# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1062&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1063 --- ## [I have been watching a lot of Jai-Ali lately](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-been-watching-a-lot-of-jai-ali-lately/968583)
**Author:** [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-been-watching-a-lot-of-jai-ali-lately/968583 "2022-07-27T15:13:28Z")
I have been watching a lot of free Jai-Ali on YouTube and also the Jai-Ali Network. I would never bet on it but it is fun to watch. At first I thought it was a pretty simplistic game and on the surface it is. But then I… --- ## [Is there video of how order was restored on January 6, 2021?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-video-of-how-order-was-restored-on-january-6-2021/968523)
**Author:** [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-video-of-how-order-was-restored-on-january-6-2021/968523 "2022-07-27T15:05:00Z")
All the video I’ve seen from the insurrection was the mob breaking into the Capitol but I haven’t seen any video of how authorities turned the tide and regained control. Where is that footage? --- ## [“Terrible Maps”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrible-maps/916946)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrible-maps/916946 "2022-07-27T14:55:26Z")
I love this article on terrible maps. But many of them are cool, and I’ll never have trouble finding Kentucky again. --- ## [Family activities in Seattle & Surrounding area in July](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-activities-in-seattle-surrounding-area-in-july/965982)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-activities-in-seattle-surrounding-area-in-july/965982 "2022-07-27T14:41:06Z")
My family and I are going to spend a few days in Seattle after a tour in Alaska next month, so I’m curious what sort of family friendly stuff there is (read: won’t bore 8 and 10 year old boys) around there. The boys lik… --- ## [Blood brain barrier and Alzheimer's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-brain-barrier-and-alzheimers/941307)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-brain-barrier-and-alzheimers/941307 "2022-07-27T14:02:25Z")
There is a fascinating article in this month’s Scientific American. There is no point in linking to it since it is behind a paywall. But I will try to summarize the salient features. It describes a series of experimen… --- ## [What product should I use to seal metal tub (bird bath)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-product-should-i-use-to-seal-metal-tub-bird-bath/968394)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-product-should-i-use-to-seal-metal-tub-bird-bath/968394 "2022-07-27T12:44:05Z")
I bought this cute little metal tub (it’s like a galvanized bucket) at Big Lots to use as a bird bath in my front yard. The proportions in the picture may be deceiving, but the little pan is only a foot in diameter and a… --- ## [Dumb question about direct/indirect free kicks in soccer (football)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-question-about-direct-indirect-free-kicks-in-soccer-football/968377)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-question-about-direct-indirect-free-kicks-in-soccer-football/968377 "2022-07-27T12:17:37Z")
As I understand it, a direct or indirect free kick is generally only likely to result in a goal if it was taken from about 30 yards or so. Beyond that, a kick is highly unlikely to succeed. So if a team fouls a player f… --- ## [What car is this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-car-is-this/968627)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-car-is-this/968627 "2022-07-27T12:11:05Z")
I’ve tried googling and a reverse image search but didn’t have any luck. Old car. --- ## [What convinced you to believe in God, if you didn't before?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-convinced-you-to-believe-in-god-if-you-didnt-before/968505)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-convinced-you-to-believe-in-god-if-you-didnt-before/968505 "2022-07-27T11:44:58Z")
Offshoot to this thread: What’s the minimum-level miracle it would take you to convince you God exists? - In My Humble Opinion (IMHO) - Straight Dope Message Board If you were an atheist and/or agnostic before, what con… --- ## [What kind of insect is this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-insect-is-this/968629)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-insect-is-this/968629 "2022-07-27T11:08:53Z")
Here in SE Michigan, I find these hanging around on my front porch a lot in the morning: This is a good 2 inches long. Anyone know what this is? --- ## [I Am Only A Simple Caveman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-only-a-simple-caveman/968534)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-only-a-simple-caveman/968534 "2022-07-27T10:29:19Z")
I am only a simple caveman. I have been frozen in ice for thousands of years until recently - and I know little of your laws and customs and suchlike. But I do know one thing. Even I know that it is wrong to swear to … --- ## [New York State Route Numbers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-state-route-numbers/968611)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-state-route-numbers/968611 "2022-07-27T06:12:45Z")
Why are NY SR numbers so jacked up? Two things I noticed: Around Lake George area, the main SR number has a A, D, L, and W variant…as I recall. What does this mean, and why not give these routes unique numbers? Is there … --- ## [Driving in HOV lanes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-in-hov-lanes/968354)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-in-hov-lanes/968354 "2022-07-27T05:50:43Z")
Say you are legally driving in the HOV lane, cruising 5 mph over the posted limit. If someone is coming up behind you in the lane, do you feel you should move out of the lane so they can pass, speed up if safe, or mainta… --- ## [The Alan Parsons Live Project](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alan-parsons-live-project/688449)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alan-parsons-live-project/688449 "2022-07-27T05:25:09Z")
Scroll down here: http://www.paccleveland.com/event/545103-alan-parsons-live-project-cleveland/ I’ve been a fan of the Alan Parsons Project since the late Seventies. It was a great show last night at the Masonic Audito… --- ## [We've got Monkeypox!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-got-monkeypox/180552)
**Author:** [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-got-monkeypox/180552 "2022-07-27T04:56:11Z")
It’s official. The United States has Monkeypox! I hereby nominate Monkeypox as the funniest disease name ever. I demand that we make it a matter of national policy to immediate contract lemurpox and orangapox. Not to … --- ## [Why would a grocery app offer 50% off any-size order?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-grocery-app-offer-50-off-any-size-order/968564)
**Author:** [@edwin\_klockars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwin_klockars)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-grocery-app-offer-50-off-any-size-order/968564 "2022-07-27T04:30:44Z")
I just received (and used) a promotion for a new GoPuff competitor (category of food delivery apps that use strategic hubs to provide rapid delivery of food and convenience items). What I cannot understand is what sort … --- ## [Prominent conservatives issue report rebutting Trump election claims](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prominent-conservatives-issue-report-rebutting-trump-election-claims/967959)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prominent-conservatives-issue-report-rebutting-trump-election-claims/967959 "2022-07-27T04:05:31Z")
There’s a hopeful sign. Whatever reason they’re doing it for, I approve https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/14/politics/conservatives-report-trump-2020-election-claims/index.html --- ## [How does photolithography acheive finer resolution than the wavelength?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-photolithography-acheive-finer-resolution-than-the-wavelength/968484)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-photolithography-acheive-finer-resolution-than-the-wavelength/968484 "2022-07-27T00:37:54Z")
Thinking about silicon wafers here. Back in the dark ages when I had physics classes at university, it seemed to be an article of faith that you can’t accurately image anything smaller than the wavelength of the light y… --- ## [My package takes a road trip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-package-takes-a-road-trip/968473)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-package-takes-a-road-trip/968473 "2022-07-27T00:17:00Z")
So I order a pound of coffee from an established company on the Fourth of July, hoping to see it within a week. While I have yet to receive it, I have been following it via Fed-Ex tracking and apparently it is on a hell… --- ## [Best bang for the buck sunglass warranty available](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-bang-for-the-buck-sunglass-warranty-available/968498)
**Author:** [@Aceospades](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aceospades)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-bang-for-the-buck-sunglass-warranty-available/968498 "2022-07-27T00:03:05Z")
I was down in Ocean City Maryland last weekend and walking on the boardwalk ducked into del Sol. The sales guy there was going over how great the warranty was on their sunglasses. That you could actually get a new pair i… --- ## [Joni Mitchell Returns to Newport](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joni-mitchell-returns-to-newport/968557)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2022, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joni-mitchell-returns-to-newport/968557 "2022-07-26T23:18:55Z")
For the first time in 9 years, Joni Mitchell performed in public last weekend at the Newport Folk Festival. After her 2015 brain aneurysm she taught herself how to play the guitar again by watching old tapes of herself.… --- ## [How do I ask this question on Google?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-ask-this-question-on-google/967737)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2022, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-ask-this-question-on-google/967737 "2022-07-26T21:09:10Z")
I am looking for info about a singer that used to appear on Portland Public Access a decade or so ago. Strange goggle eyewear and he wore a head covering that was shaped like a lobster. No matter how I phrase the quest… --- ## [Working from home: Do you masturbate during work hours?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-from-home-do-you-masturbate-during-work-hours/951282)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2022, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-from-home-do-you-masturbate-during-work-hours/951282 "2022-07-26T21:04:18Z")
poll Settling a bet with Mrs. A … and hoping for some fun stories to read over the weekend. --- ## [How does methanol get into alcoholic beverages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-methanol-get-into-alcoholic-beverages/831629)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2022, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-methanol-get-into-alcoholic-beverages/831629 "2022-07-26T19:44:59Z")
We drink ethanol from fermented liquid. Sometimes we hear about poor controls in illegal hootch-making that results in methanol being produced, a Very Bad Thing. But what is the difference between a safe process for mak… --- ## [What is the old tune in this "Baby and Bingo" song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-old-tune-in-this-baby-and-bingo-song/968610)
**Author:** [@Hakushon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hakushon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2022, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-old-tune-in-this-baby-and-bingo-song/968610 "2022-07-26T19:18:11Z")
I couldn’t remember what this old tune was from, so I hummed it into Google Sound Search (their version of Shazam), and it spat out this YouTube video: Can someone please identify the original, old tune tha… --- ## [If/When Vesuvius Erupts Again, Is Naples Screwed? Is Tokyo Screwed When Fuji Erupts Again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-when-vesuvius-erupts-again-is-naples-screwed-is-tokyo-screwed-when-fuji-erupts-again/967422)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2022, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-when-vesuvius-erupts-again-is-naples-screwed-is-tokyo-screwed-when-fuji-erupts-again/967422 "2022-07-26T18:15:28Z")
It seems we enjoy building major cities near dormant (or active) volcanoes. --- ## [Legal question re offsetting tort justments (Depp/Heard related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-re-offsetting-tort-justments-depp-heard-related/968601)
**Author:** [@Jingleheimer-Schmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jingleheimer-Schmidt)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2022, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-re-offsetting-tort-justments-depp-heard-related/968601 "2022-07-26T18:13:31Z")
Suppose A & B sue each other in court for some sort of tort, which may or may not be slander/libel (no difference, I would think). A is awarded $2M against B; B is awarded $10M against A. So it would seem at first glance… --- ## [Have you ever received or delivered a death message?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-received-or-delivered-a-death-message/968359)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2022, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-received-or-delivered-a-death-message/968359 "2022-07-26T17:15:58Z")
Listening to the January 6 hearings, Secret Service agents guarding Pence can be heard giving their last messages to family. Anyone else ever received these messages, or given them? I have received them twice, during my… --- ## [RW media outlet makes the ludicrous leap in logic that Democrats are voting to legalize polygamy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rw-media-outlet-makes-the-ludicrous-leap-in-logic-that-democrats-are-voting-to-legalize-polygamy/968393)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2022, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rw-media-outlet-makes-the-ludicrous-leap-in-logic-that-democrats-are-voting-to-legalize-polygamy/968393 "2022-07-26T16:58:39Z")
Washington Examiner again. Sorry. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/how-democrats-voted-to-legalize-polygamy/ar-AAZQsaG?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=01a06a9ea9274167b8f92efd37e2002a While Justice Clarence Thomas did say … --- ## [The Gray Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gray-man/968407)
**Author:** [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2022, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gray-man/968407 "2022-07-26T16:56:03Z")
Not a great movie. Pretty generic spy-thriller plot. Bad performances outside the leads, and the leads weren’t great with the exception with a corny over the top Chris Evans performance. Action scenes were too tightly sh… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1061&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1063&state=watching)