# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=452 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 453 --- ## [Trying to frame a problem ( springs)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-frame-a-problem-springs/1009023)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-frame-a-problem-springs/1009023 "2024-10-21T23:17:33Z")
Suppose I have a coiled spring. The spring is 3 ft long with 2 coils per ft, total of 6 coils. When I compress the spring the coil has a slight amount of twist say about 45 degrees at the top coil. If I made that same sp… --- ## [Can anyone ID this skit or short?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-id-this-skit-or-short/1009034)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-id-this-skit-or-short/1009034 "2024-10-21T21:43:32Z")
Listening to a podcast jogged a memory I had of skit or short I saw when I was kid. The skit was with puppets and was about a community of birds all with pun names (I think). They were like fairy tale birds where they ar… --- ## [Doing Cologuard again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doing-cologuard-again/1003833)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doing-cologuard-again/1003833 "2024-10-21T19:57:56Z")
I did this test once back in, oh, early 2021 I think. My doc says that due to my age and my redundant bowel, it’s time to do it again. It seems a bit early to me, but whatever. So as soon as the caffeine kicks in and … --- ## [I Have Finally Found the Ultimate Pizza Toppings Combination](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-finally-found-the-ultimate-pizza-toppings-combination/1008913)
**Author:** [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-finally-found-the-ultimate-pizza-toppings-combination/1008913 "2024-10-21T18:57:31Z")
After almost 50 years on this planet, I’ve finally found the perfect pizza toppings combination : Tomatoes Parmesan Gorgonzola Chorizo ('nduja for a gourmet version) Bacon Egg That’s it. Perfection. If I’m feelin… --- ## [Can you have too many cookbooks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-have-too-many-cookbooks/1008965)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-have-too-many-cookbooks/1008965 "2024-10-21T18:49:42Z")
I love to cook and bake. But when I moved three years ago I thinned out my collection as moving books is a pain in the…butt. Now I deeply regret it. As I see it you can’t have too many cookbooks, even if you make onl… --- ## [When Safety Measures Kill You (5 Dead in Helicopter Crash in New York City)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-safety-measures-kill-you-5-dead-in-helicopter-crash-in-new-york-city/810462)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-safety-measures-kill-you-5-dead-in-helicopter-crash-in-new-york-city/810462 "2024-10-21T18:42:18Z")
Unlike the passengers the pilot wasn’t strapped in with this type harness and was able to escape. So inventive Dopers what is the solution? You have a design for a quick release harness which won’t be unlatched accid… --- ## [Paul Di'Anno, former singer for Iron Maiden, is now running free, RIP Paul at 66](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-dianno-former-singer-for-iron-maiden-is-now-running-free-rip-paul-at-66/1009022)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-dianno-former-singer-for-iron-maiden-is-now-running-free-rip-paul-at-66/1009022 "2024-10-21T17:39:16Z")
Paul Di’Anno, former lead singer for Iron Maiden has died at 66. He’s had a lot of heath issues the last few years. I wanted to see him in concert years ago but his US tour got canceled. Time to crank some Iron Maiden a… --- ## [2024 WNBA season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-wnba-season/1001131)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-wnba-season/1001131 "2024-10-21T17:00:30Z")
The 2024 WNBA preseason started last night, and top overall draft pick Caitlin Clark scored 21 in a three-point loss for the Fever. All but five of the Fever’s regular season games are on national TV this year and I plan… --- ## [How common are cohabitation agreements?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-are-cohabitation-agreements/1009000)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-are-cohabitation-agreements/1009000 "2024-10-21T16:24:00Z")
Wondering if the vast majority of married / non-married couples go that route. --- ## [Reading up on the Punic Wars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-up-on-the-punic-wars/1009008)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-up-on-the-punic-wars/1009008 "2024-10-21T16:20:48Z")
At one point Hannibal is expecting to be joined by his brother’s army. But on his way, he gets slaughtered. Hannibal realizes his dream of conquest is over when a Roman horseman rides into his camp and throws down the br… --- ## [How can Israel become more independent when it comes to their defense industry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-israel-become-more-independent-when-it-comes-to-their-defense-industry/1008963)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-israel-become-more-independent-when-it-comes-to-their-defense-industry/1008963 "2024-10-21T16:10:11Z")
Israel has a long history of facing arms embargoes. Right now the US supplies many of their weapons, but politics is making NATO nations less reliable sources of arms. The US, Italy, Spain, Canada, France, the Netherland… --- ## [BBQ Chicken](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbq-chicken/1008881)
**Author:** [@Frazzled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frazzled)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbq-chicken/1008881 "2024-10-21T14:38:01Z")
When you go to a BBQ restaurant and order chicken, it’s often very soft and falls off of the bone. Whenever I cook BBQ chicken it’s good, but the texture is more like something I baked, not barbequed. What is it that BBQ… --- ## [How can I download Zoom to my Kindle?S](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-download-zoom-to-my-kindle-s/1008926)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-download-zoom-to-my-kindle-s/1008926 "2024-10-21T13:53:22Z")
I am having trouble downloading Zoom to my Kindle. Can anyone give me step by step instructions? --- ## [Car following drones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-following-drones/1008964)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-following-drones/1008964 "2024-10-21T12:43:46Z")
The guys who launch Ukrainian drones follow the drone on the runway, “To make sure it takes off”. Why? Can they not see that it is airborne on instrumentation? --- ## [(Old) Today in History - a pivotal moment in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-today-in-history-a-pivotal-moment-in-the-mmp/1008758)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 334\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-today-in-history-a-pivotal-moment-in-the-mmp/1008758 "2024-10-21T08:15:57Z")
Morning, mumpers! It’s currently 43c/6f with a predicted high of 11c/51f and cloudy. Weather app says “It’s fucking dreich out. Please pronounce “dreich” like you’re spitting at the fucking sky.” Yes, it’s cloudy out… --- ## [SpaceX Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg SFB tonight — so cool!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spacex-falcon-9-launch-from-vandenberg-sfb-tonight-so-cool/1008988)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spacex-falcon-9-launch-from-vandenberg-sfb-tonight-so-cool/1008988 "2024-10-21T07:11:49Z")
I’m in Santa Barbara CA for the weekend and tonight at 2213 hours (about ½ hour ago) there was a launch from Vandenberg SFB which is about 53 miles WNW from me. I did not see the launch but did see the booster return in … --- ## [Anyone watching Kaos on Netflix?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-kaos-on-netflix/1006535)
**Author:** [@mozchron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mozchron)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-kaos-on-netflix/1006535 "2024-10-21T03:41:20Z")
I didn’t see a thread about this. What’s not to like? Jeff Goldblum and Greek mythology! --- ## [Fall Cooking Options where Meat is Optional](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-cooking-options-where-meat-is-optional/1008890)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-cooking-options-where-meat-is-optional/1008890 "2024-10-21T03:40:54Z")
So, despite unseasonal heat lasting through last week, this weekend Colorado Springs is turning towards what I consider true fall temperatures: highs in the 50s, lows in the 30s, with fluctuations up and down. So I sta… --- ## [Why are hospital gowns mostly blue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-hospital-gowns-mostly-blue/1008959)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-hospital-gowns-mostly-blue/1008959 "2024-10-21T02:03:35Z")
Most hospital gowns seem to be blue with light or dark spots, or occasionally off-white with blue spots. Is there a specific reason for the widespread use of blue? I’ve tried researching this on the Internet and found va… --- ## [Can't find the Straight Dope app in Google Play](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-the-straight-dope-app-in-google-play/1008511)
**Author:** [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-the-straight-dope-app-in-google-play/1008511 "2024-10-21T01:00:32Z")
Halp! I got a new phone yesterday, and had to delete a bunch of apps off my old phone to transfer my data to the new one. One of which was the SD app; I figured I’d just download it again on my shiny new toy. But I can’… --- ## [What would it take for a political revolution in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-take-for-a-political-revolution-in-the-us/1008966)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-take-for-a-political-revolution-in-the-us/1008966 "2024-10-21T00:42:04Z")
There have been some ongoing discussions about this election leading to possible revolution. Either from the Trump supporters on his loss, citing election fraud et al, or else from Democrats if Harris loses and Trump beg… --- ## [The man who jumped out of the bushes and said BOO!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-who-jumped-out-of-the-bushes-and-said-boo/1009009)
**Author:** [@Cumberdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumberdale)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-who-jumped-out-of-the-bushes-and-said-boo/1009009 "2024-10-21T00:28:27Z")
Does anyone remember the parody radio spot about the man who jumped out of the bushes… It played like most scary movie ads with the man jumping out and saying BOO! I believe the final line was no one under 18 admitted. P… --- ## [Penile circumcision-- are today’s young parents opting out of this for their babies? (Read note in OP.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penile-circumcision-are-today-s-young-parents-opting-out-of-this-for-their-babies-read-note-in-op/1008773)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2024, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penile-circumcision-are-today-s-young-parents-opting-out-of-this-for-their-babies-read-note-in-op/1008773 "2024-10-20T23:39:22Z")
NOTE: This thread is about male circumcision only. Do not bring up or attempt to discuss female circumcision. That subject is off-limits in this thread. I started thinking about this because I had lunch the other day w… --- ## [When we needed to dial only seven digits within the same area code, was four digit dialing typically possible if the prefix was the same?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-we-needed-to-dial-only-seven-digits-within-the-same-area-code-was-four-digit-dialing-typically-possible-if-the-prefix-was-the-same/1008593)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2024, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-we-needed-to-dial-only-seven-digits-within-the-same-area-code-was-four-digit-dialing-typically-possible-if-the-prefix-was-the-same/1008593 "2024-10-20T23:23:34Z")
I was at UCSD in the late 1970s, and lived in the dorms for most of that period. Every phone number on campus had the prefix 452-, whether it was in a professor’s or adviser’s office, or the bookstore, or your friend’s s… --- ## [Harris and Walz win; what will be your first reaction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harris-and-walz-win-what-will-be-your-first-reaction/1008743)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2024, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harris-and-walz-win-what-will-be-your-first-reaction/1008743 "2024-10-20T23:04:13Z")
Me? Trump, you lost; get over it. Fat chance of that, I know. --- ## [What We Do in the Shadows season 5 (not to be confused with the WWDitS4, WWDitS3 or WWDitS threads)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-we-do-in-the-shadows-season-5-not-to-be-confused-with-the-wwdits4-wwdits3-or-wwdits-threads/987049)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2024, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-we-do-in-the-shadows-season-5-not-to-be-confused-with-the-wwdits4-wwdits3-or-wwdits-threads/987049 "2024-10-20T22:34:12Z")
First two episodes of season 5 are out. Started out, I think, better than the last couple of seasons started. Earlier threads: --- ## [Assistant Director of Corrections and Alabama Inmate disappear on way to Court \[update: They have been captured\] {2022-05-02}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assistant-director-of-corrections-and-alabama-inmate-disappear-on-way-to-court-update-they-have-been-captured-2022-05-02/963830)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2024, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assistant-director-of-corrections-and-alabama-inmate-disappear-on-way-to-court-update-they-have-been-captured-2022-05-02/963830 "2024-10-20T21:32:04Z")
What an interesting story. Assistant Director of Corrections Vicki White worked for Lauderdale County for 17 years. The Sheriff is quite complimentary in the first article. The next day the Sheriff announces a warrant h… --- ## [Odd gravesite--The Afterglow Vista LINK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-gravesite-the-afterglow-vista-link/1008996)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2024, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-gravesite-the-afterglow-vista-link/1008996 "2024-10-20T20:27:36Z")
A damned strange burial site in the State Of Washingtom. Some old Robber Baron named McMillian is buried under a stone table, surrounded by benches, & inside a “ruined Greek temple”. LINK TO GOOGLE MAPS. My superficia… --- ## [A nation's general "happiness" compared to "wealth"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-nations-general-happiness-compared-to-wealth/1008295)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2024, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-nations-general-happiness-compared-to-wealth/1008295 "2024-10-20T20:23:31Z")
We recently traveled to Kenya, and I had a couple of impressions about what I saw of their society. I was hoping folk would be willing/able to discuss my impressions, and possibly recommend additional resources. This i… --- ## [Can you act? Theatrically, I mean](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-act-theatrically-i-mean/1008919)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2024, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-act-theatrically-i-mean/1008919 "2024-10-20T20:17:08Z")
You’re sitting in a cafe, minding your own business, when a famous director comes up to you and says “You’re exactly who I need in my next movie!” Could you do it? Assuming you have the time to take the role, do you hav… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=451) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=453)