# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=4 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 5 --- ## [Any ideas on how to change this battery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ideas-on-how-to-change-this-battery/1032590)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2026, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ideas-on-how-to-change-this-battery/1032590 "2026-09-04T09:47:20Z")
This is a Halloween decoration. I can find no way to open it. The silver in the slit is the battery. If I push on it with an X-acto blade it moves but I can’t force it out. It even tells what kind of replacement battery … --- ## [Sudden infestation of very large ants. Help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sudden-infestation-of-very-large-ants-help/1032783)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sudden-infestation-of-very-large-ants-help/1032783 "2026-09-03T21:52:27Z")
This evening I discovered an abundance of big ants in the basement of the home where I have lived big ant free for 15 years. Do I need professional help? --- ## [Nostalgia Purchases](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nostalgia-purchases/1032314)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nostalgia-purchases/1032314 "2026-09-03T21:27:25Z")
I recently purchased an old Sci-Fi art book, “Space Wars: Worlds and Weapons” by Steven Eisler. I had the book as a kid and I used to go through it again and again. I lost track of the book somewhere about 40 years ago… --- ## [Would you accept powers if it meant an evil person got them as well?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-accept-powers-if-it-meant-an-evil-person-got-them-as-well/1032774)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-accept-powers-if-it-meant-an-evil-person-got-them-as-well/1032774 "2026-09-03T03:55:43Z")
You are given the chance to get powers. The powers are super strength (500 tons), durability (nothing short of a 750 kiloton nuclear weapon can harm you), speed (Mach 500), reflexes (nanosecond reaction time), flight (M… --- ## [I’m looking for a powerful, rechargeable spotlight…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-looking-for-a-powerful-rechargeable-spotlight/1005564)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-looking-for-a-powerful-rechargeable-spotlight/1005564 "2026-09-02T19:50:39Z")
We’ve had flashlight threads here before. A year ago I bought this, NEBO 12000 Rechargeable Flashlight with 2x Zoom, 5 Light Modes… On Amazon ➜ NEBO 12000 Rechargeable Flashlight with 2x Zoom, 5 Light Modes, Waterproof… --- ## [Longbows - Draw weight recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longbows-draw-weight-recommendations/1032755)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longbows-draw-weight-recommendations/1032755 "2026-09-02T19:06:43Z")
Since The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) is playing on TCM, I decided to see what Da Jungle had in the way of longbows. They are available in pulls of 25 pounds to 150 pounds. I haven’t used a bow since I was an adole… --- ## [Question about transferring my luggage on 2 flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-transferring-my-luggage-on-2-flight/1032771)
**Author:** [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-transferring-my-luggage-on-2-flight/1032771 "2026-09-02T18:05:05Z")
I am flying in on American to catch an international flight on Qatar. My sister made the Qatar reservation for she & I. So I’m led to believe I will need to retrieve my bag in Seattle & get over to the desk for Qatar. I … --- ## [What are your electric vehicle plans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-electric-vehicle-plans/923614)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 2112\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-electric-vehicle-plans/923614 "2026-09-02T13:12:39Z")
When I say electric vehicle, I mean either a plug-in vehicle (PEV) or plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and not a hybrid that just uses regenerative braking for charging. I’m interested in a Tesla Cyber truck but my current pickup … --- ## [Taking the train from Portland to LA. Any tips or tales?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-the-train-from-portland-to-la-any-tips-or-tales/1032009)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-the-train-from-portland-to-la-any-tips-or-tales/1032009 "2026-09-02T01:08:45Z")
In late August My Beloved and I are taking Amtrak from Portland to Los Angeles to go to Worldcon, around 30 hours (no sleeper). Has anyone ever done this route? Any tips on what to take, do or see along the way? --- ## [Going overseas for the first time in decades](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-overseas-for-the-first-time-in-decades/1030617)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-overseas-for-the-first-time-in-decades/1030617 "2026-09-01T14:03:54Z")
Pretty much what the title says. I spent my childhood as a State Department brat but haven’t been out of the country since 1988. Perhaps being yanked about so much as a kid killed the travel bug for me, but also because … --- ## [Is There A Generational Difference In Southern Manners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-generational-difference-in-southern-manners/1032678)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-generational-difference-in-southern-manners/1032678 "2026-09-01T13:30:25Z")
From The Atlantic: Excerpt: Today, the extent to which southerners are mannerly has evolved, as all things do. Some southerners lament what they see as a recent loss to their distinctive approach to etiquette, but th… --- ## [What can y'all tell me about TEMU, the shopping site?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-yall-tell-me-about-temu-the-shopping-site/984251)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-yall-tell-me-about-temu-the-shopping-site/984251 "2026-09-01T00:29:10Z")
What kind of experiences have you had with the site? Are they reliable? Do you get what you expect at a reasonable price in a reasonable time period? --- ## ['The Tiffany Effect': False anachronisms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tiffany-effect-false-anachronisms/1032267)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2026, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tiffany-effect-false-anachronisms/1032267 "2026-08-31T19:26:38Z")
I saw an interesting short video in my YouTube feed a week or so ago about ‘The Tiffany Effect’: facts that historians actually feel that they need to leave out when they are documenting history, because they seem so ana… --- ## [What is the most plausible concept for an uncrewed interstellar spacecraft?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-plausible-concept-for-an-uncrewed-interstellar-spacecraft/1032679)
**Author:** [@spacecadet86](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spacecadet86)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2026, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-plausible-concept-for-an-uncrewed-interstellar-spacecraft/1032679 "2026-08-31T17:37:29Z")
Whether it is Project Daedalus or Breakthrough Starshot, there are interstellar spacecraft concepts aplenty, but which seems the most plausible to you? --- ## [Luxuries you don't enjoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luxuries-you-dont-enjoy/1032008)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 219\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2026, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luxuries-you-dont-enjoy/1032008 "2026-08-31T12:19:58Z")
This runs the risk of being a little Dad-like, or even Grandpappyish, but here goes. I don’t enjoy those big, soft, heavy, luxurious hotel-style towels. Give me something super thin and scratchy from the YMCA instead, or… --- ## [Thoughts about trip to Montreal this time next year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-about-trip-to-montreal-this-time-next-year/1032688)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2026, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-about-trip-to-montreal-this-time-next-year/1032688 "2026-08-31T12:03:51Z")
I am currently at the Los Angeles World Science Fiction Convention in Anaheim, and we have been invited to help at the Montreal Worldcon around this time next year. Knowing the political hubbub going on right now and ho… --- ## [Did any past writers about the future predict drones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-past-writers-about-the-future-predict-drones/1032527)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2026, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-past-writers-about-the-future-predict-drones/1032527 "2026-08-31T11:26:59Z")
From delivering packages, conducting research, providing entertainment to changing the face of warfare - drones are everywhere today.I don’t recall drones in any predictions, though. --- ## [So, releasing spiders outside kills them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-releasing-spiders-outside-kills-them/1030184)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2026, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-releasing-spiders-outside-kills-them/1030184 "2026-08-31T00:30:14Z")
Or so says this guy: Unless my wife is around, if I see a spider I will just ignore it. I put them outside if she finds one and insists. I can understand if you toss one outside in the winter in Minnesota, for example… --- ## [Lost conversation history list on Copilot. How do I get it back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-conversation-history-list-on-copilot-how-do-i-get-it-back/1032701)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-conversation-history-list-on-copilot-how-do-i-get-it-back/1032701 "2026-08-30T22:48:01Z")
My MS Copilot was showing the list of conversations I have had with it and POOF! all of a sudden no list. It should be showing in the sidebar but nothing. How do I get it back? The interface is in Chinese so if you know… --- ## [When do you Replace the Battery in your Car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-replace-the-battery-in-your-car/1019343)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-replace-the-battery-in-your-car/1019343 "2026-08-30T21:02:32Z")
The battery in my 2019 Colorado is now 6 years old, but still starts the truck just fine. I bought a new one, but the cheapskate in me doesn’t want to put it in until I really need to. Of course, I also don’t want to be… --- ## [Why the small geographic range of (new world) monkeys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-small-geographic-range-of-new-world-monkeys/1032458)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-small-geographic-range-of-new-world-monkeys/1032458 "2026-08-30T01:29:28Z")
Wondering why there is such a limited range of new world monkeys. The usual reasons given is because it’s too cold and their specialized diet. But when they first arrived in the new world the flora and fauna were quite d… --- ## [Looking for a compromise computer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-compromise-computer/1013763)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2026, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-compromise-computer/1013763 "2026-08-29T16:31:45Z")
Looking for a new computer to replace what I used to have before the world’s worst fire sale. I had a decent desktop, but now I am considering an 18 or 19 inch laptop for under $2000. Later version I7 or better, RTX 407… --- ## [How to tell if an online seller is legit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-tell-if-an-online-seller-is-legit/1032611)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2026, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-tell-if-an-online-seller-is-legit/1032611 "2026-08-29T02:41:00Z")
I belong to a car forum. Periodically new people will join to sell something. Either they were a long time owner looking to sell their car &/or extra parts/original marketing material, or someone handling an estate & t… --- ## [Silly but innocent things you did as a kid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-but-innocent-things-you-did-as-a-kid/1032218)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2026, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-but-innocent-things-you-did-as-a-kid/1032218 "2026-08-29T00:41:20Z")
What are some crazy-ass, but ultimately harmless ideas you had as a kid? At the age of, I don’t know, ten? I actually raised pet mealworms! Now, why would I do a thing like that? Well, as a kid I loved the notion of ke… --- ## [Repair or toss a bike tube](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repair-or-toss-a-bike-tube/1032353)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2026, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repair-or-toss-a-bike-tube/1032353 "2026-08-28T15:35:58Z")
I was taking a bike ride today, hit a rock and got a flat. Of course, it was the back tire, because it always is. I had a spare tube, so you don’t have to offer to pick me up. Thanks, though! So, what should I do? R… --- ## [Why Didn't NASA Recruit Mercury Astronauts From Submariners?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-nasa-recruit-mercury-astronauts-from-submariners/996567)
**Author:** [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-nasa-recruit-mercury-astronauts-from-submariners/996567 "2026-08-26T19:22:35Z")
I was watching some promotional extras from the movie The Martian recently. One scene was excerpts from the psychological evaluations of each crewmember. Commander Lewis - played by Jessica Chastain - responded to a ques… --- ## [What are some things to do in and around east / central Kentucky (Royal Gorge area)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-things-to-do-in-and-around-east-central-kentucky-royal-gorge-area/1032215)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-things-to-do-in-and-around-east-central-kentucky-royal-gorge-area/1032215 "2026-08-26T17:50:17Z")
My wife and I are looking to do a mini-vacation, maybe 4 or 5 days, early September-ish. We love kayaking, and she’s had her eye on this Gorge Underground kayak tour. So we’re sort of planning around that, and I’m wonder… --- ## [Health Issue, and yes, I've seen a doctor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-issue-and-yes-ive-seen-a-doctor/1032135)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-issue-and-yes-ive-seen-a-doctor/1032135 "2026-08-25T20:02:45Z")
I think this is the right place, but maybe this should be moved-- it won’t hurt my feelings, and no need to PM me first. So, I am finally getting my CGMs, and learning a LOT about my sugar levels-- the spikes that preci… --- ## [A classic question... classic car, that is](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-classic-question-classic-car-that-is/1032200)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-classic-question-classic-car-that-is/1032200 "2026-08-25T04:36:18Z")
If you had to pick a car that was at least 50 years old, stock but in mint condition, as your primary vehicle for one year, what would you want your ride to be? No Big Daddy Roth and no Batmobiles from Barris, just a car… --- ## [Electricians: can I do this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electricians-can-i-do-this/1032475)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electricians-can-i-do-this/1032475 "2026-08-24T23:08:19Z")
In my 1950s-era garage, there is an ceiling outlet served by a 20A breaker that powers the garage door opener. Emerging from that surface-mounted box is a romex cable stapled to the ceiling and running down to the wall, … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=5)