# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1075 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1076 --- ## ["Odd sized food containers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-sized-food-containers/966777)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2022, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-sized-food-containers/966777 "2022-06-26T00:57:39Z")
Do you have thoughts as to why certain food products are packaged in the size containers they are? I guess a part of me sort of expects food to be packaged in “whole” multiples of units - either Imperial or metric. A g… --- ## [John Lennon was Murdered 40 Years Ago Today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-lennon-was-murdered-40-years-ago-today/927567)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2022, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-lennon-was-murdered-40-years-ago-today/927567 "2022-06-26T00:48:03Z")
Oddly I do not remember where I was when I heard. I remember the sense of gloom. It lasted for days. -=Linky=- --- ## [Car part ID please?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-part-id-please/966857)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2022, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-part-id-please/966857 "2022-06-25T23:40:27Z")
The cover over the keyhole just up and fell off while I was driving, so I assume that the part must be fairly simple to replace. The door handle works just fine but my car doesn’t hav… --- ## [How "interesting" are current times in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-interesting-are-current-times-in-the-us/966751)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2022, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-interesting-are-current-times-in-the-us/966751 "2022-06-25T22:36:24Z")
A poster in the SCt Dobbs thread observed that we certainly do live in interesting times. What is your assessment as to exactly how (fill in your adjective of choice - perilous/tumultuous/troublesome…) the past and futu… --- ## [Why are word counts and 'proof service' required for amicus briefs submitted to SCOTUS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-word-counts-and-proof-service-required-for-amicus-briefs-submitted-to-scotus/966852)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2022, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-word-counts-and-proof-service-required-for-amicus-briefs-submitted-to-scotus/966852 "2022-06-25T21:58:52Z")
I was skimming through the amicus briefs submitted to the Supreme Court for a recent case and noticed that each brief was accompanied by three documents (i.e. 'Main Document, ‘Certificate of Word Count’, and a notarized… --- ## [Quote and formatting functions have suddenly broken](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-and-formatting-functions-have-suddenly-broken/966170)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2022, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-and-formatting-functions-have-suddenly-broken/966170 "2022-06-25T21:57:12Z")
As of about an hour ago, these functions have suddenly gone wonky. \[Started happening around noon EDT, June 14.\] I can only quote by highlighting text, then pressing the “Quote” popup. Once I’m in the Reply box, hitting… --- ## [What are the fake rocks all about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-fake-rocks-all-about/966554)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2022, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-fake-rocks-all-about/966554 "2022-06-25T20:49:18Z")
I’ve seen and noticed these large fake rocks in front of fast food restaurants and certain businesses. What are they hidin’? Hey! I should start a rumor online. “Yeah, people it’s the government, those rocks watch us.… --- ## [New puppy coming soon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-puppy-coming-soon/965888)
**Author:** [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2022, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-puppy-coming-soon/965888 "2022-06-25T18:54:12Z")
A little over a year ago I lost my fuzzy buddy Duncan and since then I had been trying to find a similar dog. Last week I got a call from a breeder I contacted last summer and they just had a litter with a black and tan … --- ## [Can I filter out ozone with a face mask?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-filter-out-ozone-with-a-face-mask/966849)
**Author:** [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2022, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-filter-out-ozone-with-a-face-mask/966849 "2022-06-25T17:38:36Z")
We’ve been under ozone air quality warnings. They tell me to take it easy, and don’t go outside unnecessarily. I have 2 kinds of NIOSH-rated industrial filter masks; one with big pink filters for particulates, and the ot… --- ## [The Atheist 10 Commandments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atheist-10-commandments/966568)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2022, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atheist-10-commandments/966568 "2022-06-25T16:23:16Z")
I got into an online discussion about whether there can be morality without a god. One position from a Muslim was that all morality comes from Allah starting with the first human (it was a little unclear as to how this w… --- ## [Chief Justice Warren E. Burger's Take On the Second Amendment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chief-justice-warren-e-burgers-take-on-the-second-amendment/966695)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2022, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chief-justice-warren-e-burgers-take-on-the-second-amendment/966695 "2022-06-25T16:10:26Z")
I wanted to share this in case any of you didn’t already know. Warren Earl Burger was Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1969 to 1986. He was appointed by Richard Nixon. And by all accounts, he was ver… --- ## [What Happened to the London Bridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-london-bridge/966731)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2022, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-london-bridge/966731 "2022-06-25T15:12:25Z")
Now this could have gone into Cafe Society because it was a documentary that popped up in my youtube feed, but since this is not exactly about the program, here it is =) Lo! these many decades ago, mrAru and I drove out… --- ## [Disputing moderation in the "atheist 10 commandments" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disputing-moderation-in-the-atheist-10-commandments-thread/966648)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2022, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disputing-moderation-in-the-atheist-10-commandments-thread/966648 "2022-06-25T14:48:45Z")
First I’ll say that I wouldn’t post again in the topic even if the topic ban were recended because the OP has made it clear that I am not welcome. But I dispute that what I said rises to the level of a threadshit. The t… --- ## [Seeing a rocket launch at KSC in Florida](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-a-rocket-launch-at-ksc-in-florida/966589)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2022, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-a-rocket-launch-at-ksc-in-florida/966589 "2022-06-25T14:43:59Z")
anyone been to Florida to see a NASA or SpaceX launch at KSC? What is it like and are there things to do (or things to avoid? ) I live about 10 hrs drive away. Might take Amtrak. --- ## [The Thing movie question: Spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thing-movie-question-spoilers/966403)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2022, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thing-movie-question-spoilers/966403 "2022-06-25T14:26:33Z")
As I recall it, they --- ## [President Ted Cruz and Roe v. Wade?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-ted-cruz-and-roe-v-wade/966761)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2022, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-ted-cruz-and-roe-v-wade/966761 "2022-06-25T13:59:21Z")
I was thinking of just tacking this on an existing thread. But I’ll play it safe. I’ll start it as a new thread. Just a purely political question. As I write this, ABC News has just reported the SCOTUS overturning Roe v… --- ## [Suppose Napoleon won Waterloo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suppose-napoleon-won-waterloo/966685)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2022, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suppose-napoleon-won-waterloo/966685 "2022-06-25T12:25:06Z")
Wellington said it was a ‘damned near fought thing’. What if it had gone the other way? --- ## [Substanantive Due Process: What are the fruits of this 'poisonous tree'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/substanantive-due-process-what-are-the-fruits-of-this-poisonous-tree/966801)
**Author:** [@Turki-lurki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turki-lurki)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2022, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/substanantive-due-process-what-are-the-fruits-of-this-poisonous-tree/966801 "2022-06-25T08:41:01Z")
Clarence Thomas, legal colossus of our time, has stated that overturning Roe should just be the beginning. The right to access contraception, to marry a person of the same sex, or to generate friction between incorrect b… --- ## [Idea(s) to reduce expenses while traveling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idea-s-to-reduce-expenses-while-traveling/965720)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2022, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idea-s-to-reduce-expenses-while-traveling/965720 "2022-06-25T07:09:07Z")
This weekend, Mrs. L and I went on a road trip. We’ve been burning through some money lately and thought it would be a good idea to try to economize. She made the hotel reservations and asked whether I thought we shoul… --- ## [The ACLU is getting heat for this article](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-aclu-is-getting-heat-for-this-article/966472)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 249\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-aclu-is-getting-heat-for-this-article/966472 "2022-06-24T20:21:36Z")
Personally, I think the ACLU is (as usual) right. Thoughts? --- ## [How important is Status?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-status/966462)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2022, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-status/966462 "2022-06-25T05:02:24Z")
I have always been intrigued by the concept of status and what it means to different people. I believe that most of us will seek out various levels of status wherever we can get it. When am I satisfied with my status and… --- ## [Bob Dole (was non-obit post, now RIP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-dole-was-non-obit-post-now-rip/926624)
**Author:** [@Princess\_Perfume](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princess_Perfume)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2022, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-dole-was-non-obit-post-now-rip/926624 "2022-06-25T03:28:48Z")
Senator Bob Dole. A man of warmth and integrity compared to today’s Republicans. Dole was left permanently disabled by severe injuries in the Second World War. Quite a contrast to coward presidents from both sides who… --- ## [Are non-American movies likelier to let the bad guys win, or kill off good guys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-non-american-movies-likelier-to-let-the-bad-guys-win-or-kill-off-good-guys/966711)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2022, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-non-american-movies-likelier-to-let-the-bad-guys-win-or-kill-off-good-guys/966711 "2022-06-25T03:21:44Z")
While watching Top Gun Maverick a few days ago, it occurred to me that the notion that “The hero must never die, the good guys must win in the end, and if necessary, create a deus ex machina to get your good guys out of … --- ## [Are polar bears obligate carnivores?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-polar-bears-obligate-carnivores/845293)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2022, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-polar-bears-obligate-carnivores/845293 "2022-06-25T03:04:55Z")
I’ve seen them described that way, based on their diet being almost entirely meat. But what I’m wondering is if that might possibly be simply because their habitat (which they are adapted for) happens to have not much in… --- ## [Big power outage south of silicon valley](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-power-outage-south-of-silicon-valley/966619)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2022, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-power-outage-south-of-silicon-valley/966619 "2022-06-25T03:00:59Z")
Cross-posting this from the 'raffe. Our power just came back on after an 11 hour outage. I see that there were 10,000 customers in my town who were affected, and there were more up and down the peninsula and south bay.… --- ## [Tony Siragusa dead at 55](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tony-siragusa-dead-at-55/966654)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2022, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tony-siragusa-dead-at-55/966654 "2022-06-25T02:04:42Z")
Tony Siragusa dies at 55: Former Colts and Ravens DT, nicknamed ‘Goose’, won Super Bowl with Baltimore Wow. Only 55 years old. He died in his sleep. ETA: did anyone have him in the 2022 Celebrity Death Pool? 45 points! … --- ## [Luminous flux of the Sun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luminous-flux-of-the-sun/966716)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2022, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luminous-flux-of-the-sun/966716 "2022-06-25T01:03:07Z")
NASA gives the luminosity of the Sun as 382.8 \\times 10^{24} \\text{ J/s}. I assume this is radiant power since it is given in watts. Georgia State University says I can convert radiant power to luminous flux by an effici… --- ## [International Phone Options for Students Studying Abroad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-phone-options-for-students-studying-abroad/966690)
**Author:** [@Meltdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meltdown)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2022, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-phone-options-for-students-studying-abroad/966690 "2022-06-25T00:13:01Z")
My son is going to be spending his fall semester this year in Spain (Madrid, to be exact). I’m trying to figure out the best phone options for him. Ideally, he’d use his current phone and have unlimited voice and data,… --- ## [Why Is Fluoride So Good For Your Teeth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-fluoride-so-good-for-your-teeth/966634)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-fluoride-so-good-for-your-teeth/966634 "2022-06-24T23:46:57Z")
You have to admit, modern dentistry wouldn’t be where it’s at without fluoride. Where I live they even put it in the water. What makes fluoride so good for your teeth? It’s an element. (Okay, you chemists out there. It’… --- ## [Advice for Your Past Self](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-your-past-self/966583)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-your-past-self/966583 "2022-06-24T23:43:24Z")
Inspired by a conversation with Big Sis about a cousin having her first child, what advice would you give to your past self. Any topic, don’t restrict yourself. For me, right now, at this moment, it would be this regar… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1074) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1076)