# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1388 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1389 --- ## [Can it be predicted how many vaccinated people need to be infected before Covid becomes more vaccine resistant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-it-be-predicted-how-many-vaccinated-people-need-to-be-infected-before-covid-becomes-more-vaccine-resistant/946942)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2021, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-it-be-predicted-how-many-vaccinated-people-need-to-be-infected-before-covid-becomes-more-vaccine-resistant/946942 "2021-07-24T10:37:54Z")
My understanding is that about 2 billion humans have been vaccinated, but even the 2 dose mRNA vaccines only reduce the chance of infection from Delta by maybe 2/3 (however the vaccines are far more effective at preventi… --- ## [Poll: Link to a movie/tv show -IMDB or Wikipedia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-link-to-a-movie-tv-show-imdb-or-wikipedia/947082)
**Author:** [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2021, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-link-to-a-movie-tv-show-imdb-or-wikipedia/947082 "2021-07-24T06:32:39Z")
If someone links to a movie/tv show that you are planning to see, where do you prefer them to link to? poll For me, it’s IMDB, even with their new look, which I don’t like. Linking to a Wiki article has the whole plot y… --- ## [Anybody watching Netflix's Cursed? (SPOILERS AHEAD)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-watching-netflixs-cursed-spoilers-ahead/916079)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2021, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-watching-netflixs-cursed-spoilers-ahead/916079 "2021-07-24T05:33:47Z")
I’m only a couple episodes in, and honestly, it doesn’t take much to keep me watching a show. I must say I’m a little underwhelmed. Not a big fan of drunk Merlin. The lead character is kind of boring? I don’t like tha… --- ## [This Closed Thread was a Classic Snarky Opinionated SDMB Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-closed-thread-was-a-classic-snarky-opinionated-sdmb-thread/947016)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2021, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-closed-thread-was-a-classic-snarky-opinionated-sdmb-thread/947016 "2021-07-24T02:59:04Z")
…and I have no idea why it was closed. https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-women-s-national-soccer-team-loses/947004/12 These are the pointed and entertaining threads that are fun reads and attract lots of posts. Am… --- ## [ERCOT tells Texans to conserve electricity through Friday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ercot-tells-texans-to-conserve-electricity-through-friday/944281)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob1)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2021, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ercot-tells-texans-to-conserve-electricity-through-friday/944281 "2021-07-24T02:24:44Z")
Here we go again… --- ## [What if the January 6 insurrection had been more successful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-january-6-insurrection-had-been-more-successful/945442)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2021, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-january-6-insurrection-had-been-more-successful/945442 "2021-07-24T02:21:34Z")
I’ve read and heard a lot of variations on the theme “We came so close to losing our democracy on January 6!” And everybody nods and agrees and talks about how lucky it was that the insurrectionists didn’t get to Pence o… --- ## [inhaling prozac?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inhaling-prozac/42845)
**Author:** [@Sapphire\_Bullet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapphire_Bullet)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2021, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inhaling-prozac/42845 "2021-07-24T02:15:12Z")
What would happen if you were to break open a prozac (or any anti-depressant, for that matter) capsule and inhale the contents? I’m inclined to think that it would just enter your bloodstream faster, making it take effec… --- ## [Why do radiologists need to be full MDs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-radiologists-need-to-be-full-mds/946739)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2021, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-radiologists-need-to-be-full-mds/946739 "2021-07-24T02:14:16Z")
It seems like overkill. Whats the thinking? --- ## [Are bidets really better than toilet paper?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-bidets-really-better-than-toilet-paper/852658)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2021, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-bidets-really-better-than-toilet-paper/852658 "2021-07-24T01:20:44Z")
I’ve been hearing about a growing trend towards these because of the shortage of toilet paper (TP). As a matter of fact my wife bought me a conversion kit several years ago that would turn one of our toilets into one of … --- ## [Can you ID the (military?) uniform in this antique photo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-the-military-uniform-in-this-antique-photo/947088)
**Author:** [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2021, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-the-military-uniform-in-this-antique-photo/947088 "2021-07-24T01:13:29Z")
Someone I know found this old photo among their stuff. I’m intrigued by the subject’s uniform and am hoping someone here can recognize it or steer me to a site that could help me figure it out. (Google image search was n… --- ## [What colour mask does one wear with court robes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-colour-mask-does-one-wear-with-court-robes/947071)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2021, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-colour-mask-does-one-wear-with-court-robes/947071 "2021-07-24T00:48:16Z")
I’m going with black. Not the blue medical masks. Blue would be too splashy against the black and white of robes and tabs. Black mask fits the black and white colour scheme. --- ## [What is your favourite non-English quotation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favourite-non-english-quotation/946115)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2021, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favourite-non-english-quotation/946115 "2021-07-23T23:56:33Z")
I like me a good aphorism. What is your favourite quotation or saying, in any language other than English? What does it mean to you? --- ## [Is Google listening to my conversations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-google-listening-to-my-conversations/946591)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2021, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-google-listening-to-my-conversations/946591 "2021-07-23T23:55:31Z")
Hello Everyone, Puts on tinfoil hat I’ve heard people mention it, but always blew it off. The other night my wife and I were having a conversation about our dog and his itchy skin. My cell phone (Samsung A21) was on … --- ## [The other day I had a cool water sandwich and a Sunday-go-to-meetin' bun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-other-day-i-had-a-cool-water-sandwich-and-a-sunday-go-to-meetin-bun/738855)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2021, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-other-day-i-had-a-cool-water-sandwich-and-a-sunday-go-to-meetin-bun/738855 "2021-07-23T23:37:19Z")
In The Blues Brothers’ Rubber Biscuit, Dan Aykroyd says ‘The other day I had a cool water sandwich and a Sunday-go-to-meetin’ bun.’ I know a ‘cool water sandwich’ is a slice of watermelon. What is a ‘Sunday-go-to-meeti… --- ## [Tybee island in august - what to do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tybee-island-in-august-what-to-do/947024)
**Author:** [@diggerwam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggerwam)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2021, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tybee-island-in-august-what-to-do/947024 "2021-07-23T23:35:51Z")
My wife and i will be spending Wed-Sun on tybee island next month. We will have a car. Please give ideas for tybee and Savannah. I know its going to be humid, we arent too keen on spending lots of time away from pool/be… --- ## [Your social comfort level once vaxed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-social-comfort-level-once-vaxed/939087)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2021, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-social-comfort-level-once-vaxed/939087 "2021-07-23T23:07:21Z")
For folk who have been vaxed, how (if at all) have you changed your willingness to engage in various social activities? My immediate issue concerns the recent death of my wife’s best friend’s mother. Right now, we do n… --- ## [Fictional heroes who are overweight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-heroes-who-are-overweight/946366)
**Author:** [@Capn\_Carl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capn_Carl)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2021, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-heroes-who-are-overweight/946366 "2021-07-23T22:25:48Z")
My example: I’m really getting into John LeCarre’s spy novels, especially the ones featuring master spy George Smiley. If you’re unfamiliar with him, he’s described as being overweight, sloppily dressed, and a genius. … --- ## [The UK tax year starts April 6](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-uk-tax-year-starts-april-6/945392)
**Author:** [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2021, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-uk-tax-year-starts-april-6/945392 "2021-07-23T22:13:43Z")
I found out today that the tax year in the UK ends on April 5, and a new tax year starts on April 6. When I first read this, I was absolutely incredulous and I had to find out why. It turns out it’s because the tax sys… --- ## [Storage Unit Failure to Pay Queston](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/storage-unit-failure-to-pay-queston/947149)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2021, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/storage-unit-failure-to-pay-queston/947149 "2021-07-23T21:34:11Z")
Since this is a quasi-legal question I’ll start here. You are not my lawyer, I am not your client, yadda yadda yadda. Mods, feel free to relocate as appropriate. I enjoy watching the show “Storage Wars”. In it, people b… --- ## [Now that I'm vaxxed, is Covid just another cold/flu/no big deal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-im-vaxxed-is-covid-just-another-cold-flu-no-big-deal/946835)
**Author:** [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2021, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-im-vaxxed-is-covid-just-another-cold-flu-no-big-deal/946835 "2021-07-23T21:05:17Z")
My entire family is vaccinated, and from what I’m reading (limited though it is) “breakthrough” infections are a bit of a thing these days. Now, in reading about these positive tests, there is often the caveat that it is… --- ## [Kristi Noem hates America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kristi-noem-hates-america/946970)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2021, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kristi-noem-hates-america/946970 "2021-07-23T18:27:53Z")
Not much more to say, except that she did what so many conservatives do: she said the quiet part out loud. --- ## [Converting potential energy to electricity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/converting-potential-energy-to-electricity/947140)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2021, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/converting-potential-energy-to-electricity/947140 "2021-07-23T18:06:32Z")
This is not homework, I am just curious and don’t know the math. If I had a tower 100 feet tall how much weight would I have to raise to the top of the tower to produce 1 KW of electricity? Just say 50%.efficiency. --- ## [Are condo board members legally liable for structural collapse? (See: Champlain Towers in Florida which collapsed)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-condo-board-members-legally-liable-for-structural-collapse-see-champlain-towers-in-florida-which-collapsed/946606)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2021, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-condo-board-members-legally-liable-for-structural-collapse-see-champlain-towers-in-florida-which-collapsed/946606 "2021-07-23T17:51:28Z")
Condos have a governing body which is responsible for the maintenance and care of the building. Champlain Towers in Florida collapsed. Are the board members liable for that (to some degree)? I get they have a lot of l… --- ## [Pegasus and iPhone zero-click attacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pegasus-and-iphone-zero-click-attacks/946974)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2021, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pegasus-and-iphone-zero-click-attacks/946974 "2021-07-23T17:39:53Z")
In a Washington Post article about the Pegasus spyware, they say: How can this infect a phone merely by sending a message? I expect this may be highly protected information but surely there are experts with educated gu… --- ## [Charmin Bears](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charmin-bears/947111)
**Author:** [@Franklymydear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Franklymydear)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2021, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charmin-bears/947111 "2021-07-23T17:39:47Z")
Are the Charmin Bears a reference to Goldilocks and the three bears? As in, Charmin is just right for wiping your bottom? I was in the minority on this one during a recent conversation. I thought it was a play on “Do b… --- ## [How Much Data Does Your DVR Hold?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-data-does-your-dvr-hold/947070)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2021, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-data-does-your-dvr-hold/947070 "2021-07-23T17:09:14Z")
Because I have gone kinda wild with mine recently. I don’t want to date myself. But just recently, I realized my VCR is obsolete. (What am I going to do with all those tapes, now?) I just tonight DVR’d all the Simpson … --- ## [Are there any effective portable, wearable air conditioning type devices for high heat and high humidity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-effective-portable-wearable-air-conditioning-type-devices-for-high-heat-and-high-humidity/945956)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2021, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-effective-portable-wearable-air-conditioning-type-devices-for-high-heat-and-high-humidity/945956 "2021-07-23T16:11:46Z")
To my knowledge the only way to stay cool in high heat and high humidity is with ice. An ice vest, ice hat, etc There are devices like scarves or hats that hold moisture and help wick away heat as the moisture evaporate… --- ## [Anyone used brilliant.com or similar paid learning platforms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-used-brilliant-com-or-similar-paid-learning-platforms/946620)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2021, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-used-brilliant-com-or-similar-paid-learning-platforms/946620 "2021-07-23T15:12:22Z")
A lot of the podcasts and YouTube channels I listen to / watch feature ads for brilliant.com After so many ads, I bothered to think to myself “Oh yeah, I would like to learn more about group theory / astronomy / deep le… --- ## [Scene transitions in movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scene-transitions-in-movies/947085)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2021, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scene-transitions-in-movies/947085 "2021-07-23T14:30:53Z")
Why does the audio of the new scene often start before the image transition? In some cases you can even think for a few seconds that the audio is supposed to be for the current scene, before it switches over. --- ## [Have Vitamins Helped You?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-vitamins-helped-you/946865)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2021, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-vitamins-helped-you/946865 "2021-07-23T13:34:13Z")
First off, which vitamins do you take? Which ones worked, and which ones worked. Please describe (even in one short sentence) things you noticed physically/mentally. If I ever buy vitamins in the future, they’re going … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1387) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1389)