# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1084 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1085 --- ## [Neutral air fresheners/odor absorbers for vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neutral-air-fresheners-odor-absorbers-for-vehicle/966244)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2022, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neutral-air-fresheners-odor-absorbers-for-vehicle/966244 "2022-06-15T16:38:25Z")
My car’s not particularly stinky, but it does transport stinky clothing (‘outdoor sports in the Florida summer’ levels of stinky) a few times a week and the odors can persist for a day or so. Does anybody have any sugge… --- ## [How accurate are the counterweight scales typically found in Drs office?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-accurate-are-the-counterweight-scales-typically-found-in-drs-office/947478)
**Author:** [@jonpluc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jonpluc)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2022, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-accurate-are-the-counterweight-scales-typically-found-in-drs-office/947478 "2022-06-15T16:12:51Z")
Question about those weight balance scales where you slide the weights across the bar and get the arrow to hoverbalance to indicate your weight. I have one at home, and its properly balanced at “0” when empty, but i weig… --- ## [Making Cannabis Tincture (and a broader question for chemistry in general)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-cannabis-tincture-and-a-broader-question-for-chemistry-in-general/947252)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2022, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-cannabis-tincture-and-a-broader-question-for-chemistry-in-general/947252 "2022-06-15T16:08:21Z")
In this video, the host explains how to make cannabis tincture. He says to use 1.5 ounces (42.5 g) of coarsely ground cannabis flower to 1 pint (473 ml) of strong liquor. OK, but does that scale down? Can I use .75 ounce… --- ## [Will with restrictive conditions - can they be enforced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-with-restrictive-conditions-can-they-be-enforced/966166)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2022, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-with-restrictive-conditions-can-they-be-enforced/966166 "2022-06-15T15:11:20Z")
First off, I don’t need answer fast - our wills are done, and they’re simple and straightforward. Rather, this is the result of some weird musings the I doubt will ever apply to me. Legally, could certain restrictions e… --- ## [Lifting a 7000 ton theater](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lifting-a-7000-ton-theater/965973)
**Author:** [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2022, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lifting-a-7000-ton-theater/965973 "2022-06-15T14:58:15Z")
A ski buddy of mine (Robert Israel, seen in the video) just finished lifting the 7000 ton Palace theater 30’ WITHIN its building to preserve the historic landmark (required) yet redevelop the building. Youtube My comme… --- ## [Help Me Identify this Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-this-artist/965682)
**Author:** [@Cabbage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabbage)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2022, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-this-artist/965682 "2022-06-15T13:12:10Z")
About 20 or 25 years ago I was visiting a friend who showed me a book about this artist. I don’t think he was an artist by profession…I’m not sure what his profession was, or even if he had one. Another memory just occ… --- ## [Security cameras?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/security-cameras/966192)
**Author:** [@flaming\_yawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flaming_yawn)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2022, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/security-cameras/966192 "2022-06-15T12:23:02Z")
What is cheap security camera set up? I want 3 cameras and to be able to watch on my phone. any suggestions? --- ## [Physics question maybe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physics-question-maybe/966168)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2022, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physics-question-maybe/966168 "2022-06-15T01:28:09Z")
If there was a creature so large that our universe was microscopic to it. Would it’s version of light travel at a speed relative to it’s size? Or does the speed of light make such things an impossibility. --- ## [Canada has a new land border!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-has-a-new-land-border/966208)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2022, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-has-a-new-land-border/966208 "2022-06-15T01:27:26Z")
You probably think the only land border has is with US. Until about yesterday you would’ve been right. But after arguing with Denmark for years over the ownership of tiny Hans Island about halfway between Greenland and… --- ## [Did this passage come from a Christian textbook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-passage-come-from-a-christian-textbook/965771)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2022, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-passage-come-from-a-christian-textbook/965771 "2022-06-15T00:38:16Z")
I’ve seen this posted on Facebook and elsewhere as coming from a Christian 4th grade school textbook, and I wonder as to its authenticity: “Electricity is a mystery. No one has ever observed it or heard it or felt it. … --- ## [Hiring someone for an end, without specifying the means?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiring-someone-for-an-end-without-specifying-the-means/965811)
**Author:** [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2022, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiring-someone-for-an-end-without-specifying-the-means/965811 "2022-06-15T00:07:04Z")
Came across this in a novel, but (a) I’m looking for a factual answer, and (b) I’m interested in maybe changing up the details, to discuss what matters — and what should matter, which is why I’m erring on the side of fig… --- ## [Umwelt and Light and Sound Pollution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umwelt-and-light-and-sound-pollution/966110)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2022, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umwelt-and-light-and-sound-pollution/966110 "2022-06-14T23:45:13Z")
An interesting article about how bats make themselves deaf to detect bugs within a millimetre and why much of humanity lives without night and with perpetual ambient sound. I learned lots of new things. --- ## [How likely is it that there are undiscovered long-lost ancient buildings in the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-likely-is-it-that-there-are-undiscovered-long-lost-ancient-buildings-in-the-world/965473)
**Author:** [@MrLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrLee)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2022, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-likely-is-it-that-there-are-undiscovered-long-lost-ancient-buildings-in-the-world/965473 "2022-06-14T23:27:11Z")
It’s probably fair to say that we, collectively as humans, have discovered all ancient ruins of significant scale (i.e Machu Picchu, Chichen Itza, Angkor Wat, etc…), and that there are probably innumerous ancient smaller… --- ## [Usage of "trying" I've noticed recently (AAVE?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usage-of-trying-ive-noticed-recently-aave/966184)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2022, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usage-of-trying-ive-noticed-recently-aave/966184 "2022-06-14T22:04:39Z")
I have recently started noticed this use of “trying” that I was unaccustomed to. So far, it seems like it appears in African-American Vernacular English (AAVE). Example I just encountered: “I’m not trying to wait eight … --- ## [What are those dents in I-90 outside Seattle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-those-dents-in-i-90-outside-seattle/422061)
**Author:** [@Ms2001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms2001)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2022, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-those-dents-in-i-90-outside-seattle/422061 "2022-06-14T21:19:51Z")
If you’ve driven from Seattle toward Spokane, you’ve probably seen these. Starting around 20 miles outside of Seattle, and continuing for at least 50 miles, there are regularly-spaced dents in the right-hand lane of the … --- ## [Windows 7 ATAPI CD/ROM hardare configuration in the regisrty is incomplete or damaged (Code 19)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-7-atapi-cd-rom-hardare-configuration-in-the-regisrty-is-incomplete-or-damaged-code-19/965989)
**Author:** [@Hilary\_Algar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilary_Algar)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2022, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-7-atapi-cd-rom-hardare-configuration-in-the-regisrty-is-incomplete-or-damaged-code-19/965989 "2022-06-14T20:07:59Z")
Hello everyone. Are there any Win 7 regisrty Experts on board who could recommend a reputable Registy Repair program foi beginners to help assist me with my issue, below? My issue is thatr I have tried two different CD… --- ## [Has anyone provided proof the election was stolen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-provided-proof-the-election-was-stolen/951329)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 429\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2022, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-provided-proof-the-election-was-stolen/951329 "2022-06-14T18:13:01Z")
I keep looking for what people are claiming is proof that the election was stolen. That would be HUGE news if something turned up. The closest anyone seems to have come up with is 2nd or 3rd hand reports - i.e. somebody… --- ## [What is your most child-like food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-child-like-food/965613)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2022, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-child-like-food/965613 "2022-06-14T15:46:49Z")
For me - Goldfish. I do stick to the yellow ones, though. Have you seen those giant boxes of Goldfish at Walmart? Damn! --- ## [Watch "caulk" for waterproofing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-caulk-for-waterproofing/966098)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2022, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-caulk-for-waterproofing/966098 "2022-06-14T15:00:13Z")
My digital watch battery died, and while the O ring looks intact, I’d like to “belt and suspenders” by applying something to ensure the watch remains waterproof. Case says 100m which I know is static and so the real movi… --- ## [Could prisoners serve 1,000 year virtual sentences in 8 hours in the future?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-prisoners-serve-1-000-year-virtual-sentences-in-8-hours-in-the-future/965762)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2022, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-prisoners-serve-1-000-year-virtual-sentences-in-8-hours-in-the-future/965762 "2022-06-14T14:26:12Z")
This is something that popped up on my Facebook feed a couple of days ago. Note that the article is from 2014. I’m pretty sure they got the idea from the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode “Hard Time”, in which O’Bri… --- ## [It's GAYLORD! GAY- LORD!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-gaylord-gay-lord/964940)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2022, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-gaylord-gay-lord/964940 "2022-06-14T14:01:45Z")
Tornado(s) killed 2 in Gaylord, MI last Friday and it has received some national reporting. I’m pretty sure every newscaster I hear is saying “Gaylerd.” (Even some from Michigan.) It’s GAY-LORD! --- ## [Has anyone tried kava?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-tried-kava/965983)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2022, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-tried-kava/965983 "2022-06-14T13:35:27Z")
Damn, typed the subject line and discourse thought I wanted to know about Kavanaugh. I clicked on a youtube video of a young man filming himself trying kava for the first time and he certainly looked smiling and loopy a… --- ## [RIP Julee Cruise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-julee-cruise/966046)
**Author:** [@Yogeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yogeekgirl)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2022, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-julee-cruise/966046 "2022-06-14T12:45:12Z")
Included Wiki link because I didn’t want a paywall. : ) The NYT obit is pretty nice. :sob: :sob: :sob: --- ## [Barry - Season 3 - HBO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barry-season-3-hbo/965384)
**Author:** [@Smid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smid)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2022, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barry-season-3-hbo/965384 "2022-06-14T08:39:20Z")
I’m surprised there isn’t a thread on this on here. The last episode with the motorbike chase was bonkers. It has always been a stop start type of programme, but getting back into the flow of things this season. Anyone … --- ## [What is this font called?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-font-called/965885)
**Author:** [@LynnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LynnM)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2022, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-font-called/965885 "2022-06-14T08:01:03Z")
What is this font called? It’s a combination of big/small uppercase+lowercase–Tried to copy/paste it here, but doesn’t paste as it looks– –EDITED: must click link to go to page– Wondering what the design rationale i… --- ## [Term for data packet other than "keepalive"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/term-for-data-packet-other-than-keepalive/964684)
**Author:** [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2022, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/term-for-data-packet-other-than-keepalive/964684 "2022-06-14T07:02:34Z")
OK, I know there are lots of EEs/network-savvy people here. I need a recognizable term for a data packet sent at (very short) regular intervals from a device to a network that lets the network know both where the device … --- ## [Is there such a thing as a "house scout"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-house-scout/966065)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2022, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-house-scout/966065 "2022-06-14T03:05:10Z")
Let me explain. Say you’re buying a home in a different state, and conditions are such that you have cash in hand and want to pounce on a property quickly. You know the neighborhoods in the new place well, having done … --- ## [What’s your story from when you served in the military?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-story-from-when-you-served-in-the-military/965185)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2022, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-story-from-when-you-served-in-the-military/965185 "2022-06-14T01:29:20Z")
I never served but everyone that I know that did has at least one story they like to tell about when they were in. AIUI, when still on active duty, the story typically begins with “Now, this is no shit….” or some similar… --- ## [What "un-childlike" foods did you like as a kid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-un-childlike-foods-did-you-like-as-a-kid/965653)
**Author:** [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2022, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-un-childlike-foods-did-you-like-as-a-kid/965653 "2022-06-14T00:06:21Z")
Inspired by this thread What is something you liked as a kid that isn’t necessarily geared to a child’s palette? For example I loved salt & vinegar chips as a kid, still do. And when the late Mr. J was little the serv… --- ## [Advice on how my wife and I can save the country and the world](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-how-my-wife-and-i-can-save-the-country-and-the-world/965976)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2022, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-how-my-wife-and-i-can-save-the-country-and-the-world/965976 "2022-06-13T23:59:24Z")
Last year I retired, and my wife, an educator for 40 years, took a job as a teacher after spending the previous 15 years or so as a school administrator. So as of next Friday, she will have her first real summer off in m… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1083) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1085)