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**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2024, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-search-threads-i-ve-started-on-iphone/1004840 "2024-07-30T20:56:22Z")
How do I search threads I’ve started on my iPhone? I don’t remember the terms I used (apparently) since my searches didn’t turn up the thread I searched for. FWIW, it was a thread about a movie that had a bad teen girl… --- ## [Low gravity area water loop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-gravity-area-water-loop/1004905)
**Author:** [@Kedikat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kedikat)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2024, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-gravity-area-water-loop/1004905 "2024-07-30T19:51:56Z")
There is an area in the Indian Ocean that has low gravity. So much so, that the sea level is 100 meters lower than in the areas surrounding it. Leaving aside the construction issues. If a pipe from the higher sea level … --- ## [Tell me, Did the wind sweep you off your feet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-did-the-wind-sweep-you-off-your-feet/1004915)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2024, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-did-the-wind-sweep-you-off-your-feet/1004915 "2024-07-30T18:24:29Z")
Landed on the grass. First thing I heard was a kid sayin’ “I think the wind blew her off the deck step” My next thought: I finally got to dance along the light of day! Jupiter drops in my hair. Milkyway. Venus blowi… --- ## [What are the best 1 gallon thermoses for keeping ice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-1-gallon-thermoses-for-keeping-ice/1004819)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2024, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-1-gallon-thermoses-for-keeping-ice/1004819 "2024-07-30T16:46:07Z")
We just took a 2 day trip, our cheapy Igloo 1 gallon thermos was filled with ice at 9am Wednesday and by 9am Thursday was just cool water. I’ve heard the very expensive Yeti can keep ice for days. Are there any others t… --- ## [Hey, I'm a cat lady, you know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-im-a-cat-lady-you-know/1004807)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2024, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-im-a-cat-lady-you-know/1004807 "2024-07-30T16:41:43Z")
Well, ok I have kids. And… I have Grandkids who I trust to make their own vote. They make more sense than some voters. They would love the sticker. Come on, could he be more nasty and demeaning? Well I guess he cou… --- ## [Ice cream eating habit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-eating-habit/1004855)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2024, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-eating-habit/1004855 "2024-07-30T16:03:31Z")
For some reason I will occasionally go on an ice cream eating run where I want a serving almost every night. This might go for 6 months to a year. Then for the next 10 years I will barely eat it. I think in my lifetime I… --- ## [How much gravity is too much to (practicality) leave a planet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-gravity-is-too-much-to-practicality-leave-a-planet/1004626)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2024, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-gravity-is-too-much-to-practicality-leave-a-planet/1004626 "2024-07-30T12:15:35Z")
(inspired by this thread - but here, so as not to hijack) I’m making the assumption that we built rockets to travel to the moon and space out of curiosity - we could look up and see them. We are fortunate enough to have… --- ## [DIY solar panels: saving the world 2 sq meters at a time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diy-solar-panels-saving-the-world-2-sq-meters-at-a-time/1004972)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2024, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diy-solar-panels-saving-the-world-2-sq-meters-at-a-time/1004972 "2024-07-30T11:47:45Z")
OK, they won’t really save the world, but in Europe, you can buy small solar panels that can be hung from a balcony and then plugged into the house current. (gift link) https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/29/business/german… --- ## [I'm a frequent and sometimes foolish gambler from the midwest, ask me anything!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-frequent-and-sometimes-foolish-gambler-from-the-midwest-ask-me-anything/1004391)
**Author:** [@MW\_Degen\_Gamblr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MW_Degen_Gamblr)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2024, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-frequent-and-sometimes-foolish-gambler-from-the-midwest-ask-me-anything/1004391 "2024-07-30T11:35:59Z")
Minnesota. Iowa. Kansas. Missouri. Illinois. Wisconsin. Michigan. Indiana. Ohio. Oklahoma. From tiny smoky storefront casinos to large new leed certified casinos to musty riverboats, I love them all. I’ve visited nation… --- ## [Seeing cities on the Moon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-cities-on-the-moon/1004976)
**Author:** [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2024, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-cities-on-the-moon/1004976 "2024-07-30T08:00:54Z")
Prompted by a casual line in a futuristic sci-fi story I read over the weekend, our (reluctant, self-doubting, anti-) hero is moping around the countryside when he looks up and admires the twinkle of the cities now estab… --- ## [Which sports teams have, for lack of a better choice of words, theme songs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-sports-teams-have-for-lack-of-a-better-choice-of-words-theme-songs/1003202)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2024, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-sports-teams-have-for-lack-of-a-better-choice-of-words-theme-songs/1003202 "2024-07-30T07:58:12Z")
The Chicago Cubs have “Go Cubs Go,” which is unamiguously a team’s theme song. It was written and performed by a fan, it’s specifically about the team, and they play it at home games after every Cubs victory. Across tow… --- ## [9 Chickweed Lane](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-chickweed-lane/617910)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2024, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-chickweed-lane/617910 "2024-07-30T06:24:41Z")
I know there are fans of the strip on this board. A few questions, comments and such: What do you think of the new “development” with Edda and Amos? Will Amos do the right thing? How will Seth react? Will the kid be b… --- ## [What is the primary poker skill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-primary-poker-skill/1004806)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2024, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-primary-poker-skill/1004806 "2024-07-30T04:40:02Z")
I am not a poker player. But I have seen references to top poker players, which makes me wonder what skills it takes to stand above the rest among professional poker players. Two possibilities occur to me. The first is … --- ## [7 days to die on sale](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-days-to-die-on-sale/1000717)
**Author:** [@Ranch\_Dip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranch_Dip)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2024, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-days-to-die-on-sale/1000717 "2024-07-30T02:32:47Z")
If you have been on the fence about buying this game, you can get it this week on steam for around $6. When it goes to alpha later this year, the price will be $45. --- ## [Planet Crafter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planet-crafter/1000348)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2024, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planet-crafter/1000348 "2024-07-30T01:10:32Z")
Planet Crafter just came out of Early Access last week, and is on sale for 30% off until the 24th. It’s a first person perspective survival base building game that now supports a controller (yay!) and multi… --- ## [Failing restaurant has 100 creditors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/failing-restaurant-has-100-creditors/1004968)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2024, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/failing-restaurant-has-100-creditors/1004968 "2024-07-30T00:26:20Z")
There is a great local (Lakewood, Ohio) grilled cheese sandwich shop called Melt. Guy Fiero visited it once. They expanded to several locations but they did not make it through the Covid saga. Now the last, original loca… --- ## [What does it matter if Trump's ear was damaged by a bullet or shrapnel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-matter-if-trumps-ear-was-damaged-by-a-bullet-or-shrapnel/1004789)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2024, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-matter-if-trumps-ear-was-damaged-by-a-bullet-or-shrapnel/1004789 "2024-07-30T00:11:56Z")
There was a rumor that the ear was damaged by pieces of the teleprompter. There is much to do on Youtube over the FBI director testifying to Congress, “We don’t know if it was a bullet or shrapnel”. What does it matter?… --- ## [Football: playing for multiple clubs. Rules?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-playing-for-multiple-clubs-rules/1004277)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2024, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-playing-for-multiple-clubs-rules/1004277 "2024-07-29T23:28:38Z")
Watching England and Spain yesterday, I recognized several players on each team that I’ve seen playing for other teams recently. How is this managed? What if a player is being paid by two clubs and they each have a game… --- ## [My Pneumionia just won't go away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-pneumionia-just-wont-go-away/1004858)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2024, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-pneumionia-just-wont-go-away/1004858 "2024-07-29T23:02:12Z")
I thought I had it beaten, after a week on antibiotics & injection. But, according to the X-Rays, it’s still there. I feel a million years old. New antibiotics & now oral steroids. I feel like shit. --- ## [Direction City \> City](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/direction-city-city/926049)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2024, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/direction-city-city/926049 "2024-07-29T22:50:26Z")
What direction cities are significantly bigger than the adjacent or nearby non-direction city they’re named for? Direction city is one with a direction in its name. East St Louis IL and West New York NJ, for examples. T… --- ## [Is the heat used by cooking something actually used up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-heat-used-by-cooking-something-actually-used-up/1004860)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2024, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-heat-used-by-cooking-something-actually-used-up/1004860 "2024-07-29T22:27:18Z")
Forgive me, I don’t have the knowledge to probably express what I’m wondering about correctly. Consider an old fashioned wood kitchen stove. There’s an area where you put the wood you burn (I think this might be called… --- ## [Brandy, you’re a fine girl. But when did you live?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brandy-you-re-a-fine-girl-but-when-did-you-live/1004235)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 270\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2024, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brandy-you-re-a-fine-girl-but-when-did-you-live/1004235 "2024-07-29T21:51:55Z")
When I first heard the classic song “Brandy” by Looking Glass, in my mind, I pictured the song in a historical setting, maybe 17th - 19th century. However, the lyrics give no clue as to when the story is set. So, in yo… --- ## [A tag for Biden](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tag-for-biden/1004818)
**Author:** [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2024, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tag-for-biden/1004818 "2024-07-29T21:02:44Z")
He has 5 months left to go in his presidency, and there are 50 or more threads so far with his name in the title. Can we get the man a tag? --- ## [Words You've Read But Never Heard Said](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-youve-read-but-never-heard-said/995769)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 237\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2024, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-youve-read-but-never-heard-said/995769 "2024-07-29T20:59:34Z")
I know there were earlier similar threads, but I didn’t think waking them back up would be appreciated. I was working on a crossword, and one of the answers was “tang.” I’ve seen it used in books, “There was a tang of s… --- ## [Recycling aluminum foil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recycling-aluminum-foil/1004903)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2024, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recycling-aluminum-foil/1004903 "2024-07-29T20:54:39Z")
Figures of how much foil is used each year seem to vary depending on the source. One lists it as 600,000 tons per year in the US but it is 20 year old data. It is probably a small percentage of the overall aluminum produ… --- ## [Oh, don't be such a heel! (Bread business)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-dont-be-such-a-heel-bread-business/1004770)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2024, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-dont-be-such-a-heel-bread-business/1004770 "2024-07-29T19:21:32Z")
When you bake you’re own bread you basically have 2 heels. When you buy bread you have one heel. What’s the other end named? I hope it’s not “toe”. Please say it’s not that. It’s my favorite piece of bread. If they c… --- ## [May he poop on my knee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-he-poop-on-my-knee/1004843)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2024, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-he-poop-on-my-knee/1004843 "2024-07-29T18:07:38Z")
I’m sure a lot of you, if not most of you, have seen this by now. It’s been around for a decad and a half, anyway. What are the actual lyrics, both in Hindu (or whatever), and in English? --- ## [Why 40ish Percent of the youth might support the Republican Candidate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-40ish-percent-of-the-youth-might-support-the-republican-candidate/1004821)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2024, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-40ish-percent-of-the-youth-might-support-the-republican-candidate/1004821 "2024-07-29T16:42:44Z")
I think it’s because how economically frustrated a lot of the age 18-34 crowd is. Head pounded against wall. They grew up in a time of sky-high college tuition, sky-high housing prices, sky-high healthcare costs, Covid … --- ## [Huge potential problems for Canada with Trump's massive deportation plan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huge-potential-problems-for-canada-with-trumps-massive-deportation-plan/1004911)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2024, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huge-potential-problems-for-canada-with-trumps-massive-deportation-plan/1004911 "2024-07-29T15:29:50Z")
CBC article attached. Trump’s plan to initiate massive deportations of undocumented immigrants was described by a migration expert in these terms: “it would be incredibly expensive, incredibly disruptive to the U.S. eco… --- ## [Can some explain the JD Vance & dolphin thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-some-explain-the-jd-vance-dolphin-thing/1004952)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2024, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-some-explain-the-jd-vance-dolphin-thing/1004952 "2024-07-29T15:14:29Z")
I’ve seen references to this in the media over the last day or so and I’ve tried finding the core thing but it doesn’t make sense to me. So can you folks please explain this? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=510&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=512&state=tracking)