# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1207 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1208 --- ## [Fast food/chain resturant items that were recently removed that you now miss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fast-food-chain-resturant-items-that-were-recently-removed-that-you-now-miss/918215)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2022, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fast-food-chain-resturant-items-that-were-recently-removed-that-you-now-miss/918215 "2022-02-05T01:40:42Z")
Due to COVID and other factors many resturants are either streamlining their menus or limiting menu items to certain times. McDonald’s all day breakfast was reverted back to only-morning breakfast most famously, but also… --- ## [If I only had a Brian](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-only-had-a-brian/958938)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2022, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-only-had-a-brian/958938 "2022-02-05T01:19:32Z")
Retraction seems a bit extreme in this case. --- ## [Generators](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/generators/958870)
**Author:** [@Kalel1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalel1)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2022, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/generators/958870 "2022-02-05T01:00:13Z")
I have two 5500 watt generator power units running off the same motor how do I wire them as one unit ??? --- ## [Cryptocurrency exchange founder dies and takes password to the grave](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptocurrency-exchange-founder-dies-and-takes-password-to-the-grave/828963)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2022, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptocurrency-exchange-founder-dies-and-takes-password-to-the-grave/828963 "2022-02-05T00:38:38Z")
$190M of cryptocurrency at the QuadrigaCX exchange is inaccessible after apparently the only person with the key has died, leaving nobody else in the company knowing it or how to get it. What does a cryptocurrency excha… --- ## [Explain English geography to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-english-geography-to-me/957668)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2022, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-english-geography-to-me/957668 "2022-02-05T00:14:01Z")
When I watch TV set in the UK, they often refer to English place names like Sussex, Northumberland, Cornwall, Yorkshire … and I realized that I really don’t have any idea what those names represent. Are they geopolitica… --- ## [Looking for a historical novel set during the American Revolution on a par with "The Revenant"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-historical-novel-set-during-the-american-revolution-on-a-par-with-the-revenant/958897)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2022, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-historical-novel-set-during-the-american-revolution-on-a-par-with-the-revenant/958897 "2022-02-04T23:46:18Z")
I’m looking for a well-researched historical novel similar in style, depth and compelling interest as "The Revenant’ by Michael Punke. If it takes place on land and sea, even better. I’m looking for a novel that captures… --- ## [ID this sci-fi book or series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-sci-fi-book-or-series/958935)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2022, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-sci-fi-book-or-series/958935 "2022-02-04T23:18:32Z")
I probably read this in the 80’s or 90’s. We’ve mastered space travel and have found artifacts of a long missing race. One style of artifact is functionally identical to Japanese folding fans, but initially no one coul… --- ## [Different pitch human males vs females](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-pitch-human-males-vs-females/957523)
**Author:** [@doubleminus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doubleminus)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2022, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-pitch-human-males-vs-females/957523 "2022-02-04T23:03:35Z")
What are the evolutionary hypotheses for this type of dimorphism? Are there any other mammals with similar differences? And as a bonus question - do transitioned persons develop the target gender pitch, if the transitio… --- ## [Fish tank technology](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fish-tank-technology/958672)
**Author:** [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2022, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fish-tank-technology/958672 "2022-02-04T22:48:18Z")
After keeping fish (mumble) decades ago I’m getting a small, 5-gallon tank to keep a betta in. The 15-gallon tank ages ago had a 3/8-inch high perforated platform that kept the gravel off of the bottom, the idea being t… --- ## [Prostate Biopsy Update](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prostate-biopsy-update/958825)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2022, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prostate-biopsy-update/958825 "2022-02-04T22:34:13Z")
No cancer, and nothing to be concerned about unless the PSA skyrockets. The biopsy itself felt like a hole puncher being stuck up my but and punching holes in my prostate. No blood in urine that I could see, a little i… --- ## [Electric Charge on Comb that Raises Hair After Blow-Drying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-charge-on-comb-that-raises-hair-after-blow-drying/958815)
**Author:** [@TheUser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheUser)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2022, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-charge-on-comb-that-raises-hair-after-blow-drying/958815 "2022-02-04T22:05:43Z")
After I blow-dry my hair (with a typical blow-dryer, like ConAir-1875), if I take a comb afterwards and run it through my hair, I hear “crackles” as I do so wherever the comb goes through the hair. Afterwards, if I simpl… --- ## [Superbowl Question - Cleveland Fans, Who you got?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superbowl-question-cleveland-fans-who-you-got/958894)
**Author:** [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2022, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superbowl-question-cleveland-fans-who-you-got/958894 "2022-02-04T21:52:31Z")
In areas that have two teams competing in the same sport (New York: Yankees / Mets; Chicago: White Sox / Cubs) there seems to be a sense of indifference toward the other club since they don’t play in the same division no… --- ## [Cured egg yolks gone wrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cured-egg-yolks-gone-wrong/958898)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2022, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cured-egg-yolks-gone-wrong/958898 "2022-02-04T21:28:44Z")
I cured some egg yolks in a 2:1 mixture of salt and sugar. After a week, they have a gooey gumdrop consistency, but they don’t taste like much of anything except salt. The texture looks very appealing but it’s too go… --- ## [Joel Coen's "The Tragedy of Macbeth"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joel-coens-the-tragedy-of-macbeth/955946)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2022, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joel-coens-the-tragedy-of-macbeth/955946 "2022-02-04T20:57:11Z")
This’ll be a limited release in theaters December 25, and on Apple TV+ on January 14, 2022. I love this play, and the trailer for the film looks terrific. They had me at Frances McDormand as Lady Macbeth. Denzel Washi… --- ## [Have you had genetic counseling? Tell me about it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-had-genetic-counseling-tell-me-about-it/958814)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2022, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-had-genetic-counseling-tell-me-about-it/958814 "2022-02-04T20:32:14Z")
I have an appointment scheduled for genetics counseling/testing in a couple months. Since (as far as I know) I don’t personally know anyone who’s had genetic testing, and I’ve seen a few people post about it on this boa… --- ## [Gentlemen: You die and are an organ donor. What if](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentlemen-you-die-and-are-an-organ-donor-what-if/958821)
**Author:** [@Malienation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malienation)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2022, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentlemen-you-die-and-are-an-organ-donor-what-if/958821 "2022-02-04T20:26:01Z")
In an experimental operation, a transgender guy gets your penis and testicles with the proviso that the testicles be vasectomized so that he can’t father a kid (who would have your DNA). Feelings? If he was a cis guy wou… --- ## [Could the Red Baron have been made more deadly if he had an assault rifle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-red-baron-have-been-made-more-deadly-if-he-had-an-assault-rifle/958784)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2022, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-red-baron-have-been-made-more-deadly-if-he-had-an-assault-rifle/958784 "2022-02-04T19:57:37Z")
Hear me out. The Fokker Triplane he flew (along with most German aircraft of that era) was armed with twin LMG 08/15 machine guns in 8mm Mauser, each weighing 26 pounds along with however much the 1,000 rounds of belt f… --- ## [Pooled sample statistics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pooled-sample-statistics/957328)
**Author:** [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2022, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pooled-sample-statistics/957328 "2022-02-04T19:47:24Z")
To cut down own testing load, sometimes samples are pooled. Maybe 10 samples mixed and tested once. If a pool tests hot, then the individual 10 samples are run separately. If the testing equipment breaks after the poole… --- ## [Which heads of state have actually resigned in disgrace, and under what circumstances?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-heads-of-state-have-actually-resigned-in-disgrace-and-under-what-circumstances/958922)
**Author:** [@CHealy7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CHealy7)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2022, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-heads-of-state-have-actually-resigned-in-disgrace-and-under-what-circumstances/958922 "2022-02-04T19:32:48Z")
Topic as suggested here. --- ## [Botticelli - January 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2022/957178)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2022, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2022/957178 "2022-02-04T18:34:26Z")
Happy New Year! I am T! Link to Dec 2021 thread. --- ## [Question on the orbit of the Webb telescope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-the-orbit-of-the-webb-telescope/958576)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2022, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-the-orbit-of-the-webb-telescope/958576 "2022-02-04T18:15:00Z")
In the ongoing thread about JWST James Webb Space Telescope general discussion thread - #401 by Senegoid a side question arose–but was not satisfactorally answered of whether the telescope speeds up, resp. slows down, as… --- ## [Today I learned about Setsubun- why have I never heard of this holiday before?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-learned-about-setsubun-why-have-i-never-heard-of-this-holiday-before/958838)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2022, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-learned-about-setsubun-why-have-i-never-heard-of-this-holiday-before/958838 "2022-02-04T17:26:40Z")
As I understand it, you celebrate by throwing roasted soybeans at people dressed as ogres then slamming the door on them while shouting inJapanese to banish the ogres and bring good luck. Then you eat one roasted soybean… --- ## ["King Richard"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-richard/958902)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2022, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-richard/958902 "2022-02-04T16:14:39Z")
Well, it’s the Academy Awards screening season once again and, since my SiL is a voter, I get to see a lot of movies that she has to screen for voting purposes. Last night, we viewed, “King Richard” . I think Will Smi… --- ## [Can I fix my water heater?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-fix-my-water-heater/222637)
**Author:** [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2004, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-fix-my-water-heater/222637 "2004-01-10T02:02:17Z")
The water heater seemed to gradually quit heating. I found that one of the fuses was blown, and replaced both of them. Now, the water is barely not-icy–not as freezing cold as it was, but definitely NOT hot. Not even lu… --- ## [How would you outfit a private rail car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-outfit-a-private-rail-car/948454)
**Author:** [@cincinnatus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cincinnatus)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2022, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-outfit-a-private-rail-car/948454 "2022-02-04T14:57:39Z")
I was thinking about a luxurious, relaxing and fun way to travel the U.S.A and a private rail car came to mind. My private car would have a kitchen, living room, video theater, upper deck with easy chairs and observing … --- ## [What happened to the Chinese economy since 2008?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-chinese-economy-since-2008/958874)
**Author:** [@Latimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Latimera)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2022, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-chinese-economy-since-2008/958874 "2022-02-04T14:26:11Z")
I am writing a report about trade on a particular high-value wildlife commodity from Canada to China in the years 2007-2021. Trade boomed from 2008-2013, peaking in 2012-2013 at approximately 300 items per year, then sud… --- ## [Are any of your vehicle lights burned out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-any-of-your-vehicle-lights-burned-out/958795)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2022, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-any-of-your-vehicle-lights-burned-out/958795 "2022-02-04T14:05:46Z")
Last night, for the 3rd time in the 10 years I’ve owned my car, I was stopped by a State Trooper. Once it was for a tail light out, once for a brake light out, and last night, it was for one of the lights over the licens… --- ## [Sink the Bismarck Song an Oddity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sink-the-bismarck-song-an-oddity/958765)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2022, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sink-the-bismarck-song-an-oddity/958765 "2022-02-04T10:31:02Z")
Here’s the Johnny Horton song, Sink the Bismarck. It’s an American country-western song, but it’s extolling a British victory in WWII. Are there other songs that praise another country’s military wins, or another count… --- ## [If you're on the fence about upgrading your pillow, go for it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-on-the-fence-about-upgrading-your-pillow-go-for-it/955054)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2022, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-on-the-fence-about-upgrading-your-pillow-go-for-it/955054 "2022-02-04T08:25:49Z")
I was going back and forth about springing for a semi-expensive pillow. I have ongoing bilateral shoulder pain and occasional back issues. Last night was my first night with Zoey, and I slept like an inebriated log. 100… --- ## [APR on a home mortgage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apr-on-a-home-mortgage/958580)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2022, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apr-on-a-home-mortgage/958580 "2022-01-31T23:00:01Z")
Note: this is for teaching older teens, not a technical accounting class. APR is (total interest and fees) ÷ (principal x time). No problem there. The problem comes from making a down payment on a mortgage. No matter… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1206) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1208)