# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=300&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 301 --- ## [full gas tank welding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-gas-tank-welding/30239)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2025, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-gas-tank-welding/30239 "2025-06-13T17:33:13Z")
There is a leak in the gas tank of my truck. I asked my neighbor where I could by a new one. He told me to take the gas tank off, turn it upside down and run a hose from a car exhaust into the tank for fifteen minutes o… --- ## [Can I redeem a stock certificate that is 60+ years old and the company they belonged to has since been bought out by another company?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-redeem-a-stock-certificate-that-is-60-years-old-and-the-company-they-belonged-to-has-since-been-bought-out-by-another-company/1017888)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2025, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-redeem-a-stock-certificate-that-is-60-years-old-and-the-company-they-belonged-to-has-since-been-bought-out-by-another-company/1017888 "2025-06-13T17:28:09Z")
I happened to come into possession of some stock certificates issued in 1964 (part of an estate…they are mine now). Actual paper ones that are kinda ornate. I researched the company and it merged with another company in… --- ## [Transferring app data from one phone to another](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transferring-app-data-from-one-phone-to-another/1019479)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2025, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transferring-app-data-from-one-phone-to-another/1019479 "2025-06-13T15:53:48Z")
I am going to be getting a new cell phone soon. I have app (games mostly) that I want to save my progress to my new phone. Last time I did this it was hit or miss depending on the app itself with a few failures. Given… --- ## [Uranium found in the new Chimney Hollow Dam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uranium-found-in-the-new-chimney-hollow-dam/1019499)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2025, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uranium-found-in-the-new-chimney-hollow-dam/1019499 "2025-06-13T15:51:55Z")
It will be interesting to see how this plays out. The rocks they have been using to build the new dam contain uranium. The dam officials admit that “long term ingestion” is a concern. --- ## [Renting out home: Any advantage to running it through an LLC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renting-out-home-any-advantage-to-running-it-through-an-llc/1019396)
**Author:** [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2025, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renting-out-home-any-advantage-to-running-it-through-an-llc/1019396 "2025-06-13T15:18:34Z")
We may be moving for a year or two. We’re looking into renting out our house while we’re gone. Is there any advantage to running the rental business through an LLC? we are in NY state we have a mortgage on the house we… --- ## [Do You honk your horn when you see people you know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-honk-your-horn-when-you-see-people-you-know/380237)
**Author:** [@Emilio\_Lizardo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emilio_Lizardo)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2025, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-honk-your-horn-when-you-see-people-you-know/380237 "2025-06-13T14:38:22Z")
So I’ve noticed that there is a distinct subset of people who honk their car horns as a greeting when they pass by people they know. I almost never use my horn, unless another driver is doing somthing particularly egreg… --- ## [Hypoallergenic CPAP mask?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypoallergenic-cpap-mask/1019587)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2025, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypoallergenic-cpap-mask/1019587 "2025-06-13T14:32:39Z")
Does anyone here have experience with hypoallergenic CPAP masks? My last two soft latex masks give me gin blossoms that would make Ted Kennedy blush! What should I be looking for? --- ## [Do you have a spirit? What is it? How do you know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-spirit-what-is-it-how-do-you-know/988245)
**Author:** [@Clu-Me-In](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clu-Me-In)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2025, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-spirit-what-is-it-how-do-you-know/988245 "2025-06-13T12:46:30Z")
Most of us believe we have a “Spirit,” but do we ever wonder where our spirit comes from and if it is a young, old or dateless spirit? How do we know we have a Spirit? --- ## [Equations with No Solution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/equations-with-no-solution/1019330)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2025, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/equations-with-no-solution/1019330 "2025-06-13T11:53:45Z")
Let us consider the equation 5x – 5x = 5 where 5 is a real number and x is a variable for any real number. If we are asked to solve the equation for x we end up with the equation 0 = 5 which is false. Therefore, we con… --- ## [Actors you’ll always watch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-you-ll-always-watch/1019254)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2025, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-you-ll-always-watch/1019254 "2025-06-13T06:45:11Z")
Continuing the discussion from Movies you've seen recently (Part 2): Do you have an actor who is so compelling to you that you’ll always watch a movie they’re in, simply because of that actor? For me, it’s Jackie Chan.… --- ## [The Trade Deficit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trade-deficit/1019482)
**Author:** [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2025, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trade-deficit/1019482 "2025-06-13T03:03:26Z")
For my entire life, I’ve heard the term trade deficit to reflect a situation where my country imports more things than it exports. The country has, for seemingly ever, identified this as a problem to be tackled in one wa… --- ## [Troops sent to Los Angeles-Housing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troops-sent-to-los-angeles-housing/1019406)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2025, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troops-sent-to-los-angeles-housing/1019406 "2025-06-13T02:50:25Z")
All the troops sent to Los Angeles by the President- Where are they staying? Are there empty barracks in decent shape for them to hole up in nearby? Where are they eating? Where is all the support staff coming from? --- ## [Pithy signs/phrases for Saturday's protest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pithy-signs-phrases-for-saturdays-protest/1019555)
**Author:** [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2025, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pithy-signs-phrases-for-saturdays-protest/1019555 "2025-06-13T01:57:52Z")
I’ve got my “Armed Liberal” t-shirt. F-Elon and the Felon is good? Let’s make this interesting! --- ## [Summer McIntosh](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-mcintosh/1019506)
**Author:** [@borschevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/borschevsky)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2025, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-mcintosh/1019506 "2025-06-13T00:55:40Z")
Summer McIntosh has just had an incredible meet at the Canadian Trials: 400 Free - World Record 800 Free - 3rd fastest time in history, 0.95 seconds off WR 200 IM - World Record 200 Fly - 2nd fastest time in history, 0… --- ## [What happens when they run out of SS numbers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-they-run-out-of-ss-numbers/1019311)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2025, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-they-run-out-of-ss-numbers/1019311 "2025-06-13T00:47:24Z")
There are only a billion 9 digit numbers. Since there are 350,000,000 Americans nearly all with SSNs and likely another couple hundred million deceased, it is predictable that at some time in this century, they will hav… --- ## [US to Attack Iran?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-to-attack-iran/1016596)
**Author:** [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2025, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-to-attack-iran/1016596 "2025-06-13T00:25:19Z")
The US has moved two aircraft carrier battle groups to the area, transported PATRIOT and THAAD air defense systems to semi-allied nearby nations, and positioned 5 of 19 B-2 bombers at Diego Garcia. This is in support of … --- ## [Misdiagnosing psoriasis when it is really a simple but severe fungal infection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misdiagnosing-psoriasis-when-it-is-really-a-simple-but-severe-fungal-infection/1018641)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2025, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misdiagnosing-psoriasis-when-it-is-really-a-simple-but-severe-fungal-infection/1018641 "2025-06-12T23:50:22Z")
After fighting this for over a year I decided to try and antifungal medication. Instant relief . Logic being that scratching my arms bare had likely opened them up to fungal infections. I wonder how common this is. --- ## [Weird website bug: Right-click "look up"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-website-bug-right-click-look-up/1019478)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2025, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-website-bug-right-click-look-up/1019478 "2025-06-12T21:32:40Z")
Chrome (and possibly other browsers) has a feature where you can highlight a word or phrase on a website, right-click, and look it up, which gives, usually, a dictionary definition or the like (this is in addition to the… --- ## [What happens if the Executive Branch defies a Supreme Court order?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-the-executive-branch-defies-a-supreme-court-order/1019485)
**Author:** [@TGC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TGC)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2025, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-the-executive-branch-defies-a-supreme-court-order/1019485 "2025-06-12T20:47:34Z")
If the president issues an executive order and it isn’t followed, he can enforce it by deploying the military. But what happens if the Judicial Branch issues an order but the president refuses to follow it? What recourse… --- ## [Star Trek: Do "star dates" have any structure or are they just a number the writers picked out of a hat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-do-star-dates-have-any-structure-or-are-they-just-a-number-the-writers-picked-out-of-a-hat/1019327)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2025, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-do-star-dates-have-any-structure-or-are-they-just-a-number-the-writers-picked-out-of-a-hat/1019327 "2025-06-12T20:27:50Z")
Title says it all. Often in a Star Trek episode we hear something like, “Star date 40100.3…” (I made that up) Were star dates ever figured out as a rational system or was the star date only whatever the writers that da… --- ## [Tinkerbell in an SUV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tinkerbell-in-an-suv/316645)
**Author:** [@Padeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Padeye)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2025, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tinkerbell-in-an-suv/316645 "2025-06-12T18:27:08Z")
At the drive thru getting lunch today I was behind a Chevy Suburban driven presumably by a Tinkerbell fan. On the back window were three decals, a color image of Tink’ looking over her shoulder with the caption “what ar… --- ## [What happened to Roanoke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-roanoke/333680)
**Author:** [@theLone7stringer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/theLone7stringer)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2025, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-roanoke/333680 "2025-06-12T18:09:30Z")
Has anyone uncovered the mystery of Roanoke Island yet? Thats a subject i haven’t heard about in years! :slight\_smile: --- ## [Guess what went wrong with car, for fun?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-what-went-wrong-with-car-for-fun/1018409)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2025, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-what-went-wrong-with-car-for-fun/1018409 "2025-06-12T15:18:52Z")
Ms. Napier’s 12 year old Toyota RAV4 broke down yesterday. One moment cruising down the highway at speed, then a loud noise, then major clattering noise and immediate total loss of engine power. Pulled over to shoulder, … --- ## [RIP Sly Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sly-stone/1019389)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2025, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sly-stone/1019389 "2025-06-12T12:34:17Z")
Obit from the NY Times. I’ve been watching the clip of him at Woodstock, leading the crowd in a “sing-along” (“say ‘Higher’ and throw the peace sign up, it’ll do ya no harm..”) periodically since 1970…it never gets old… --- ## [What Britishisms most baffle Americans? What Americanisms most baffle Brits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-britishisms-most-baffle-americans-what-americanisms-most-baffle-brits/1008941)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 1237\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2025, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-britishisms-most-baffle-americans-what-americanisms-most-baffle-brits/1008941 "2025-06-12T11:51:58Z")
On the TV show Slow Horses (set in the UK), a character announced he was going to get some kip, and the meaning completely eluded me. Likewise when, ages ago in a bar, some friends mentioned totty. We are truly separat… --- ## [Trivia Question about Paper Money](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-question-about-paper-money/998001)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2025, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-question-about-paper-money/998001 "2025-06-12T11:43:43Z")
Of the seven denominations of U.S. Federal Reserve Notes in common use today ($1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100), how many different U.S. presidents are depicted? Can you name them? Hint # 1: This is a trick question… --- ## [What's the biggest thing in your household that you don't even use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-biggest-thing-in-your-household-that-you-dont-even-use/1018753)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2025, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-biggest-thing-in-your-household-that-you-dont-even-use/1018753 "2025-06-12T11:28:12Z")
I was thinking about this today, because my mom told me she gave away the Hammond organ that’s taken up space in their living room for so long. It belonged to my grandma, who died last year, but even she hadn’t played … --- ## [Looking for a good read](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-good-read/1019351)
**Author:** [@Cumberdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumberdale)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2025, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-good-read/1019351 "2025-06-12T06:00:11Z")
Not sure what I’m in the mood for, but I tend to read mostly nonfiction. However, recently, I have been reading some horror and sci-fi stories. I’m looking for something different. I have been watching some western movie… --- ## [Legal standing of a fetus in regards to inheritance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-standing-of-a-fetus-in-regards-to-inheritance/1019405)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2025, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-standing-of-a-fetus-in-regards-to-inheritance/1019405 "2025-06-12T03:13:12Z")
Asking for legal advice here, but it’s not practical, just theoretical, and therefor I don’t need answers fast. Inheritance is left to the children of X divided equally. X has 2 born children and one fetus. Does the f… --- ## [Who decides “proper” pronunciation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-decides-proper-pronunciation/1019111)
**Author:** [@Dirtymartini](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dirtymartini)\ **Replies:** 238\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2025, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-decides-proper-pronunciation/1019111 "2025-06-11T23:58:55Z")
There definitely seems to be two camps on the issue. “Xxxxx” is properly pronounced “xxxxXxx” based on historical, linguistics, or other factual parameters. “Xxxxx” is pronounced “Xxxhxx” by 99% of people, so that’s th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=299&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=301&state=muted)