# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=534 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 535 --- ## [Why don't preformed hamburger patties puff up like hand-formed ones do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-preformed-hamburger-patties-puff-up-like-hand-formed-ones-do/1003378)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2024, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-preformed-hamburger-patties-puff-up-like-hand-formed-ones-do/1003378 "2024-06-27T01:04:45Z")
We’ve all been taught the “thumb trick” with hand-formed burgers; you press a dimple into the center of the patty so it doesn’t become a meatball when cooked. However, preformed patties don’t have the dimple, they’re a … --- ## [Is there no NHL playoffs thread? {2024}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-no-nhl-playoffs-thread-2024/1001538)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2024, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-no-nhl-playoffs-thread-2024/1001538 "2024-06-27T00:58:05Z")
Stars just got to 3-1 against the Avalanche - and frankly should have swept Colorado by now if it weren’t for Dallas blowing a 3-0 lead in Game One. Rangers couldn’t get it done against the 'Canes and New York’s lead ha… --- ## [Weird popping sounds in my neighborhood at night?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-popping-sounds-in-my-neighborhood-at-night/1003369)
**Author:** [@AshleyWilliams78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AshleyWilliams78)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2024, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-popping-sounds-in-my-neighborhood-at-night/1003369 "2024-06-27T00:37:10Z")
I used to live in upstate New York, and encountered a weird issue when walking my dog. During the summer when it was very hot, I would try to walk my dog early in the morning (getting up earlier to do it before work) or … --- ## [Bat Durston rides again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bat-durston-rides-again/1003345)
**Author:** [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2024, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bat-durston-rides-again/1003345 "2024-06-27T00:35:29Z")
The very first issue of Galaxy, October 1950, had a back cover with a parallel Western and bad space opera story, with the headline “You’ll never see it in Galaxy.” Gold was saying that their science fiction was not goi… --- ## [How aggressively do you use product warranties?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-aggressively-do-you-use-product-warranties/999875)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-aggressively-do-you-use-product-warranties/999875 "2024-06-26T22:48:16Z")
I just noticed I was developing a hole in a pair of Darn Tough socks. I’ve had them for many years, and worn the hell outta them. Great socks. Darn Tough offers an unconditional lifetime warranty (and has a sense of h… --- ## [Is the only episode of Turn-On (1969) available anywhere?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-only-episode-of-turn-on-1969-available-anywhere/388504)
**Author:** [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-only-episode-of-turn-on-1969-available-anywhere/388504 "2024-06-26T22:38:53Z")
This one: Besides the Museum of TV & Radio? Is it online anywhere? I have heard so much about it I would love to see it. My search of youtube results in many turn-on’s but after several pages I gave up the search. But… --- ## [Hindi Film Query - "Ghost of the kicks not listening to the talks" ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hindi-film-query-ghost-of-the-kicks-not-listening-to-the-talks/355746)
**Author:** [@Leechboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leechboy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hindi-film-query-ghost-of-the-kicks-not-listening-to-the-talks/355746 "2024-06-26T22:22:41Z")
Background - I was watching the quite entertaining Hindi film “Salaam Namaste”, when a scene involving the very funny Jaaved Jeffery comes up. Jeffery’s character, a riff on Crocadile Dundee and Clint Eastwood combined,… --- ## [Judge limits Biden administration contact with social media firms {Overturned June 26,2024}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-limits-biden-administration-contact-with-social-media-firms-overturned-june-26-2024/986583)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-limits-biden-administration-contact-with-social-media-firms-overturned-june-26-2024/986583 "2024-06-26T20:14:18Z")
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/04/judge-limits-biden-administration-contact-with-social-media-firms-00104656 The ruling and order from Doughty, an appointee of former President Donald Trump, are the latest develo… --- ## [What is your favorite "okay" movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-okay-movie/1003171)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-okay-movie/1003171 "2024-06-26T19:59:33Z")
I was recently re-watching the movie “Galaxy Quest” and mentioned to my GF how good it was. She has only seen bits and pieces and was dubious about its excellence. Which got me thinking… I think “Galaxy Quest” is a ve… --- ## [Japanese Pickles - Nukazuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-pickles-nukazuke/1003256)
**Author:** [@DaveUnknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveUnknown)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-pickles-nukazuke/1003256 "2024-06-26T19:43:46Z")
I apologize for my ignorance. I was watching a random Japanese “Diner” type youtube cooking video, and the cook was sifting his hand through what looked like wet sand, and pulled out a cello-sponge. The translation/cap… --- ## [Gilmore Girls - do the characters ever stop being so annoying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gilmore-girls-do-the-characters-ever-stop-being-so-annoying/1003321)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gilmore-girls-do-the-characters-ever-stop-being-so-annoying/1003321 "2024-06-26T17:53:39Z")
Yeah, I know. There is plenty of TV to watch, so just pick something else. Which we probably will do. But my wife and I were looking for just a pleasant “dramedy” series with several eps, and were hoping this would fi… --- ## [Why did Twitter / X become the platform used for “serious news”?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-twitter-x-become-the-platform-used-for-serious-news/1003361)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-twitter-x-become-the-platform-used-for-serious-news/1003361 "2024-06-26T17:39:06Z")
Why did Twitter / X end up as the social media platform used for communication of serious news? Take the numerous threads on this board as an example. The Ukraine war thread, the various thread about the war in the Mid… --- ## [I finally learned how to season cast iron](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-learned-how-to-season-cast-iron/973377)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-learned-how-to-season-cast-iron/973377 "2024-06-26T17:00:15Z")
Split off from this thread. I’ve been doing it by the book. Thin layer of flaxseed oil. Too thick it polymerizes so only a matte finish. 500 degree oven. Lather rinse repeat. I never got the seasoning to stick and … --- ## [Presumed Innocent. Apple TV show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presumed-innocent-apple-tv-show/1003368)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presumed-innocent-apple-tv-show/1003368 "2024-06-26T16:43:39Z")
This is an adaptation of the 1987 Scott Turow novel that was also adapted in the 1990 Harrison Ford movie. Please no book or movie spoilers. Four episodes have already aired and spoilers for those can happen after this p… --- ## [How do Li-On batteries avoid going over 104 F if the processor can get to 175 F?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-li-on-batteries-avoid-going-over-104-f-if-the-processor-can-get-to-175-f/1003298)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-li-on-batteries-avoid-going-over-104-f-if-the-processor-can-get-to-175-f/1003298 "2024-06-26T16:42:53Z")
Maybe I’m totally misunderstanding terminology, but I had read that Li-On batteries (in Dell laptops, for instance, which I have,) should not exceed 104 F, lest they run the risk of fire or venting gas. Yet I had read th… --- ## [It's the economy stupid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-economy-stupid/988866)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 350\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-economy-stupid/988866 "2024-06-26T15:14:45Z")
Famous line by James Carville, during the 1992 Clinton presidential campaign. I was living in Little Rock during that time and met Carville at lunch one day at a downtown eatery. Interesting man and strategist. He was… --- ## [Indiana Jews and the Temple of Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jews-and-the-temple-of-broomstick/798018)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jews-and-the-temple-of-broomstick/798018 "2024-06-26T14:11:29Z")
I had some food pantry items for donation and just couldn’t bear going to one of the many church-based pantries around here. I really, really hate the hard-sell proselytizing attempts by so many of them, and I still hav… --- ## [Indiana Jews mod note](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jews-mod-note/1003339)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jews-mod-note/1003339 "2024-06-26T13:40:51Z")
I’m not sure what you intended this to mean, but it is really misplaced in this thread, which is both serious and heartfelt. I’m not sure I understand the mod note. @Broomstick is, I understand Jewish. She titled t… --- ## [What up (saying)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-up-saying/1002888)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-up-saying/1002888 "2024-06-26T13:23:31Z")
I might be misremembering, but I seem to remember a character (SNL?) saying “What up?” My friends and I used to say it all the time, and I’m sure we picked it up from the zeitgeist. It’s hard to Google because it’s too … --- ## [I need a crash course in Canadianness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-crash-course-in-canadianness/1002418)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-crash-course-in-canadianness/1002418 "2024-06-26T13:03:12Z")
So if it turns out that I am a Canadian citizen by descent, I should really get a better grip on what that actually means. What do I need to know, and where can I learn it? I have only an American layperson’s knowledge o… --- ## [Can Trump legally dissolve the Department of Education if he wins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-trump-legally-dissolve-the-department-of-education-if-he-wins/1003260)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-trump-legally-dissolve-the-department-of-education-if-he-wins/1003260 "2024-06-26T12:03:32Z")
Mods you can move this to P&E if you think it fits better there On my uncles face book which is just a pipe to a certain candidates asshole one of the clips was trump saying that when he wins one of the first thin… --- ## [So do a lot of dental patients act badly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-do-a-lot-of-dental-patients-act-badly/1002765)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-do-a-lot-of-dental-patients-act-badly/1002765 "2024-06-26T08:46:55Z")
Do dental patients typically act out a lot? I ask because tooday I had an unpleasant tooth extraction, which took about an hour and 15 minutes and had to be stopped in the middle so they could take x-rays to figure out … --- ## [Do naval vessels rescue enemy seamen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-naval-vessels-rescue-enemy-seamen/1003031)
**Author:** [@hibernicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hibernicus)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-naval-vessels-rescue-enemy-seamen/1003031 "2024-06-26T05:27:07Z")
In the aftermath of a naval battle, where an enemy ship has been sunk and there is no longer any imminent threat to the victorious ship(s), does the victor make any effort to pick enemy seamen out of the water or just le… --- ## [What should be done about Haiti?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-done-about-haiti/998513)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-done-about-haiti/998513 "2024-06-26T04:44:19Z")
It has been bad for a long time but then they had the terrible 2010 earthquake. It just got worse from there. It now appears that heavily armed gangs are trying to turn the country upside down. I think it is getting in … --- ## [What makes a song a rock song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-song-a-rock-song/1002562)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-song-a-rock-song/1002562 "2024-06-26T03:21:25Z")
I don’t see a thread on this, so my apologies if this has been done before. I’m trying to figure out what makes a song a rock song. Are some the genres labeled as rock actually rock, or is just a label that happens to … --- ## [Email non-answers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-non-answers/1002784)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-non-answers/1002784 "2024-06-26T03:18:14Z")
Grrrrrr. So, I’m massaging some of our data for another company. They in turn use it for a product that our company will get. It’s a pet location service for Animal Control. Fine. Great really I love our pets. Anyway, … --- ## [Red Dead Redemption 2 - Black Hat playthrough](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-dead-redemption-2-black-hat-playthrough/1003121)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-dead-redemption-2-black-hat-playthrough/1003121 "2024-06-26T02:06:20Z")
I finished Red Dead Redemption 2 a couple of days ago. Played it straight “white hat” throughout, sparing people when given the choice, killing only people I needed to, helping everyone I came across who asked for it, an… --- ## [Okay, how do I figure out why I can't log into Google?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-how-do-i-figure-out-why-i-cant-log-into-google/1002638)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-how-do-i-figure-out-why-i-cant-log-into-google/1002638 "2024-06-26T00:51:39Z")
I’ve narrowed the problem down to Chrome. On MS Edge no problems, in Chrome I load the choose an account page but it’s just an image with no links. Privacy and Security settings for accounts.google.com doesn’t flag anyth… --- ## ["Oleana" - Camp song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oleana-camp-song/23009)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2024, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oleana-camp-song/23009 "2024-06-25T23:13:52Z")
When I was about 8 years old, I knew a song. I think it went something like this: Where hens lay eggs as big as rocks And roosters crow like 8-day clocks And roasted pigs run all about With knives and forks stuck up … --- ## [Business Insider: How does the WWE work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/business-insider-how-does-the-wwe-work/1002449)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2024, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/business-insider-how-does-the-wwe-work/1002449 "2024-06-25T22:41:55Z")
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqZ0d\_\_eY2o I love these Insider videos. This a good one that WWE fans might enjoy, or just people like me that are curious about everything. Again for whatever reason I could not embed … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=533) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=535)