# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1344 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1345 --- ## [Math Question: Synchronizing Video Camera with LED Source](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-question-synchronizing-video-camera-with-led-source/950449)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2021, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-question-synchronizing-video-camera-with-led-source/950449 "2021-09-11T02:40:59Z")
(Not a homework problem.) I’m making a video using a drone with a camera capturing a 29.97 frames per second. When I fly near a flashing train crossing gate, the alternating lights (LED) appear to work normally in the … --- ## [Any legitimate scientific reviews of the GI Microbial Assay Plus test?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-legitimate-scientific-reviews-of-the-gi-microbial-assay-plus-test/950498)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2021, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-legitimate-scientific-reviews-of-the-gi-microbial-assay-plus-test/950498 "2021-09-11T02:25:50Z")
My spouse was recommended to take the GI Microbial Assay Plus stool test by a naturopath. (Yes, I know. Don’t ask.) Are there any legitimate scientific reviews (or at least unbiased reviews) of this test? In order to… --- ## [Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-drummer-charlie-watts-has-died/949444)
**Author:** [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2021, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-drummer-charlie-watts-has-died/949444 "2021-09-11T01:16:27Z")
I just saw a news flash from my BBC app, indicating that the publicist for Stones drummer Charlie Watts announced that Watts has died, at the age of 80. A few weeks ago, Watts had to bow out of an upcoming Stones tour; … --- ## [Internal rhyme in lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internal-rhyme-in-lyrics/950448)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2021, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internal-rhyme-in-lyrics/950448 "2021-09-11T00:48:06Z")
Great lyricists have my endless admiration. They can express some part of the human condition and convey it to millions of people so effectively that it’s practically fixed in their DNA. Been thinking lately about inter… --- ## [Is there a way to enhance faded pencil and ink pen writing on a wall?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-enhance-faded-pencil-and-ink-pen-writing-on-a-wall/950341)
**Author:** [@dolfinwriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolfinwriter)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-enhance-faded-pencil-and-ink-pen-writing-on-a-wall/950341 "2021-09-10T23:40:33Z")
Bottom line–I’ve tried to enhance digital images of this in GIMP with no success. There just isn’t enough detail to work with, AND it’s a textured wall that interferes as well. I need to enhance the writing itself and TH… --- ## [Too many relatives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-many-relatives/950407)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-many-relatives/950407 "2021-09-10T23:24:59Z")
I was talking with a new-ish friend today, and at one point I said something about ‘having too many relatives’ – in the context of being invited to way more birthday parties/graduation parties/engagement parties/bridal s… --- ## [Are there any existing threads about youthful indiscretions, i.e., tales of drunken debauchery and revelry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-existing-threads-about-youthful-indiscretions-i-e-tales-of-drunken-debauchery-and-revelry/949629)
**Author:** [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-existing-threads-about-youthful-indiscretions-i-e-tales-of-drunken-debauchery-and-revelry/949629 "2021-09-10T22:40:41Z")
Title says it all. Any links? Thanks, Saucy --- ## [Songs with only one verse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-only-one-verse/947387)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-only-one-verse/947387 "2021-09-10T22:05:50Z")
For absolutely no reason at all, I’ve been on a Fastball (of The Way fame) jag lately. I’ve only recently begun to appreciate their music. Anyway, after listening to ‘Out of My Head’ a few times I realized it only has 1… --- ## [Covid Vaccine and Retinal Detachments?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-vaccine-and-retinal-detachments/946344)
**Author:** [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-vaccine-and-retinal-detachments/946344 "2021-09-10T20:38:00Z")
One of our neighbors had a detached retina after getting her covid vaccine (I don’t know which vaccine). She just told my sister today that her daughter had a detached retina after getting her vaccination. I also don’t k… --- ## [Bear\_Napples attends uh weddin'! (Prepare to say "Holy Crap"... A lot)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bear-napples-attends-uh-weddin-prepare-to-say-holy-crap-a-lot/251733)
**Author:** [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bear-napples-attends-uh-weddin-prepare-to-say-holy-crap-a-lot/251733 "2021-09-10T20:29:33Z")
Last Saturday was the magic day folks. As promised, I did attend the wedding. And I have stories and pictures for all. I will pick up the pictures from Wal-Mart and post them after it quits raining and my car dries off. … --- ## [AGT - America's Got Tragedy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agt-americas-got-tragedy/946196)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agt-americas-got-tragedy/946196 "2021-09-10T20:19:51Z")
One contestant’s wife died in a plane crash, another’s wife dies of cancer, and tonight the contestant’s parents were killed in front of her. When did this show turn into Queen For A Day? --- ## [Whence the story about MDs inflating Covid death stats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whence-the-story-about-mds-inflating-covid-death-stats/949017)
**Author:** [@Pazu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pazu)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whence-the-story-about-mds-inflating-covid-death-stats/949017 "2021-09-10T19:56:33Z")
I vaguely recall, some time ago, an assertion that (some) physicians were assigning cause of death to Covid infection inappropriately, e.g. patient dies in a car accident but tested positive for Covid, so “counts as a Co… --- ## [Locksmiths: key teeth up or down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/locksmiths-key-teeth-up-or-down/235113)
**Author:** [@BraheSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BraheSilver)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/locksmiths-key-teeth-up-or-down/235113 "2021-09-10T19:50:45Z")
We had our front door replaced a while ago, and just recently I’ve noticed that the locks on the door itself are “upside down” compared to how I’d always seen locks diagrammed. The flat part of the key is on the bottom … --- ## [Does every atom lead to a nuclear explosion if split in sufficient quantities?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-every-atom-lead-to-a-nuclear-explosion-if-split-in-sufficient-quantities/950149)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-every-atom-lead-to-a-nuclear-explosion-if-split-in-sufficient-quantities/950149 "2021-09-10T18:45:55Z")
Suppose someone were able to split the atom nuclei of a small chunk of nitrogen, sodium, iron, gold or oxygen (don’t ask how; let’s just suppose it happened) - would it lead to a nuclear explosion just like a normal uran… --- ## [Will Texas be “canceled”?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-texas-be-canceled/950099)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-texas-be-canceled/950099 "2021-09-10T18:15:23Z")
All my friends are freaked out over Texas and their abortion fiasco. The state is a stop on many bands’ touring schedules. I’m assuming some of them will skip over Texas. I’m assuming businesses planning meetings will f… --- ## [Excel: Turning multiple lines into one line](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-turning-multiple-lines-into-one-line/950401)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-turning-multiple-lines-into-one-line/950401 "2021-09-10T18:12:16Z")
I’ve got a file that has ‘open item’ invoices instead of account totals. That is, there are duplicate account numbers with different amounts. I’d like to add the amounts together and out put a single record with a sing… --- ## [Ohio BMV can rhyme](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-bmv-can-rhyme/950472)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-bmv-can-rhyme/950472 "2021-09-10T18:03:25Z")
The envelope for a license plate renewal has the slogan, “Remember your date, avoid the fee. Renew on time with the BMV” --- ## [Unable to "jump to later reply"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unable-to-jump-to-later-reply/948457)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unable-to-jump-to-later-reply/948457 "2021-09-10T17:41:28Z")
For some time now I’ve been unable to use the “jump to later reply” feature from Chrome. I’m talking about when under a post it says “X replies”, then you click the caron, then it shows a preview of the replies and you … --- ## [Masks and Facial Hair. I'm exploring interesting opportunities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masks-and-facial-hair-im-exploring-interesting-opportunities/950387)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masks-and-facial-hair-im-exploring-interesting-opportunities/950387 "2021-09-10T17:35:44Z")
I’ve had several beards. I kept one for seven years. Got rid of it after the Grey appeared. I’ve grown a pandemic Goatee. It works great with masks. I’m your typical, boring and clean shaven office work wearing a mask. … --- ## [RIP Art Metrano](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-art-metrano/950460)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-art-metrano/950460 "2021-09-10T17:01:52Z")
He was in the Police Academy movies, but I never saw them. I still remember him from this stupid but insanely funny “magic” act he used to do on variety shows in the 1960s and 1970s --- ## [Timing (breaks) in live TV shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timing-breaks-in-live-tv-shows/950002)
**Author:** [@SpacemanSpiff\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpacemanSpiff_II)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timing-breaks-in-live-tv-shows/950002 "2021-09-10T16:27:52Z")
By live TV shows I mean sitcoms and the like which were (are?) performed in front of a live audience. What I’m wondering about is how they dealt with situations where they needed long breaks in middle of a scene or show… --- ## [Volume of dissolved carbon dioxide in soft drinks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/volume-of-dissolved-carbon-dioxide-in-soft-drinks/950392)
**Author:** [@Keeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keeve)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/volume-of-dissolved-carbon-dioxide-in-soft-drinks/950392 "2021-09-10T16:21:06Z")
Suppose I take a one-liter bottle of Coca Cola, measured to contain exactly 1000 cc of that drink. Then I let all the fizz escape in some magical manner that prevents any of the liquid from evaporating. What is the volum… --- ## [Buying a brand new PC game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-brand-new-pc-game/950324)
**Author:** [@Smid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smid)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-brand-new-pc-game/950324 "2021-09-10T16:15:02Z")
I realise now that I haven’t done this for a very very long time. Steam, plus game backlog of playing means that I rarely spend that full price for a game, and it’s often A LOT when you include the DLC which seems mandat… --- ## [Help me get my hands on some salmiak!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-get-my-hands-on-some-salmiak/947249)
**Author:** [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-get-my-hands-on-some-salmiak/947249 "2021-09-10T15:55:28Z")
As a lover of licorice, I would like to try salmiak; it is definitely not something I can buy locally. So I would like help locating some to buy; there are, of course, many commercially-produced brands available on Am… --- ## [Term for classical Spanish music style](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/term-for-classical-spanish-music-style/950345)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/term-for-classical-spanish-music-style/950345 "2021-09-10T15:44:42Z")
In Spanish orchestral music, there is that style that the string section will play that is sweeping, majestic and heroic. Often heard during movie scenes like Zorro making a dramatic rescue or some such (Or when Spanish… --- ## [Where can I hear Preston Manning speaking French?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-hear-preston-manning-speaking-french/950455)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-hear-preston-manning-speaking-french/950455 "2021-09-10T13:11:44Z")
Preston Manning was formerly the leader of the opposition in Canada, heading a right-wing party that famously ran no candidates in Quebec. Unsurprisingly, Manning is a monolingual anglophone, but I seem to recall him tr… --- ## [Excel question, using the sort option](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-question-using-the-sort-option/950389)
**Author:** [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-question-using-the-sort-option/950389 "2021-09-10T12:01:18Z")
Can’t find any definitive answer for this. In Excel, I have a list of things in column 1 and a numeric value for these things in column 2. I select everything in both columns starting with cell A2. I select the sort func… --- ## [Simple and stupid wiring question...three prong outlet..where is ground?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-and-stupid-wiring-question-three-prong-outlet-where-is-ground/950226)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-and-stupid-wiring-question-three-prong-outlet-where-is-ground/950226 "2021-09-10T11:16:12Z")
Title pretty much says it. You are wiring a house…you have a bunch of left/right/fat bastard ground on the bottom. Does it go to the bottom or up? IOW: How should you orient the outlets? --- ## [Disputing my warning/suspension](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disputing-my-warning-suspension/950393)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disputing-my-warning-suspension/950393 "2021-09-10T09:40:43Z")
On Tuesday I opened a topic titled ▶ My original post and first reply (click to show/hide) About three hours later engineer\_comp\_geek closed the topic pending review by a Great Debates moderator, who shortly issued not … --- ## [New Boeing plane question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-boeing-plane-question/950200)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-boeing-plane-question/950200 "2021-09-10T07:49:48Z")
I just flew into SeaTac and the pilot mentioned after deplaning he was headed to Boeing to pick up a new jet for the company. Strictly by coincidence, I later drove by the Boeing ‘factory’. The doors were open and you c… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1343) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1345)