# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1728 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1729 --- ## [How \*\*does\*\* a neutron split an atom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-neutron-split-an-atom/919807)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2020, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-neutron-split-an-atom/919807 "2020-09-05T13:31:00Z")
I did a bit of nuclear physics in college, like the most basic of basic stuff so I understand a bit of what takes place, a neutron hits the nucleus of an atom, and it splits into two smaller nuclei of different elements,… --- ## [Financial Advisor Study Books?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/financial-advisor-study-books/919853)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2020, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/financial-advisor-study-books/919853 "2020-09-05T11:07:37Z")
I saw a recent news article saying that the definition of an “accredited investor” has changed to include persons who have passed one of three financial advisor exams (series 7, 65, or 82). I saw exam prep books on Am… --- ## [This is how you blow a very winnable election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-how-you-blow-a-very-winnable-election/919094)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 386\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2020, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-how-you-blow-a-very-winnable-election/919094 "2020-09-05T08:50:18Z")
We are SO close. I am going to be extremely irate if BLM and the hard left snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. This is what a moral panic looks like. A really bad look, especially when it is synchronous with viol… --- ## [The greatest mullets of movie history](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-mullets-of-movie-history/919404)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2020, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-mullets-of-movie-history/919404 "2020-09-05T07:32:20Z")
Tele 5 is a German TV channel that plays 5 percent real cult movies, 20 percent movies that are so bad they’re really good and 75 percent real honestly bad movies. But tonight they had a real run with three movies of the… --- ## [Orthopaedic / physio question about my knees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orthopaedic-physio-question-about-my-knees/919775)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2020, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orthopaedic-physio-question-about-my-knees/919775 "2020-09-05T06:25:37Z")
For reasons, I’m doing 55 mile a day on a bicycle. My thighs were sore at first, but I’m over that. What still hurts is the front of my knees, in front of my knee caps. At first it was like kneeling on glass, now I’m le… --- ## [2020 is... a metaphorical test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-is-a-metaphorical-test/919842)
**Author:** [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2020, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-is-a-metaphorical-test/919842 "2020-09-05T06:01:52Z")
Not strong enough for a rant however I want to encourage others to stretch their descriptive muscles a little and explain if you feel so inclined. Are you sitting comfortably, then we’ll begin: 2020 is… the durian fru… --- ## [Could you live on meat and mushrooms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-live-on-meat-and-mushrooms/586496)
**Author:** [@Weaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weaver)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2020, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-live-on-meat-and-mushrooms/586496 "2020-09-05T05:26:45Z")
A while ago I came across a post-apocalyptic novel where the survivours lived on a diet of meat (specifically pork) and mushrooms. This seemed somewhat doubtful to me but given that the novel’s setting seemed fairly well… --- ## [Is There a Brickie In The House?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-brickie-in-the-house/919740)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2020, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-brickie-in-the-house/919740 "2020-09-05T03:45:09Z")
Hi Everyone We just re-did a porch, and in order to take things from 1940 to 2020, the door has moved about 10". This means that the small brick stairs, only two steps high and about 24" wide, no longer line up with the… --- ## [Funny Stuff (Vol. VII)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-stuff-vol-vii/919444)
**Author:** [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2020, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-stuff-vol-vii/919444 "2020-09-05T03:23:11Z")
Bring on the funny: jokes, stories, videos, whatever. I’m surprised this one took so long to come up in my queue. I thought the novelty would wear off after the first scene, but no, I laughed at every single scene. I ho… --- ## [Dealing with the death of an abusive parent.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-the-death-of-an-abusive-parent/820962)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2020, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-the-death-of-an-abusive-parent/820962 "2020-09-05T03:00:07Z")
So, my dad is dying. He was a horribly abusive father to me and my brother. My brother hasn’t seen or spoken to my dad in 20 years. I, on the other hand, quit my high-paying job, sold most of my possessions, left my frie… --- ## [How bad will the violence get if Trump wins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-will-the-violence-get-if-trump-wins/919356)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2020, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-will-the-violence-get-if-trump-wins/919356 "2020-09-05T02:36:08Z")
There has been a lot of discussion about Trump refusing to concede the election if and when he loses. About his “tough people” (bikers, cops) taking to the streets if the election is “stolen” (his word for any election … --- ## [Kanye West told us. In 2015. Why didn't we listen? (Title edited for clarity)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-told-us-in-2015-why-didnt-we-listen-title-edited-for-clarity/919418)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2020, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-told-us-in-2015-why-didnt-we-listen-title-edited-for-clarity/919418 "2020-09-05T02:05:53Z")
https://www.instyle.com/news/kanye-west-president-announcement-vma Here are “all the details” from the article. “I have decided to run for president in 2020.” We’ve got to start paying attention to the VMAs! What di… --- ## [2020 POTUS election polls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-potus-election-polls/919769)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2020, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-potus-election-polls/919769 "2020-09-05T01:22:45Z")
I thought we could prolly use a thread to post polls and talk specifically about them. It seems to me that there are far too many threads with random foci where polling numbers might be part of the conversation, but the… --- ## [Coronavirus will not impact the election results](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-will-not-impact-the-election-results/919557)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2020, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-will-not-impact-the-election-results/919557 "2020-09-05T00:30:26Z")
At the moment, about 180k Americans have died from Covid-19 and we’re losing about 1000 per day and, I suspect, this rate will be fairly constant over the next two months so we should expect about 60k more between now an… --- ## [Are We Less Concerned About Nuclear Catastrophe Today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-less-concerned-about-nuclear-catastrophe-today/918721)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2020, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-less-concerned-about-nuclear-catastrophe-today/918721 "2020-09-04T23:50:47Z")
I grew up in the early-to-mid 80’s. At least that is when I was a young adult. Typically Generation X. Anyway, there was this rumor going around. I guess you could call it a rumor. Most kids my age thought we’d have a n… --- ## [What is the best car racing game I own? (library inside)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-car-racing-game-i-own-library-inside/855802)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2020, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-car-racing-game-i-own-library-inside/855802 "2020-09-04T23:25:42Z")
I think my son would get a kick out of a car racing game and here is my PC selection. Here is my Steam library. Steam Library Highlights for those who don’t want to go through all that: Dirt 3 Dirt Rally Dirt Showdo… --- ## [A Kennedy may lose statewide in Mass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kennedy-may-lose-statewide-in-mass/919093)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2020, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kennedy-may-lose-statewide-in-mass/919093 "2020-09-04T22:26:07Z")
RFK grandson Joe Kennedy going against a Dem incumbent for Senate He’s trailing in polls and has been for a while. Kennedy family has lost races in other states. --- ## [Difference between mail-in and absentee voting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-mail-in-and-absentee-voting/919667)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2020, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-mail-in-and-absentee-voting/919667 "2020-09-04T22:17:46Z")
Trump has been claiming that absentee voting is fine, while mail-in voting is not. Can someone explain how they are different, and why the latter is more susceptible to fraud? --- ## [Son's Sports Blog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sons-sports-blog/919843)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2020, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sons-sports-blog/919843 "2020-09-04T21:16:36Z")
Mods, delete if this isn’t ok. Our youngest, who hasn’t been able to physically attend college since early March, has decided to start a sports blog. I’m no doubt biased, but I think he’s pretty good. --- ## [How exactly would Messi be able to leave Barcelona?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-exactly-would-messi-be-able-to-leave-barcelona/919364)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2020, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-exactly-would-messi-be-able-to-leave-barcelona/919364 "2020-09-04T21:09:50Z")
His transfer fee is a large fraction of $1 billion. While his genius is still apparent, there are clear signs that he is on the decline. While someone with unlimited capital may be able to pay that fee, I can’t see a c… --- ## [What Charlie Parker tune is quoted at the end of "Parker's Band"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-charlie-parker-tune-is-quoted-at-the-end-of-parkers-band/798054)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2020, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-charlie-parker-tune-is-quoted-at-the-end-of-parkers-band/798054 "2020-09-04T21:02:36Z")
On Parker’s Band, on Steely Dan’s Pretzel Logic, the song ends with four measures that are the beginning of a Charlie Parker tune. I remember hearing the entire tune in the vague and distant past; it’s a 12-bar blues for… --- ## [Lettuce discuss... salad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lettuce-discuss-salad/919024)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2020, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lettuce-discuss-salad/919024 "2020-09-04T20:51:51Z")
I know I should be eating more salad. I’m talking about the green salad, tossed salad, with fresh greens, other stuff, dressing. I do not have a gift for making salad. Restaurant salads, even the little piddly “side sal… --- ## [SDMB All-pro Fantasy Football 2019](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-all-pro-fantasy-football-2019/838339)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2020, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-all-pro-fantasy-football-2019/838339 "2020-09-04T20:39:08Z")
Last year’s thread Provisional draft date will be Thursday, Aug 29 at 8 eastern. If that’s not viable for you please speak up early. Due to the way yahoo changed how leagues renew a few years ago, everyone automaticall… --- ## [What's Trump's plan for the looting and rioting if he wins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-trumps-plan-for-the-looting-and-rioting-if-he-wins/919623)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2020, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-trumps-plan-for-the-looting-and-rioting-if-he-wins/919623 "2020-09-04T19:19:20Z")
Say he wins. The democratic local leadership is still going to exist. Is he, the moment he gets reelected, simply going to disregard them and steamroll these areas with the national guard? If not, what is he going to … --- ## [Feral pigs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feral-pigs/919380)
**Author:** [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2020, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feral-pigs/919380 "2020-09-04T19:05:36Z")
Feral Pigs --- ## [Walkie Talkies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walkie-talkies/919290)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2020, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walkie-talkies/919290 "2020-09-04T17:18:11Z")
I was given 4 of them. 2 Uniden rechargable with 1 charging base and 2 Cobra non rechargable. They also came with 2 motorola head sets that work with either pair and a small canvas bag to keep everything together in. … --- ## [Wow! Jim Gaffigan went and got himself a potty mouth. (Rages against Trump and his supporters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-jim-gaffigan-went-and-got-himself-a-potty-mouth-rages-against-trump-and-his-supporters/919301)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2020, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-jim-gaffigan-went-and-got-himself-a-potty-mouth-rages-against-trump-and-his-supporters/919301 "2020-09-04T16:52:51Z")
So, I don’t know if Jim had one to many glasses of wine or what but he sure went on a tear last night. --- ## [What are the top navies of the world after the US navy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-top-navies-of-the-world-after-the-us-navy/919823)
**Author:** [@cjackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjackson)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2020, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-top-navies-of-the-world-after-the-us-navy/919823 "2020-09-04T16:45:05Z")
America is and will be number one in naval strength for awhile. But who is the distant second and third? Where do Britain, France and Japan rate? --- ## [Warren Buffet is 90](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warren-buffet-is-90/919482)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2020, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warren-buffet-is-90/919482 "2020-09-04T16:15:00Z")
He has no plans to retire. His VP is 96. --- ## [Just noticed the EULA for Stellaris](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-noticed-the-eula-for-stellaris/919726)
**Author:** [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-noticed-the-eula-for-stellaris/919726 "2020-09-04T16:00:54Z")
Reinstalled Stellaris last night, and just started it to play (finally bought all of the expansions!). The EULA, which normally I ignore on all games, caught my eye… “BY EITHER REMOVING THE SHRINK WRAP AND/OR JEWEL CAS… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1727) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1729)