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**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-look-so-weirdly-older-younger/851133 "2020-04-13T15:39:46Z")
Take a look at thispicture.. They are related. Guess their ages. (details in spoiler next post). --- ## [A lot of silver was used to help build the first Atomic bomb](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-silver-was-used-to-help-build-the-first-atomic-bomb/851544)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-silver-was-used-to-help-build-the-first-atomic-bomb/851544 "2020-04-13T15:26:56Z")
They used 430,000,000 troy ounces of silver because copper was in short supply due to WW 2. Calutron - Wikipedia Almost all of it was given back to the Treasury dept when they stopped using the Calutrons to make enrich… --- ## [In Visio, how do you...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-visio-how-do-you/851698)
**Author:** [@Temporary\_Name](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Temporary_Name)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-visio-how-do-you/851698 "2020-04-13T15:21:43Z")
In Visio, how do you…… Back at the turn of the century I studied AutoCAD and worked in a professional office making architectural drawings. They used version 14 at that time, but I had a student version of 2000 with mo… --- ## [Looking for a picture of a given asteroid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-picture-of-a-given-asteroid/851448)
**Author:** [@Frankenstein\_Monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frankenstein_Monster)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-picture-of-a-given-asteroid/851448 "2020-04-13T15:17:25Z")
I would like to find a telescope picture of a certain asteroid, where I know the exact number and entry on the Minor Planet Center. As an example, here is an entry of a similar asteroid (not the exact one I’m looking fo… --- ## [Should I take this job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-take-this-job/851206)
**Author:** [@Calavera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calavera)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-take-this-job/851206 "2020-04-13T14:51:06Z")
I live in the UK. I’m unemployed but have some savings. I don’t qualify for any benefits. I have a driving license but no car. I could live for about 2 years just on my savings. I’ve been offered a job at a warehouse, w… --- ## [What influences someones behavior when intoxicated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-influences-someones-behavior-when-intoxicated/851193)
**Author:** [@aaronhernandez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aaronhernandez)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-influences-someones-behavior-when-intoxicated/851193 "2020-04-13T14:30:46Z")
I’ve always wondered this. Why can some people have two or three drinks and don’t change much. They can even function normally as alcoholics with the exception of the smell of alcohol under their breath. Others take the … --- ## [Okay, is coronavirus teaching folks about rinsing dishes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-is-coronavirus-teaching-folks-about-rinsing-dishes/851512)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-is-coronavirus-teaching-folks-about-rinsing-dishes/851512 "2020-04-13T13:05:43Z")
For many, many years there has been an ongoing debate on these boards, and perhaps in society as a whole, regarding whether one does/should/must rinse dishes after they’ve been soaped and scrubbed. Examples “Brits don’… --- ## [Minimum temperature required to generate carbon monoxide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minimum-temperature-required-to-generate-carbon-monoxide/851678)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minimum-temperature-required-to-generate-carbon-monoxide/851678 "2020-04-13T12:53:51Z")
How high does a material (say, a piece of cloth, or wood, or whatever) temperature have to reach before it can begin emitting CO? Can it be generated merely by being heated, but not actually combusting yet? --- ## [Fresh air and sunshine in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-air-and-sunshine-in-the-mmp/851179)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 262\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-air-and-sunshine-in-the-mmp/851179 "2020-04-13T11:57:50Z")
On one level, the stay-at-home orders haven’t changed my life a whole lot. I’m retired - where am I going to go??? :smiley: Yeah, I miss going to restaurants and taking Roxy to Wiggle-Giggle, but apart from that, I was… --- ## [Price gouging or just capitalism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/price-gouging-or-just-capitalism/850529)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/price-gouging-or-just-capitalism/850529 "2020-04-13T11:21:15Z")
With the current, strange, state of affairs markets for goods are thrown in to turmoil (toilet paper being an obvious one). Since my company is working from home I was tasked with recommending a webcam everyone could bu… --- ## [Directors Whose Interviews You Like More Than Their Movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/directors-whose-interviews-you-like-more-than-their-movies/851533)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/directors-whose-interviews-you-like-more-than-their-movies/851533 "2020-04-13T10:23:55Z")
\-Sam Peckinpah -Orson Welles Very interesting men… I love reading or watching any of their interviews. I might like a movie or two, but that’s about it. --- ## [I have a metric ton of cooked elbow pasta](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-metric-ton-of-cooked-elbow-pasta/851612)
**Author:** [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-metric-ton-of-cooked-elbow-pasta/851612 "2020-04-13T07:17:29Z")
What do you have for a breakfast meal using up the cooked elbows? I thinking with eggs, peppers, onions, cheese, bacon. I’m just going to sub the pasta for potatoes/rice. Any specific recipes? --- ## [The lonely astronaut vs the irritating noise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lonely-astronaut-vs-the-irritating-noise/851223)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lonely-astronaut-vs-the-irritating-noise/851223 "2020-04-13T06:15:05Z")
I’m trying to identify a story. My googlefu is failing me. I’m pretty sure it involved one character telling the other character this story as a parable or metaphor, but I don’t remember the framing story, or whether it… --- ## [Quarantined Feud (cross-posted)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quarantined-feud-cross-posted/851070)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quarantined-feud-cross-posted/851070 "2020-04-13T05:18:17Z")
Object of the game: Give the most popular answer for each category. You want to match the other people in the game. Rules: No reading the thread before answering. This is on the honor system. Formatting rules must be… --- ## [Are Vegans Healthier?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-vegans-healthier/851115)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-vegans-healthier/851115 "2020-04-13T04:55:05Z")
They certainly think that they are. But what does science and statistics have to say? I just had an interesting talk about the matter with my cousin and my friend. My cousin said he couldn’t stick to a vegan regimen be… --- ## [Can you get coronavirus by eating it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-coronavirus-by-eating-it/851652)
**Author:** [@Rusalka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rusalka)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-coronavirus-by-eating-it/851652 "2020-04-13T04:54:43Z")
If not, as many experts say, then why do news reports also include “the mouth” as a site for where the virus can enter the body? In the npr report where experts weighed in on this topic, one of them said that it is an … --- ## [Anisotropic universe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anisotropic-universe/851651)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anisotropic-universe/851651 "2020-04-13T04:29:42Z")
This has to do with a Bad Astronomer column: Are some parts of the Universe expanding faster than others? Maaaaaaybe. I’d discuss this in the comments, but you have to have a facebook or twitter account and I don’t have … --- ## [Need Omelet Help Fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-omelet-help-fast/851637)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-omelet-help-fast/851637 "2020-04-13T03:38:43Z")
Due to an unfortunate incident with a carton of eggs this morning, I must immediately make a seven egg omelet. Here is what I have done so far: I have thoroughly mixed seven eggs, half and half, minced garlic, finely c… --- ## [Ask culture vs. Guess Culture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-culture-vs-guess-culture/851567)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-culture-vs-guess-culture/851567 "2020-04-13T02:54:15Z")
This all started on a Tumblr thread, but I find the insight fascinating. "We are raised, the theory runs, in one of two cultures. In Ask culture, people grow up believing they can ask for anything – a favor, a pay rise–… --- ## [The Logistics Of Streetwalker Prostitution (Not Asking How To Break The Law)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-logistics-of-streetwalker-prostitution-not-asking-how-to-break-the-law/851511)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-logistics-of-streetwalker-prostitution-not-asking-how-to-break-the-law/851511 "2020-04-13T02:32:20Z")
When one “contracts” with a street-walker sex worker (viz, prostitutes who hang out on street corners in seedy neighborhoods), I assume the john takes her back to his place or to a nearby motel room for the deed. If the… --- ## [Can the Kansas Legislative Coordinating Council override the Kansas Governor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-kansas-legislative-coordinating-council-override-the-kansas-governor/851573)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-kansas-legislative-coordinating-council-override-the-kansas-governor/851573 "2020-04-13T02:15:39Z")
I’m sure I don’t know all the details here; I welcome someone more informed filling the gaps. Okay, so the story as I understand it is that the governor declared a state of emergency but the Legislative Coordinating Cou… --- ## [Why is homicide not generally treated as a mental issue but suicide is?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-homicide-not-generally-treated-as-a-mental-issue-but-suicide-is/851063)
**Author:** [@aaronhernandez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aaronhernandez)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-homicide-not-generally-treated-as-a-mental-issue-but-suicide-is/851063 "2020-04-13T02:14:10Z")
Is it simply cultural norms dictating what constitutes a mental illness? I wonder why wanting to kill yourself signifies a mental disorder and that person isn’t capable of rational decision making but wanting to kill oth… --- ## [Screw Coronovirus: what can we do about the current toilet paper crisis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-coronovirus-what-can-we-do-about-the-current-toilet-paper-crisis/850041)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-coronovirus-what-can-we-do-about-the-current-toilet-paper-crisis/850041 "2020-04-13T02:11:34Z")
Seriously? Toilet paper? The coronavirus doesn’t lead to greater consumption of TP. AFAIK, the factories are still turning it out at the usual rate. AFAIK, trucks are still able to carry it from factories to stores. The… --- ## [Things that Influence Rational Decision Making](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-influence-rational-decision-making/851644)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-influence-rational-decision-making/851644 "2020-04-13T02:07:59Z")
Suppose someone was conducting a poll of United States residents about the measures currently being taken to control the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Further suppose that one of the questions were: How would you class… --- ## [Just Sayin'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-sayin/850959)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-sayin/850959 "2020-04-13T02:04:27Z")
What does the expression ‘just saying’ mean or imply? --- ## [Warbler ID question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warbler-id-question/851641)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warbler-id-question/851641 "2020-04-13T02:00:23Z")
I’ve posted before about my annual challenge of trying ti ID local migrating warblers. Any thoughts about this one? Western burbs of Chicago, My best guesses are Bell’s Vireo or Tennessee Warbler. -Pretty nondescript… --- ## [UV Lights To Kill Germs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uv-lights-to-kill-germs/851380)
**Author:** [@Carryon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carryon)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uv-lights-to-kill-germs/851380 "2020-04-13T01:22:25Z")
I was looking at some of these devices to potentially decontaminate things like cell phones and keys. Does anyone have any recommendations? I read a few on Amazon but a lot of the reviews seem to indicate they tend to br… --- ## [Oh crap, I am running out of thing to clean/fix/sort through around the house!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-crap-i-am-running-out-of-thing-to-clean-fix-sort-through-around-the-house/851486)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-crap-i-am-running-out-of-thing-to-clean-fix-sort-through-around-the-house/851486 "2020-04-13T01:18:19Z")
Give me some ideas please. I have 2 more windows to wash, and that’s it!! --- ## [Would you be creeped out by this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-creeped-out-by-this/851431)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-creeped-out-by-this/851431 "2020-04-13T00:52:37Z")
I keep seeing this ad pop up on my Facebook feed. It’s two ladies sitting in an auditorium. One in front of the other. The lady behind notices the tag is sticking out on the shirt from the lady in front. So with out say… --- ## [Federkleid by Faun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/federkleid-by-faun/851594)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/federkleid-by-faun/851594 "2020-04-13T00:31:17Z")
OK, this is strange. I was listening to random celtic/whatever you call that faux medieval pagan stuff, and Federkleid by Faun popped up. It has a fairly distinctive passage that to me sounds like the Russian folk pieceM… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1926) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1928)