# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1901 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1902 --- ## [Why Do They 'Enrich' Wheat Flour (to Such a Pitifully Small Degree)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-they-enrich-wheat-flour-to-such-a-pitifully-small-degree/852661)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-they-enrich-wheat-flour-to-such-a-pitifully-small-degree/852661 "2020-04-29T12:36:56Z")
AFAIK they only do it in the U.S. Anyway I will tell you first how I found out about it. I often read ingredients. And nutritional labels. I am after all very conscious of the nutrition value of the food I eat. Especial… --- ## [The most annoying toys possible.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-annoying-toys-possible/604406)
**Author:** [@ZPG\_Zealot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZPG_Zealot)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-annoying-toys-possible/604406 "2020-04-29T08:09:19Z")
Last holiday season several children which I live with received voice disguising toys from a family friend. I am now looking for revenge. The friend is a heavy metal musician so most toy instruments would not be capabl… --- ## [In a sign of the times, Denny's Resturant is now selling groceries including toilet paper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-sign-of-the-times-dennys-resturant-is-now-selling-groceries-including-toilet-paper/852417)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-sign-of-the-times-dennys-resturant-is-now-selling-groceries-including-toilet-paper/852417 "2020-04-29T07:04:03Z")
Shrewd move calling it “groceries” but pretty obvious they’re trying to just offload food about to expire. https://www.dennys.com/food/dod-grocery-items/ --- ## [World on Fire - BBC-1 series on PBS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-on-fire-bbc-1-series-on-pbs/851429)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-on-fire-bbc-1-series-on-pbs/851429 "2020-04-29T07:02:09Z")
Anyone watching this on Masterpiece? Another WWII drama, but with some interesting viewpoints, especially on the Polish side of things. Well acted, with people speaking their native languages. The only jarring not for me… --- ## [What is behind the USA's 14% illiteracy rate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-behind-the-usas-14-illiteracy-rate/852519)
**Author:** [@The\_Maple\_Leaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Maple_Leaf)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-behind-the-usas-14-illiteracy-rate/852519 "2020-04-29T06:41:13Z")
A few years ago, the US Department of Education released a statistic claiming that the illiteracy rate 14%. This seems like an absolutely staggering number for a modern Western country. AFAIK in most developed countries … --- ## [Stars Celestial Coordinates always the same...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stars-celestial-coordinates-always-the-same/852727)
**Author:** [@Sdowiat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sdowiat)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stars-celestial-coordinates-always-the-same/852727 "2020-04-29T04:53:35Z")
Since we recently had an Astronomy topic… and I’m learning too… Help me understand why a stars Celestial Coordinates are always the same… I don’t understand why as the earth spins ( and moves around the Sun ) the c… --- ## [SARS Outbreak 2002-2004](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sars-outbreak-2002-2004/852739)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sars-outbreak-2002-2004/852739 "2020-04-29T04:17:57Z")
Why didn’t SARS spread around the world and cause a pandemic like COVID-19 has? China got hit the worst, but there were only 27 cases in the US and no deaths, and after a two-year run it died out. Did it have a differen… --- ## [beard trimmer haircut](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beard-trimmer-haircut/852644)
**Author:** [@Latimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Latimera)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beard-trimmer-haircut/852644 "2020-04-29T03:38:35Z")
Just got a haircut using my beard trimmer. Turned out really good! I guess I can scratch that off from my pandemic bucket list… --- ## [When wikipedia misses the true story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-wikipedia-misses-the-true-story/852651)
**Author:** [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-wikipedia-misses-the-true-story/852651 "2020-04-29T02:50:16Z")
I was reading about Ignace Pleyel. He was a composer and piano builder in the Classical and early Romantic era of music, and he shows up a lot, even if a little tangentially, in the stories of many of the great composers… --- ## [Best wireless video doorbell?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-wireless-video-doorbell/852688)
**Author:** [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-wireless-video-doorbell/852688 "2020-04-29T02:03:54Z")
Looking for user opinions on the best wireless video doorbell. Would like to be able to store the traffic for say 2 or 3 days. --- ## [Little House Books Coronapocalypse read-along, anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-house-books-coronapocalypse-read-along-anyone/852782)
**Author:** [@\_ke3bunnies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_ke3bunnies)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-house-books-coronapocalypse-read-along-anyone/852782 "2020-04-29T01:57:12Z")
This is my first post on these boards, but I only happened upon said boards because I started re-reading the Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder (or Rose Wilder Lane, if that’s your take on it) and found some fun … --- ## [Mini (portable) dishwashers - any experience with them? Are they worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-portable-dishwashers-any-experience-with-them-are-they-worth-it/852706)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-portable-dishwashers-any-experience-with-them-are-they-worth-it/852706 "2020-04-29T01:50:31Z")
The rental house I moved into was built decades ago & has no dishwasher. I’m contemplating one of those little portable dishwashers, the kind that hook up to your faucet and wash a few plates and a few cups at a time. It… --- ## [water pump design](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-pump-design/852745)
**Author:** [@PennyNichols](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PennyNichols)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-pump-design/852745 "2020-04-29T01:28:58Z")
Hi, long time lurker, first time poster. Am curious as to the design of these two pumps, am hoping that someone here can answer and explain. This peripheral pump has intake centered to the impeller vortex. This one … --- ## [What are you surprised that there is not a shortage of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-surprised-that-there-is-not-a-shortage-of/852193)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-surprised-that-there-is-not-a-shortage-of/852193 "2020-04-29T01:01:53Z")
I was going to say sugar, but then I googled it and apparently there either is a shortage or one is coming. Or maybe that news is from traders trying to jack up the price. So, now I don’t know. I’ve had no issues with f… --- ## [Taste 2 \[Second wave of infections\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taste-2-second-wave-of-infections/852657)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taste-2-second-wave-of-infections/852657 "2020-04-29T00:56:40Z")
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/governors-facing-pressures-on-all-sides-weigh-reopening-their-states/ar-BB13eHAb The above article discusses the various responses of governors around the country, especially with regar… --- ## [The Switch to Online Education - How is going?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-switch-to-online-education-how-is-going/852685)
**Author:** [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-switch-to-online-education-how-is-going/852685 "2020-04-29T00:32:47Z")
With most schools now closed, education is now online. I’d like to hear people’s experiences, whether as students, parents or educators (or just interested bystanders). My daughter is in high school, taking standard aca… --- ## [How many victims before we all know someone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-victims-before-we-all-know-someone/851574)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-victims-before-we-all-know-someone/851574 "2020-04-29T00:20:42Z")
Statistically speaking, how many people become sick with something, before everyone knows someone with the disease? My naive idea is that if a fraction “f” of the population has the illness, that’s also the chances of k… --- ## [Goldfish food, present and 1800](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goldfish-food-present-and-1800/852650)
**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2020, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goldfish-food-present-and-1800/852650 "2020-04-28T22:51:19Z")
This evening, Mrs R and I watched the first third of the 2008 version of Sense & Sensibility. As the Dashwoods are in a coach travelling to Barton Cottage, Margaret is balancing a goldfish bowl on her lap. Which got me… --- ## [What are your specific rituals for navigating shopping and other essential public spaces?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-specific-rituals-for-navigating-shopping-and-other-essential-public-spaces/852601)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2020, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-specific-rituals-for-navigating-shopping-and-other-essential-public-spaces/852601 "2020-04-28T22:48:41Z")
Looking to tweak and see what I might be missing. Please share your rituals for containment / sterilization when going out. Doesn’t matter if you’re inner city or deep country. At SOME point you have to go to a store or … --- ## [Need Answer Fast - braising time for extra-large, bone-in pork shoulder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-fast-braising-time-for-extra-large-bone-in-pork-shoulder/852679)
**Author:** [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2020, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-fast-braising-time-for-extra-large-bone-in-pork-shoulder/852679 "2020-04-28T22:23:49Z")
My first ever, non-ironic “Need Answer Fast” post! I ordered a pork shoulder roast in my grocery delivery today, planning for a 4 hour prep/cooking time to braise it for dinner tonight. What was delivered is an EIGHT p… --- ## [Quarrantine cooking question(s?):](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quarrantine-cooking-question-s/852589)
**Author:** [@Reluctant\_A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reluctant_A)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2020, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quarrantine-cooking-question-s/852589 "2020-04-28T22:21:02Z")
My internet-fu is weak. Apparently, I don’t know how to ask Doctor Internet the correct questions, so I need help from the Dope: what can I do with two cans of salmon, besides make salmon patties and/or salmon salad? --- ## [One more- Astronomy - Black sky areas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-more-astronomy-black-sky-areas/852762)
**Author:** [@Sdowiat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sdowiat)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2020, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-more-astronomy-black-sky-areas/852762 "2020-04-28T21:59:40Z")
Ok, while were on an Astronomy roll, help me understand why this is: As far as we know space and the stars keep on going, right? I mean, we haven’t found and end to them yet. So why is there “black areas between star… --- ## [USNS Comfort, beds are full, they are leaving NY](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usns-comfort-beds-are-full-they-are-leaving-ny/852758)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2020, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usns-comfort-beds-are-full-they-are-leaving-ny/852758 "2020-04-28T21:41:11Z")
The USNS Comfort has been converted to 500 beds for Covid19 patients. According to this: All beds are full. Besides because ‘Trump’, is there any reasoning as to why it’s leaving at this time? Trump does say he tal… --- ## [I've become a slave to rechargable batteries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-become-a-slave-to-rechargable-batteries/852704)
**Author:** [@Fugazi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fugazi)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2020, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-become-a-slave-to-rechargable-batteries/852704 "2020-04-28T21:41:10Z")
There’s my phone, sports watch, tablet, a couple of laptops, an old phone I only use as music stream source, my earbuds, and finally this silly little light up plastic flower my wife bought that recharges by a solar cell… --- ## [Why is the BBQ Pit called that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-bbq-pit-called-that/852697)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2020, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-bbq-pit-called-that/852697 "2020-04-28T21:29:04Z")
I have been at this board for almost 11 years (I had lurked some years before), but this question makes me feel like a noob. The Pit, I understand. But what stands BBQ for? Surely not grilling? --- ## [E-readers and grouping books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-readers-and-grouping-books/852256)
**Author:** [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2020, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-readers-and-grouping-books/852256 "2020-04-28T20:31:02Z")
I’ve had Kindle e-readers, and recently I tried using Moonreader on a Kindle Fire (I don’t much like reading on that screen). I’ve been a bit frustrated by grouping books in the past. For example, when making a group w… --- ## [Has anyone actually printed an envelope correctly from an HP Printer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-actually-printed-an-envelope-correctly-from-an-hp-printer/852616)
**Author:** [@Ficer67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ficer67)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2020, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-actually-printed-an-envelope-correctly-from-an-hp-printer/852616 "2020-04-28T20:25:51Z")
I have an HP Officejet 7510 printer. When I go to print an envelope, the return address is shifted to the right about a half of an inch. Occasionally the return address prints in the correct location, but it is chopped… --- ## [Neti Pot Flow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neti-pot-flow/852753)
**Author:** [@rohit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rohit)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2020, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neti-pot-flow/852753 "2020-04-28T20:13:38Z")
Hello All, I’ve been using the neti pot for a month. The water flows from left to right with ease but trickles or does not flow from right to flow. I do not have a blocked nose. I can breathe from both nostrils. In fact… --- ## [Why does marijuana smell different than it did in the '80s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-marijuana-smell-different-than-it-did-in-the-80s/831815)
**Author:** [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2019, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-marijuana-smell-different-than-it-did-in-the-80s/831815 "2019-04-14T14:59:50Z")
Back in the '80s, marijuana had a unique, pleasant odor. Nowadays, it smells like a skunk. Why does it smell different nowadays? --- ## [Shooting in Nova Scotia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-in-nova-scotia/852146)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2020, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-in-nova-scotia/852146 "2020-04-28T19:31:55Z")
Holy shit. Impersonating an RCMP officer and killing 14 people. A denturist. Horrible news. Sleepy Dartmouth Nova Scotia. Why? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1900) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1902)