# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1661 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1662 --- ## [Looking for a definition of a 'tiger helmet"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-definition-of-a-tiger-helmet/851514)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2020, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-definition-of-a-tiger-helmet/851514 "2020-11-03T13:02:31Z")
Hi I recently came across the term ‘tiger helmet’ but no description. What does it look like and who usually wears one? I look forward to your feedback --- ## [Another stupid injury](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-stupid-injury/924632)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2020, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-stupid-injury/924632 "2020-11-03T11:57:42Z")
Yes, I am well on my way to being crowned the stupidest person in the Universe. For lunch today, I decided to heat up a frozen dinner which had a side of roasted potatoes. I opened the dinner, took out my fork, speared… --- ## [How can my Google Drive be 95% full when there's almost nothing in it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-my-google-drive-be-95-full-when-theres-almost-nothing-in-it/923058)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2020, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-my-google-drive-be-95-full-when-theres-almost-nothing-in-it/923058 "2020-11-03T11:12:56Z")
Title says it. Enough warnings, I opened my Google Drive. I never use it. Not for photos, rarely for docs. How can it be almost at 15 Gigs when I dont even have a gig in there?? --- ## [Moving walkways: stand or walk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-walkways-stand-or-walk/924157)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2020, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-walkways-stand-or-walk/924157 "2020-11-03T10:12:13Z")
Over in another thread, there was some discussing about walking vs. standing on escalators. That got me thinking of the moving walkways found at most major airports. There seems to be two schools of thought on these. … --- ## [EPIC battery life - any similar stories?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-battery-life-any-similar-stories/924497)
**Author:** [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2020, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-battery-life-any-similar-stories/924497 "2020-11-03T10:07:39Z")
I have the exact same digital multimeter that’s pictured at the bottom of this photo: I’m sure I’ve had it for 20 years. I’m just about sure I’ve had it for 25. And I’ve never chan… --- ## [The stress of covid lockdown has finally hit me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stress-of-covid-lockdown-has-finally-hit-me/924537)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2020, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stress-of-covid-lockdown-has-finally-hit-me/924537 "2020-11-03T07:55:53Z")
I’ve coped well so far. No one close has caught it, I can work easily from home, my wife’s and my jobs both look secure, we have a nice house and a nice garden and no children so homelife is calm and pleasant. But these… --- ## [Trump loses, flees to a foreign country: how will Fox news react?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-loses-flees-to-a-foreign-country-how-will-fox-news-react/924418)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2020, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-loses-flees-to-a-foreign-country-how-will-fox-news-react/924418 "2020-11-03T07:20:02Z")
We’ve still got 3 days before the election to have fun speculating about stuff. Part of the fun recently has involved questions of what will Trump do when he loses. My contribution to the game is to ask something relat… --- ## [NPR will not call races until the AP does](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npr-will-not-call-races-until-the-ap-does/924518)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2020, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npr-will-not-call-races-until-the-ap-does/924518 "2020-11-03T07:11:13Z")
I think that’s a good idea. --- ## [A Scrabble-esque Word Game Challenge for all takers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-scrabble-esque-word-game-challenge-for-all-takers/623490)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2012, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-scrabble-esque-word-game-challenge-for-all-takers/623490 "2012-06-01T15:03:10Z")
The goal of the game is to create a square letter grid, in which every row across and every column down spells a valid English word. For example, this would be a legal 3x3 grid: C A T E R A L E T The validity of word… --- ## [Play a Niche Sport, Get into Ivy U.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/play-a-niche-sport-get-into-ivy-u/923797)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2020, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/play-a-niche-sport-get-into-ivy-u/923797 "2020-11-03T05:50:05Z")
Canadian universities are more similar than different. I went to one of the more competitive ones, but most would consider the degree more relevant than the school where it was earned. Of course, Canada has a hockey cu… --- ## [I love \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, and yet I prefer \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-and-yet-i-prefer/923056)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2020, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-and-yet-i-prefer/923056 "2020-11-03T04:03:08Z")
I love spicy food and will generally order my dishes with quite a bit of heat. I figure my heat tolerance is about as high as it gets in the “normal human being” category, right before you start getting into Scoville cou… --- ## [Forged in Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forged-in-fire/746879)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2020, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forged-in-fire/746879 "2020-11-03T03:51:16Z")
Anyone else watch this? It’s a bladesmithing competition show on the History channel. The second season just started. I watched the first season as it aired and am re-watching it on VOD while I await new episodes. I … --- ## [Bill Bryson Retires](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-bryson-retires/923175)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2020, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-bryson-retires/923175 "2020-11-03T03:42:58Z")
Well, my life sucks a little more now. No really, I want him to be happy, and I am glad that he’s happy. But my list of things to look forward to just got shorter. No more Bill Bryson books. --- ## [Hmm. I’m apparently a 1%er](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hmm-i-m-apparently-a-1-er/924275)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2020, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hmm-i-m-apparently-a-1-er/924275 "2020-11-03T01:52:50Z")
The thread on whether dogs have handedness got me looking at the Wikipedia article on handedness and I discovered I’m a 1%er. Around 90% of people are righties. Around 10% are lefties. And around 1% are cross-dominant… --- ## [Will vaccinations be required? \[Edited: Will you get a vaccine if legally mandated\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-vaccinations-be-required-edited-will-you-get-a-vaccine-if-legally-mandated/919016)
**Author:** [@urbanredneck2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/urbanredneck2)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2020, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-vaccinations-be-required-edited-will-you-get-a-vaccine-if-legally-mandated/919016 "2020-11-03T00:16:14Z")
Lets say in May next year they come out with a vaccine. They decide to make it mandatory. If you dont get the vaccine you will not be able to attend school or go into a place of business or use public transportation. Eve… --- ## [USPS tracking percent delivered](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usps-tracking-percent-delivered/924595)
**Author:** [@sbright33](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sbright33)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2020, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usps-tracking-percent-delivered/924595 "2020-11-02T22:32:00Z")
I’ve been sending and receiving tracked packages and envelopes my whole life. Never lost a package without the tracking showing it was delivered and when. In those cases someone stole it from the mailbox or step. In o… --- ## [Math homework - sanity check](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-homework-sanity-check/924310)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2020, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-homework-sanity-check/924310 "2020-11-02T21:43:24Z")
Yesterday I was helping my granddaughter with her 8th grade algebra. The assignment she was working on was working with fractions and order of operations. It was an online quiz where it would display an equation and then… --- ## [How many Americans will die due to the election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-americans-will-die-due-to-the-election/924161)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2020, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-americans-will-die-due-to-the-election/924161 "2020-11-02T21:19:47Z")
It’s obvious that the rising US COVID case rates over the past few weeks warrant at least some new measures to prevent another exponential spread. Many areas of the country went on some form of lockdown in March, and th… --- ## [Love the smell of bacon in the morning? (Bacon scented mask)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-the-smell-of-bacon-in-the-morning-bacon-scented-mask/923020)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2020, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-the-smell-of-bacon-in-the-morning-bacon-scented-mask/923020 "2020-11-02T20:55:44Z")
Now you can enjoy the delicious aroma of bacon all day, thanks to the Hormel Corporation. Hormel is giving away the masks online. The masks incorporate “the latest in pork-scented technology with two-ply multi-fiber clot… --- ## [How did Hallowe'en in the time of Covid go for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-halloween-in-the-time-of-covid-go-for-you/924464)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2020, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-halloween-in-the-time-of-covid-go-for-you/924464 "2020-11-02T20:14:56Z")
So, how did other Dopers handle Hallowe’en? The Cub was content to have me go out and buy his favourite treats and watch the Mandalorians, Season 2, Episode 1, on tv. Originally we weren’t going to do any candy distrib… --- ## [What's with the "nevermind" posts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-nevermind-posts/924422)
**Author:** [@BrickBat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrickBat)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2020, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-nevermind-posts/924422 "2020-11-02T20:12:28Z")
It seems to be very much an SMDB “thing”. I’m relatively new to this board but often get the idea that there many inside jokes among the veteran members that maybe I just don’t “get”. I’ll see a poster, usually by a pr… --- ## [Riots Occuring in Spain Due to COVID-19 Restriction Extentions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riots-occuring-in-spain-due-to-covid-19-restriction-extentions/924556)
**Author:** [@CorpusNeptune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CorpusNeptune)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2020, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riots-occuring-in-spain-due-to-covid-19-restriction-extentions/924556 "2020-11-02T15:39:43Z")
I heard about this news just this morning. Here’s an article with more information: https://news.yahoo.com/anti-lockdown-riots-break-spain-144308297.html -Baleaf --- ## [Biden Is President, Congress Is Blue. Now What?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-is-president-congress-is-blue-now-what/923188)
**Author:** [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2020, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-is-president-congress-is-blue-now-what/923188 "2020-11-02T19:45:59Z")
Assume that Mr. Biden becomes President, and the Senate/Congress is now in control of Democrats. What can and should be done in the next 2-4 years that we have control? My suggestions: Fix Obamacare so that the Suprem… --- ## [Anyone make paper at home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-make-paper-at-home/924558)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2020, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-make-paper-at-home/924558 "2020-11-02T19:33:29Z")
I might give it a try. What are the things to look out for? --- ## [Biden wins. What are the chances he'll step aside in 2024?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-wins-what-are-the-chances-hell-step-aside-in-2024/924166)
**Author:** [@Malden\_Capell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malden_Capell)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2020, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-wins-what-are-the-chances-hell-step-aside-in-2024/924166 "2020-11-02T19:29:30Z")
Biden is 77. He will be the oldest POTUS on election in American history. in 2024 he’d be 81! I imagine it’s feasible he’d stand aside for someone else - Harris perhaps? --- ## [TV series with full cast turnover (any sitcoms?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-series-with-full-cast-turnover-any-sitcoms/924004)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2020, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-series-with-full-cast-turnover-any-sitcoms/924004 "2020-11-02T18:47:53Z")
The occasional long-lived TV series undergoes a complete turnover in the starring cast over the course of its run. A prominent example that springs to mind is Law & Order, which, with the departure of Steven Hill in its… --- ## [I just made apple cider donuts from scratch and ate a bunch and feel sick now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-made-apple-cider-donuts-from-scratch-and-ate-a-bunch-and-feel-sick-now/924501)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2020, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-made-apple-cider-donuts-from-scratch-and-ate-a-bunch-and-feel-sick-now/924501 "2020-11-02T18:43:40Z")
Autumn is glorious, I tell you. --- ## [Daylight Savings 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daylight-savings-2020/924475)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2020, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daylight-savings-2020/924475 "2020-11-02T18:14:54Z")
And let me be the first to wish a Happy Daylight Savings event for affected Dopers. --- ## [Police attack voter march in North Carolina](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-attack-voter-march-in-north-carolina/924432)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2020, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-attack-voter-march-in-north-carolina/924432 "2020-11-02T17:51:50Z")
Police use pepper-spray on protesters — including children — marching to Alamance polls Of course we need all the facts to come out, but either there’s something major missing from this story, or the State Bureau of In… --- ## [It's the Great Minirants, Charlie Brown! (October minirants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-minirants-charlie-brown-october-minirants/921997)
**Author:** [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Replies:** 270\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2020, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-minirants-charlie-brown-october-minirants/921997 "2020-11-02T17:00:34Z")
My current rant is about my elderly cat, who keeps screaming at me for food then turning his nose up at it after about 3 bites. I’m also having to restrain him to get his medication down his throat because he has suddenl… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1660) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1662)