# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1867 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1868 --- ## [Halogen bulb with blown filament getting extremely hot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halogen-bulb-with-blown-filament-getting-extremely-hot/854163)
**Author:** [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2020, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halogen-bulb-with-blown-filament-getting-extremely-hot/854163 "2020-05-21T03:10:03Z")
I had a 75W halogen spotlight fail, and did not change it immediately. It’s on the same switch as some other lights, so the circuit was live for about an hour before I went to change the bulb. The entire fitting was ex… --- ## [A buoyancy question - esp. for gases in gases](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-buoyancy-question-esp-for-gases-in-gases/854102)
**Author:** [@brossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brossa)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2020, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-buoyancy-question-esp-for-gases-in-gases/854102 "2020-05-21T02:40:56Z")
We had a big bonfire last night, and as I was watching the flames shoot into the sky and the smoke rise for dozens of feet, I got to thinking about buoyancy. For big objects with defined volumes, the buoyancy force on th… --- ## [What's exciting at your birdfeeders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-exciting-at-your-birdfeeders/853587)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2020, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-exciting-at-your-birdfeeders/853587 "2020-05-21T02:37:50Z")
We have many bird feeders around our house and usually the visitors are the same-old birds. We’ve been spending more time at home :slight\_smile: so we are noticing and responding quickly to new visitors. Last Wednesda… --- ## [Yet another "help me choose a new phone" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-help-me-choose-a-new-phone-thread/853774)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2020, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-help-me-choose-a-new-phone-thread/853774 "2020-05-21T02:27:32Z")
Yup, the old thing is turning into a crotchety senile wanker that gets winded running down a youtube video and takes forever to recharge. Since I tend to ignore phone offerings and not keep up with the latest and greate… --- ## [Waking up to an asleep arm (compressed nerve)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waking-up-to-an-asleep-arm-compressed-nerve/854202)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2020, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waking-up-to-an-asleep-arm-compressed-nerve/854202 "2020-05-21T00:47:30Z")
I just realized this week that I’ve been waking up a LOT to an asleep left arm. I keep forgetting that it happens because as soon as I move the arm, it goes away. I wake up on my back with my elbow kind of pressed into t… --- ## [Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker (SPOILERS!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker-spoilers/845059)
**Author:** [@Saturn\_Dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saturn_Dreams)\ **Replies:** 504\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker-spoilers/845059 "2020-05-20T23:51:37Z")
Surprised to see there wasn’t a spoiler thread for SW TROS already. I’m not a hardcore fan of the series but I’ve seen every episode and was lucky to see the premiere the other night. Here are my thoughts and comments. … --- ## [It's not a party until . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-a-party-until/854117)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-a-party-until/854117 "2020-05-20T23:45:20Z")
You can use this phrase to describe any kind of general assholery going down at a gathering. So today, I’m going to say “It’s not a party until a drunk starts smashing up the guests’ parked cars.” Our dumbfuck neighbor… --- ## [Deck ledger board on extended deck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deck-ledger-board-on-extended-deck/854140)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deck-ledger-board-on-extended-deck/854140 "2020-05-20T23:41:10Z")
I have a small 6 X 9 ft deck planned where four solid corner posts are set in a 6 ft square. So I will have 3 feet extended beyond the end of the posts. I will have ledger boards around the perimeter with 9 ft joists. I… --- ## [How’s the new moderator search going?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-s-the-new-moderator-search-going/854132)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-s-the-new-moderator-search-going/854132 "2020-05-20T23:11:43Z")
A few months back there was a call for new moderators. How’s that search going? During lockdown, I’ve been reading a lot of old threads and often run across a banned member who I remember as not being controversial. I’v… --- ## [What individual designed the most ubiquitous object](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-individual-designed-the-most-ubiquitous-object/853418)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-individual-designed-the-most-ubiquitous-object/853418 "2020-05-20T21:40:58Z")
I looked out my front window and saw a neighbor kid in one of those red and yellow Little Tikes cars. I realized I had seen the exact same car yesterday at my daughter’s house, and I wondered if one individual was the l… --- ## [Any reason I can't use plumbers putty to seal an outdoor light fixture?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-reason-i-cant-use-plumbers-putty-to-seal-an-outdoor-light-fixture/854028)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-reason-i-cant-use-plumbers-putty-to-seal-an-outdoor-light-fixture/854028 "2020-05-20T20:48:02Z")
I just replaced an outdoor fixture, and as is frequently the case, the backing frame us not precisely the same size as the backing that it sits on (it’s slightly larger on top and bottom) which leaves a gap where rain an… --- ## [The Straight Dope for Women and Gay Men -or- Who is the hottest male celebrity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-for-women-and-gay-men-or-who-is-the-hottest-male-celebrity/850112)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-for-women-and-gay-men-or-who-is-the-hottest-male-celebrity/850112 "2020-05-20T20:30:04Z")
In another thread about beautiful women in musik a poster got snarky about the Straight dope for Men. Rather than sit back and listen to another lecture on misogyny I thought I would staart one. I have no particular do… --- ## ["Eddie Haskell" RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eddie-haskell-rip/854063)
**Author:** [@BrickBat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrickBat)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eddie-haskell-rip/854063 "2020-05-20T20:14:53Z")
Ken Osmond, dead at 76. Sad news. He sure did his part to make LITB the great show it was. --- ## [Anybody watched "Devs" on Hulu?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-watched-devs-on-hulu/852750)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-watched-devs-on-hulu/852750 "2020-05-20T18:32:58Z")
Just checking. I don’t want to go on a spiel if nobody has, but I do recommend giving it a watch. --- ## [Shows that do a good job of making fun of liberals.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-do-a-good-job-of-making-fun-of-liberals/853814)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-do-a-good-job-of-making-fun-of-liberals/853814 "2020-05-20T18:27:55Z")
I love a good laugh, even if it’s at my own expense. My submissions would be: American Dad (Stan being tortured by being forced to listen to NPR was fucking hilarious) Last Man Standing (Lots of good one liners from T… --- ## [Social distance when breathing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-distance-when-breathing/854198)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-distance-when-breathing/854198 "2020-05-20T18:00:51Z")
From what I’ve seen, the 6 foot distance relates to things like sneezing or possibly ordinary speech. (There’s a lot of ambiguity, disagreement, and confusion about it - see e.g. here - and I get the sense that it’s one … --- ## [Ever heard of this ? Were we on the Internet or just the telephone network...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-this-were-we-on-the-internet-or-just-the-telephone-network/854125)
**Author:** [@Sdowiat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sdowiat)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-this-were-we-on-the-internet-or-just-the-telephone-network/854125 "2020-05-20T17:38:10Z")
Does anyone know anything about this or ever done or experienced it? What was going on with what I describe? In the late 70’s, there was about a month when something odd happened to our telephones. I was only about 1… --- ## [Cute youtube goalie cat.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-youtube-goalie-cat/854160)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-youtube-goalie-cat/854160 "2020-05-20T16:35:55Z")
People need some laughs these times, And as far I can tell in a search this hasn’t been posted on the boards yet, and then I spent way to much time thinking if this should be in game room, or Cafe instead… But ultimate… --- ## [Warning Dispute](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-dispute/854121)
**Author:** [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-dispute/854121 "2020-05-20T16:22:37Z")
There was a thread here about a plane crash in Canada from a flyover that was supposed to lift peoples’ spirits, instead it resulted in a life lost. https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=896456 My comme… --- ## [COVID-19 transmission by touch - update?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-19-transmission-by-touch-update/854188)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-19-transmission-by-touch-update/854188 "2020-05-20T16:16:29Z")
I swear I saw a headline within the last few days (say 5/16 to 5/19) that said that the CDC (or some official-sounding organization) has revised their estimates of COVID transmission by touch. Their new guidelines now sa… --- ## [So I watched the first 15 minutes of The Rise of Skywalker....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-watched-the-first-15-minutes-of-the-rise-of-skywalker/853994)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-watched-the-first-15-minutes-of-the-rise-of-skywalker/853994 "2020-05-20T15:46:43Z")
…and I’ve come to the groundbreaking, never before seen hot take of: People take Star Wars too seriously. I know i know…thats terribly original. But I don’t mean just the fans, I mean EVERYONE. Directors, writers…ever… --- ## [What Is This \[American/Canadian\] Accent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-american-canadian-accent/854187)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-american-canadian-accent/854187 "2020-05-20T15:36:43Z")
This guy’s accent sounds almost like General American, but for the fact that some vowel sounds have a bit of a drawl – like when he says words like “on” and “are.” It’s not pronounced enough to be a true Southern accent,… --- ## [What about student loans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-student-loans/849873)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2020, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-student-loans/849873 "2020-03-20T05:56:25Z")
I just saw this on MOHELA (the folks that service my student loan): So, if you’re still forking out funds for college, be sure to log into your student loan account and see what can be done. --- ## ["Every Breath You Take" in minor key](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-breath-you-take-in-minor-key/854092)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-breath-you-take-in-minor-key/854092 "2020-05-20T15:23:36Z")
“Every Breath You Take” by the Police is one of those deceptive songs that has a meaning that’s different than what a superficial listening would lead you to believe. It sounds like a typical love song but when you pay a… --- ## [Hillary stole the election: facts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-stole-the-election-facts/760856)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-stole-the-election-facts/760856 "2020-05-20T13:37:38Z")
I realize this is a political question during an election so if deemed appropriate please send it to one of the other two forums. All I want to know is the facts for the oft stated Facebook meme: “She got 38% of the Vo… --- ## [I miss New Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-new-hampshire/854081)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-new-hampshire/854081 "2020-05-20T13:29:49Z")
I grew up just outside Boston- close enough to walk (with a little effort) to the T We bought our first house in NH because it was what we could afford. That was 20 years ago. It didn’t take me long to love it. About 2… --- ## [SDMB cited in Washingtonian magazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-cited-in-washingtonian-magazine/853028)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-cited-in-washingtonian-magazine/853028 "2020-05-20T13:19:48Z")
Social Distancing Vindicates Large Umbrella Users With the usual direct form of address that is our signature style, it’s from a Pit thread. https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=423581 https://boards.… --- ## [Your favorite Sherlock Holmes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-sherlock-holmes/853681)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-sherlock-holmes/853681 "2020-05-20T12:35:06Z")
Your pick for the best actor to portray Holmes in any performance medium to include radio, television, film or stage adaption. Out of personal prejudice and to keep things from getting too unwieldy, I left out animated … --- ## [Free sewing patterns!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-sewing-patterns/852283)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2020, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-sewing-patterns/852283 "2020-04-21T21:44:59Z")
We cleaned the attic today and I found a box full of patterns from the 60s, 70s, and 80s, and maybe a couple from the 90s. Some were clothes I made for myself, some were costumes, and there might even be a prom dress or … --- ## [What Graduation specials or promotions are you seeing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-graduation-specials-or-promotions-are-you-seeing/854148)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-graduation-specials-or-promotions-are-you-seeing/854148 "2020-05-20T11:31:31Z")
Today in Kansas City any high school or college graduate could receive a free dozen doughnuts at Krispy Kreme. Have you seen any such giveaways or promotions in your community? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1866) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1868)