# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=17 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 18 --- ## [So Speaking of Homeopathic Remedies, What Do We Think of This (Bemer Device)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-speaking-of-homeopathic-remedies-what-do-we-think-of-this-bemer-device/1029179)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2026, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-speaking-of-homeopathic-remedies-what-do-we-think-of-this-bemer-device/1029179 "2026-04-11T17:40:03Z")
Continuing the discussion from Trump is dying: Bemer Technology From the link: BEMER stands for Bio-Electro-Magnetic-Energy-Regulation. BEMER is an FDA Class II cleared consumer medical device that, during an 8-minu… --- ## [Possible help for Tinnitus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-help-for-tinnitus/969122)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2026, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-help-for-tinnitus/969122 "2026-04-11T13:20:48Z")
Could “white noise” be used, at least partially, to counteract the ringing caused by tinnitus? I am envisioning a pocket noise generator and earbud. --- ## [Could an average, level-headed person land a plane with radio assistance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-an-average-level-headed-person-land-a-plane-with-radio-assistance/819304)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2026, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-an-average-level-headed-person-land-a-plane-with-radio-assistance/819304 "2026-04-11T03:16:32Z")
Say you have a physically average person who is pretty calm under pressure. That person is on a small plane (I know nothing about planes. I’ll say a Cessna, but that’s just to set the stage. If this is a stupid plane to … --- ## [Have you ever used laundry detergent sheets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-used-laundry-detergent-sheets/1029127)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2026, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-used-laundry-detergent-sheets/1029127 "2026-04-10T19:34:47Z")
I’ve been bombarded of late with ads from Earth Breeze for their laundry detergent sheets. I like the concept but I wonder how good the product is. Being frugal, I’m reluctant to buy based solely on their ads. I know non… --- ## [Should I get a tablet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-a-tablet/1028550)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2026, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-a-tablet/1028550 "2026-04-10T18:47:59Z")
As far as computers go, I’ve always been a desktop guy. I’ve always been pretty computer savvy, but I’m no expert. I used to build my computers from scratch, but I haven’t done so in about 20 years. I’ve never had any us… --- ## [How much extra time would change your life - and how](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-extra-time-would-change-your-life-and-how/1029140)
**Author:** [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2026, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-extra-time-would-change-your-life-and-how/1029140 "2026-04-10T15:59:51Z")
The current thread about money here is about getting extra money. Some of us, especially old somes of us, need time more than money. I’m not talking years of life, I’m talking hours in the day. Maybe it is from not hav… --- ## [Anyone quit a job after a month?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-quit-a-job-after-a-month/1028485)
**Author:** [@cornycopia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornycopia)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2026, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-quit-a-job-after-a-month/1028485 "2026-04-10T10:30:25Z")
Has anyone ever quit a job in under a month? I just did. I went from a hybrid job that was 5 minutes from my house to a role with a 30 minute commute each way and 5 days in the office. I expected the commute/office to b… --- ## [What to do with 12 tons of KitKat bars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-12-tons-of-kitkat-bars/1028922)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2026, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-12-tons-of-kitkat-bars/1028922 "2026-04-09T19:52:16Z")
(Don’t need answer fast.) It’s oldish news by now but thieves steal 12 tons of KitKat bars in Europe chocolate heist. Thieves have stolen more than 400,000 KitKat chocolate bars weighing around 12 tons from a truck in… --- ## [In appreciation of Greenwich Mean Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-appreciation-of-greenwich-mean-time/1028249)
**Author:** [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-appreciation-of-greenwich-mean-time/1028249 "2026-04-08T23:47:58Z")
Greenwich, England, is a bit East down the River Thames from London proper. Wisely averting a world conflict over meridians, an astronomer chose Greenwich to be the zero-hour meridian, and thus 24 of them around the elli… --- ## [OK-how do I reduce or eliminate nasal drip when exerting myself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-how-do-i-reduce-or-eliminate-nasal-drip-when-exerting-myself/1029108)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-how-do-i-reduce-or-eliminate-nasal-drip-when-exerting-myself/1029108 "2026-04-08T22:52:39Z")
In a recent poll of mine I was about the only person to choose “Like an unending torrent!” in response to how much one’s nose runs in the cold. If I am shoveling snow after awhile it gets all encrusted and such if I don… --- ## [How good are the results from a knife sharpener like this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-are-the-results-from-a-knife-sharpener-like-this/1029097)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-are-the-results-from-a-knife-sharpener-like-this/1029097 "2026-04-08T22:15:01Z")
I am looking for a knife sharpener for home use that controls the angle of the abrasive surface to the blade. I have a honing ceramic stone but you have to eyeball the angle and have to have a fair amount of skill to get… --- ## [On which day in history was/will be the most champagne drunk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-which-day-in-history-was-will-be-the-most-champagne-drunk/1028622)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-which-day-in-history-was-will-be-the-most-champagne-drunk/1028622 "2026-04-08T21:06:41Z")
I keep on reading references to a champagne bottle some Doper keeps with Vorfreude\* to be drunk at a special event. This event seems to often involve a certain person, but champagne is also drunk at anniversaries, weddin… --- ## [What’s your utility curve? How much money would change your life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-utility-curve-how-much-money-would-change-your-life/1028432)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-utility-curve-how-much-money-would-change-your-life/1028432 "2026-04-08T20:56:15Z")
Continuing the discussion from Do you take one box or two boxes?: Particularly to this bit about utility curves: Would a thousand dollars meaningfully change your life? Would a million? Would your assessment vary if i… --- ## [Swordfish movie body question, but more science then movie related. Spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swordfish-movie-body-question-but-more-science-then-movie-related-spoilers/1029120)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swordfish-movie-body-question-but-more-science-then-movie-related-spoilers/1029120 "2026-04-08T16:32:34Z")
I was watching Swordfish (2001) last night. At the end Travolta escapes by providing a body double to fake his death. They mention that the dental records matched and the body was partially burned. But the hacker had spo… --- ## [Pencil-and-paper arithmetic: are kids still supposed to be able to do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pencil-and-paper-arithmetic-are-kids-still-supposed-to-be-able-to-do-it/1028688)
**Author:** [@Timz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timz)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pencil-and-paper-arithmetic-are-kids-still-supposed-to-be-able-to-do-it/1028688 "2026-04-08T05:45:49Z")
Are US high-school graduates still supposed to know their times tables? How many do? If you gave 100 teenagers pencil and paper and asked them whether 29/67 was more or less than 16/37, how many of them could answer in … --- ## [Repurposing a notebooks screen as external monitor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repurposing-a-notebooks-screen-as-external-monitor/1029095)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repurposing-a-notebooks-screen-as-external-monitor/1029095 "2026-04-07T23:24:06Z")
yep … I have an older notebook computer with a GREAT screen … and the notebook is on its last leg … Is there any chance to McGyver something where I’d take the screen out of it to use it with a generic (Aliexpress) scre… --- ## [Ground News: any experience with it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ground-news-any-experience-with-it/1029093)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ground-news-any-experience-with-it/1029093 "2026-04-07T22:53:55Z")
Continuing the discussion from Discussion thread for the "Polls only" thread (Part 3): Has anyone here subscribed to Ground News? They don’t do reporting, they are an aggregator. They promise to give you a range of rep… --- ## [Wrapping a regular car or pickup truck -- first-hand experience? What do you think?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrapping-a-regular-car-or-pickup-truck-first-hand-experience-what-do-you-think/1029085)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrapping-a-regular-car-or-pickup-truck-first-hand-experience-what-do-you-think/1029085 "2026-04-07T21:37:38Z")
I have been interested in the Slate EV pickup that they are expecting to release before the end of this year. It will come in one color, the gray of the substance that the body panels are made of, and they are promoting … --- ## [What might cause this "lake" to become red?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-might-cause-this-lake-to-become-red/1029068)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-might-cause-this-lake-to-become-red/1029068 "2026-04-07T17:32:45Z")
Maybe it is just an artifact of the camera or maybe it is red? It’s on an island off the coast of Belize: 17.569237, -88.240367 --- ## [We find conclusive proof of advanced alien civilization on a nearby exoplanet; what do we tell them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-find-conclusive-proof-of-advanced-alien-civilization-on-a-nearby-exoplanet-what-do-we-tell-them/1028941)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-find-conclusive-proof-of-advanced-alien-civilization-on-a-nearby-exoplanet-what-do-we-tell-them/1028941 "2026-04-07T13:41:09Z")
Let’s say that we find conclusive proof of an advanced alien civilization on an exoplanet say, five light years away. We want to send them a message. What would it be? I know that the Voyager Disc contains voices and pho… --- ## [Availability of Chisanbop info in 1979](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/availability-of-chisanbop-info-in-1979/1028981)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/availability-of-chisanbop-info-in-1979/1028981 "2026-04-07T01:40:48Z")
Continuing the discussion from When celebrities' reputations jump the shark: Chisanbop seems like a valid and useful technique, but for $12.99 in 1979 dollars? These days there are websites and youtube videos, but how h… --- ## [How should we view immigration?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-we-view-immigration/1028322)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2026, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-we-view-immigration/1028322 "2026-04-06T15:15:16Z")
In our best interest? In the world’s best interest? Or morally correct? --- ## [Own (or have driven) a Kia Soul? I'd like your feedback](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/own-or-have-driven-a-kia-soul-id-like-your-feedback/1029047)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2026, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/own-or-have-driven-a-kia-soul-id-like-your-feedback/1029047 "2026-04-06T12:01:33Z")
Is it just me or does the Kia Soul have ridiculously terrible rear visibility? Maybe tolerable when going straight back, but when trying to back into a parking space, the dividers between the back seat windows and the re… --- ## [Iran-war -\> gas situation in your country \[potentially panic inside\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-war-gas-situation-in-your-country-potentially-panic-inside/1029028)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2026, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-war-gas-situation-in-your-country-potentially-panic-inside/1029028 "2026-04-05T22:46:42Z")
Hi there, while browsing the internets, a stubled upon this story on a mayor Aussie news site: \[There is 1month worth of “gas” on ships to Australia - but then?\] My first thought: poor guys/gals in Australia, an i… --- ## [What is the difference between England, Britain, Great Britain, the UK, the Commonwealth, and the Crown lands?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-england-britain-great-britain-the-uk-the-commonwealth-and-the-crown-lands/1026149)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2026, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-england-britain-great-britain-the-uk-the-commonwealth-and-the-crown-lands/1026149 "2026-04-05T09:07:28Z")
Continuing the discussion from Questions you should know but don't: What exactly is the difference between all of these places, especially in terms of governance and politics? This reddit graphic illustrates some of th… --- ## [Are monarchs part of a democratic system?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-monarchs-part-of-a-democratic-system/1024405)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2026, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-monarchs-part-of-a-democratic-system/1024405 "2026-04-04T19:28:43Z")
I was reading The Dark Valley by Piers Brendon (a British historian). It’s a history of the period between the world wars. And it contains this line: “King George V’s Silver Jubilee celebrations and his son’s coronation … --- ## [IPhone 15 possessed by Satan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-15-possessed-by-satan/1028960)
**Author:** [@Turki-lurki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turki-lurki)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2026, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-15-possessed-by-satan/1028960 "2026-04-04T01:41:12Z")
My iphone is apparently infected with some kind of virus. It plays primarily bursts of music at random times. About 10 seconds worth. It has happened in the middle of phone calls, while I’m reading a book on an app, an… --- ## [The US support for the Shah in 1953 and what happened in Berlin 14 years later](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-support-for-the-shah-in-1953-and-what-happened-in-berlin-14-years-later/1028770)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2026, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-support-for-the-shah-in-1953-and-what-happened-in-berlin-14-years-later/1028770 "2026-04-04T00:18:15Z")
Continuing the discussion from Speculation About Trump's Underlying Reasons for Bombing Iran and Other Targets: After consulting the mods we have agreed that a new thread is the way to proceed to avoid a hijack. We were… --- ## [Describe your idiolect](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-idiolect/1028792)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2026, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-idiolect/1028792 "2026-04-03T22:18:11Z")
Everybody has their own unique way of speaking compared to others who speak the same dialect, sociolect, or other -lect. First tell us your native dialect and then any idiosyncrasies in your speech. I’ll start. My native… --- ## [Just how effective can OTC anti-inflammatories be for joint pain & strains?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-effective-can-otc-anti-inflammatories-be-for-joint-pain-strains/1028790)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2026, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-effective-can-otc-anti-inflammatories-be-for-joint-pain-strains/1028790 "2026-04-02T05:53:09Z")
This post is about some surprising results I’ve gotten recently from a combo good ol’ naproxen (store-brand Aleve) and ibuprofen (store-brand Advil). I want to see if others have had similar experiences. About a month a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=16) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=18)