# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=503 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 504 --- ## [How strong a vacuum can a person produce with their chest/diaphragm?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-strong-a-vacuum-can-a-person-produce-with-their-chest-diaphragm/1005492)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2024, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-strong-a-vacuum-can-a-person-produce-with-their-chest-diaphragm/1005492 "2024-08-11T07:31:52Z")
Suppose a person has a very long straw oriented vertically, with its bottom end submerged in a bucket of water. The person puts their mouth on the top end and produces a vacuum in the straw using their chest/diaphragm (… --- ## [Morning Joe vs Mika](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morning-joe-vs-mika/1005043)
**Author:** [@Gordon\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_G)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2024, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morning-joe-vs-mika/1005043 "2024-08-11T06:22:14Z")
I noticed a Google headline: Tension on the set of Morning Joe. Apparently Mika Polish-surname complained that her husband and “co-anchor” Joe interrupted her. ( If you’ve never heard of Mika and Joe, lucky you!) Mika… --- ## [Debby's getting frisky! (Tropical Storm Debby)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debbys-getting-frisky-tropical-storm-debby/1005224)
**Author:** [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2024, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debbys-getting-frisky-tropical-storm-debby/1005224 "2024-08-11T03:54:07Z")
And that’s one for the money! Two for the show! Three to get ready! 'Cause Debby’s ready to blow! https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ - General NHC site Tropical Storm Debby Forecast Discussion - Latest forecast discussion h… --- ## [German speakers: do you know what a Wohnungszylinder is?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-speakers-do-you-know-what-a-wohnungszylinder-is/1005496)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2024, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-speakers-do-you-know-what-a-wohnungszylinder-is/1005496 "2024-08-11T03:05:11Z")
I don’t know why I just happened to think of this today, but here is the back story. In 1967 I was spending 6 months at the Foschungsinsititut für Mathematik (Mathematics Research Institute) in Zurich and subletting an a… --- ## [200m sprint track - are there better or worse lanes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/200m-sprint-track-are-there-better-or-worse-lanes/1005493)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2024, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/200m-sprint-track-are-there-better-or-worse-lanes/1005493 "2024-08-11T00:29:47Z")
On a standard running track, the 100m sprint is a straight line for all competitors - that’s about as fair as it can be. The 200m sprint includes a section of curved track. Because the outer lanes have a greater circumf… --- ## [Logic Puzzle regarding world records](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logic-puzzle-regarding-world-records/1005449)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2024, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logic-puzzle-regarding-world-records/1005449 "2024-08-11T00:03:21Z")
Jim-Bob is in the Guiness Book of World Records. :wink: He has exactly one hundred records to his name… …which is in itself a record: more world records than anybody else in the world. SO… Does Guiness tally up a gr… --- ## [Jules Verne and Radioactivity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jules-verne-and-radioactivity/1005473)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2024, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jules-verne-and-radioactivity/1005473 "2024-08-10T22:24:09Z")
Still listening to Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, I’m struck by how he speaks of the rate of the earth cooling down, and it’s obvious that he doesn’t know about the radioactive heating of the core. Not surprising,… --- ## [Which reddit /r do you frequent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-reddit-r-do-you-frequent/1005100)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2024, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-reddit-r-do-you-frequent/1005100 "2024-08-10T21:41:35Z")
title says it pretty much … while I agree there is very little of a community feeling going on there, I often peruse: r/whatcouldgowrong r/interestingasfuck r/TIL (?) r/ukraine and currently r/vzla so what are yo… --- ## [Need help with snarky closing salutations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-snarky-closing-salutations/1005507)
**Author:** [@ArtBeforeScience](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArtBeforeScience)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2024, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-snarky-closing-salutations/1005507 "2024-08-10T19:58:41Z")
I have to write an email to someone I greatly dislike, and do it politely. I’d like a closing salutation that says “Now fuck off” but in more professional language. Victorian constructions like “I am your most humble and… --- ## [Underwater Tunnels for Submarines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underwater-tunnels-for-submarines/1005425)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2024, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underwater-tunnels-for-submarines/1005425 "2024-08-10T19:18:49Z")
It’s something we see or hear about in movies and pop culture – a long water-filled underwater tunnel through which a submarine can pass to get to another body of water, or an inland lake, or at least large underground … --- ## [Educate me about military food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educate-me-about-military-food/1002421)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2024, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educate-me-about-military-food/1002421 "2024-08-10T18:03:41Z")
For whatever reason, the phrase “the better the army, the worse the food” occurred to me this morning. I think I might have read it in an Astérix book decades ago. I wondered if there was any truth to it. I thought no… --- ## [Toy Story 4 -0 Seen it thread (so, spoilers from get-go)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toy-story-4-0-seen-it-thread-so-spoilers-from-get-go/836333)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2024, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toy-story-4-0-seen-it-thread-so-spoilers-from-get-go/836333 "2024-08-10T17:49:37Z")
Saw it this weekend. Liked it quite a bit, quite bittersweet. It answers the “What happened to Bo Peep” question nicely, and acts as a nice ending - for one character, at least. I can see how they might continue without … --- ## [What makes you happy? What makes you smile?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-you-happy-what-makes-you-smile/1005436)
**Author:** [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2024, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-you-happy-what-makes-you-smile/1005436 "2024-08-10T14:26:24Z")
If you’re JD Vance, it’s bogus questions from the media, but I’d like to hear from Dopers, what makes YOU smile? Me? The question made me think of a moment from my time as a scoutleader. We’re in our troop cabin, the ol… --- ## [Foot injury - advice? {It’s a blood clot}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foot-injury-advice-it-s-a-blood-clot/970446)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 389\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2024, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foot-injury-advice-it-s-a-blood-clot/970446 "2024-08-10T14:08:32Z")
Hi. I started having foot pain on 8/21, six days ago now. After several days of this I called my GP’s office and was told my doc was on vacation, so the earliest she can see me would be September 6, more than a week away… --- ## [Deja Vu all over again - MSNBC's O'Donnell Nails It](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deja-vu-all-over-again-msnbcs-odonnell-nails-it/1005527)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2024, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deja-vu-all-over-again-msnbcs-odonnell-nails-it/1005527 "2024-08-10T13:48:11Z")
Deleted oops. --- ## [What will become of the Republican Party when Trump is no more?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-become-of-the-republican-party-when-trump-is-no-more/1005262)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2024, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-become-of-the-republican-party-when-trump-is-no-more/1005262 "2024-08-10T12:41:11Z")
Continuing the discussion from So, in my local area, I'm surrounded by Trump voters & supporters: It’s been decade since I last worked on an industrial plant, but I am sure some of the machinery back then was older tha… --- ## [Dave Mason fans? Little help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-mason-fans-little-help/1005337)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2024, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-mason-fans-little-help/1005337 "2024-08-10T12:38:05Z")
There is a tapas bar we sometimes stop at that has great food and a decent beer menu. We’ve told friends about it, it’s so good.\* I stopped yesterday after doing an errand for my gf and had a beer (on her!). The name o… --- ## [Man gets 50 years in prison for stealing diesel - am I missing something?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-gets-50-years-in-prison-for-stealing-diesel-am-i-missing-something/1004741)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2024, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-gets-50-years-in-prison-for-stealing-diesel-am-i-missing-something/1004741 "2024-08-10T08:23:06Z")
Recent story here in Texas: A man used a device to get diesel from fuel pumps at an artificially low price. He did this at multiple pumps and eventually got several thousand gallons of free diesel this way. He then got … --- ## [Ohio power outages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-power-outages/1005450)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2024, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-power-outages/1005450 "2024-08-10T06:12:17Z")
I know there are some other Dopers living here (one I found out lives 10 miles away IIRC-I myself live near the airport), so a bit surprised there isn’t a thread… Anyway, had hurricane-force winds on Tuesday afternoon, … --- ## [Will The Master follow up on my Lake Michigan Submarine Question?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-master-follow-up-on-my-lake-michigan-submarine-question/978509)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2024, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-master-follow-up-on-my-lake-michigan-submarine-question/978509 "2024-08-09T23:16:56Z")
Years ago, I asked Unca Cecil about the Mystery Submarine found in Lake Michigan & nearby waters. Sadly, the original column may not be online anymore. :frowning: But I have also heard that yet another mystery submarine… --- ## [Powdered Eggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/powdered-eggs/1005472)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2024, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/powdered-eggs/1005472 "2024-08-09T20:39:34Z")
I eat relatively few eggs. Most, I use them in baking, or French Toast. And eggs go bad, in the fridge. And I hate wasting food. Speak to me of Powdered Eggs. Do they keep well on the shelf? Can they be used in bak… --- ## [Trying to find a zydeco(?) cajun(?) cover version of The Monotones' "Book Of Love"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-a-zydeco-cajun-cover-version-of-the-monotones-book-of-love/1005495)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2024, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-a-zydeco-cajun-cover-version-of-the-monotones-book-of-love/1005495 "2024-08-09T20:20:27Z")
Sometime back in the 80s I heard a catchy, up-tempo accordion-based cover of the doo-wop 50s classic. I remember taping it off the radio (KSAN) and bopping to it on my car cassette stereo. Well, that tape is long gone…a… --- ## [Three Taylor Swift concerts cancelled in Vienna](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-taylor-swift-concerts-cancelled-in-vienna/1005397)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2024, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-taylor-swift-concerts-cancelled-in-vienna/1005397 "2024-08-09T19:28:47Z")
Wow! Since the Ariana Grande concert got shot up, they are serious about that. They should be. IMO. But, boy oh boy, there are some crying folks. They’ll get reimbursed, I think they said. Some people traveled a lon… --- ## [What is this style off fried egg called?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-style-off-fried-egg-called/981079)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2024, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-style-off-fried-egg-called/981079 "2024-08-09T18:45:46Z")
I was out to breakfast with my uncle today, and he’s continually annoyed at not being able to communicate to restaurant staff how he likes his fried eggs cooked. Part of this, I’m sure, is that he doesn’t know what the … --- ## [TV Show or Movie Mashups](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-show-or-movie-mashups/997531)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 208\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2024, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-show-or-movie-mashups/997531 "2024-08-09T18:32:39Z")
Remembering back when In Living Color did a segment on “My Left Foot of Fury”, I was thinking about coming up with some newer title mashups. This Is The Last of Us More? --- ## [Cross fit champion dies in Fort Worth race](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cross-fit-champion-dies-in-fort-worth-race/1005443)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2024, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cross-fit-champion-dies-in-fort-worth-race/1005443 "2024-08-09T17:58:40Z")
Tragic news. Don’t these events have boats in the water monitoring the swimmers? Even worse, they had to find the body later? They didn’t see him floating immediately? WTH? --- ## [Google thinks I'm in a different country](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-thinks-im-in-a-different-country/1005267)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2024, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-thinks-im-in-a-different-country/1005267 "2024-08-09T15:54:52Z")
Specifically, it thinks I’m in Washington DC, when I’m in fact in England. This is a new thing, last week it was fine. Anybody have a fix? I assume it’s something to do with my IP address as it’s across my laptop and pho… --- ## [Can arthritis make the skin covering the affected joint sensitive and painful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-arthritis-make-the-skin-covering-the-affected-joint-sensitive-and-painful/1005195)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2024, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-arthritis-make-the-skin-covering-the-affected-joint-sensitive-and-painful/1005195 "2024-08-09T15:17:05Z")
Once she got older, my mom had arthritis in her hands pretty bad. I’m dreading it happening to me, and I think I have arthritis in my right index finger knuckle. But the thing is, the skin around that knuckle is super-… --- ## [How can I view a list of questions I've asked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-view-a-list-of-questions-ive-asked/1005460)
**Author:** [@wolf\_meister\_lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister_lord)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2024, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-view-a-list-of-questions-ive-asked/1005460 "2024-08-09T11:06:03Z")
Yes, I’ve undoubtedly asked this before but could someone please tell me how to do this? (Just to remind me, I’ll put the answer in an E-Mail and send it to myself!) --- ## [Need a bed/mattress solution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-bed-mattress-solution/1005434)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2024, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-bed-mattress-solution/1005434 "2024-08-09T10:21:06Z")
My wife and I are old, as in 61. We currently have a king sized bed that is adjustable and really comfortable. Since both sides are independently adjustable, it’s actually 2 Twin XL beds shoved together. The problem i… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=502) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=504)