# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1015&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1016 --- ## [What makes a bungee jumper eventually stop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-bungee-jumper-eventually-stop/971251)
**Author:** [@Mr.Baggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Baggins)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2022, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-bungee-jumper-eventually-stop/971251 "2022-09-19T01:02:06Z")
One of the boys came with a question. Apparently, he had to model a bungee jumper with differential equations, and wanted to know how to model air resistance. I told him that, by my calculations, compared to the other fo… --- ## ["Overboard" comic archive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overboard-comic-archive/971733)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2022, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overboard-comic-archive/971733 "2022-09-18T23:10:50Z")
Overboard (comic strip) - Wikipedia by Chip Dunham is a daily strip chronicling the misadventures of the hilariously incompetent crew of the anachronistic pirate ship Revenge. It’s main publisher Go Comics has an archive… --- ## [Republicans in key battleground states won't say they'll accept 2022 results](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-in-key-battleground-states-wont-say-theyll-accept-2022-results/971784)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2022, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-in-key-battleground-states-wont-say-theyll-accept-2022-results/971784 "2022-09-18T22:57:23Z")
“No, guys, you don’t get it! Both sides are the same!”. --- ## [I watched Twin Peaks for the first time (no open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-watched-twin-peaks-for-the-first-time-no-open-spoilers/971764)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2022, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-watched-twin-peaks-for-the-first-time-no-open-spoilers/971764 "2022-09-18T22:30:06Z")
There is an old thread on this. I decided to start a new one with no spoilers. Season 1. Episode 1 (The Pilot) - well for starters I was whooshed for a while. The campy acting with over-reaction to everything and the in… --- ## [Covid Cuisine (need answer fast-ish)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-cuisine-need-answer-fast-ish/971744)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2022, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-cuisine-need-answer-fast-ish/971744 "2022-09-18T22:27:59Z")
Three of us have tested positive The fourth will likely do so (just did PCR test today). I’m working on a grocery delivery order. With all 4 of us likely to be unable to prep anything elaborate, we need idea for very… --- ## [Is your refrigerator running?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-refrigerator-running/971411)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2022, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-refrigerator-running/971411 "2022-09-18T21:31:22Z")
Well you better go catch it! Ha ha. AFAIK, the original Bart Simpson type telephone prank. The only other one I’ve heard is: “Do you have Prince Albert in a can?” “Well, you better let him out!” or something like that. W… --- ## [Two major game leaks(Grand Theft Auto VI and Diablo 4) - what's going on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-major-game-leaks-grand-theft-auto-vi-and-diablo-4-whats-going-on/971778)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2022, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-major-game-leaks-grand-theft-auto-vi-and-diablo-4-whats-going-on/971778 "2022-09-18T21:23:15Z")
I won’t leak to any footage or screenshots as, at least as far as I can tell, these are both major and highly illegal leaks. People are going to be in massive trouble once it is determined who did this. Overnight, Grand… --- ## [Is this really true, that Eminem has a #1 song on the Christian music chart?!?!?!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-really-true-that-eminem-has-a-1-song-on-the-christian-music-chart/971717)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2022, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-really-true-that-eminem-has-a-1-song-on-the-christian-music-chart/971717 "2022-09-18T19:18:04Z")
I haven’t heard the song, nor do I want to, but I’m wondering if people here have, and can explain it - and no, I don’t think he converted. --- ## [Russia-Ukraine War Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-ukraine-war-questions/971478)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2022, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-ukraine-war-questions/971478 "2022-09-18T17:30:51Z")
I’ve noticed that lots of things in Ukraine are returning to normal, based on the Ukraine soccer league games being played and public ceremonies I’ve seen on tv. With Ukraine’s recent advances in pushing back Russia, is… --- ## [Why did a disheveled looking Trump just turn up in DC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-a-disheveled-looking-trump-just-turn-up-in-dc/971412)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2022, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-a-disheveled-looking-trump-just-turn-up-in-dc/971412 "2022-09-14T16:09:21Z")
So my Twitter just blew up with this. Trump just arrived in DC unannounced, in a government jet, looking like he was just dragged off the golf course. Some people (on the somewhat flimsy evidence of the position of his … --- ## [Twitch Streamer soliciting donations for a charity directly to their own PayPal, illegal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitch-streamer-soliciting-donations-for-a-charity-directly-to-their-own-paypal-illegal/971633)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2022, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitch-streamer-soliciting-donations-for-a-charity-directly-to-their-own-paypal-illegal/971633 "2022-09-18T15:15:49Z")
There’s some minor Twitch drama going on and people are claiming it’s illegal and am curious if it actually is, also no specifics because the Steamer in question has been threatening to sue people who claim this is a sca… --- ## [How often does invoking silence make a decisive difference for a defendant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-does-invoking-silence-make-a-decisive-difference-for-a-defendant/971732)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2022, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-does-invoking-silence-make-a-decisive-difference-for-a-defendant/971732 "2022-09-18T15:08:35Z")
AIUI, generally, the cops or feds don’t arrest someone unless there is probable cause. And in the case of the feds, they are particularly meticulous and usually assemble massive amounts of evidence. As such, does invoki… --- ## [Popular shows/movies you've never seen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-shows-movies-youve-never-seen/971705)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob1)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2022, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-shows-movies-youve-never-seen/971705 "2022-09-18T13:53:02Z")
Title is self-explanatory. What are some popular/critically-acclaimed shows/movies you’ve never seen? I’ve never seen a single episode of X-Files, and I’ve never seen The Godfather, any Tarantino movie, Forrest Gump, or… --- ## [Who is the world's most powerful woman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-worlds-most-powerful-woman/971528)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2022, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-worlds-most-powerful-woman/971528 "2022-09-18T12:32:13Z")
Who is the most powerful woman in the world right now?:girl::woman\_red\_haired::blonde\_woman::woman\_white\_haired: --- ## [If you make gummies in the shape of an arrow, they're going to end up looking like a phallus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-make-gummies-in-the-shape-of-an-arrow-theyre-going-to-end-up-looking-like-a-phallus/971622)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2022, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-make-gummies-in-the-shape-of-an-arrow-theyre-going-to-end-up-looking-like-a-phallus/971622 "2022-09-18T12:05:26Z")
You’d kind of think that was obvious. And if you add a little twerk at the other end, it’ll look like a scrotum. Again, you shouldn’t have to actually make one to figure this out. But some people evidently HAVE to be s… --- ## [ICBM vs Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile Size](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icbm-vs-submarine-launched-ballistic-missile-size/971629)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2022, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icbm-vs-submarine-launched-ballistic-missile-size/971629 "2022-09-18T11:36:01Z")
So I was thinking about ICBM vs SLBM the other day and I noticed something interesting. The Trident D5 missile is substantially larger than the Minuteman III (130,000 lbs for former, versus 80,000 lbs for later). That w… --- ## [I don't use the word "hate" often](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-use-the-word-hate-often/971644)
**Author:** [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2022, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-use-the-word-hate-often/971644 "2022-09-18T11:19:27Z")
But, I can easily say that I HATE anyone who is ok with innocent people suffering. They are monsters. --- ## [Teacher Shortage? Says who?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teacher-shortage-says-who/971702)
**Author:** [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2022, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teacher-shortage-says-who/971702 "2022-09-18T09:40:52Z")
In an article about the “phony trend” of quiet quitting in The Atlantic, the author mentions the alleged teacher shortage, saying none of the education experts they talked to could confirm it. The need for school teacher… --- ## [Salvage Kings on hulu](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salvage-kings-on-hulu/971737)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2022, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salvage-kings-on-hulu/971737 "2022-09-18T01:48:45Z")
It’s about a demolition and salvage company in Canada. Fascinating what they can find to sell in these old places before they knock it down, but it is kind of sad to see the old buildings go down. For example, in one th… --- ## [Landscapers / lawn workers - What is tearing up my lawn like this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landscapers-lawn-workers-what-is-tearing-up-my-lawn-like-this/971588)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2022, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landscapers-lawn-workers-what-is-tearing-up-my-lawn-like-this/971588 "2022-09-18T01:44:21Z")
This happened virtually overnight. There are about 20 of these holes in my yard, grouped fairly closely together. The diameters of the holes are 1-2 inches. This year is the first year we ceased treating for grubs, not … --- ## [Trail of Slime leads to Smuggled Snails](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trail-of-slime-leads-to-smuggled-snails/971685)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2022, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trail-of-slime-leads-to-smuggled-snails/971685 "2022-09-17T23:12:35Z")
--- ## [Tattoo aftercare differences: US and Europe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-aftercare-differences-us-and-europe/436782)
**Author:** [@auRa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/auRa)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2022, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-aftercare-differences-us-and-europe/436782 "2022-09-17T23:01:20Z")
On another mostly US-based board I read, I’ve been perusing a Tattoo Megathread, where users have posted pictures of their ink and give instructions and suggestions to each other. Several posters have also given informat… --- ## [At what point do you kill Gilligan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-do-you-kill-gilligan/971290)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2022, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-do-you-kill-gilligan/971290 "2022-09-17T22:29:03Z")
That is, at what point is sheer incompetency, even in the absence of malice, contemptable? At what point do you say that their “tried their best” is pathetically inadequate, especially if you suffer as a result? --- ## [Believe it or not, floppy discs are still in demand (sort of)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/believe-it-or-not-floppy-discs-are-still-in-demand-sort-of/971701)
**Author:** [@Bootb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootb)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2022, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/believe-it-or-not-floppy-discs-are-still-in-demand-sort-of/971701 "2022-09-17T22:05:05Z")
For me, at least, this is a fascinating article. Tom Persky is the self-proclaimed “last man standing in the floppy disk business.” He is the time-honored founder of floppydisk.com, a US-based company dedicated to the … --- ## ["Sorry we can't serve our soup because our microwave is broken"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-we-cant-serve-our-soup-because-our-microwave-is-broken/971466)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2022, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-we-cant-serve-our-soup-because-our-microwave-is-broken/971466 "2022-09-17T21:08:29Z")
Went to a local regional chain sit down resturant. Ordered a meatloaf meal with soup on the side. After I ordered the waitress came up and told me “Sorry but we can’t serve our soup because the microwave is broken, do yo… --- ## [Should Europe give in and make Ukraine a sacrificial lamb so as to avoid a depression?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-europe-give-in-and-make-ukraine-a-sacrificial-lamb-so-as-to-avoid-a-depression/970851)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2022, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-europe-give-in-and-make-ukraine-a-sacrificial-lamb-so-as-to-avoid-a-depression/970851 "2022-09-17T20:21:21Z")
Fuck Russia and what they’re doing to Ukraine. However, is it time for Europe to admit they fucked up and got caught with their pants down by Putin, by being so stupidly dependent on Russian gas that they will go into a… --- ## [Recommendation for extra arm movement after a Covid booster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendation-for-extra-arm-movement-after-a-covid-booster/971634)
**Author:** [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2022, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendation-for-extra-arm-movement-after-a-covid-booster/971634 "2022-09-17T20:05:38Z")
A few days ago, I received my third Covid booster shot. I had the pharmacist put it in my left (non-dominant) arm. She told me to be sure to move that arm a lot that day. She didn’t say why. Has anyone else been directed… --- ## [What's the Attraction in the Hudson Valley?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-attraction-in-the-hudson-valley/971216)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2022, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-attraction-in-the-hudson-valley/971216 "2022-09-17T19:47:13Z")
We’re looking at hotels up and down the Hudson Valley. Everything is booked or ridiculously priced for a modest hotel. Like, every weekend in fall! Is autumn in the Hudson Valley area such a big deal? I guess it doesn’t … --- ## [One of the funniest glitches I've seen on this board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-the-funniest-glitches-ive-seen-on-this-board/971544)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2022, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-the-funniest-glitches-ive-seen-on-this-board/971544 "2022-09-17T19:21:56Z")
The below pic is an icon for my straight dope app. The “SD” you see used to fill the whole square. And recently the SD keeps getting smaller and smaller and smaller until you can barely see it. Lol, what is going on her… --- ## [Did the mythbusters ever test spontaneous human combustion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-mythbusters-ever-test-spontaneous-human-combustion/971009)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2022, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-mythbusters-ever-test-spontaneous-human-combustion/971009 "2022-09-17T18:22:20Z")
I have a vague memory of the Mythbusters testing spontaneous human combustion using a pig carcass, but my google-fu fails me and I can’t find it anywhere. Is this a faulty memory on my part, or did they actually test th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1014&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1016&state=tracking)