-please/698353)
**Author:** [@Mr.Duality](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Duality)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2014, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/furnace-advice-please/698353 "2014-09-14T04:48:11Z")
My house needs a new furnace, the gas-fired forced air kind. The output of the old furnace was 84,000 BTUs. We must get it at the place where we have a credit account. Space to install it is limited so it must have a wid… --- ## [You can go 100 years into the future, save humanity, but not come back. Do you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-go-100-years-into-the-future-save-humanity-but-not-come-back-do-you/698290)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2014, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-go-100-years-into-the-future-save-humanity-but-not-come-back-do-you/698290 "2014-09-14T04:27:24Z")
So two people show up in your place one day. They explain they are from the year 2114, and a horrible plague is killing everyone. Nobody has a natural defense and everyone will eventually be infected. And die. After goi… --- ## [3D card](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3d-card/164698)
**Author:** [@Electronic\_Chaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electronic_Chaos)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2014, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3d-card/164698 "2014-09-14T00:32:29Z")
Ok, so my computer has been acting up, but I think I may have finally found the trouble. Hopefully. Now I’m in the market for a new 3d card. Wanting something fairly cheap (~$150) I see from pricewatch alot of cards for … --- ## [Might an anti-vibration mat work for this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/might-an-anti-vibration-mat-work-for-this/698311)
**Author:** [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2014, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/might-an-anti-vibration-mat-work-for-this/698311 "2014-09-13T23:14:03Z")
Due to a work assignment I’ve started spending significant amounts of time in a small back room so close to the building’s HVAC system that the floor constantly vibrates. Just a little, mind you; it’s not like office sup… --- ## [Family discussions about apropriate relationships (Domestic Violence)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-discussions-about-apropriate-relationships-domestic-violence/698339)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2014, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-discussions-about-apropriate-relationships-domestic-violence/698339 "2014-09-13T18:42:05Z")
When you were a teen, did your parents sit you down and set out acceptable behaviors? Have you had this conversation if you have teens? --- ## [Another cap problem mystery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-cap-problem-mystery/698359)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2014, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-cap-problem-mystery/698359 "2014-09-13T18:07:43Z")
Having spent most of my own life as a mechanic I wll try to describe the symptoms as accurately as possible without embelishing. The past 30 years or so I have been a heavy duty truck mechanic, no automotive. Leaving … --- ## [Where is your school class ring?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-your-school-class-ring/698097)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2014, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-your-school-class-ring/698097 "2014-09-13T17:45:37Z")
Do you still have your school class ring? IF not, what happened to it. --- ## [Help me choose a new (to me) car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-a-new-to-me-car/697988)
**Author:** [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2014, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-a-new-to-me-car/697988 "2014-09-13T17:42:33Z")
Last Thursday I was rear ended by a man who ran a red light. I am completely fine and no one was injured but I did hear back from my insurance company today and they have declared my 2010 Corrolla a total loss. We aren’t… --- ## [What's this kid holding? (Shorpy)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-kid-holding-shorpy/698309)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2014, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-kid-holding-shorpy/698309 "2014-09-13T16:48:33Z")
An old picture on Shorpy showing a little kid in overalls carrying some strange apparatus. Does anyone else who visits Shorpy on a regular basis think it might be fun to have a thread devoted to examining Shorpy pics? T… --- ## [Questions and statements you've always wanted to put to historical figures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-and-statements-youve-always-wanted-to-put-to-historical-figures/698395)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2014, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-and-statements-youve-always-wanted-to-put-to-historical-figures/698395 "2014-09-13T16:08:32Z")
From any point in history, a spin-off of whether you would ask Hitler something or sock him in the face. Assume whoever you choose will answer truthfully and to the best of their ability, as if replying to a very close c… --- ## [Admirable Religious Leaders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/admirable-religious-leaders/696136)
**Author:** [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2014, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/admirable-religious-leaders/696136 "2014-09-13T15:58:00Z")
Here’s the game: everyone knows that lots of religious leaders are scoundrels. What about the ones that aren’t? Name your favorite! Also, why you think he or she is “admirable”. Some rules: just to make it interesting, … --- ## [Going Into Health Section Or Health Store](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-into-health-section-or-health-store/698141)
**Author:** [@regularshow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/regularshow)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2014, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-into-health-section-or-health-store/698141 "2014-09-13T15:48:41Z")
I’m beginning to go shop in health sections and at health stores. I’m looking for health product recommendations, and splendid reasons why I should partake of them. Got to have products for the sharpening of mind as wel… --- ## [Can I be forced to join an HOA that did not exist when I bought the house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-be-forced-to-join-an-hoa-that-did-not-exist-when-i-bought-the-house/698113)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2014, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-be-forced-to-join-an-hoa-that-did-not-exist-when-i-bought-the-house/698113 "2014-09-13T13:53:18Z")
Despite our shared preference for apartments over houses, Mrs. Rhymer & I may be moving to a house. One of the places we’re looking at is in a neighborhood currently lacking any sort of homeowner’s association, which is … --- ## [Should the government regulate the pitch of airline seats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-government-regulate-the-pitch-of-airline-seats/697310)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2014, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-government-regulate-the-pitch-of-airline-seats/697310 "2014-09-13T13:08:32Z")
‘Pitch’ an airline seat is the distance between a point on the seat, and the same point on the seat in front of it. According to Wiki, it can be as little as 28 inches on some low-cost airlines, but is typically 29 or 3… --- ## [Safari users: Adblock vs. Adblock plus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safari-users-adblock-vs-adblock-plus/698358)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2014, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safari-users-adblock-vs-adblock-plus/698358 "2014-09-13T06:55:22Z")
My dad gets to install an adblocker on the Mac he uses at church. I see that both Adblock and Adblock Plus have a Safari version. Both are ports from other browsers. Does anyone have any experience on which they think i… --- ## [Why might my car's "check engine" light be on? Very peculiar story.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-might-my-cars-check-engine-light-be-on-very-peculiar-story/698350)
**Author:** [@the\_apples\_fell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_apples_fell)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2014, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-might-my-cars-check-engine-light-be-on-very-peculiar-story/698350 "2014-09-13T05:19:14Z")
Let me explain what has happened; it is very peculiar due to the sequence of events. My car was serviced a month ago, with everything updated that was slightly old or worn out. My car is 10 years old and in fairly good … --- ## [Who on here wears very strong eyeglasses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-on-here-wears-very-strong-eyeglasses/693582)
**Author:** [@TogoFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TogoFan)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2014, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-on-here-wears-very-strong-eyeglasses/693582 "2014-09-13T04:16:45Z")
I collect them and love to wear very strong eyeglasses with super thick lenses. You guys wear very thick eyeglasses? --- ## [Help me with some Worker's comp questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-some-workers-comp-questions/698362)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2014, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-some-workers-comp-questions/698362 "2014-09-13T03:03:29Z")
First of all, I’m in Wisconsin, if that comes into play. I had a worker’s comp injury a while back (see saga here), I had surgery last week. Officially, I was off for a week and I’m back to half duty now. My agent … --- ## [How come us old guys are knocking ourselves off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-us-old-guys-are-knocking-ourselves-off/698122)
**Author:** [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2014, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-us-old-guys-are-knocking-ourselves-off/698122 "2014-09-13T02:36:00Z")
Googling up what I’d caught in a rather dull NPR spot earlier confirmed that men in the age range 50-54 are committing suicide at double the rates of 20 years ago. Of course some of the stories blared about Baby Boomer … --- ## [How to encourage people to call back about a background check](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-encourage-people-to-call-back-about-a-background-check/698235)
**Author:** [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2014, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-encourage-people-to-call-back-about-a-background-check/698235 "2014-09-13T00:23:43Z")
I’m in the middle of a background check for a job with a law enforcement agency. Because this is a law enforcement agency, it requires more than calling the past few employers for the standard employment verification and… --- ## [You're in charge at Mers-el-Kébir](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-in-charge-at-mers-el-kebir/698064)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2014, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-in-charge-at-mers-el-kebir/698064 "2014-09-12T22:46:32Z")
Here’s the situation. It’s July, 1940 and things are looking bad for Britain. France has capitulated and one of its most powerful fleets is stationed at Mers-el-Kébir, in French Algeria. A British fleet sails from Gibral… --- ## [Manholes/Potholes. Do you consider them "just another bump in the road"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manholes-potholes-do-you-consider-them-just-another-bump-in-the-road/698067)
**Author:** [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2014, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manholes-potholes-do-you-consider-them-just-another-bump-in-the-road/698067 "2014-09-12T19:14:11Z")
Do you know where all/most of the potholes and manholes are on your daily commuting route? Do you -safely- try to avoid them, or are they just part of the drive? Do you avoid driving over manholes that \*surprise \*you in … --- ## [Obama's son](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-son/698267)
**Author:** [@A\_nice\_guy\_with\_an\_opinion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_nice_guy_with_an_opinion)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2014, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-son/698267 "2014-09-12T19:00:04Z")
Ray Rice Micheal Brown Trayvon You pick em. Beer summit if this gets ugly. --- ## [How soon is too soon for an interviewee to follow up on a job interview?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-soon-is-too-soon-for-an-interviewee-to-follow-up-on-a-job-interview/698201)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2014, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-soon-is-too-soon-for-an-interviewee-to-follow-up-on-a-job-interview/698201 "2014-09-12T18:48:35Z")
I’ve gone through the final interview round. A week ago, my references were called. The position starts at the beginning of next year. I’m very anxious to know whether this is going to happen. References were called exa… --- ## [Who was Hitler before Hitler was Hitler?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-hitler-before-hitler-was-hitler/698180)
**Author:** [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2014, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-hitler-before-hitler-was-hitler/698180 "2014-09-12T17:28:52Z")
Ever since the 1940s, Adolf Hitler, independent (or at least as an outgrowth) of his historical significance, has become a universal symbol of evil. He’s almost a cipher, a shorthand for “as evil as a human being can pos… --- ## [Another level beyond the human mind?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-level-beyond-the-human-mind/697757)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2014, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-level-beyond-the-human-mind/697757 "2014-09-12T17:27:35Z")
Ironically I couldn’t think of a good descriptive title for this thread. I think it can be commonly agreed that humans are more intelligent than other animals by several orders of magnitude,\* dogs are smart creatures bu… --- ## [Need help replacing my friend's metal detector](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-replacing-my-friends-metal-detector/698053)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2014, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-replacing-my-friends-metal-detector/698053 "2014-09-12T17:13:16Z")
OK, so I borrowed my friend’s metal detector last January. then I forgot I had it and left it in the trunk of my car for months. He reminded me about it today and I went out to get it and found it is mangled between th… --- ## [Famous example of "You had ONE job!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-example-of-you-had-one-job/697549)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2014, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-example-of-you-had-one-job/697549 "2014-09-12T16:50:46Z")
Can you think of historical disasters that happened largely because a single person failed to complete a single, easy task? --- ## [Could money solve your most serious problem? If so, how much would it take?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-money-solve-your-most-serious-problem-if-so-how-much-would-it-take/697884)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2014, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-money-solve-your-most-serious-problem-if-so-how-much-would-it-take/697884 "2014-09-12T16:37:29Z")
Think of your worst problem. It can be the thing most likely to keep you from falling asleep, or that causes you the most distress on a daily basis. If you can’t choose among two such problems, that’s okay; we can deal … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1028) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1030)