# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1896 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1897 --- ## [Living in locked down SoCal California but traffic is still the exact same as it was last month](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-in-locked-down-socal-california-but-traffic-is-still-the-exact-same-as-it-was-last-month/850044)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-in-locked-down-socal-california-but-traffic-is-still-the-exact-same-as-it-was-last-month/850044 "2020-05-01T21:47:30Z")
In my city traffic patterns have not changed at all despite the fact we’re all being told to shelter in place. Still plenty of traffic at normal “working” hours so there’s a ton of people on the roads at 8am and 5pm, the… --- ## [I want to share pictures outside of facebook. How?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-share-pictures-outside-of-facebook-how/852998)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-share-pictures-outside-of-facebook-how/852998 "2020-05-01T21:38:55Z")
Last fall I participated in a road trip from Canada to Costa Rica with 6 other guys to help deliver a motorhome for a friend. I took it upon my self to deliver a play by play with photos to families and friends through a… --- ## [Who Else is Obsessed With Abandoned Buildings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-is-obsessed-with-abandoned-buildings/48565)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-is-obsessed-with-abandoned-buildings/48565 "2020-05-01T21:37:35Z")
For some strange reason, I’ve always had this fascination with abandoned buildings. In college, I would sometimes drive out into rural areas and explore abandoned houses, just to see what was there. It’s not like I expec… --- ## [If You Could Invite 5 Actors To Your Party, Who Would They Be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-invite-5-actors-to-your-party-who-would-they-be/851687)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-invite-5-actors-to-your-party-who-would-they-be/851687 "2020-05-01T21:25:32Z")
Living or dead… For a discussion. -Marlon Brando -John Cassavetes -Orson Welles -Steve McQueen -Robert Mitchum --- ## [What does it mean for a state to go bankrupt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-for-a-state-to-go-bankrupt/852465)
**Author:** [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-for-a-state-to-go-bankrupt/852465 "2020-05-01T19:46:54Z")
So Mitch McConnell said that states should declare bankruptcy if they can’t pay for the Corona crisis. I don’t want a political debate about that; what I want know is what it means factual for a state to declare bankrupt… --- ## [King of the boards.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-of-the-boards/852940)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-of-the-boards/852940 "2020-05-01T19:43:29Z")
Right at this moment, I am the most recent poster on 4 forums. Beat that. --- ## [Why was New York hit so hard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-new-york-hit-so-hard/852313)
**Author:** [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-new-york-hit-so-hard/852313 "2020-05-01T19:34:24Z")
There are many more infected and dead in New York and New Jersey than the rest of the country. The high population density might account for some of it, but there are other high-density urban areas that were not as sever… --- ## [How do we know a vaccine for COVID-19 is even possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-know-a-vaccine-for-covid-19-is-even-possible/852721)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-know-a-vaccine-for-covid-19-is-even-possible/852721 "2020-05-01T19:33:13Z")
Entirely non-political question. My biology education isn’t what it could have been. Why are we taking it for granted that it’s only a matter of time before we get a COVID-19 vaccine? It would be terrible if we neve… --- ## [Question About Nutritional Daily Value](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-nutritional-daily-value/852770)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-nutritional-daily-value/852770 "2020-05-01T19:28:55Z")
Let’s say one glass 8 oz. glass of orange juice is 100% Vitamin C (daily value). Well, obviously it doesn’t just reset after 24 hours, or at midnight. If I only have a fixed amount, say one bottle, would it be more heal… --- ## [Can car mileage be checked on old used cars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-car-mileage-be-checked-on-old-used-cars/852920)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-car-mileage-be-checked-on-old-used-cars/852920 "2020-05-01T19:27:59Z")
Not sure if this is a problem in America, but here in east Europe when you buy an older car (1995-2010), you automatically know that whatever mileage is written, it’s probably fake, if it says 180.000 kilometers, it’s pr… --- ## [In which Rocketeer's troubleshooting skills are not in evidence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-rocketeers-troubleshooting-skills-are-not-in-evidence/852793)
**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-rocketeers-troubleshooting-skills-are-not-in-evidence/852793 "2020-05-01T18:31:48Z")
This afternoon I got out the lawn tractor to mow the lawn. Everything went well, until I stopped to cut some blackberry vines. The engine died while I was nipping vines. Hop back on the tractor, turn the ignition key,… --- ## [Trump forcing cadets back to West Point for graduation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-forcing-cadets-back-to-west-point-for-graduation/852610)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-forcing-cadets-back-to-west-point-for-graduation/852610 "2020-05-01T18:22:14Z")
they will all drink Lysol too :slight\_smile: --- ## [Forehead Thermometers, Accurate? How to use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forehead-thermometers-accurate-how-to-use/852991)
**Author:** [@Carryon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carryon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forehead-thermometers-accurate-how-to-use/852991 "2020-05-01T17:57:07Z")
We’re going to open up our office this coming Monday (May 4th), in addition to the usual precautions we are going to require all employees take their temperatures upon arrival. The boss got a forehead thermometer for th… --- ## [The 1st Amendment is a MUCH bigger threat to America than the 2nd Amendment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-1st-amendment-is-a-much-bigger-threat-to-america-than-the-2nd-amendment/841395)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-1st-amendment-is-a-much-bigger-threat-to-america-than-the-2nd-amendment/841395 "2020-05-01T17:49:45Z")
The 1st Amendment is a MUCH MUCH bigger threat to America than the 2nd Amendment. (An extra thousand deaths per month? Who cares! There’d still be 200,000 dead Americans every month.) It is the 1st Amendment that is … --- ## [Cultural factors at play in the coronavirus pandemic (severe in some nations, better in others)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cultural-factors-at-play-in-the-coronavirus-pandemic-severe-in-some-nations-better-in-others/852909)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cultural-factors-at-play-in-the-coronavirus-pandemic-severe-in-some-nations-better-in-others/852909 "2020-05-01T17:43:59Z")
The coronavirus pandemic is apparently shaping up to be a black eye for nations with highly individualistic, don’t-infringe-on-my-rights cultures - the United States most prominently, which is by far the worst-hit nation… --- ## [Buzzwords that I'm totally over - "vulnerable"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buzzwords-that-im-totally-over-vulnerable/851629)
**Author:** [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buzzwords-that-im-totally-over-vulnerable/851629 "2020-05-01T17:26:45Z")
It seems like over the last few months my reading list has been swamped people extolling the virtues of being “vulnerable”. Sometimes “raw and vulnerable”. Sometimes “real and vulnerable” In fact, these two phrases roll … --- ## [Essential workers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/essential-workers/852403)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/essential-workers/852403 "2020-05-01T17:24:45Z")
There has been a lot of attention and love given to health care workers. And there totally should be! They are on the front lines of this and we are all dependent of their hard work and sacrifice. There are secondary am… --- ## [Would surge pricing help alleviate hoarding, like with TP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-surge-pricing-help-alleviate-hoarding-like-with-tp/852911)
**Author:** [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-surge-pricing-help-alleviate-hoarding-like-with-tp/852911 "2020-05-01T16:51:00Z")
Let’s pretend that we could devise a way to adjust prices in real-time (like Lyft and Uber) for some essential commodities. When people start a run on TP the price starts to increase until (hopefully) it stabilizes. It… --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Reading Thread - April 2020 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-reading-thread-april-2020-edition/850780)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-reading-thread-april-2020-edition/850780 "2020-05-01T16:33:45Z")
So here we are… living the dream with little to do but read and binge Netflix? I hope everyone is being safe and as isolated as possible. Out here in the American West, Mother Nature looked around and thought “Oh you’re … --- ## [Online purchase, seller wants confirmation??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-purchase-seller-wants-confirmation/852714)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-purchase-seller-wants-confirmation/852714 "2020-05-01T16:05:57Z")
So I bought a clothesline last week on my visa card, the sale went through fine. Today I had a call to confirm that I was the cardholder and that I was legit? I have never had a follow up from an online transaction be… --- ## [What standards are used to judge the quality of an organ player?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-standards-are-used-to-judge-the-quality-of-an-organ-player/852906)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-standards-are-used-to-judge-the-quality-of-an-organ-player/852906 "2020-05-01T15:29:48Z")
(Maybe better in GQ) Since there is no such thing as “touch” per se, on the organ - i.e. the note plays if you depress the key - what makes one organ player better than another? I think there are those players who some… --- ## [Locked Down Laments (April Mini-Rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/locked-down-laments-april-mini-rants/850757)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 288\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/locked-down-laments-april-mini-rants/850757 "2020-05-01T14:58:42Z")
Well, what do you know? It’s April and the whole planet is still basically in prison. Next on my list is a number of provinces here in China have decided to open up school campuses but only for 9th and 12th grades somet… --- ## [Perfect Name For a Gay Bar.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-name-for-a-gay-bar/852484)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-name-for-a-gay-bar/852484 "2020-05-01T14:35:15Z")
Actually, I was thinking and wondering. I think ‘Utopia Planitia’ would be a great name for a gay bar. Does anyone else agree with me? Perhaps I should give a little background on the name. It is a plain on Mars where t… --- ## [What do you think of buying former rental vehicles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-buying-former-rental-vehicles/852636)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-buying-former-rental-vehicles/852636 "2020-05-01T14:33:32Z")
I’m in the market for a used car and there are some good deals available for cars that were previously rental vehicles. I’ve heard two opposite opinions on this - one is that rental cars are bad because the renters don’t… --- ## [Star Trek Discovery - Pandemic Binge Edition. Spoilers to S2E5 ahead.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-discovery-pandemic-binge-edition-spoilers-to-s2e5-ahead/851270)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-discovery-pandemic-binge-edition-spoilers-to-s2e5-ahead/851270 "2020-05-01T14:19:59Z")
I’m halfway through the second season of STD - whoa, bad abbreviation - and want to note some stupid thoughts. GOOD: The show has outstanding production values. It just LOOKS cool. The old ST universe is well incorpo… --- ## [Are you willing to go broke to maintain the present lockdown?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-willing-to-go-broke-to-maintain-the-present-lockdown/852471)
**Author:** [@cmosdes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmosdes)\ **Replies:** 399\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-willing-to-go-broke-to-maintain-the-present-lockdown/852471 "2020-05-01T14:15:47Z")
There was a thread early on asking if people were willing to die for the economy. A bit hyperbolic, completely mischaracterizing many of the arguments in favor of loosening lockdown orders, but most said they thought thi… --- ## [What does "social distancing" actually look like in your location?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-social-distancing-actually-look-like-in-your-location/852866)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-social-distancing-actually-look-like-in-your-location/852866 "2020-05-01T14:11:32Z")
So I’m trying to understand what “social distancing” actually means in various parts of the country. I live in Hudson County, NJ, across the river from Manhattan. It’s one of (if not the) densest metropolitan areas in … --- ## [The solution to pandemics: give everyone hazmat suits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-solution-to-pandemics-give-everyone-hazmat-suits/852903)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-solution-to-pandemics-give-everyone-hazmat-suits/852903 "2020-05-01T14:07:42Z")
Imagine the United States had 328 million hazmat suits (like they use to handle Ebola) stored in warehouses across the country. Enough for every man, woman, and child in the nation. In the event of an outbreak, each citi… --- ## [Those sleveless jackets with narrow up-turned collars in Pakistan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-sleveless-jackets-with-narrow-up-turned-collars-in-pakistan/438668)
**Author:** [@drhess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drhess)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2008, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-sleveless-jackets-with-narrow-up-turned-collars-in-pakistan/438668 "2008-02-22T15:03:14Z")
What are they called? Are they considered equivalent to wearing a “suit and tie”? --- ## [Scrabble app no longer available, replaced with a steaming pile of crap called Scrabble Go](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrabble-app-no-longer-available-replaced-with-a-steaming-pile-of-crap-called-scrabble-go/852222)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrabble-app-no-longer-available-replaced-with-a-steaming-pile-of-crap-called-scrabble-go/852222 "2020-04-30T08:16:44Z")
So it seems the electronic version of Scrabble has been replaced with something called Scrabble Go. The new game appeals to those who are enthralled with the likes of Candy Crush and bears little resemblance to the previ… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1895) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1897)