# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1397 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1398 --- ## [Baseball Trip Music recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-trip-music-recommendations/946313)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2021, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-trip-music-recommendations/946313 "2021-07-15T14:13:14Z")
I’ve done this thread before. Every year (except 2020 :slightly\_frowning\_face:) I go on a road trip with my buddy to see baseball games. And every year I put together a playlist of appropriate music to listen to in the… --- ## [The Repeal of Obamacare/ACA: Step-bystep, Inch-by-inch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-repeal-of-obamacare-aca-step-bystep-inch-by-inch/776146)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 1649\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2021, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-repeal-of-obamacare-aca-step-bystep-inch-by-inch/776146 "2021-07-15T13:27:56Z")
Please join me in following the Republicans as they tap dance, shuffle, and obfuscate in the process of dismantling the highly popular\* (yes, it is) and highly successful\* (yes, it is) Affordable Care Act over the next f… --- ## [SPF? Me? Bad, bad, bad!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spf-me-bad-bad-bad/943948)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2021, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spf-me-bad-bad-bad/943948 "2021-07-15T12:16:46Z")
I’m about a 15. Sun just goes right thru me. Bleaches out whatever I cover. Don’t count on me if you’re fair. You gonna get burned. :flushed: --- ## [A Thread for the Mueller Investigation Results and Outcomes (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-the-mueller-investigation-results-and-outcomes-part-1/800093)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 12237\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2021, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-the-mueller-investigation-results-and-outcomes-part-1/800093 "2021-07-15T10:22:00Z")
In the \*Atlantic \*online today (not news to anyone here): Robert Mueller’s First Charges I’m proposing that we locate most of the Mueller discussion here instead of posting simultaneous, ninja’d comments in the severa… --- ## [Which DeWalt drill should I get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-dewalt-drill-should-i-get/639274)
**Author:** [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2012, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-dewalt-drill-should-i-get/639274 "2012-10-30T22:00:20Z")
I’m sick of my crappy drill and I’m ready to buy something that doesn’t suck. I’m 95% decided on DeWalt. I expect at some point I’ll get some other cordless tools, so I want to start out with a good power specification s… --- ## [Engineering: Can a new home's plumbing be made "bulletproof"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/engineering-can-a-new-homes-plumbing-be-made-bulletproof/944898)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2021, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/engineering-can-a-new-homes-plumbing-be-made-bulletproof/944898 "2021-07-15T06:47:40Z")
(Inspired by this thread.) Let’s say Jeff Bezos was hell-bent determined to build a new home with an interesting feature: plumbing that absolutely would not have to be serviced anytime within the next few hundred years.… --- ## [Question about DNA testing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-dna-testing/946490)
**Author:** [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2021, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-dna-testing/946490 "2021-07-15T06:06:55Z")
A friend of mine was contacted by someone claiming to be their long-lost cousin. This person states that they got a 23&me DNA test, which ‘proves without a doubt’ that my friend’s uncle was this person’s father. The 23&m… --- ## [I can't install anything in Win 10 - No user is admin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-install-anything-in-win-10-no-user-is-admin/946519)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2021, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-install-anything-in-win-10-no-user-is-admin/946519 "2021-07-15T05:30:08Z")
All my searches lead me to options I don’t have. Family and Other Users does not appear in Accounts in Settings. Managing accounts merely takes me to the Microsoft page to set up things about One Drive and such. I can’t … --- ## [Photo bombs - a fresh batch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photo-bombs-a-fresh-batch/946488)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2021, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photo-bombs-a-fresh-batch/946488 "2021-07-15T03:23:46Z")
My favorites. I saved #25 to show friends. #2 perfect composition and funny. How did they whale get in the right spot? #5 the friendly train engineer #20 the sleeping dog is cute #24 evil cat #25 another great compo… --- ## [Solo recording artist goes on to be part of a much more successful group?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solo-recording-artist-goes-on-to-be-part-of-a-much-more-successful-group/943811)
**Author:** [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2021, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solo-recording-artist-goes-on-to-be-part-of-a-much-more-successful-group/943811 "2021-07-15T03:08:21Z")
So it’s fairly common for members of somewhat successful bands/groups go on to be just as big stars, if not bigger, as solo artists. How many instances have there been of the reverse? That would be someone who had rele… --- ## [Could an American fighter plane blow up a locomotive in WWII?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-an-american-fighter-plane-blow-up-a-locomotive-in-wwii/613128)
**Author:** [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2021, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-an-american-fighter-plane-blow-up-a-locomotive-in-wwii/613128 "2021-07-15T02:48:28Z")
So, there was a discussion (dormant for the past few weeks now) about Red Tails, a movie that came out a few weeks back about the 332d Fighter Group, also known as the Tuskegee Airmen. One of the complaints someone rais… --- ## [What 1990s alternative rock bands do you think have stood the test of time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-1990s-alternative-rock-bands-do-you-think-have-stood-the-test-of-time/943242)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2021, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-1990s-alternative-rock-bands-do-you-think-have-stood-the-test-of-time/943242 "2021-07-15T00:52:49Z")
I was at a bar last night and there was a lot of 311 being played on the jukebox. Definitely took me back but I also thought the music held up quite well. Feel free to use the widest possible definition of ‘alternative’… --- ## [Talk to me about using soft paws for cats, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-using-soft-paws-for-cats-please/946371)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2021, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-using-soft-paws-for-cats-please/946371 "2021-07-15T00:43:51Z")
George is a very good kitten, but he’s a kitten. Hubs has paper thin skin and takes blood thinners so just a touch of anything sharp is enough to have him bleeding for a very long time. George has him bleeding after alm… --- ## [Height h at which something d miles away is visible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/height-h-at-which-something-d-miles-away-is-visible/946399)
**Author:** [@whc.03grady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whc.03grady)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/height-h-at-which-something-d-miles-away-is-visible/946399 "2021-07-14T23:37:34Z")
Assume a sphere, sea level, blah blah. How tall does something have to be for me to see it above the horizon if it’s 70 miles away? All I can find online are distance to the horizon calculators…though maybe those would… --- ## [Moment of inertia Integrals Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moment-of-inertia-integrals-question/946498)
**Author:** [@Someonewastaken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Someonewastaken)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moment-of-inertia-integrals-question/946498 "2021-07-14T23:33:12Z")
Why is it for a cylinder, the integral goes from 0 to the outside r, but for a sphere, it goes from -r to r? --- ## [One key not working on keyboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-key-not-working-on-keyboard/946446)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-key-not-working-on-keyboard/946446 "2021-07-14T23:21:29Z")
This morning, when I was trying to use my other computer, I discovered that the main “Enter” key (the one on the alphabetic part of the board) wasn’t working, in any application. All other keys, including the numpad Ent… --- ## [Thread about overweight fictional heroes—insensitive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-about-overweight-fictional-heroes-insensitive/946362)
**Author:** [@Capn\_Carl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capn_Carl)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-about-overweight-fictional-heroes-insensitive/946362 "2021-07-14T22:08:53Z")
I was inspired by super spy George Smiley in the novels of John LeCarre. I want Dopers to mention others, but figured I better test the idea here, before I post it in Cafe Society. If I’m being ignorant or insensitive, l… --- ## [Thousands March for Freedom in Cuba](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thousands-march-for-freedom-in-cuba/946268)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thousands-march-for-freedom-in-cuba/946268 "2021-07-14T22:03:23Z")
Well, this is unexpected. It’s not just material things they are mad about. They are chanting ‘Libertad!’, “Freedom!”, and one person was even flying an American flag before it got taken away. Cuban authorities have… --- ## [The Umbrella Academy S2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-umbrella-academy-s2/916878)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-umbrella-academy-s2/916878 "2021-07-14T20:35:54Z")
S1 thread here. Get Ready for The Umbrella Academy Season 2! Official Cast Recap (11:00 video) Season 2 Official Trailer (3:00) Season 2 Opening Scene (3:00) We are mere hours away from seeing what comes next! --- ## [Why are old men always naked in gym locker rooms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-old-men-always-naked-in-gym-locker-rooms/945145)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-old-men-always-naked-in-gym-locker-rooms/945145 "2021-07-14T20:29:20Z")
There’s been a joke since public locker rooms were first invented about how old people are always the first ones naked in them. I was curious why that exactly is? Is it a weird sexual thrill? Is it because they’re so ol… --- ## [QR Code on Dating App](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qr-code-on-dating-app/946418)
**Author:** [@half-elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/half-elf)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qr-code-on-dating-app/946418 "2021-07-14T19:45:49Z")
I use sa dating app (on my laptop) - not one of the “international” ones such as Tinder, POF etc. Somebody contacted me with a short message - like an inside joke based on something on my profile to which I responded wi… --- ## [Fuck Stephen A. Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-stephen-a-smith/946337)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-stephen-a-smith/946337 "2021-07-14T19:25:12Z")
So this just happened: TL, DR: if you’re a baseball fan, then you know that Japanese pitcher/slugger Shohei Ohtani is one of the most amazing MLB players to come along in a while. His English is slightly better than m… --- ## [Are there any easy butter chicken recipes (preferably not from scratch)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-easy-butter-chicken-recipes-preferably-not-from-scratch/946245)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-easy-butter-chicken-recipes-preferably-not-from-scratch/946245 "2021-07-14T18:31:59Z")
I like butter chicken over rice, but the recipes online tend to have 10-20 ingredients. Are there premade powders or such things where I can just add a few ingredients to it to make butter chicken? I’ve tried a couple … --- ## [Let's name a Biden Cabinet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-name-a-biden-cabinet/925040)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 315\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-name-a-biden-cabinet/925040 "2021-07-14T17:17:26Z")
Just for fun - and to see how close each of us get to the eventual real thing: State - Either Susan Rice or Samantha Power, both important Obama foreign policy appointees Treasury - I’d love to see Elizabeth Warren her… --- ## [Vuarnet legend 03 - - Tortoise or Brown (no links) \[Sunglasses\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vuarnet-legend-03-tortoise-or-brown-no-links-sunglasses/946226)
**Author:** [@HughGoply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HughGoply)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vuarnet-legend-03-tortoise-or-brown-no-links-sunglasses/946226 "2021-07-14T17:00:15Z")
Which do you prefer: Tortoise: Brown: I should note that that little piece by the bridge pops out. (permission received to post without links to buy.) --- ## [Djokovic gets his 20th slam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/djokovic-gets-his-20th-slam/946217)
**Author:** [@Lantern2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern2)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/djokovic-gets-his-20th-slam/946217 "2021-07-14T16:57:23Z")
Djokovic joins Federer and Nadal at 20 slams surely one of the most insane group of career stats of any sport. And there is every possibility of him getting many more, 25 slams is quite likely and even an insane 30 is n… --- ## [Is 140 years too late for a pardon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-140-years-too-late-for-a-pardon/946445)
**Author:** [@Grestarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grestarian)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-140-years-too-late-for-a-pardon/946445 "2021-07-14T16:39:40Z")
Mods: This could go in IMHO, but it’s mainly about legend, folklore, and famous people – but move it if you must. I’m gonna split this off the Bill Cosby discussion in order to avoid (accusations of) hijacking. I also… --- ## [A very simple ice cream poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-simple-ice-cream-poll/942763)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-simple-ice-cream-poll/942763 "2021-07-14T14:48:21Z")
Never tried making a poll before, fingers crossed. This week my usual grocery store had a sale on two pints of Ben & Jerry ice cream I wanted to take advantage of. I stood in front of that freezer for a stupid length of… --- ## [Do you suppose Jesus ever got sick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-suppose-jesus-ever-got-sick/946317)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-suppose-jesus-ever-got-sick/946317 "2021-07-14T14:34:43Z")
Weird thought that occurred to me as I was falling asleep last night: For those who believe Jesus is the Son of God, do you suppose He ever got sick, like with the flu or something? Did He ever get very seriously ill? … --- ## [Minimum amount of rest required between two games (of various sports)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minimum-amount-of-rest-required-between-two-games-of-various-sports/946050)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minimum-amount-of-rest-required-between-two-games-of-various-sports/946050 "2021-07-14T14:34:40Z")
As I understand it: Soccer: Generally at least 2 days of rest required in between games NFL football: Almost always at least one week of rest Baseball: No rest required, you can play doubleheaders in the same day (exc… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1396) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1398)