# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1080 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1081 --- ## [Most interesting car ever seen on the road?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-interesting-car-ever-seen-on-the-road/947198)
**Author:** [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2022, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-interesting-car-ever-seen-on-the-road/947198 "2022-06-20T18:46:08Z")
Cars today are designed by the laws of aerodynamics yielding a parabolic sameness to their profiles. In another time car designs were driven by other, sometimes fanciful, goals. There were home builts and customs and fu… --- ## [Does hiring a chaffeur eliminate your legal liability if you are in a car accident?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hiring-a-chaffeur-eliminate-your-legal-liability-if-you-are-in-a-car-accident/966191)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2022, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hiring-a-chaffeur-eliminate-your-legal-liability-if-you-are-in-a-car-accident/966191 "2022-06-20T17:32:50Z")
I would surmise that if you are a famous celebrity, one reason you’d want a chauffeur (not least of being that nobody wants to drive themselves through LA traffic) is that you could be on the hook for huge monetary damag… --- ## [My croton bloomed!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-croton-bloomed/966441)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2022, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-croton-bloomed/966441 "2022-06-20T17:05:38Z")
I’ve had this plant for 5 years come August, and never knew it even could bloom. I’m a proud plant granddaddy! Pictures below – not mine, and this is not my blog, but it looks about like this. And by the way, I realize … --- ## [More projection than a 12-screen cineplex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-projection-than-a-12-screen-cineplex/966487)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2022, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-projection-than-a-12-screen-cineplex/966487 "2022-06-20T15:25:34Z")
This is a thread on your favorite projection by a political actor, whether elected politician or activist or whatever. Lately I’ve been hearing lots of comments about the R’s projecting their faults onto the D’s, but thi… --- ## [Do electric vehicle (EV) charging stations charge a lower rate if you charge at night?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-electric-vehicle-ev-charging-stations-charge-a-lower-rate-if-you-charge-at-night/966447)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2022, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-electric-vehicle-ev-charging-stations-charge-a-lower-rate-if-you-charge-at-night/966447 "2022-06-20T13:51:58Z")
If you own an electric vehicle such as a Tesla and use one of their charging stations does the price they charge depend on the time of day you plug in? Or, do they charge you a flat rate regardless of when you plug in? … --- ## [Did pigs really eat people on a ship in WW2?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-pigs-really-eat-people-on-a-ship-in-ww2/966050)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2022, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-pigs-really-eat-people-on-a-ship-in-ww2/966050 "2022-06-20T13:39:38Z")
I was reading one of Stephen Ambrose’s WW2 books and came across a throwaway line about pigs that had been kept on board a ship (for food, I’d guess) and got out during an attack by German aircraft? This was years ago, … --- ## [If A Plane Crash Lands, Is Pilot Responsible For Damage On The Ground?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-plane-crash-lands-is-pilot-responsible-for-damage-on-the-ground/966429)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2022, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-plane-crash-lands-is-pilot-responsible-for-damage-on-the-ground/966429 "2022-06-20T13:15:46Z")
Notice as this guy lands his glider in a farmer’s field. The crop appears to have been harvested, so I’m guessing the damage is negligible. But what if he’d destroyed the farmer’s tomatoes or cannabis or whatever, would … --- ## [Best Streaming Service for Movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-streaming-service-for-movies/965928)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2022, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-streaming-service-for-movies/965928 "2022-06-20T11:17:26Z")
My TV viewing time is strongly skewed towards movies and not ongoing series. Right now, Netflix is my favorite because they have the widest range of movies that I know of. My question to the Cafe is, am I right? If so… --- ## [Can soda indirectly prevent you from getting fat? (by causing gastric problems)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-soda-indirectly-prevent-you-from-getting-fat-by-causing-gastric-problems/966410)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2022, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-soda-indirectly-prevent-you-from-getting-fat-by-causing-gastric-problems/966410 "2022-06-20T10:26:02Z")
Every or almost every single article on negative effects of soda mentions the chance of getting obese and various heart problems that come with it. Also high blood pressure. I am a 26 year old guy without any (diagnosed… --- ## ["Dopesick" drama mini-series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopesick-drama-mini-series/966459)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2022, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopesick-drama-mini-series/966459 "2022-06-20T05:16:49Z")
I’m a little late to the party here as this premiered back in October, but I somehow had never heard of it until Danny Strong appeared as a guest on Bill Maher last Friday and it was discussed. Strong created the series… --- ## [What's It Take To Remove a Bad Umpire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-take-to-remove-a-bad-umpire/966368)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2022, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-take-to-remove-a-bad-umpire/966368 "2022-06-20T05:12:44Z")
I’ve read some articles about a suspect umpire in the MLB that has a reputation for making bad calls behind the plate. Can he be removed, or at least rotated to another umpire position? What are the MLB’s policies on thi… --- ## [Visiting Chicago for a couple days. Could use some help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-chicago-for-a-couple-days-could-use-some-help/966120)
**Author:** [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2022, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-chicago-for-a-couple-days-could-use-some-help/966120 "2022-06-20T04:00:33Z")
We’re planning a short family vacation at the end of the month. Really want to take our kids to the Shedd Aquarium, Museum of Science and Industry, and the Field Museum. I’m trying to find a place to stay and it’s prett… --- ## [Cervical Cancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cervical-cancer/963772)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2022, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cervical-cancer/963772 "2022-06-20T03:58:40Z")
This past week, the wife was diagnosed with cervical cancer. The doctor is optimistic though since it turns out the cancer has not spread like was initially feared. It looks like it can be addressed with an operation. We… --- ## [Baby proofing a sliding screen door](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-proofing-a-sliding-screen-door/966306)
**Author:** [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2022, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-proofing-a-sliding-screen-door/966306 "2022-06-20T02:15:29Z")
The nickel is right up against the frame and edge of the door, showing that there’s not enough room for one of those sticky tape lock mechanisms. I’m hoping someone here has had to secure a similar door. I would prefer n… --- ## [What has Merrick Garland accomplished as AG?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-has-merrick-garland-accomplished-as-ag/966190)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2022, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-has-merrick-garland-accomplished-as-ag/966190 "2022-06-19T23:31:47Z")
I haven’t really heard much about DOJ acting - certainly not with respect to any transgressions related to the prior administration. I presume he must be preoccupied with a number of other important projects - but I’m n… --- ## [Alec Guinness replaces Ewan McGregor in Kenobi deepfake video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alec-guinness-replaces-ewan-mcgregor-in-kenobi-deepfake-video/966152)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2022, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alec-guinness-replaces-ewan-mcgregor-in-kenobi-deepfake-video/966152 "2022-06-19T22:01:16Z")
Mildly spoilerish. Ewan McGregor Replaced with Alec Guinness in the Star Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi Series - YouTube. Its…good. I do wonder if I would have been fooled if I hadn’t known that it was a deepfake and hadn’t watch… --- ## [Do humans, as observers, occupy a special place when observing Earth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-humans-as-observers-occupy-a-special-place-when-observing-earth/966007)
**Author:** [@EastUmpqua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EastUmpqua)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2022, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-humans-as-observers-occupy-a-special-place-when-observing-earth/966007 "2022-06-19T21:22:56Z")
The Copernican Principle states that Earth doesn’t occupy a special place when observing the Universe. So does it apply to humans as well? Do humans occupy a special place when observing the Earth? --- ## [Whatis the oldest known example of jewelry set with gemstones? With Gold? With Silver?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatis-the-oldest-known-example-of-jewelry-set-with-gemstones-with-gold-with-silver/966436)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2022, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatis-the-oldest-known-example-of-jewelry-set-with-gemstones-with-gold-with-silver/966436 "2022-06-19T20:35:51Z")
What is the oldest known example of jewelry set with gemstones? With Gold? With Silver? Just a random pondering of mine. --- ## [So it looks like Russia is going to win this war after all](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-it-looks-like-russia-is-going-to-win-this-war-after-all/966035)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2022, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-it-looks-like-russia-is-going-to-win-this-war-after-all/966035 "2022-06-19T18:38:03Z")
.McDonalds restaurants are all re-opening in Russia. (though without the arches). They are covering the McDonalds logo with the Russian flag. paywalled cite: Two months ago the news was optimistic.We all smugly enjoy… --- ## [Starting a remote job, kinda unhappy with it ... anyone want to give me a pep talk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-a-remote-job-kinda-unhappy-with-it-anyone-want-to-give-me-a-pep-talk/965999)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2022, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-a-remote-job-kinda-unhappy-with-it-anyone-want-to-give-me-a-pep-talk/965999 "2022-06-19T17:08:11Z")
The contract I have worked on for the last few years has ended, and for months, I have had plans in place to move into a new position with a different company. That job fell through, and I ended up accepting a different… --- ## [Why is my iPhone slowing down in loading pages in Safari!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-iphone-slowing-down-in-loading-pages-in-safari/966147)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2022, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-iphone-slowing-down-in-loading-pages-in-safari/966147 "2022-06-19T17:02:35Z")
It’s been getting worse over the past few days - it’s taking a long time to load pages. Doesn’t seem tied to any particular site : SDMB, Wikipedia. Google news - I get blank white pages, or the spinning circle, or no ch… --- ## [My perfect cruise: Duluth to Antarctica](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-perfect-cruise-duluth-to-antarctica/966379)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2022, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-perfect-cruise-duluth-to-antarctica/966379 "2022-06-19T16:43:59Z")
Cruise from Duluth to Antarctica in 2023 The Mrs and I are really enchanted by this cruise itinerary. Start out by following the old Edmund Fitz’s track! We both have agreed that we’d love to tour the Great Lakes more… --- ## [Kids book about spies in the revolutionary war](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-book-about-spies-in-the-revolutionary-war/966448)
**Author:** [@curwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curwin)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2022, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-book-about-spies-in-the-revolutionary-war/966448 "2022-06-19T15:41:27Z")
I know this is a long shot, but here goes: I remember that that when I was in maybe 4th or 5th grade, so around 1982-3, I started reading a paperback book about spies in the American Revolutionary War. It had Benedict A… --- ## [Is there anything universally special about the notes on the musical scale?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-universally-special-about-the-notes-on-the-musical-scale/966199)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2022, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-universally-special-about-the-notes-on-the-musical-scale/966199 "2022-06-19T10:16:51Z")
Backstory: After my guitar was recently “set up” by the teenager at Guitar Center, I noticed that the tuner imbedded in the guitar itself seemed to register all the strings just slightly flat, when compared to the tuner … --- ## [Has annoying music ever driven you out of a business?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-annoying-music-ever-driven-you-out-of-a-business/966243)
**Author:** [@XOldiesJock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XOldiesJock)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2022, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-annoying-music-ever-driven-you-out-of-a-business/966243 "2022-06-19T09:39:08Z")
The discussion about TV or No TV in restaurants got me thinking one of my pet peeves in restaurants and retail businesses: loud, annoying music. Yesterday we stopped in a discount department store that has always had an… --- ## [Charges of sex assault w/ voluntarily intoxicated victims](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charges-of-sex-assault-w-voluntarily-intoxicated-victims/966387)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2022, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charges-of-sex-assault-w-voluntarily-intoxicated-victims/966387 "2022-06-19T06:23:05Z")
I read an article about a new IL law in which the fact that a victim voluntarily became intoxicated does not preclude charges of sexual assault, under the idea that the intoxicated person could not consent. From the law… --- ## [Are “bumpy” chair ramps substantially better than smooth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-bumpy-chair-ramps-substantially-better-than-smooth/965922)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2022, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-bumpy-chair-ramps-substantially-better-than-smooth/965922 "2022-06-19T04:07:30Z")
All over my city crews are installing bright yellow ramps with little bumps. Are these a huge improvement, or is it a make-work project? --- ## [How much should i go down from initial offer (buying new car - need answer sorta fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-should-i-go-down-from-initial-offer-buying-new-car-need-answer-sorta-fast/966412)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2022, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-should-i-go-down-from-initial-offer-buying-new-car-need-answer-sorta-fast/966412 "2022-06-19T04:06:19Z")
So I’m about to drive a long way to get a car tomorrow. They said they don’t settle on final price over the phone but gave me a highball estimate of $56K, telling me there’s room to negotiate. I said thanks, I might ca… --- ## [Videos bleeping out inoffensive words](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/videos-bleeping-out-inoffensive-words/966141)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2022, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/videos-bleeping-out-inoffensive-words/966141 "2022-06-19T03:25:08Z")
I’ve noticed something recently on YouTube. Some videos are bleeping out words that really aren’t offensive. On a “Did you know” video the kept bleeping out the word Nazi. But the movie they were talking about was abou… --- ## [The long Covid inevitability chain of logic: any flaws?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-long-covid-inevitability-chain-of-logic-any-flaws/966391)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2022, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-long-covid-inevitability-chain-of-logic-any-flaws/966391 "2022-06-19T02:33:12Z")
I’ve been reading about, and thinking over, the comments of those online generally afraid of long Covid casting a shadow over the planet, and this seems to be the chain of logic: Covid will never be eliminated. Even if… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1079) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1081)