# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1639 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1640 --- ## [Fermi's Paradox Notwithstanding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fermis-paradox-notwithstanding/926199)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2020, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fermis-paradox-notwithstanding/926199 "2020-11-23T15:16:49Z")
Fermi’s Paradox notwithstanding, is it still obvious that there are advanced ET’s out there? Notice I use the word ‘obvious’. And I put this question in GQ. :slight\_smile: --- ## [Remember the Ice Bucket Challenge of 2014?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-the-ice-bucket-challenge-of-2014/790614)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2020, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-the-ice-bucket-challenge-of-2014/790614 "2020-11-23T13:26:11Z")
Did you participate either by getting your head soaked or by sponsoring someone who did, or did you mock those who did either? Well, the awful truth about where the money went has been revealed: A crapload of money was… --- ## [Who should be Biden's Attorney General?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-bidens-attorney-general/926231)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2020, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-bidens-attorney-general/926231 "2020-11-23T02:50:33Z")
(Someone stop me if we’ve already done this.) Who should Biden choose as his Attorney General? I’ve seen Merrick Garland suggested. That would be a great burn on McConnell. But he comes with baggage, not of his own m… --- ## [Coronavirus found in testes and can cause male infertility](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-found-in-testes-and-can-cause-male-infertility/925305)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2020, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-found-in-testes-and-can-cause-male-infertility/925305 "2020-11-23T09:35:17Z")
Ok virus, Now your hitting us below the belt! :worried: Coronavirus sure knows how to mess up people’s lives. --- ## [Alvin And The Chip....People?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alvin-and-the-chip-people/926079)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2020, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alvin-and-the-chip-people/926079 "2020-11-23T08:41:09Z")
The redesigned “Alvin And The Chipmunks” are off-putting. They look half human, like rejects from the Island of Dr. Moreau. Human hands and feet look weird on them. --- ## [Teenage girls hiding hands](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teenage-girls-hiding-hands/97865)
**Author:** [@scm1001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scm1001)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2020, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teenage-girls-hiding-hands/97865 "2020-11-23T04:18:51Z")
As an ex teacher, it alays used to puzzle me to see teenage girls walk around with their jersies/cardigans pulled over their hands as if to hide them. This seems to be universal in several countries, but boys, preteen gi… --- ## [How exactly is Black Friday going to work under COVID conditions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-exactly-is-black-friday-going-to-work-under-covid-conditions/926164)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2020, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-exactly-is-black-friday-going-to-work-under-covid-conditions/926164 "2020-11-23T01:13:02Z")
Are store literally going to have the same massive lines outside the buildings like in years previous? --- ## [I chipped in $100 for the Biden/Harris transition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-chipped-in-100-for-the-biden-harris-transition/926213)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2020, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-chipped-in-100-for-the-biden-harris-transition/926213 "2020-11-23T00:49:28Z")
Not being able to access the official funding they should be getting to help set up their team, Biden and Harris are doing a {removed link} for donations so that the transition can hit the ground running. I want them to… --- ## [Exposing human body to super-high temperature for super-short time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exposing-human-body-to-super-high-temperature-for-super-short-time/925822)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2020, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exposing-human-body-to-super-high-temperature-for-super-short-time/925822 "2020-11-22T23:43:35Z")
Suppose that a human body in its entirety were exposed to something like 1 million degrees Celsius for a millionth of a second (if such a thing were technologically possible.) Would the outcome be a merely-singed body, o… --- ## [Do most modern laptops offer the option of adding an M.2 hard drive, how do you integrate it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-most-modern-laptops-offer-the-option-of-adding-an-m-2-hard-drive-how-do-you-integrate-it/926204)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2020, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-most-modern-laptops-offer-the-option-of-adding-an-m-2-hard-drive-how-do-you-integrate-it/926204 "2020-11-22T23:10:07Z")
My current laptop is only a few years old but its been having issues. I’m thinking of a new laptop, but I want one with a SSD. I’ve seen ones with 128GB or 256GB SSDs, which is ok but I also like to do some gaming on my… --- ## [Florida state rep. Anthony Sabatini: More proof that some people with vote for anything that calls itself (R)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-state-rep-anthony-sabatini-more-proof-that-some-people-with-vote-for-anything-that-calls-itself-r/926219)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2020, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-state-rep-anthony-sabatini-more-proof-that-some-people-with-vote-for-anything-that-calls-itself-r/926219 "2020-11-22T23:04:24Z")
Sorry it’s a Reddit link, but it’s the only one I could find that would post because I’m not on Twitter, where this goofball also said “Abortion is murder.” (But only if the baby hasn’t been born yet, I guess.) One won… --- ## [Rocketeer builds a Gnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocketeer-builds-a-gnu/926083)
**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2020, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocketeer-builds-a-gnu/926083 "2020-11-22T22:27:45Z")
The other day, while idly wandering the internet, I ended up at Ramshackle Games’ website. They sell various stuff for playing Warhammer, the insanely addictive and expensive wargame set in a fantasy universe with Space… --- ## [Opinion on gender cliches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-on-gender-cliches/925750)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2020, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-on-gender-cliches/925750 "2020-11-22T22:17:44Z")
A Chinese-born, Berlin artist has a book about gender cliches. I found it funny, but am wondering what others think about this artist or whether depicting such simple stereotypes are outdated. (The link only shows a fe… --- ## [Were the Moties originally four-armed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-moties-originally-four-armed/926033)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2020, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-moties-originally-four-armed/926033 "2020-11-22T22:14:12Z")
Trying to remember - were the Moties originally four-armed but evolved to three? I seem to remember something about that in the discussion of the Warriors. --- ## [Rubik's cube juggling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rubiks-cube-juggling/926210)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2020, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rubiks-cube-juggling/926210 "2020-11-22T21:08:46Z")
Found this video while surfing around YouTube. The weird thing is I see both solving Rubik’s cubes and juggling as only moderately difficult tasks; the kind of things I feel most people could learn to due … --- ## [How do restaurants cook food so fast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-restaurants-cook-food-so-fast/74902)
**Author:** [@zuma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zuma)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2020, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-restaurants-cook-food-so-fast/74902 "2020-11-22T20:20:42Z")
I work swing shift, and usuall head out for “lunch” about 9:00 - 9:30 p.m. I’m too lazy to bring my own food to work, so it’s usually fast food or something similiar. A couple nights a week I treat myself to a few restau… --- ## [The Music and Magic of the Disney Animated Canon, Vol. 6: Saludos Amigos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-music-and-magic-of-the-disney-animated-canon-vol-6-saludos-amigos/926211)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2020, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-music-and-magic-of-the-disney-animated-canon-vol-6-saludos-amigos/926211 "2020-11-22T20:11:26Z")
The Music and Magic of the Disney Animated Canon, Vol. 6: Saludos Amigos Songs: Saludos Amigos La Bianca Paloma Escravos de Jo Aquarela do Brasil Tico-Tico no Fuba Previous Threads: Snow White and the Seven Dwa… --- ## [Are there any estimates on each drug's popularity globally?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-estimates-on-each-drugs-popularity-globally/926054)
**Author:** [@longtry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/longtry)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2020, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-estimates-on-each-drugs-popularity-globally/926054 "2020-11-22T19:39:40Z")
Hi there, I was reading an article about methamphetamine, and a question popped up in my mind. How popular is meth when compared to other substances? Like, if the total number of addicts in the world is 100 millions, t… --- ## [Best review of Godfather 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-review-of-godfather-3/926201)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2020, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-review-of-godfather-3/926201 "2020-11-22T18:59:26Z")
Found in a Facebook gangster enthusiast group: If 2020 was a film :thinking:… --- ## [Your opinions on the Oliver Stone films Nixon and JFK (open spoilers ok)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinions-on-the-oliver-stone-films-nixon-and-jfk-open-spoilers-ok/852378)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2020, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinions-on-the-oliver-stone-films-nixon-and-jfk-open-spoilers-ok/852378 "2020-11-22T17:51:30Z")
I liked the Doors movie. Otherwise, the only Oliver Stone films I’ve thought were ok were both the Wall Street films. I absolutely hated Born on the 4th of July. I’ve been reading a lot of history during lockdown, most… --- ## [Fictional jobs and avocations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-jobs-and-avocations/926146)
**Author:** [@Bootb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootb)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2020, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-jobs-and-avocations/926146 "2020-11-22T17:05:21Z")
Has anybody else ever watched a movie or a TV show and wondered what it would be like to have a certain fictional job or play a certain role in real life if that were possible? I used to wonder, back when I was watching… --- ## [Is it un-democratic to distrust the vote?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-un-democratic-to-distrust-the-vote/926161)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2020, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-un-democratic-to-distrust-the-vote/926161 "2020-11-22T17:01:15Z")
This is a general debate, not constrained to the 2020 U.S. elections. It is fundamental to democracy that the results of an election are respected. It would seem to follow that it is un-democratic to distrust the result… --- ## [Why do people mumble on the phone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-mumble-on-the-phone/925818)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2020, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-mumble-on-the-phone/925818 "2020-11-22T16:47:07Z")
In my job, I regularly have to speak with people over the phone. These are people who desire a favorable result from our conversation. A significant percentage of people seem to make very little effort to speak audibly… --- ## [Be very careful if you're scraping your windows next to a high-rise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/be-very-careful-if-youre-scraping-your-windows-next-to-a-high-rise/926106)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2020, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/be-very-careful-if-youre-scraping-your-windows-next-to-a-high-rise/926106 "2020-11-22T14:33:05Z")
This happened after an ice storm in Vladivostok, Russia. Yikes! --- ## [Biochemistry technique?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biochemistry-technique/926076)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2020, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biochemistry-technique/926076 "2020-11-22T12:19:53Z")
I have wondered how scientists figured out how various chemicals interact with each other in our bodies or in some cases even within cells? Is this all done within test tubes or other similar containers. for examp… --- ## [Who is that woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-that-woman/926181)
**Author:** [@jimmyjoeraybubbabob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimmyjoeraybubbabob)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2020, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-that-woman/926181 "2020-11-22T12:17:36Z")
Sydney Powell was behind Rudy and off to his right during his meltdown but who is the blonde woman directly behind him off of his left shoulder who kept nodding and smiling? --- ## [Does Trump deserve any credit for Operation Warp Speed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-trump-deserve-any-credit-for-operation-warp-speed/926139)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2020, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-trump-deserve-any-credit-for-operation-warp-speed/926139 "2020-11-22T12:15:48Z")
I guess everything is relative, but the one area in which I sense that the news media seems to give credit to Trump is Operation Warp Speed. And I guess that the recent great news about the successful vaccine trials jus… --- ## [Wherein the Piper Cub sets out a few moral principles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wherein-the-piper-cub-sets-out-a-few-moral-principles/925551)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2020, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wherein-the-piper-cub-sets-out-a-few-moral-principles/925551 "2020-11-22T09:39:18Z")
The Piper Cub set out a couple of moral principles over the past few weeks. First, he asked if we could watch Men in Black together, the first one, since we’d just seen MiB3. Got to the part where the alien is about to… --- ## [Breakthrough vaccine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakthrough-vaccine/925163)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2020, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakthrough-vaccine/925163 "2020-11-22T09:18:56Z")
This is the most hopeful news I have seen all year: Even if this is the success claimed, there are a couple of issues. Vaccines differ in at least three somewhat related parameters. How hard are the to manufacture? … --- ## [The Music and Magic of the Disney Animated Canon, Vol. 5: Bambi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-music-and-magic-of-the-disney-animated-canon-vol-5-bambi/926177)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2020, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-music-and-magic-of-the-disney-animated-canon-vol-5-bambi/926177 "2020-11-22T06:01:43Z")
The Music and Magic of the Disney Animated Canon, Vol. 5: Bambi Songs: “Love is a Song” “Little April Shower” “Let’s Sing a Gay Little Spring Song” “Looking for Romance (I Bring You a Song)” Previous Threads: Sno… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1638) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1640)