# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1044&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1045 --- ## [Small airplane engine noise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-airplane-engine-noise/969506)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2022, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-airplane-engine-noise/969506 "2022-08-16T14:49:44Z")
Just had a low flyover of my house by a couple Air National Guard(?) helicopters. The window shaking thump thump thump from the rotor blades has me wondering; how much of the sound generated by smaller propeller driven,… --- ## [About how Zombie threads come back to life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-how-zombie-threads-come-back-to-life/969554)
**Author:** [@Keeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keeve)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2022, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-how-zombie-threads-come-back-to-life/969554 "2022-08-16T14:08:38Z")
Right now, there is a thread in Factual Questions titled Snapple “Real Fact”, about brain waves and electric trains. In the list of threads there, it is number 18, with the most recent post 16 hours ago. (That would be a… --- ## [Burning charcoal vs coal vs coke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burning-charcoal-vs-coal-vs-coke/969501)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2022, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burning-charcoal-vs-coal-vs-coke/969501 "2022-08-16T13:24:19Z")
I can’t find a good explanation for why coke burns so much hotter. Charcoal is 98% carbon and burns at a max of about 2700 F. Coke is also nearly all carbon yet burns far hotter, 4500 F. Coal is in between. Both charcoal… --- ## [Question regarding the 1880 Treaty of Madrid concerning German mining rights in Morocco](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-the-1880-treaty-of-madrid-concerning-german-mining-rights-in-morocco/969527)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2022, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-the-1880-treaty-of-madrid-concerning-german-mining-rights-in-morocco/969527 "2022-08-16T07:54:37Z")
I believe it was the 1880 Treaty of Madrid that gave Germany mining and trading rights in Morocco before WWI . What exacty were the Germans mining in Morocco before WWI. Copper? iron? coal? I haven’t been able to find a… --- ## [Tell me about wood-fired pizza ovens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-wood-fired-pizza-ovens/961022)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2022, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-wood-fired-pizza-ovens/961022 "2022-08-16T06:40:51Z")
My 16 year old son has developed a hobby making pizza. He’s really into it, making his own herb crust, and talking about making his own sauce from scratch instead of jarred pizza sauce. The final product is very good, bu… --- ## [Do countries with universal healthcare have hospitals like Shriners and St. Jude?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-countries-with-universal-healthcare-have-hospitals-like-shriners-and-st-jude/968893)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2022, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-countries-with-universal-healthcare-have-hospitals-like-shriners-and-st-jude/968893 "2022-08-16T05:43:12Z")
There is a Shriners Hospitals for Children commercial on my TV right now. They are asking for donations to fund their work with children with severe health challenges. St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital has a similar missi… --- ## [What is the name of the animal that chews its cud and says "moo"? 30 years later](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-the-animal-that-chews-its-cud-and-says-moo-30-years-later/969459)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2022, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-the-animal-that-chews-its-cud-and-says-moo-30-years-later/969459 "2022-08-16T04:42:44Z")
This question was asked to Cecil and an answer was attempted, but I’m not sure that any final answer was determined. When I read this response in the mid-90’s, I thought the answer was “beef” and the plural is “beeves”, … --- ## [Customers Ending up as Matches on Online Dating Sites - Should I Be Concerned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/customers-ending-up-as-matches-on-online-dating-sites-should-i-be-concerned/969688)
**Author:** [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2022, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/customers-ending-up-as-matches-on-online-dating-sites-should-i-be-concerned/969688 "2022-08-16T03:44:44Z")
Yesterday, I attended my first Meetup event and it went well. I ended up striking conversations with several persons who all seemed interested in getting to know me. That was the self-esteem boost that I needed after a r… --- ## [Do conservatives think there is something intrinsically good about gasoline/fossil fuel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-conservatives-think-there-is-something-intrinsically-good-about-gasoline-fossil-fuel/966254)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 304\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2022, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-conservatives-think-there-is-something-intrinsically-good-about-gasoline-fossil-fuel/966254 "2022-08-16T03:40:05Z")
Something I’ve wondered is that I get the impression that even if there were a totally painless and hassle-free way to move America to, say, 100% hydrogen fueled vehicles that emit only water as the byproduct and have ev… --- ## [Is anyone here into letter writing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-here-into-letter-writing/969714)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2022, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-here-into-letter-writing/969714 "2022-08-16T01:49:50Z")
I used to write letters to some of my friends, but that practice has died off and I miss it. It probably wouldn’t be prudent to send your physical address to a stranger on the Internet, but maybe an email address would … --- ## [Naomi Judd cuts kids out of will](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naomi-judd-cuts-kids-out-of-will/968952)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2022, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naomi-judd-cuts-kids-out-of-will/968952 "2022-08-15T21:22:17Z")
No reason given. Probably some bad blood. Jerry Lewis cut his kids out too except for 1. The other 6 with his first wife got nothing . --- ## [Fun times with our beach reservation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-times-with-our-beach-reservation/968735)
**Author:** [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2022, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-times-with-our-beach-reservation/968735 "2022-08-15T20:55:31Z")
For the past few years, I’ve reserved a condo on the Alabama Gulf Coast and taken my (grown) children there as a family vacation. It’s usually a pretty relaxing and fun time. This year, though … this year it’s been chal… --- ## [CDC drops covid quarantine and 6-foot guidelines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cdc-drops-covid-quarantine-and-6-foot-guidelines/969530)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2022, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cdc-drops-covid-quarantine-and-6-foot-guidelines/969530 "2022-08-15T20:19:02Z")
Driven by the knowledge that 95% of Americans over 16 years old have acquired some degree of immunity from the coronavirus (either from vaccination or previously being infected), the CDC has decided to drop its recommend… --- ## [How does a professor build his esteem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-professor-build-his-esteem/969647)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2022, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-professor-build-his-esteem/969647 "2022-08-15T19:34:01Z")
Is this primarily a lifetime of building? Or is it usually centered around some successful period in their career? --- ## [Bad, bad, bad, Teddy Bear murder. Sherlock-beck is on the case. No worries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-teddy-bear-murder-sherlock-beck-is-on-the-case-no-worries/969626)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2022, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-teddy-bear-murder-sherlock-beck-is-on-the-case-no-worries/969626 "2022-08-15T19:19:06Z")
So …I have, again walked up on a murder. From all the clues I’ve discovered, I deduced a Teddy was indeed murdered. I’m out in the courtyard walking and deep into the trees I see a bear arm and one plastic eye. Nothing… --- ## [Please recommend a doorbell that does this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-doorbell-that-does-this/969624)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2022, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-doorbell-that-does-this/969624 "2022-08-15T19:14:27Z")
My doorbell, which is just the same one from the 1980’s, has broken. Probably just wiring or I should get a new one, but I thought I should get a camera one since those are all the rage. I would like a doorbell that: … --- ## [Worst business decisions ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-business-decisions-ever/968928)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob1)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2022, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-business-decisions-ever/968928 "2022-08-15T18:46:49Z")
Semi-sequel to “Worst advertising campaigns ever”. What are the worst business decisions you’ve ever seen? Blockbuster passing on Netflix has to be up there. --- ## [Wishing Death on Felons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wishing-death-on-felons/969661)
**Author:** [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2022, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wishing-death-on-felons/969661 "2022-08-15T18:39:47Z")
Continuing the discussion from FBI Search and Seizure of Trump's Mar-A-Lago Residence (08-08-22): It’s against our rules to wish death on someone. Let’s not go down this road. Thanks. Even if it’s a death sentence… --- ## [5k dog/human race/obstacle course](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5k-dog-human-race-obstacle-course/969638)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2022, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5k-dog-human-race-obstacle-course/969638 "2022-08-15T18:00:39Z")
Anyone ever see or compete in one of these (are they even a thing?)? My gf saw mention of a 5k race/obstacle course for people and dogs being held today. She signed up and is in a noon heat. Neither one of us ever hear… --- ## [A data study; aka 'Tripler's evolving thread on workplace email' (i.e. how much is useful)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-data-study-aka-triplers-evolving-thread-on-workplace-email-i-e-how-much-is-useful/967667)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2022, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-data-study-aka-triplers-evolving-thread-on-workplace-email-i-e-how-much-is-useful/967667 "2022-08-15T17:53:40Z")
I work in the military-industrial complex, and I try to maintain a clean, minimalist inbox. I’m one of those people that sort through my inbox and either move/delete stuff that’s not applicable or has been acted upon–as … --- ## [Novels With Maps of Imaginary Places](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/novels-with-maps-of-imaginary-places/969583)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2022, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/novels-with-maps-of-imaginary-places/969583 "2022-08-15T17:25:47Z")
Heard an amusing comedian talking about fantasy novels and series. “They always lose me at the map. It’s good to know that between one imaginary town and an imaginary city, there is a squiggly little road.” Obviously … --- ## [NFL vs MLB standings charts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-vs-mlb-standings-charts/969697)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2022, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-vs-mlb-standings-charts/969697 "2022-08-15T17:12:57Z")
When I Google the NFL standings they show the points for and against in each team’s stats. But they don’t do that for the MLB standings. Any particular reason? --- ## [How confidential is a search warrant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-confidential-is-a-search-warrant/969372)
**Author:** [@Wrenching\_Spanners](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wrenching_Spanners)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2022, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-confidential-is-a-search-warrant/969372 "2022-08-15T16:56:17Z")
The FBI executed a search warrant to search President Trump’s offices at his Mar-a-Lago residence. I presume that a search warrant isn’t subject to Freedom of Information requests, otherwise the press would be reportin… --- ## [Great fighters we lost too soon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-fighters-we-lost-too-soon/969526)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob1)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2022, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-fighters-we-lost-too-soon/969526 "2022-08-15T16:49:38Z")
Tomorrow is the 40th anniversary of the death of Salvador Sanchez. This made me think about what other great fighters died too young. What fighters do you think we lost too soon? --- ## [Stray chickens in my yard, Yours, mine or ours?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stray-chickens-in-my-yard-yours-mine-or-ours/969325)
**Author:** [@justmeetee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justmeetee)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2022, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stray-chickens-in-my-yard-yours-mine-or-ours/969325 "2022-08-15T15:59:36Z")
I have been feeding WILD birds out side my kitchen window for about 5 years and I spend a couple hundred a year on feed. About a month ago 9 chickens started showing up and eating the food I toss for the ground feeding b… --- ## [What would've happened if it didn't rain in Return of the Living Dead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wouldve-happened-if-it-didnt-rain-in-return-of-the-living-dead/969628)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wouldve-happened-if-it-didnt-rain-in-return-of-the-living-dead/969628 "2022-08-15T15:42:01Z")
In the Return of the Living Dead after Burt and the gang get rid of a zombie by creammating it, the fumes Trioxin 245 get in the air and rain down upon a graveyard It soaks in the soil and revives corpes. What if it did… --- ## [When you were a kid, what did you want but your parents wouldn't allow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-were-a-kid-what-did-you-want-but-your-parents-wouldnt-allow/968541)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2022, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-were-a-kid-what-did-you-want-but-your-parents-wouldnt-allow/968541 "2022-08-15T15:10:20Z")
When you were a kid, there had to be something you wanted, your parents wouldn’t allow, and that you vowed you would partake of in excess when you grew up. Maybe a food, an activity, going somewhere… For me it was watch… --- ## [Bathroom sink faucet question. Loose handles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bathroom-sink-faucet-question-loose-handles/969258)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2022, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bathroom-sink-faucet-question-loose-handles/969258 "2022-08-15T15:03:59Z")
I’ve done more plumbing than I care to admit. But I have a weird question. Moen, bathroom sink faucet. Two handle. Handles are set into the counter top itself. The handles hot and cold are/have come off. The handles ar… --- ## [Omicron BA.5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omicron-ba-5/969691)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2022, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omicron-ba-5/969691 "2022-08-15T14:50:41Z")
I must admit to feeling rather smug about the fact that I have had both Pfizer shots and both Pfizer boosters. Hey, I had to be pretty close to being bullet proof, right? Well, two weeks ago, I found out that Omicron B… --- ## [Borders around a window (in Windows 10)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/borders-around-a-window-in-windows-10/969690)
**Author:** [@Keeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keeve)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2022, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/borders-around-a-window-in-windows-10/969690 "2022-08-15T14:11:16Z")
One of the things I miss from Windows 3.1 was the ability (in Control Panel) to change the look and feel of the borders around windows, shape of buttons, and similar things. Nowadays, when I have two windows overlapping… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1043&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1045&state=tracking)