# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1935 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1936 --- ## [What 3d modeling programs are there like Sketchup?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-3d-modeling-programs-are-there-like-sketchup/785899)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2020, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-3d-modeling-programs-are-there-like-sketchup/785899 "2020-04-07T12:36:30Z")
90-95% of things I do in Sketchup, I do with the line tool or the push/pull tool, which automatically creates holes, but unfortunately Sketchup can’t handle a lot of data, so even if I download vehicle 3d models from the… --- ## [Opinion on ska.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-on-ska/851125)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2020, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-on-ska/851125 "2020-04-08T08:00:55Z")
I’ve been on a ska binge lately, so I thought I’d make this thread. What’s your opinion on ska, specifically third-wave ska? Why does it get a bad rap? --- ## [Did you get you son vaccinated for HPV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-you-son-vaccinated-for-hpv/851136)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2020, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-you-son-vaccinated-for-hpv/851136 "2020-04-08T06:42:40Z")
We did. He’s 13. We got him vaccinated last year. Not sexually active at the time (and still not yet, albeit, last year, not physically developed for it). I’m pretty sure he’s being honest with us as far as not being ac… --- ## [The Iron Man / The Iron Giant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iron-man-the-iron-giant/688415)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2020, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iron-man-the-iron-giant/688415 "2020-04-08T06:10:14Z")
I just read Ted Hughes’ “The Iron Man,” the very short children’s book that the animated movie “The Iron Giant” was based on. The movie is vastly better… What grinds the book down for me is that it is so breathlessly a… --- ## [The Charmin Bears have no nostrils](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-charmin-bears-have-no-nostrils/851251)
**Author:** [@Simmerdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simmerdown)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2020, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-charmin-bears-have-no-nostrils/851251 "2020-04-08T06:04:01Z")
No wonder they believe their heinies are clean. Plus why are they advertising toilet paper now? Doesn’t that seem like a bit of a knife in the gut? --- ## [Does video calling require all parties to be using the same software?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-video-calling-require-all-parties-to-be-using-the-same-software/850795)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2020, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-video-calling-require-all-parties-to-be-using-the-same-software/850795 "2020-04-08T05:54:43Z")
I’m confused. If I want to have a video chat with somebody else, do we have to both use the same software? I use an iMac desktop and an iPhone, and have used FaceTime with other people who have iPhones, which worked fin… --- ## [Is it OK to wash my bandana with aloe vera hand soap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-to-wash-my-bandana-with-aloe-vera-hand-soap/851184)
**Author:** [@greenpurple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greenpurple)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2020, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-to-wash-my-bandana-with-aloe-vera-hand-soap/851184 "2020-04-08T05:32:04Z")
thanks --- ## [Why is the ICU so expensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-icu-so-expensive/848753)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2020, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-icu-so-expensive/848753 "2020-04-08T05:12:28Z")
Bumped into a neighbor who spent a post-op night in the ICU. The bill was $90,000. Not for the surgery, but for the ICU alone. Round the clock medical personnel and high-tech equipment cost a lot, I suppose. But what… --- ## [Schools, bars, restaurants, gyms etc. in South Korea and in Wuhan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schools-bars-restaurants-gyms-etc-in-south-korea-and-in-wuhan/851305)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2020, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schools-bars-restaurants-gyms-etc-in-south-korea-and-in-wuhan/851305 "2020-04-08T04:30:42Z")
In these two places, they seem to have contained the outbreak. Are schools, bars, restaurants, gyms etc. still closed there? If yes, when will they open them? --- ## [Rewinding back 3 months - what was the rosiest possible scenario for the United States?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewinding-back-3-months-what-was-the-rosiest-possible-scenario-for-the-united-states/851295)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2020, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewinding-back-3-months-what-was-the-rosiest-possible-scenario-for-the-united-states/851295 "2020-04-08T04:21:41Z")
Say we take politics out of the equation - either Trump becomes a super-competent president, or a super-competent individual other than Trump were president at the moment: Say we rewind back to around the middle of Janu… --- ## [I had a fever on Jan 18...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-fever-on-jan-18/851326)
**Author:** [@AnalogSignal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnalogSignal)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2020, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-fever-on-jan-18/851326 "2020-04-08T04:09:47Z")
Even though I had a flu shot before, I developed flu-like symptoms from Jan 18-21. The symptoms were nothing extraordinary - fever of about 101 and tiredness. No breathing problems, no loss of smell, or any other telltal… --- ## [Where are all these people getting masks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-these-people-getting-masks/850709)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2020, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-these-people-getting-masks/850709 "2020-04-08T04:08:00Z")
Even in the age of social distancing, I need to take minor risks like picking up food from the grocery store. It’s been 10 days since my last trip into NYC, so I think these little local trips are my biggest risk. But … --- ## [Why was the American public told not to wear face masks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-the-american-public-told-not-to-wear-face-masks/850742)
**Author:** [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2020, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-the-american-public-told-not-to-wear-face-masks/850742 "2020-04-08T02:34:47Z")
Even if face masks don’t protect 100%, they are surely better than nothing. Countries like Japan where the public is encouraged to wear face masks has had a much smaller occurrence of COVID-19 transmission. Was it just… --- ## [Personal Covid-19 Experience](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-covid-19-experience/851308)
**Author:** [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2020, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-covid-19-experience/851308 "2020-04-08T02:26:24Z")
So we heard from older daughter. She works as a tour guide in New Orleans. She has been flat on her back for the last week with quote "The worst flu she has ever had. " She is under 30 and is recovering but her insuran… --- ## [ORDERLIES! And Other Help the Federal Government Could Be Providing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orderlies-and-other-help-the-federal-government-could-be-providing/850548)
**Author:** [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2020, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orderlies-and-other-help-the-federal-government-could-be-providing/850548 "2020-04-08T01:52:32Z")
I’m using specifics about the USA here, but this idea could be used in many nations: To put it lightly, health care workers are massively overworked, now. The exhaustion can only be contributing to doctors, nurses, and … --- ## [How will the coronavirus pandemic\* affect human civilization?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-coronavirus-pandemic-affect-human-civilization/848500)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2020, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-coronavirus-pandemic-affect-human-civilization/848500 "2020-04-08T01:43:09Z")
Let’s say, as seems increasingly likely, that the coronavirus outbreak become a pandemic. What will the affect to our civilization likely be? Some numbers being tossed about by epidemiologists are that around 40-70% of… --- ## [When a bill is submitted to Congress, why are provisions completely unrelated to the bill allowed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-bill-is-submitted-to-congress-why-are-provisions-completely-unrelated-to-the-bill-allowed/850466)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2020, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-bill-is-submitted-to-congress-why-are-provisions-completely-unrelated-to-the-bill-allowed/850466 "2020-04-08T01:42:32Z")
Hello Everyone, It seems that the stimulus package has been approved and funds will be distributed to citizens to help with individuals financial loss during this National emergency. My question is, I’m seeing all kin… --- ## [What scares you the most about Covid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-scares-you-the-most-about-covid/851171)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2020, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-scares-you-the-most-about-covid/851171 "2020-04-08T00:51:41Z")
I can’t sleep thinking about any of my loved ones being in the hospital and I can’t see them, be with them. I can’t stand it. Mom is on lockdown in memory care, if it gets in there, I got no Mom, and I can’t even see her… --- ## [Is it safe to make vacation plans for late summer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe-to-make-vacation-plans-for-late-summer/850908)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2020, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe-to-make-vacation-plans-for-late-summer/850908 "2020-04-08T00:51:28Z")
Back in January I asked you guys for advise in planning a road trip down Highway 1. I haven’t booked any hotels or anything yet, which was probably a good thing with the whole COVID-19 thing. With that in mind, I’m thi… --- ## [Korean Pharmaceutical Association warning on Ivermectin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/korean-pharmaceutical-association-warning-on-ivermectin/851268)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2020, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/korean-pharmaceutical-association-warning-on-ivermectin/851268 "2020-04-08T00:33:24Z")
Public warned about taking parasiticide to kill coronavirus More at the link. Seriously, folks. Can we please, just for the fun of it, start trusting scientists to do their thing their way (scientific method, double b… --- ## [New York paramedics and EMTs told to leave people to die in place.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-paramedics-and-emts-told-to-leave-people-to-die-in-place/851001)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2020, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-paramedics-and-emts-told-to-leave-people-to-die-in-place/851001 "2020-04-08T00:22:33Z")
My son is an EMT and told me this a few days ago. He told me he didn’t know if he could follow this order if faced with it. Most of his fellow EMTs would have a very hard time following this edict. My question-- are ther… --- ## [MMORPGs in the time of COVID-19](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmorpgs-in-the-time-of-covid-19/850262)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2020, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmorpgs-in-the-time-of-covid-19/850262 "2020-04-08T00:21:38Z")
I’ve got some time to kill and am interested in maybe diving into a new game. I played WOW for quite a few years (from Wrath of the Lich King to but not through Legion). I was a regular but casual player. I enjoyed wor… --- ## [Does anybody make money by writing books anymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-make-money-by-writing-books-anymore/770590)
**Author:** [@ssgenius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ssgenius)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2020, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-make-money-by-writing-books-anymore/770590 "2020-04-08T00:20:04Z")
Curious question Does anyone make any money by writing and publishing a book anymore Or with today’s soundbite and short attention span (myself included) is publishing a book not really feasible unless you are a well … --- ## [Trump speaks to Hannity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-speaks-to-hannity/851313)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2020, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-speaks-to-hannity/851313 "2020-04-08T00:10:30Z")
Supposedly he will be on tonight at 9. I have no way of watching, so could someone please watch for the fun of it and let us know what to interesting things they say? --- ## [Could a Virus Kill EVERYONE?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-virus-kill-everyone/850875)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2020, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-virus-kill-everyone/850875 "2020-04-07T21:20:09Z")
Something I just thought of. I thought of putting in the Coronavirus section. But it really doesn’t relate directly to that. So I put it here. Could a virus, possibly some day, kill every human being? Every man, woman a… --- ## [Pitting Vermont Castings stoves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-vermont-castings-stoves/851228)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2020, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-vermont-castings-stoves/851228 "2020-04-07T21:05:31Z")
Oh, I’m mad. I have a 20 year old Vermont Castings LP stove. It’s our primary heat source. Was about $3000. It weighs in at about 350lbs. Has worked great. Well, the valve for the thing went out. I have been tryin… --- ## [Fargo - Season 4](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-season-4/847774)
**Author:** [@Smid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smid)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2020, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-season-4/847774 "2020-04-07T21:04:22Z")
Starring Chris Rock as a 50’s crime boss, starts April 19th. So, there’s that. (Fella). --- ## [Who misses original Kaopectate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-misses-original-kaopectate/850985)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Latimer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Latimer)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2020, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-misses-original-kaopectate/850985 "2020-04-07T20:51:18Z")
I’m referring to the kaolinite/pectin version (Wiki), not the attapulgite that replaced it in the 1980s, until it was inexplicably sacked in the 2000s after the FDA basically disproved it, leading to the brand changing i… --- ## [Is anyone considering refusing intubation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-considering-refusing-intubation/851243)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2020, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-considering-refusing-intubation/851243 "2020-04-07T20:49:48Z")
I had no idea until this crisis that being intubated for a prolonged time was such a horrible, neverending nightmare for the patient. It sounds like the most horrid situation imaginable (unless you’re the caregiver of ma… --- ## [can places of public congregation be set up as negative air pressure rooms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-places-of-public-congregation-be-set-up-as-negative-air-pressure-rooms/851297)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2020, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-places-of-public-congregation-be-set-up-as-negative-air-pressure-rooms/851297 "2020-04-07T20:35:59Z")
and would it be a good idea to do so in the case of current or future pandemics? Would workplaces, grocery stores, restaurants, churches, etc. be set up to be negative pressure rooms where the air was constantly filtere… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1934) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1936)