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**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-cant-ask-for-help-on-the-sdmb/945539 "2021-07-02T23:55:45Z")
I asked for tutoring help in GQ, stated the thread could be moved, said that the tutoring would happen off site, and Chronos closed the thread because he doesn’t like what I’m asking for. No one asked you to participate… --- ## [Should athletes be compelled to talk to the media?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-athletes-be-compelled-to-talk-to-the-media/943351)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 418\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-athletes-be-compelled-to-talk-to-the-media/943351 "2021-07-02T23:54:13Z")
The latest controversy involves Naomi Osaka being fined for not talking to reporters, and then dropping out of the French Open. I’ve never understood why leagues and professional associations mandate media availibilit… --- ## [The judge that sentenced Brock Turner to 6 months has been recalled](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-judge-that-sentenced-brock-turner-to-6-months-has-been-recalled/945473)
**Author:** [@Bootb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootb)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-judge-that-sentenced-brock-turner-to-6-months-has-been-recalled/945473 "2021-07-02T22:53:40Z")
The voters have rendered judgment. The California judge who prompted a national outcry after handing former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner a six-month sentence for sexual assault has been recalled by voters i… --- ## [What happens to a corpse buried in space?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-a-corpse-buried-in-space/945322)
**Author:** [@ArtBeforeScience](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArtBeforeScience)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-a-corpse-buried-in-space/945322 "2021-07-02T22:47:34Z")
Yesterday in yoga I was in the final resting pose, which is called Corpse Pose or Savasana, and suddenly wondered what would happen if I died on a space capsule and they just pushed my body out into the void. My body wo… --- ## [Help with Irish language term](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-irish-language-term/945092)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-irish-language-term/945092 "2021-07-02T22:17:23Z")
I found the following in Wikipedia: Irish speaking Dopers, is this accurate? The origin of kibosh is the subject of much discussion, but the candle snuffer theory sounds like a good candidate. Trouble is, I’ve not hea… --- ## [Demolecularization](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demolecularization/416628)
**Author:** [@mks57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mks57)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2007, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demolecularization/416628 "2007-08-23T17:19:45Z")
What temperature would be required to reduce all chemical compounds to their component atoms? Would it be possible to construct a super-incinerator that could maintain that temperature? --- ## [Census to show first decline of white population](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/census-to-show-first-decline-of-white-population/944986)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/census-to-show-first-decline-of-white-population/944986 "2021-07-02T21:32:25Z")
The decline was .02%, so not a lot, but I expect some freaking from… certain quarters. --- ## [Just had to call 911 on my idiot neighbour](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-had-to-call-911-on-my-idiot-neighbour/945479)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-had-to-call-911-on-my-idiot-neighbour/945479 "2021-07-02T21:24:47Z")
Here on the west coast (I am in BC) we have a total fire ban because of the tinder dry conditions. The town of Lytton was just completely destroyed in a matter of minutes because of a human caused fire. So I’m dozing of… --- ## [Good Advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-advice/940816)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-advice/940816 "2021-07-02T21:21:59Z")
Post you tips, tricks and life hacks here. Anything and everything to make your fellow persons’ existence easier. If you are ever pulled over by a cop, quickly run out of your car and urinate in a circle around your ve… --- ## [When did perfect pitch become a "thing?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-perfect-pitch-become-a-thing/945103)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-perfect-pitch-become-a-thing/945103 "2021-07-02T21:07:58Z")
The skill existed, of course, before there was a name for it. But at what point did people start to truly consider perfect pitch (knowing that an A is an A, a B-flat is a B-flat, an F is an F, etc.) to be a “thing” wort… --- ## [How did energy become matter after the big bang](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-energy-become-matter-after-the-big-bang/945348)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-energy-become-matter-after-the-big-bang/945348 "2021-07-02T21:06:47Z")
I know matter can become energy by things like nuclear reactions or matter antimatter collisions. So how did energy become matter after the big bang? I heard the energy ‘cooled off’ and became matter but two questions. … --- ## [Barbecue Styles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barbecue-styles/944974)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barbecue-styles/944974 "2021-07-02T20:24:21Z")
I’ve been reading a book about “New American Barbecue”. It discusses the usual shout-outs to Texas, various styles from Kansas City and sauces from Alabama and North Carolina. It is too focused to discuss Yucatecan or … --- ## [Greg Noll - RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greg-noll-rip/945532)
**Author:** [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greg-noll-rip/945532 "2021-07-02T20:10:14Z")
Another bigger-than-life hero of my younger days passed away earlier this week. I’ll just leave this here for anybody interested: --- ## [Bill Cosby Conviction Overturned: No retrial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-conviction-overturned-no-retrial/945342)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-conviction-overturned-no-retrial/945342 "2021-07-02T20:02:57Z")
I’m interested in reading the full opinion later when I get a chance. I would love to hear comments. --- ## [Help with rock identification](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-rock-identification/945376)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-rock-identification/945376 "2021-07-02T19:49:09Z")
Found this rock on a recent trip to Tofino (Vancouver Island) along the beach. The little white bumps (quartz?) stick out further than the smaller, blueish bumps. … --- ## [Ladies, what is your attitude toward makeup?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-is-your-attitude-toward-makeup/846536)
**Author:** [@The\_Maple\_Leaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Maple_Leaf)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2020, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-is-your-attitude-toward-makeup/846536 "2020-01-20T03:24:22Z")
The recent thread where the OP asked for advice as to whether she should wear makeup to a job interview got me to ask the female posters: what exactly is your attitude toward makeup? How much - if any - do you wear, and … --- ## [Statistics--more than meets the eye](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statistics-more-than-meets-the-eye/941492)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statistics-more-than-meets-the-eye/941492 "2021-07-02T18:44:27Z")
My local surplus food store has these https://allcitycandy.com/products/hersheys-treasure-surprise-mc-kisses-transformers-64z-case-of-5?variant=32605846601794 for $1.00 per case. While $16.25 for 20 Hershey’s Kisses an… --- ## [Explain gyroscopic precession - I'll pay you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-gyroscopic-precession-ill-pay-you/945445)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-gyroscopic-precession-ill-pay-you/945445 "2021-07-02T17:25:51Z")
Feel free to move this thread to the correct forum. Don’t bother telling me that this was already done in this thread: Bicycles with gyroscopic effect "cancelled out" I started that thread, I know too much about it. I… --- ## [Global tax reform: curbing tax avoidance by multinationals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-tax-reform-curbing-tax-avoidance-by-multinationals/943606)
**Author:** [@GreenWyvern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenWyvern)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-tax-reform-curbing-tax-avoidance-by-multinationals/943606 "2021-07-02T16:57:04Z")
The progress currently being made in curbing tax avoidance by large corporations is highly significant for the world, so I’m surprised there hasn’t already been a discussion about this. The current initiative will begin… --- ## [Questions on travel for all my Schengen- and/or Germany-located Doper friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-on-travel-for-all-my-schengen-and-or-germany-located-doper-friends/943638)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-on-travel-for-all-my-schengen-and-or-germany-located-doper-friends/943638 "2021-07-02T16:11:03Z")
Some of you may know my son is studying in Germany this semester. Either way, he called the other day to say his last week there (end of June) had opened up, did we want to visit? And yes, I do want to visit, and so I am… --- ## [My dog is weird](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-is-weird/945394)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-is-weird/945394 "2021-07-02T16:01:01Z")
Gigi the wonderdog hates fireworks. That’s not weird. She also hates thunderstorms. That’s not really weird either. What is weird is that we live near Fort Sill, aka the “Field Artillery Capital of the World.” There are… --- ## [How do countries work out water rights for a body of water that separates the countries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-countries-work-out-water-rights-for-a-body-of-water-that-separates-the-countries/945506)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-countries-work-out-water-rights-for-a-body-of-water-that-separates-the-countries/945506 "2021-07-02T15:17:01Z")
Water is a valuable resource. Rivers and lakes often serve as the boundaries between different countries. Both countries may want to use 100% of the water for their own use. How do they work out how much water each co… --- ## [Does water that is higher than the room air temperature raise or lower the air temp when it evaporates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-water-that-is-higher-than-the-room-air-temperature-raise-or-lower-the-air-temp-when-it-evaporates/945457)
**Author:** [@Delayed\_Reflex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delayed_Reflex)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-water-that-is-higher-than-the-room-air-temperature-raise-or-lower-the-air-temp-when-it-evaporates/945457 "2021-07-02T14:31:14Z")
If I were to, say, mop my floor with warm water (that is hotter than the air temperature in the room), then let the floor dry naturally, would the air temperature in the room go up or down as a result? Suppose the water … --- ## [What If I only want to lose my virginity to a virgin? And other questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-i-only-want-to-lose-my-virginity-to-a-virgin-and-other-questions/182182)
**Author:** [@lukaspriest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lukaspriest)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-i-only-want-to-lose-my-virginity-to-a-virgin-and-other-questions/182182 "2021-07-02T14:22:59Z")
First off, I know that I make generalizations here - its all just relative to my experiences and perceptions. And I totally realize that there are a lot of different people out there. I’m not trying to label anyone or … --- ## [Was Dr Seuss on heroin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-dr-seuss-on-heroin/497855)
**Author:** [@filmyak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmyak)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-dr-seuss-on-heroin/497855 "2021-07-02T14:10:45Z")
My coworker is swearing up and down that not only was Dr Seuss a heroin junkie, but that many of his stories were about heroin. I call bullshit on both counts, but am wondering if anyone hear has heard anything similar … --- ## [What degreasing solvent do you like for general shop use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-degreasing-solvent-do-you-like-for-general-shop-use/945243)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-degreasing-solvent-do-you-like-for-general-shop-use/945243 "2021-07-02T14:10:45Z")
I have a variety of solvents or degreasers I use around my home shop and out in the tractor bay in the barn. The water based ones are easy, as they come in spray bottles, and generally the jobs with the biggest area are … --- ## [Okay, so is there another copy of me out there in the multiverse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-so-is-there-another-copy-of-me-out-there-in-the-multiverse/945396)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-so-is-there-another-copy-of-me-out-there-in-the-multiverse/945396 "2021-07-02T13:53:29Z")
And if so, could this copy have different outcomes, or is it destined to repeat the same existence as…this? --- ## [Riddle Rhymes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riddle-rhymes/942830)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riddle-rhymes/942830 "2021-07-02T13:36:31Z")
Let’s make up and solve riddle rhymes! I’ll start: Alive without life Eternal strife Constantly changing Small and wide-ranging --- ## [Origin of the word Kifed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-the-word-kifed/30307)
**Author:** [@furthur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furthur)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-the-word-kifed/30307 "2021-07-02T13:35:09Z")
A friend of mine says he uses the word “kifed,” meaning to steal something. Recently he was out to dinner with his mother-in-law and used that word and she replied “Isn’t that kind of offensive?” She wouldn’t elaborate o… --- ## [Brandeis University considers 'picnic' to be oppressive language](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brandeis-university-considers-picnic-to-be-oppressive-language/945016)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 451\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brandeis-university-considers-picnic-to-be-oppressive-language/945016 "2021-07-02T13:03:27Z")
The word “picnic” also made the list because it is “often associated with lynchings of Black people in the United States, during which White spectators were said to have watched while eating, referring to them as picn… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1409) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1411)