# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1497 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1498 --- ## [Getting a handle on my car issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-a-handle-on-my-car-issue/939350)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-a-handle-on-my-car-issue/939350 "2021-04-05T20:11:15Z")
I’ve got a 2005 Nissan Sentra. A couple of months ago, I started seeing an issue which now seems to be happening all the time. When I reach my destination, I can’t open my car door. What appears to be happening is that … --- ## [When will you resume recreational air travel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-you-resume-recreational-air-travel/938042)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-you-resume-recreational-air-travel/938042 "2021-04-05T19:57:00Z")
I haven’t seen my father or siblings in over a year now. Dad’s been vaccinated, but they’re still not allowing outside visitors into his assisted-living facility. Not sure when that’s gonna end. It won’t make a lot of… --- ## [MASH: the hemostat test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mash-the-hemostat-test/939454)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mash-the-hemostat-test/939454 "2021-04-05T19:49:13Z")
I remember a scene from MASH in the swamp in which one of the doctors attached a hemostat to the edge of his hand and tightened it in order to assess the sufficiency of his inebriation. Was this from the movie or the TV … --- ## [Buycotting is better than boycotting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buycotting-is-better-than-boycotting/939243)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buycotting-is-better-than-boycotting/939243 "2021-04-05T19:39:32Z")
The problem with boycotting - withholding from someone you don’t support - is that too few people usually participate (often so few that there is no noticeable difference to a company’s bottom line - “Boycott? What boyco… --- ## [When Did We Figure Out The Speed of Sound?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-we-figure-out-the-speed-of-sound/939321)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-we-figure-out-the-speed-of-sound/939321 "2021-04-05T18:37:13Z")
Apparently as far back as the New Testament, Roman seamen had a general idea of the speed of sound in saltwater. In Acts 27, the author, a passenger on a Roman ship, describes being blown off-course by a storm, and appr… --- ## [Can DNA prove my relation to deceased grandparent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-dna-prove-my-relation-to-deceased-grandparent/938866)
**Author:** [@edwin\_klockars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwin_klockars)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-dna-prove-my-relation-to-deceased-grandparent/938866 "2021-04-05T18:35:28Z")
I recently reached out to a genealogy company to explain that in order to apply for a special dual citizenship, I am trying to prove that I am the grandson of my deceased grandfather. He died long ago and his body is no… --- ## [Will this film still develop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-this-film-still-develop/939354)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-this-film-still-develop/939354 "2021-04-05T16:44:47Z")
I have a film canister in my fridge door that’s been there…I can’t remember exactly…it’s got to be over 15 yrs I’m thinking. It’s 35mm, Kodak Gold 100, 24 shots, in a drop in cassette thingy. Been in the canister, in the… --- ## [How does Greyhound stay in business?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-greyhound-stay-in-business/939100)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-greyhound-stay-in-business/939100 "2021-04-05T16:37:09Z")
Are there that many people afraid to fly? I was checking out the cheapest way to get from Portland to Chicago and back, so I went to the Greyhound site…and was surprised to find out that it was actually more expensive t… --- ## [Suez Canal (south end) Why only one-way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suez-canal-south-end-why-only-one-way/939099)
**Author:** [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_T-Bonham.net)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suez-canal-south-end-why-only-one-way/939099 "2021-04-05T15:23:00Z")
I notice that the south end of the Suez Canal (the 20-25 miles from Suez to Small Bitter Lake) is a one-way canal, with north-bound convoys going thru at certain times, and south-bound convoys at other times. That was p… --- ## [The Local History Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-local-history-thread/939110)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-local-history-thread/939110 "2021-04-05T15:04:53Z")
Kind of Today In History I Saw\* - Well, maybe you saw it today, or maybe you read it, or maybe it’s something you knew already which had just been on your mind. Or something you simply want to share. I just thought hear… --- ## [House & apartment doors in US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-apartment-doors-in-us/939396)
**Author:** [@tavaritz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tavaritz)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-apartment-doors-in-us/939396 "2021-04-05T14:19:21Z")
Hello. Just rewatching Criminal Minds and it brought up this question in my mind that I’ve wanted to ask long ago: Why are house & apatment outer doors opening inwards in US? Here in Finland even with ever winter snow … --- ## [Why are less points earned in the NHL the last 20-25 years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-less-points-earned-in-the-nhl-the-last-20-25-years/939391)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-less-points-earned-in-the-nhl-the-last-20-25-years/939391 "2021-04-05T14:15:58Z")
I am aware that Wayne Gretzky is from another planet and his point totals were insane. Lemieux as well, to a certain extent. However, check this list for point totals in a season None of the top 50 records for a season… --- ## [Accuracy of no touch thermometers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accuracy-of-no-touch-thermometers/939223)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accuracy-of-no-touch-thermometers/939223 "2021-04-05T13:54:53Z")
We record our temp when me begin work. Mine was 97.8 consistently. When the thermometer began to have erratic readings, I replaced the batteries. Now it is consistently 98.2. At the pharmacy yesterday with a different th… --- ## [The good and the bad of Sid Meier's Civilization series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-good-and-the-bad-of-sid-meiers-civilization-series/929533)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-good-and-the-bad-of-sid-meiers-civilization-series/929533 "2021-04-05T13:33:01Z")
Just a thread for fans of the series to discuss what they like and don’t like about the various Civ games. I’ve only played some of the games. And I mostly play singleplayer at the noble difficulty level - I’m no wizard… --- ## [Favorite old pieces of software (not games)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-old-pieces-of-software-not-games/932059)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-old-pieces-of-software-not-games/932059 "2021-04-05T13:16:13Z")
Guys and gals, look at what I found… :cry: (If you can’t see the pic, it’s the CD-ROM shell case for Microsoft’s ‘Multimedia Beethoven: 9th Symphony’, released in 1993.) I haven’t e… --- ## [The other Winston Churchill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-other-winston-churchill/846741)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-other-winston-churchill/846741 "2021-04-05T12:34:26Z")
Was an American best selling author in the early 1900s. Just found out about this guy recently. Not related to the famous Churchill. --- ## [Site software upgrade message](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/site-software-upgrade-message/938601)
**Author:** [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/site-software-upgrade-message/938601 "2021-04-05T11:42:59Z")
I just got a popup box telling me that the site has a new software upgrade (I think that was the wording, I should have copied it before I ditched it) and giving me an option to get it or to cancel. I cancelled, on the g… --- ## [Happy Easter, Dopers! He is risen!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-easter-dopers-he-is-risen/939378)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-easter-dopers-he-is-risen/939378 "2021-04-05T04:26:14Z")
It’s 0400, or zero dark early, and my wife and I are up and going, heading out to our first-ever sunrise service. Then we’re having brunch with family. What are your Easter plans? Happy Easter, Dopers! He is risen! --- ## [Yes, We Have No Bananas, An Ever Green MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-we-have-no-bananas-an-ever-green-mmp/938950)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 241\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-we-have-no-bananas-an-ever-green-mmp/938950 "2021-04-05T04:17:03Z")
Because Harris Teeter and Aldi have been out of nanners(and butter flavored cooking spray) since the Suez Debacle began. :thinking: Also there is a post storm cold front, with the Accuweather April Fool’s Day forecast c… --- ## [Fixing the order of posts that were moved](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fixing-the-order-of-posts-that-were-moved/938633)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fixing-the-order-of-posts-that-were-moved/938633 "2021-04-05T03:49:08Z")
Earlier today, one of the mods split off a hijack of another thread to this thread: But I think the posts ended up out of order. On vBulleton, moved posts always kept their timestamp, and showed up in whatever order t… --- ## [Auto Q, greaseable fittings vs permanently sealed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-q-greaseable-fittings-vs-permanently-sealed/939411)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-q-greaseable-fittings-vs-permanently-sealed/939411 "2021-04-05T02:09:36Z")
Talking about ball joints and the like, is permanently sealed better if one never greases them? My thoughts are the serviceable ones have to have a way of expelling the pumped out grease, which opens up the door to cont… --- ## [Kinako -- Japanese toasted soybean flour](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinako-japanese-toasted-soybean-flour/939330)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinako-japanese-toasted-soybean-flour/939330 "2021-04-05T01:21:55Z")
I came across this ingredient in a YouTube video today. Anyone familiar with it or know how to use it? What is Kinako? Kinako is one of many Japanese ingredients made from soybeans. It is dried, milled and roasted soyb… --- ## [RATS!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rats/786090)
**Author:** [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rats/786090 "2021-04-05T01:07:23Z")
So, my sister has been pet sitting some rats and I had such fun playing with her temporary pets\* that I decided to get some new babies of my own to fill up the rat-shaped hole in my life after the last one I had. So th… --- ## [Mangle a term from the sciences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mangle-a-term-from-the-sciences/916956)
**Author:** [@Grestarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grestarian)\ **Replies:** 373\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mangle-a-term-from-the-sciences/916956 "2021-04-05T00:28:34Z")
Okay, so with the change of hosts I finally stumbled across that old thread and was amazed and amused by the entries that I missed in the month it survived after I forgot about it. And I had always planned (maybe even … --- ## [Arkansas Mountain Valley Water](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arkansas-mountain-valley-water/939037)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2021, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arkansas-mountain-valley-water/939037 "2021-04-04T23:54:06Z")
Ahhhhh. One of the kids gave us some authentic Mountain Valley spring water. It’s in a neat 25.3 ounce green bottle. “Bottled in the Ouachita Mountains” in Garland County, Arkansas. It even has a pronunciation guide - “W… --- ## [Do you dislike the flavour of fresh cucumbers? Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-dislike-the-flavour-of-fresh-cucumbers-why/925744)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2021, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-dislike-the-flavour-of-fresh-cucumbers-why/925744 "2021-04-04T23:26:16Z")
I am interested to know the views of people who dislike cucumbers specifically on account of their flavour. There is method to my madness, as I will explain below, but in short - if you don’t like the taste of cucumbers… --- ## [You give up a child for adoption. Who do you tell?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-give-up-a-child-for-adoption-who-do-you-tell/938987)
**Author:** [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2021, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-give-up-a-child-for-adoption-who-do-you-tell/938987 "2021-04-04T23:23:23Z")
Don’t need answer fast. In a book I just started, a 14 year old gives her daughter up for adoption. Five years later she gets married. Twenty or so years later she has a 18 year old son and a 15 year old daughter. At no… --- ## [Movies where there are no good guys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-there-are-no-good-guys/939349)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2021, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-there-are-no-good-guys/939349 "2021-04-04T21:14:25Z")
I’m watching “I Care A Lot” on Netflix and it’s about people that take advantage of the elderly versus the Russian mafia. What other movies have no good guys? --- ## [Nostalgic American Beverages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nostalgic-american-beverages/938350)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2021, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nostalgic-american-beverages/938350 "2021-04-04T21:08:02Z")
I have a copy of an American food guide from 1979 which gives macronutrient and calorie counts for many foods from that time. I occasionally use it to find how much protein or carbs are in something, since it is more ac… --- ## [In search of: PDF markup ap for Android](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-search-of-pdf-markup-ap-for-android/939337)
**Author:** [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2021, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-search-of-pdf-markup-ap-for-android/939337 "2021-04-04T20:16:12Z")
One of the facets of my life that will hopefully start up again this year is Burning Man and one of the aspects of that is training Black Rock Rangers. The initial training is seven hours long and the trainers work as a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1496) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1498)