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**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2021, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooling-a-room-ac/948552 "2021-08-16T00:21:36Z")
We want to cool the bedroom at night. We have a portable AC unit. Let’s say we want the room to be 72 degrees at bedtime. Without AC, the room is 80 degrees. Is it cheaper/more efficient to keep the room at 72 a few hour… --- ## [Glengarry Glen Ross question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glengarry-glen-ross-question/948031)
**Author:** [@JohnnyEcks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnnyEcks)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2021, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glengarry-glen-ross-question/948031 "2021-08-15T23:41:14Z")
So, I haven’t seen Glengarry Glen Ross is many years, but a recent podcast made me think about it again. When I originally saw it, I thought that Alec Baldwin’s alpha male character was a reminder of what Shelley had lo… --- ## [7.2 Haiti Earthquake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-2-haiti-earthquake/948666)
**Author:** [@shh1313](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shh1313)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2021, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-2-haiti-earthquake/948666 "2021-08-15T23:30:49Z")
Literally just happened 20 minutes ago. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000f65h --- ## [Will the US right ever accept mandatory public health directives again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-us-right-ever-accept-mandatory-public-health-directives-again/948629)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2021, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-us-right-ever-accept-mandatory-public-health-directives-again/948629 "2021-08-15T23:11:38Z")
They had to at some point in the past or else a lot of us would not even be here. But they are all in on whatever they think they’re at now. How can they change from their current position? You could say “If there are a… --- ## [Diablo II: Resurrected Announced for 2021 release](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-ii-resurrected-announced-for-2021-release/933346)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2021, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-ii-resurrected-announced-for-2021-release/933346 "2021-08-15T21:43:31Z")
Diablo II: Resurrected Announcement Trailer When I first heard about the announcement I was like “Meh, I loved that game and played it for years but I don’t think I would want to play it again now even with better graph… --- ## [Beck, beck, beck! Spoken by the girl who lived](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beck-beck-beck-spoken-by-the-girl-who-lived/948539)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2021, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beck-beck-beck-spoken-by-the-girl-who-lived/948539 "2021-08-15T21:01:40Z")
What do I do now? I had my plans all laid out. Why doesn’t anything ever go the way you plan? Tuesday I had a liver biopsy. And it turned into a surgery as part of my last rib was poking into my liver. It caused a smal… --- ## [Frostpunk 2 Trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frostpunk-2-trailer/948735)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2021, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frostpunk-2-trailer/948735 "2021-08-15T17:05:28Z")
Personally, I have a love/hate relationship with this game. I want to like it. But there is so little replayability. It seems like you need to play and play until you find the one way to win. Once you have done that … --- ## [Ashli Babbitt vs. George Floyd](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ashli-babbitt-vs-george-floyd/948247)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2021, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ashli-babbitt-vs-george-floyd/948247 "2021-08-15T19:43:27Z")
I pit my landlord for coming in here talking about conspiracies regarding the sudden cremation of Ashli Babbitt, who was shot by a police officer while committing treason and insurrection against the United States of Ame… --- ## [Philadelphia with a 5-year-old](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philadelphia-with-a-5-year-old/948480)
**Author:** [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2021, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philadelphia-with-a-5-year-old/948480 "2021-08-15T19:39:39Z")
As the subject line says. For various reasons, my daughter and I will be in Philadelphia this weekend with her 5-year-old. It’s a day trip. We’ll have about 4 hours that are not accounted for, so one child-centered activ… --- ## [Children born during pandemic have lower IQs, US study finds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-born-during-pandemic-have-lower-iqs-us-study-finds/948593)
**Author:** [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2021, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-born-during-pandemic-have-lower-iqs-us-study-finds/948593 "2021-08-15T17:52:54Z")
Is it really plausible for the pandemic to have such a huge effect? I would have thought the effects would be much worse for toddlers and kids, who need to socialise with their peers, and were prevented from going to s… --- ## [Why I won't use Steam ... again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-wont-use-steam-again/947782)
**Author:** [@Turble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turble)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2021, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-wont-use-steam-again/947782 "2021-08-15T17:40:53Z")
I had not used Steam for a very long time, not since its early days when it bricked my brand new hard drive. Last week I downloaded the beta for the new Amazon game, New World, which is only available with Steam. I knew… --- ## [Longing to be "normal" or have a "normal" home... as a kid, or maybe even now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longing-to-be-normal-or-have-a-normal-home-as-a-kid-or-maybe-even-now/947336)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2021, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longing-to-be-normal-or-have-a-normal-home-as-a-kid-or-maybe-even-now/947336 "2021-08-15T17:38:37Z")
Continuing the discussion from LGBT people: When did you know you fit into the "queer" spectrum?: Reading the thread referenced above got me thinking… I wonder how many of us “struggled to fit in” and grappled with “an… --- ## [Any Idea On This Website's Business Model?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-idea-on-this-websites-business-model/948674)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2021, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-idea-on-this-websites-business-model/948674 "2021-08-15T16:44:22Z")
Grunge.com. Article after article, about this, or about that. Not an ad to be seen anywhere on the home page. Click on an article, for example this one, and there is not an ad to be seen. How could this website possibly… --- ## [50+50-25x0+2+2=?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-50-25x0-2-2/948423)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2021, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-50-25x0-2-2/948423 "2021-08-15T16:35:26Z")
Why is the answer 104? My brain tells me it’s 4? --- ## [Seducing people in time loop movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seducing-people-in-time-loop-movies/948598)
**Author:** [@CardboardBoxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CardboardBoxx)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2021, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seducing-people-in-time-loop-movies/948598 "2021-08-15T15:11:49Z")
Groundhog Day and Palm Springs are movies based around the same basic concept. One man is repeating the day over and over again in a small town, which nobody else remembers. How the universe works, whether everybody goes… --- ## [Tolkien and women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-and-women/947972)
**Author:** [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2021, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-and-women/947972 "2021-08-15T15:03:24Z")
Continued from thread “Great Books” that no one seems to like… to avoid hijacking that thread further: I don’t know whether Tolkien was familiar with either of those works, but they’re not the same kind of thing he was… --- ## [Skilled Trades are a viable path to the middle class](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skilled-trades-are-a-viable-path-to-the-middle-class/931229)
**Author:** [@MustangSal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MustangSal)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2021, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skilled-trades-are-a-viable-path-to-the-middle-class/931229 "2021-08-15T13:50:29Z")
I don’t want to hijack another thread so I’m starting this one. Plumbers, Carpenters, Electricians, Welders, and others are a reasonable path to a comfortable middle class lifestyle in America. Of course there are a lo… --- ## [The Non-War film with the highest body count](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-non-war-film-with-the-highest-body-count/948435)
**Author:** [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2021, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-non-war-film-with-the-highest-body-count/948435 "2021-08-15T07:24:41Z")
I watched a re-run of a Die Hard movie last night, and knowing the plot, decided to count the bodies. I gave up after a few minutes. War films will have the biggest fatality rate, but some films, like the Die Hard serie… --- ## [Is there a trope for 'You know if you had a gun'/ Why are you meleeing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-trope-for-you-know-if-you-had-a-gun-why-are-you-meleeing/947289)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2021, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-trope-for-you-know-if-you-had-a-gun-why-are-you-meleeing/947289 "2021-08-15T05:32:03Z")
Most often i see this in MCU projects. The number of times in the Loki series any kind of projection weapons were used was like three. None of the TVA people had projection weapons. Even worse when you have fliers with … --- ## [Sending late night texts - appropriate or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-late-night-texts-appropriate-or-not/947588)
**Author:** [@ski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ski)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2021, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-late-night-texts-appropriate-or-not/947588 "2021-08-15T03:39:20Z")
What’s your opinion on sending texts late at night? (Use whatever definition of “late” you want.) I am specifically not talking about texts regarding traditionally late-night activities like going out with friends, booty… --- ## [Talk to me about burner phones -- need answer fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-burner-phones-need-answer-fast/948654)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2021, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-burner-phones-need-answer-fast/948654 "2021-08-15T00:39:28Z")
Due to a snafu alluded to in a post in another forum, I will be without cell phone calling service through at least Weds (Aug 18) and-- snafus being what they are–probably longer. I don’t have a land line. Living alone a… --- ## [Why is US mortality so bad in the "fourth wave"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-us-mortality-so-bad-in-the-fourth-wave/948315)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2021, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-us-mortality-so-bad-in-the-fourth-wave/948315 "2021-08-14T21:38:17Z")
So just read this article. The premise of which is that while mortality rates between the US and other western countries, were very similar for previous waves, for the current “fourth wave” they are much higher in the US… --- ## [Does Anyone Know About Social Blade?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-about-social-blade/948684)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2021, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-about-social-blade/948684 "2021-08-14T21:18:25Z")
https://socialblade.com It’s a site where you can see anyone’s (channel, social media) statistics. In the past, I would use this after a show would appear on something popular, just to observe the bump, and how long it … --- ## [Just When I Began to Breath Easy Concerning the Future of Politics in America . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-when-i-began-to-breath-easy-concerning-the-future-of-politics-in-america/948392)
**Author:** [@Temporary\_Name](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Temporary_Name)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2021, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-when-i-began-to-breath-easy-concerning-the-future-of-politics-in-america/948392 "2021-08-14T21:02:40Z")
A friend sent me this article this morning because he knows I like the writer. Just as I was growing comfortable with the far right wing of Trumpers and anti-vaxxers shrinking to about 30 to 33 percent of likely voters,… --- ## [Mrs Hudson has left Baker Street - R.I.P. Una Stubbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrs-hudson-has-left-baker-street-r-i-p-una-stubbs/948553)
**Author:** [@arles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/arles)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2021, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrs-hudson-has-left-baker-street-r-i-p-una-stubbs/948553 "2021-08-14T20:54:25Z")
Una Stubbs has died at the age of 84. --- ## [Why do horses need horseshoes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-horses-need-horseshoes/948637)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2021, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-horses-need-horseshoes/948637 "2021-08-14T20:46:11Z")
How do wild horses manage to survive without horseshoes yet domesticated horses seem reliant on them? --- ## [Could a single-family home ever be more eco-friendly than a small apartment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-single-family-home-ever-be-more-eco-friendly-than-a-small-apartment/946856)
**Author:** [@Esprise\_Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprise_Me)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2021, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-single-family-home-ever-be-more-eco-friendly-than-a-small-apartment/946856 "2021-08-14T20:44:28Z")
For almost two decades I lived in a variety of small urban apartments in multi-story buildings. Those buildings are pretty efficient in terms of heating and cooling; most units have only one exterior wall. Plus, having l… --- ## [Any evidence that certain countries or regions are inflating their COVID stats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-evidence-that-certain-countries-or-regions-are-inflating-their-covid-stats/854236)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2021, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-evidence-that-certain-countries-or-regions-are-inflating-their-covid-stats/854236 "2021-08-14T20:18:33Z")
I took a nice vacation to Punta Cana by myself at the end of February. It was perfect timing, as the first major stock market collapse occurred during my flight back. Anyway, I met this very nice newlywed Russian coupl… --- ## [How do I copyright a phrase?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-copyright-a-phrase/948630)
**Author:** [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2021, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-copyright-a-phrase/948630 "2021-08-14T19:33:37Z")
I just made up what I think is a new phrase. (You know, like Plil Jackson copyrighted “Threepeat” when the Bulls won the championship 3 times.) I’ve never heard anyone use this phrase but as they say, Great minds think a… --- ## [Great Movie-Related Interviews](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-movie-related-interviews/948293)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2021, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-movie-related-interviews/948293 "2021-08-14T19:28:10Z")
Directors, actors, critics – anything you enjoyed could be something one of us might like. Please post the title, because a lot of YouTube videos are taken down, and uploaded later. Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroiann… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1366) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1368)