# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=455&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 456 --- ## [A basic particle physics question \[Higgs Boson\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-basic-particle-physics-question-higgs-boson/579746)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-basic-particle-physics-question-higgs-boson/579746 "2024-10-17T23:09:21Z")
Hello, I’m hoping one of our resident physicists will be good enough to explain to me in faitly simple terms why exactly it is believed that the Higgs Boson confers mass on the other particles. Have the other particles … --- ## [Prominent Harvard Professor Accused of Research Fraud](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prominent-harvard-professor-accused-of-research-fraud/988013)
**Author:** [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prominent-harvard-professor-accused-of-research-fraud/988013 "2024-10-17T23:04:03Z")
I don’t know if it’s ironic or the extreme opposite of irony, but Professor Francesca Gino’s area of experience was dishonesty and cheating in games and other social systems. 3 papers she participated in are already b… --- ## [Today I learned that Tyler Perry has a replica of the White House](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-learned-that-tyler-perry-has-a-replica-of-the-white-house/1008878)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-learned-that-tyler-perry-has-a-replica-of-the-white-house/1008878 "2024-10-17T21:10:35Z")
For real. Full sized. And the Secret Service has trained there since they don’t have the money to build their own. https://www.reddit.com/r/GoogleMaps/comments/rtpuk4/full\_white\_house\_replica\_at\_the\_tyler\_perry/#lightbo… --- ## [Self-reconfiguring trains?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-reconfiguring-trains/755789)
**Author:** [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-reconfiguring-trains/755789 "2024-10-17T21:38:18Z")
My husband and I are going up the wall trying to remember where we saw a particular image. We’re remembering trains that break themselves into parts, recombine, and continue on. What we can’t remember is where we saw th… --- ## [Why are scientists so confident regarding the specifics of the universe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-scientists-so-confident-regarding-the-specifics-of-the-universe/1004031)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-scientists-so-confident-regarding-the-specifics-of-the-universe/1004031 "2024-10-17T21:35:00Z")
I’ve watched a few videos throwing reams of facts regarding space or supposed facts regarding space that seem fantastical and amazing and also make me immediately think “how the fuck do we know that?“ There is so much a… --- ## [Typeface for Smarties](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typeface-for-smarties/1008713)
**Author:** [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typeface-for-smarties/1008713 "2024-10-17T20:45:38Z")
I’m hoping that the ubiquity of the chocolate treat named “Smarties” is fairly familiar. I want to outrageously steal their signature brand image, at the request of my 7 year old son this Halloween. He wants to go as a … --- ## [7-Eleven closing 400 stores](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-eleven-closing-400-stores/1008714)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-eleven-closing-400-stores/1008714 "2024-10-17T20:19:19Z")
7-Eleven has been my favorite location for snacks and drinks since childhood. They used to sell ICEE. The polar bear signs were always a welcoming sight on a hot summer day. 7-Eleven always had the foot long bubble gum … --- ## [How many high ranking officials from groups like Hamas, Hezbollah, PIJ, etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-high-ranking-officials-from-groups-like-hamas-hezbollah-pij-etc/1006830)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-high-ranking-officials-from-groups-like-hamas-hezbollah-pij-etc/1006830 "2024-10-17T19:51:32Z")
How many high ranking leaders have been killed? I’ve seen news stories saying ‘commander so and so was killed’ but is there a running list? It was my understanding the actual leader of Hamas was killed in the last few m… --- ## [Is the war between Israel and just about everyone else in the region likely to spoil the U.S. election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-war-between-israel-and-just-about-everyone-else-in-the-region-likely-to-spoil-the-u-s-election/1008857)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-war-between-israel-and-just-about-everyone-else-in-the-region-likely-to-spoil-the-u-s-election/1008857 "2024-10-17T19:46:26Z")
I don’t want to get into what’s going on in the Mideast, in terms of which side is right, or at least less wrong than the other. Neither do I want to get into whether the U.S. should be supporting Israel, because we are… --- ## [Open letter to Jerry Seinfeld re: political correctness. Trolling or not](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-letter-to-jerry-seinfeld-re-political-correctness-trolling-or-not/723572)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-letter-to-jerry-seinfeld-re-political-correctness-trolling-or-not/723572 "2024-10-17T16:42:54Z")
Jerry Seinfeld mentioned how young people today are very PC and are afraid of offending anyone, and that several comedians gave up on working college campuses because of it. So some college student writes an open lett… --- ## [Honest arguments for Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honest-arguments-for-trump/1007576)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honest-arguments-for-trump/1007576 "2024-10-17T16:03:51Z")
I am asking this question completely legitimately, even though my contribution may seem kind of rude. (By the way, if you’re an SDMB old timer who knows me from the turn of the century political threads and especially if… --- ## [Subscribing to a thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribing-to-a-thread/1008864)
**Author:** [@deneen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deneen)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribing-to-a-thread/1008864 "2024-10-17T15:35:34Z")
most basic and embarrassing question- after way too much time to admit to spend searching, i still can’t manage to figure out how to subscribe to a thread. I looked for the ‘menu to the top right’ of the thread but can’t… --- ## [Sounds of Silence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sounds-of-silence/1008888)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sounds-of-silence/1008888 "2024-10-17T15:10:01Z")
I was thinking about making a thread about how I made Son-of-a-wrek do the cabbage patch dance to get in the back door, in the past. It was hilarious. I thought that would be a funny story to put on the Dope. Bad, bad,… --- ## [What is the point of political yard signs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-point-of-political-yard-signs/1007392)
**Author:** [@We\_re\_wolves\_not\_werewolves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/We_re_wolves_not_werewolves)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-point-of-political-yard-signs/1007392 "2024-10-17T14:22:19Z")
It’s getting close to that time of year where yard signs touting one incompetent political candidate or another will soon start appearing in the neighborhood. These always struck me as useless at best, annoying and a dis… --- ## [Mark Robinson, NC lt. gov. and gubernatorial candidate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-robinson-nc-lt-gov-and-gubernatorial-candidate/1007568)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-robinson-nc-lt-gov-and-gubernatorial-candidate/1007568 "2024-10-17T13:57:46Z")
Okay, I know there are other threads about this guy, but let’s just say that I really wouldn’t want to be some other man who happens to be named Mark Robinson right now. And while I don’t believe in kink-shaming, he and… --- ## [Oh No Ross And Carrie Podcast ending after 13 years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-no-ross-and-carrie-podcast-ending-after-13-years/1008738)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-no-ross-and-carrie-podcast-ending-after-13-years/1008738 "2024-10-17T13:42:57Z")
Ross And Carrie say farewell I know there are a few fans here, so I thought this was worth a thread. Sad to see them go, but they’ve really provided a lot of entertainment and food for thought. I think my favorite inve… --- ## [Seared cod - how do I spice it up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seared-cod-how-do-i-spice-it-up/1008900)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seared-cod-how-do-i-spice-it-up/1008900 "2024-10-17T13:14:59Z")
I made seared cod tonight. Dusted it with olive oil, pepper, salt and paprika. Seared it in a pan in the stove (3 minutes) flipped it over, and put it in a 400 F oven for 14 minutes. Came out well cooked, not overdone, … --- ## [Can anyone translate this please?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-translate-this-please/1008734)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-translate-this-please/1008734 "2024-10-17T10:43:38Z")
Can anyone please tell me which language this is in and also what it says? Thank you in advance. \[Album\] imgur.com … --- ## [Help and advice on solving 'Hard' sudoku](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-and-advice-on-solving-hard-sudoku/1008844)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-and-advice-on-solving-hard-sudoku/1008844 "2024-10-17T10:32:28Z")
I’ve got back into Sudoku after some time away. Most of the puzzles I had been solving were too easy, requiring little more than a couple of scans of all the columns, rows, and boxes. I had figured out how to use naked… --- ## [The New York Times seems to have allowed a falsified editorial accusing the IDF of killing children to be published](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-york-times-seems-to-have-allowed-a-falsified-editorial-accusing-the-idf-of-killing-children-to-be-published/1008815)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-york-times-seems-to-have-allowed-a-falsified-editorial-accusing-the-idf-of-killing-children-to-be-published/1008815 "2024-10-17T08:02:03Z")
There really needs to be an investigation into whether the New York Times allowed an article full of false propaganda to be published. The issue needs to be investigated further, and hopefully the NYT faces some con… --- ## [Reply boxes on cell phones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-boxes-on-cell-phones/1007738)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-boxes-on-cell-phones/1007738 "2024-10-17T07:41:52Z")
This conversation popped up in another thread. For some people posting from cell phones the reply box takes up only a fraction of the screen squeezed below part of the forum thread. For others (myself included) the reply… --- ## [A little place](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-place/1008906)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-place/1008906 "2024-10-17T07:22:28Z")
No. Not called Kokomo. Heck it might be. For all I know. The label is Chinese. Or some language I don’t know. Could be anything. Where you can go… And the most amazing things are there for you to purchase. A bit of c… --- ## [John Wayne Gacy, Dean Corll, John Norman, and the vast pedophile ring coverup of the '70s - what's the Straight Dope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-wayne-gacy-dean-corll-john-norman-and-the-vast-pedophile-ring-coverup-of-the-70s-whats-the-straight-dope/1000536)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-wayne-gacy-dean-corll-john-norman-and-the-vast-pedophile-ring-coverup-of-the-70s-whats-the-straight-dope/1000536 "2024-10-17T01:24:20Z")
I’ve been trying to fill in some gaps in my knowledge of modern American history lately. I found myself reading about John Wayne Gacy, who, as I was born in 1982, I only heard a little about in the news when he was being… --- ## [My wife's computer was hacked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wifes-computer-was-hacked/1008735)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wifes-computer-was-hacked/1008735 "2024-10-17T02:18:34Z")
Friday afternoon, I suddenly heard beeping from the room where my wife’s computer was. She soon came to me and said that there was a screen that said her computer was having problems and she must call Microsoft immediat… --- ## [How to measure the temperature of liquid in a can/bottle (beer, soda, etc.) without opening it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-measure-the-temperature-of-liquid-in-a-can-bottle-beer-soda-etc-without-opening-it/1008872)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-measure-the-temperature-of-liquid-in-a-can-bottle-beer-soda-etc-without-opening-it/1008872 "2024-10-17T01:50:05Z")
Is there a less-crude way of measuring the temperature of my beer besides putting a thermometer against the outside of the can? That seems inaccurate since only a portion of the sensor is actually touching something cold… --- ## [Harris interview (Bret Baier)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harris-interview-bret-baier/1008893)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harris-interview-bret-baier/1008893 "2024-10-17T01:12:42Z")
How did it go? Was he fair? Whats the spin? --- ## [Best one first or save the best for last?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-one-first-or-save-the-best-for-last/1008808)
**Author:** [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-one-first-or-save-the-best-for-last/1008808 "2024-10-17T00:43:21Z")
You get a variety pack of popsicles and there’s one flavor that’s your definite favorite. You get served a dish with side dishes and there’s one part of if you just absolutely love. Whatever it may be- we’ve all been in … --- ## [There's clueless, then there's "how do you remember how to breathe" clueless](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-clueless-then-theres-how-do-you-remember-how-to-breathe-clueless/1007938)
**Author:** [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Replies:** 222\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-clueless-then-theres-how-do-you-remember-how-to-breathe-clueless/1007938 "2024-10-17T00:36:25Z")
We’ve all been clueless about various things at some point. I definitely have. But something that happened last week at work still leaves me puzzled. I was in a toilet stall minding my business when someone grabbed the… --- ## [Edwin Starr - War, did the song's meaning get lost?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edwin-starr-war-did-the-songs-meaning-get-lost/1008840)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2024, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edwin-starr-war-did-the-songs-meaning-get-lost/1008840 "2024-10-16T23:58:12Z")
I was listening to my Motown Classic Hits album. War starts playing. I’m tapping my foot, grooving to the beat. The music could be a soundtrack in an action movie. A platoon of soldiers inserting clips into their assua… --- ## [Do I have a freezer problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-a-freezer-problem/1008676)
**Author:** [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2024, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-a-freezer-problem/1008676 "2024-10-16T23:01:26Z")
Last week the freezer was very low. It’s now extremely well stocked, and I’ve made sure to leave room for the vents and the fan. I keep it at about mid temperature always. The food is fine, it’s not making loud noises, … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=454&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=456&state=tracking)