# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=464&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 465 --- ## [Greatest invention/discovery in the last 500 years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-invention-discovery-in-the-last-500-years/954804)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2024, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-invention-discovery-in-the-last-500-years/954804 "2024-10-06T15:26:52Z")
What do you consider as the “greatest” invention or discovery in the last 500 years? Something that really changed the world at its time. I nominate two: The marine chronometer. This was/is a clock-like device which … --- ## [All this panic. (Dockworkers strike)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-this-panic-dockworkers-strike/1008420)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2024, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-this-panic-dockworkers-strike/1008420 "2024-10-06T13:04:48Z")
How is this sane? I always keep extra stuff. I don’t think TP is gonna run out here or nationally. --- ## [Would synthetic proteins with artificial amino acids have uses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-synthetic-proteins-with-artificial-amino-acids-have-uses/1008497)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2024, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-synthetic-proteins-with-artificial-amino-acids-have-uses/1008497 "2024-10-06T06:09:05Z")
So I know alphafold is reasonably good at determining the tertiary structure based on the primary amino acid sequence. I don’t know if they can do quaternary structure or not. But there are 20-22 naturally occurring ami… --- ## [A very old taco shell recipe (I need help)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-old-taco-shell-recipe-i-need-help/996297)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2024, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-old-taco-shell-recipe-i-need-help/996297 "2024-10-06T05:27:07Z")
Okay, here’s the story: I used to make my own taco shells from a recipe that I found in (possibly) a Betty Crocker cookbook. This would have been probably in the 70s. Now these weren’t traditional tortillas, but more lik… --- ## [Which movie had a scene of people in a suburban neighborhood doing the bunny hop in the street?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-had-a-scene-of-people-in-a-suburban-neighborhood-doing-the-bunny-hop-in-the-street/1008481)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2024, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-had-a-scene-of-people-in-a-suburban-neighborhood-doing-the-bunny-hop-in-the-street/1008481 "2024-10-06T04:41:21Z")
Some years ago, we were watching this film on cable – I think it was that long ago – and in one scene there was a line of people doing the bunny hop, while the song played in the background. It looked like everyone in … --- ## [Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) - The Beatles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norwegian-wood-this-bird-has-flown-the-beatles/1006922)
**Author:** [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2024, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norwegian-wood-this-bird-has-flown-the-beatles/1006922 "2024-10-06T03:41:10Z")
There has been some debate about this song from The Beatles “Rubber Soul” ii my OP Jerkish characters (beginning with The Beatles) in songs Firstly, I believe this is the first time George plays the Sitar. Let us then… --- ## [Tim Walz' "Hot Dish" (tricked-up Tater Tot Casserole)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-walz-hot-dish-tricked-up-tater-tot-casserole/1008461)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2024, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-walz-hot-dish-tricked-up-tater-tot-casserole/1008461 "2024-10-06T03:03:13Z")
Gosh, I’m familiar with this dish having just THREE ingredients: hamburger, cream soup (preferably mushroom) and of course Tater Tots. I’m sure it can be made with infinite variations, including this one. --- ## [Well once again the enigmatic Tuttle saves the day(Michigan QB)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-once-again-the-enigmatic-tuttle-saves-the-day-michigan-qb/1008490)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2024, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-once-again-the-enigmatic-tuttle-saves-the-day-michigan-qb/1008490 "2024-10-06T02:35:22Z")
Hehe mostly a 35 year old joke From the TV series MASH(which I am sure not many remember) But UM, defending champs, with a loss of experienced returning players , has cycled through QBs. But now they have Tuttle Bew… --- ## [How do you return camera angle to normal in WWE 2K24 for PS4? (Need answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-return-camera-angle-to-normal-in-wwe-2k24-for-ps4-need-answer-fast/1008493)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2024, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-return-camera-angle-to-normal-in-wwe-2k24-for-ps4-need-answer-fast/1008493 "2024-10-06T01:46:05Z")
I’m playing in a Gauntlet Match, and while waiting for my guy to enter, I hit something I shouldn’t have and now the camera angles are different. How do I return them to the original game-standard camera angle? Need ans… --- ## [The UK returns (most of) the Chagos Islands to Mauritius](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-uk-returns-most-of-the-chagos-islands-to-mauritius/1008445)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2024, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-uk-returns-most-of-the-chagos-islands-to-mauritius/1008445 "2024-10-06T01:17:34Z")
Has anyone else been following the saga of the Chagos Islands? There’s been a sudden development: Background: When Mauritius gained independence from the UK in 1968, the UK kept some extremely remote islands – the Cha… --- ## [7 items I ask myself during a weird time in my life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-items-i-ask-myself-during-a-weird-time-in-my-life/1008392)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2024, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-items-i-ask-myself-during-a-weird-time-in-my-life/1008392 "2024-10-06T01:08:04Z")
Things I thought about in my goofy brain while under some kinda influence: Why is there such a thing as black soap? Why is my chair an arm-chair but it can’t hug me? Ok, I know, the arms of a chair are for my arms … --- ## [Will voter enthusiasm play a big role?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-voter-enthusiasm-play-a-big-role/1008434)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2024, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-voter-enthusiasm-play-a-big-role/1008434 "2024-10-06T00:38:03Z")
I had this as a random one off question in another thread, and decided it deserved one on its own. If turnout will be a key factor in the upcoming election, what do you think voter enthusiasm is like for both candidates… --- ## [How is there a sand shortage in the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-there-a-sand-shortage-in-the-world/987767)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2024, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-there-a-sand-shortage-in-the-world/987767 "2024-10-05T22:25:27Z")
You can find more articles like the one above with a simple Google search. I don’t doubt that this is a real issue, I seem to see similar articles popping up every few months. But, it seems to me there is abundant sa… --- ## [Should you ever/never go back again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-ever-never-go-back-again/1008245)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2024, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-ever-never-go-back-again/1008245 "2024-10-05T20:47:06Z")
Is it better sometimes to stick with your memories? My mother’s parents had a summer place in New Hampshire, a farmhouse with attached barn they’d turned into a lovely summer home – cozy kitchen, quirky rooms and stairc… --- ## [Sent a Steak Back to Kitchen and Got Same Steak in Return](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sent-a-steak-back-to-kitchen-and-got-same-steak-in-return/1007456)
**Author:** [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2024, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sent-a-steak-back-to-kitchen-and-got-same-steak-in-return/1007456 "2024-10-05T19:46:08Z")
I like Texas Road House. It’s not the greatest steak or anything, but for the price point it really hits the spot. I ordered an 8 ounce NY strip cooked to medium and what they brought me was rare. It took a while for … --- ## [Constitutional Sheriffs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/constitutional-sheriffs/1008215)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2024, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/constitutional-sheriffs/1008215 "2024-10-05T19:32:49Z")
Where did the idea of sheriffs being some sort of ultimate authority according to the Constitution come from? I took a look, and the word “sheriff” doesn’t appear in the Constitution at all. I can’t even find “county a… --- ## [Was this a carjacking attempt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-a-carjacking-attempt/1008345)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2024, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-a-carjacking-attempt/1008345 "2024-10-05T17:08:40Z")
I was pulling out of a grocery store parking lot yesterday. It was a busy place in broad daylight. A guy appeared on the passenger side of my car, indicating he wanted to talk to me. I rolled the window down partially. … --- ## [Frankenstorm hits on election day--what happens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frankenstorm-hits-on-election-day-what-happens/639114)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2024, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frankenstorm-hits-on-election-day-what-happens/639114 "2024-10-05T16:07:50Z")
The title says it all, basically. Suppose the upcoming storm gathers in strength for a few more days. And instead of affecting “only” 60 million people, it is even worse. This could, I think, make it one of the wors… --- ## [3D Stereo Photography](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3d-stereo-photography/1007441)
**Author:** [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2024, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3d-stereo-photography/1007441 "2024-10-05T15:57:04Z")
A little background. Many a years ago, maybe 30, I was into stereo photography. I had a Revere camera that shot 3D slides. Film processed and inserted into special mounts and viewed with a special viewer. At one time I h… --- ## [What is this thing attached to my built in microwave?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-thing-attached-to-my-built-in-microwave/1007726)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2024, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-thing-attached-to-my-built-in-microwave/1007726 "2024-10-05T14:47:12Z")
My built-in microwave broke. When pulling out the old one, there’s this metal thing with some kind of metal tape attached to the side: … --- ## [Is there some sort of spike in Covid now? (September 4 2024)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-some-sort-of-spike-in-covid-now-september-4-2024/1006768)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2024, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-some-sort-of-spike-in-covid-now-september-4-2024/1006768 "2024-10-05T14:01:48Z")
I might just be running in terrible luck, because I haven’t seen much about this in the news this week, or read about it here, but five of my closest friends have contracted Covid very recently, all of them Covid virgins… --- ## [Scene from a reality show - Could it possibly be legitimate? OCD-related](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scene-from-a-reality-show-could-it-possibly-be-legitimate-ocd-related/1008468)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2024, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scene-from-a-reality-show-could-it-possibly-be-legitimate-ocd-related/1008468 "2024-10-05T13:15:18Z")
The show is called “Obsessed” and it’s on Amazon Prime. Its focus is obsessive compulsive disorder, and each episode features a couple of people who have specific obsessions and compulsions. I’ve only seen episode 1, in… --- ## [How did I forget THAT ingredient?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-i-forget-that-ingredient/1008335)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2024, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-i-forget-that-ingredient/1008335 "2024-10-05T12:07:19Z")
Yesterday my wife made a dish we call Tuna Fish Pasta. 4 ingredients - tuna, pasta, peas, and mayo. Haute cuisine it ain’t! As we were eating it, she commented that it tasted as tho it was missing something, and asked… --- ## [20 independent events happening in 10 hour period Probability breakdown for at least 2 in an hour?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-independent-events-happening-in-10-hour-period-probability-breakdown-for-at-least-2-in-an-hour/1008388)
**Author:** [@colinfred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colinfred)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2024, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-independent-events-happening-in-10-hour-period-probability-breakdown-for-at-least-2-in-an-hour/1008388 "2024-10-05T10:27:47Z")
Could somebody calculate this for me? Over a 10 hour period event X will happen exactly 20 times, independently random across the 10 hour period. If we split the 10 hour period up into 10 discrete hours and check them in… --- ## [Sudden intense digestive issues are usually due to food, right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sudden-intense-digestive-issues-are-usually-due-to-food-right/1008363)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2024, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sudden-intense-digestive-issues-are-usually-due-to-food-right/1008363 "2024-10-05T07:32:38Z")
Last night I had an attack of stomach woes way beyond any usual: diarrhea and upset stomach with just a hint of nausea. I took a couple of two year expired generic Pepto tablets and it seemed to do the job eventually. W… --- ## [Medicare Part D (Drug coverage)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medicare-part-d-drug-coverage/1007810)
**Author:** [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2024, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medicare-part-d-drug-coverage/1007810 "2024-10-05T03:33:18Z")
Mrs. Martian is preparing to move onto Medicare in December. She has signed up for Parts A and B, and is going to sign up for Medigap Plan G through UHC/AARP. That leaves what to do about Part D - drug coverage. The Med… --- ## [Things you sold in school as a kid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-sold-in-school-as-a-kid/1008378)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2024, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-sold-in-school-as-a-kid/1008378 "2024-10-05T02:45:41Z")
I recall during junior high - around the time of our nation’s bicentennial - having an assembly for all the 7th graders where they tried to get students to participate in candy bar sales. They were selling ‘Marathon’ bar… --- ## [2 days in Rome](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-days-in-rome/1008288)
**Author:** [@Apodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apodder)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2024, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-days-in-rome/1008288 "2024-10-05T01:23:46Z")
So, my fam is leaving from the Civitavecchia/Rome on a Med cruise in February. Because it doesn’t touch Naples and I really want to see Pompeii, we’re going to spend 2 days beforehand in Rome, take the high-speed train t… --- ## [Fast Food “Freebies”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fast-food-freebies/1007776)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2024, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fast-food-freebies/1007776 "2024-10-04T23:16:51Z")
Went to Wendy’s for lunch. They have a “table” where you can get salt, pepper, ketchup, straws and cutlery. But they took away the serviettes. The manager said people were taking large piles of them, so they were just… --- ## [Could Vance get elected on his own?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-vance-get-elected-on-his-own/1008397)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2024, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-vance-get-elected-on-his-own/1008397 "2024-10-04T23:09:24Z")
If Trump dies before the election (say by natural causes) could Vance ride a wave of “sympathy” to the White House, or would the GOP just implode? I don’t think he can keep the MAGA cult alive by himself. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=463&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=465&state=muted)