# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=589 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 590 --- ## [What's plausibly the most number of total solar eclipses an ancient person could have seen in their lifetime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-plausibly-the-most-number-of-total-solar-eclipses-an-ancient-person-could-have-seen-in-their-lifetime/1000093)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2024, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-plausibly-the-most-number-of-total-solar-eclipses-an-ancient-person-could-have-seen-in-their-lifetime/1000093 "2024-04-11T13:06:53Z")
Let’s set the cutoff as pre-Copernican. Before we had a heliocentric model of the solar system, nevertheless ancient astronomers & mathematicians from various civilizations around the globe were all able to independently… --- ## [Did cecils comeback fade away?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-cecils-comeback-fade-away/994501)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2024, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-cecils-comeback-fade-away/994501 "2024-04-11T13:00:48Z")
hi, I was wondering because I haven’t seen anything new or an announcement … --- ## [Slay the Spire 2 is coming in 2025](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slay-the-spire-2-is-coming-in-2025/1000113)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2024, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slay-the-spire-2-is-coming-in-2025/1000113 "2024-04-11T11:19:09Z")
No real concrete information other than what looks like a new character to play but here is the teaser trailer. --- ## [Kurt Cobain died 30 years ago today. Do you remember when you heard the news?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kurt-cobain-died-30-years-ago-today-do-you-remember-when-you-heard-the-news/999899)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2024, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kurt-cobain-died-30-years-ago-today-do-you-remember-when-you-heard-the-news/999899 "2024-04-11T08:32:41Z")
It was a big thing for me, maybe the rock death that hit me hardest (after John Lennon, but then I was only twelve years old). I heard the news on the radio while shopping in a jeans store with my girlfriend. I wasn’t su… --- ## [Foods you prefer cooked "wrong"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-prefer-cooked-wrong/998787)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 314\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2024, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-prefer-cooked-wrong/998787 "2024-04-11T08:10:21Z")
I just put some pasta water on to boil, and started musing about the “right” way to prepare pasta vs the way I like it, and other foods and other people’s opinions on that sort of thing. I completely understand pasta co… --- ## [Have political purges ever succeeded for a society?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-political-purges-ever-succeeded-for-a-society/999195)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2024, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-political-purges-ever-succeeded-for-a-society/999195 "2024-04-11T05:52:41Z")
To start, I am NOT advocating for purges of any sort. I was wondering if a political purge has ever achieved the goals they set out to do? Certainly, they are often a means to keep power for those few at the top. But,… --- ## [The two Three-Body Problems problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-two-three-body-problems-problem/997443)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2024, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-two-three-body-problems-problem/997443 "2024-04-11T02:47:16Z")
I hated the book Three Body Problem enough that I skipped the rest of the books in the series and I haven’t decided yet if I’ll watch either series, but this is an interesting issue. There are going to be simultaneous du… --- ## [Auto burglaries without broken windows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-burglaries-without-broken-windows/999892)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2024, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-burglaries-without-broken-windows/999892 "2024-04-10T23:46:46Z")
My wife told me some neighbors had their cars broken into and that the alarms were set and no windows were broken. She claimed the thieves had key fobs they used to gain access and rummage through the cars. This sounds… --- ## [If you have experience with gas-fired combi-boilers (hot water plus hydronic floor heating) please check in here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-have-experience-with-gas-fired-combi-boilers-hot-water-plus-hydronic-floor-heating-please-check-in-here/1000121)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2024, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-have-experience-with-gas-fired-combi-boilers-hot-water-plus-hydronic-floor-heating-please-check-in-here/1000121 "2024-04-10T23:31:37Z")
This is going to be a boring topic, sorry. I am looking for ways to research prices, brands, and configurations in the US for a replacement combi-boiler, The people who service our 12-year-old combi-boiler, an Italian b… --- ## [Ronda Rousey is awesome](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ronda-rousey-is-awesome/713918)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2024, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ronda-rousey-is-awesome/713918 "2024-04-10T22:50:25Z")
14 seconds! --- ## [Canadian paternity test firm amits it knew its tests weren’t accurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-paternity-test-firm-amits-it-knew-its-tests-weren-t-accurate/1000051)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2024, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-paternity-test-firm-amits-it-knew-its-tests-weren-t-accurate/1000051 "2024-04-10T18:08:01Z")
Guy running the firm made the admission in a hidden camera interview, but backtracks in CBC interview --- ## [Income reporting for filing federal taxes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-reporting-for-filing-federal-taxes/850197)
**Author:** [@erpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erpa)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2024, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-reporting-for-filing-federal-taxes/850197 "2024-04-10T17:45:28Z")
My daughter worked as an independent contractor for a business doing Henna tattoos at the state fair last year. Her income was $860 over a 4 day period. She did not get a 1099 from the business she contracted with and … --- ## [How Do The Senses Of Other Great Apes Compare To Those Of H Sapiens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-the-senses-of-other-great-apes-compare-to-those-of-h-sapiens/999981)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2024, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-the-senses-of-other-great-apes-compare-to-those-of-h-sapiens/999981 "2024-04-10T17:32:53Z")
I know that, as regards eyesight, some birds leave us in the dust. Dogs’ sense of smell is exponential stronger than ours. Prey animals (such as deer) can hear us coming from a mile away. And so on. How are the senses … --- ## [2024 College Basketball Tournament Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-college-basketball-tournament-pool/998960)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2024, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-college-basketball-tournament-pool/998960 "2024-04-10T16:03:51Z")
Attention hoops fans! March Madness is here again! Time for the annual NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Pool. Enter your brackets at ESPN Men's Tournament Challenge - Make Picks or download the ESPN Tournament Challenge… --- ## [What fictional worlds present what you think is closest to a utopia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fictional-worlds-present-what-you-think-is-closest-to-a-utopia/1000060)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2024, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fictional-worlds-present-what-you-think-is-closest-to-a-utopia/1000060 "2024-04-10T15:43:56Z")
Which fictional worlds do you all think present a society that is as close to what you think of as a utopia? I’ll leave the definition of utopia up to each individual poster, as that’s part of what this thread is about.… --- ## [Does anyone ever find that they are sometimes blocked from posting any more material on their YouTube channel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-ever-find-that-they-are-sometimes-blocked-from-posting-any-more-material-on-their-youtube-channel/1000102)
**Author:** [@philipdalton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/philipdalton)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2024, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-ever-find-that-they-are-sometimes-blocked-from-posting-any-more-material-on-their-youtube-channel/1000102 "2024-04-10T15:41:48Z")
I find this sometimes, when I’ve posted a lot of stuff on there, but it has always been temporary. --- ## [Local Hand Gestures?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-hand-gestures/1000052)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2024, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-hand-gestures/1000052 "2024-04-10T15:33:11Z")
A newspaper column reports that Hawai’i is adopting an official hand gesture, the shaka, a welcoming gesture with the thumb and pinky extended and the remaining fingers curled downwards. Already ubiquitous, there is sai… --- ## [It's "almost impossible to go near the sun"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-almost-impossible-to-go-near-the-sun/1000095)
**Author:** [@BorealisCooper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BorealisCooper)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2024, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-almost-impossible-to-go-near-the-sun/1000095 "2024-04-10T14:43:02Z")
So how possible is it, and how near can I get in my Plymouth Satellite ? At least it’s not going to tip over like the Island of Quam. --- ## [Abandoned car, how can I take possesion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abandoned-car-how-can-i-take-possesion/1000009)
**Author:** [@nate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nate)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2024, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abandoned-car-how-can-i-take-possesion/1000009 "2024-04-10T13:39:36Z")
I have an assigned parking space next to a car that hasn’t moved in years, has tags from '20 and in covered in dust. Otherwise it’s a brand new car. Obviously I don’t own the parking lot, the apartment complex does. I’m … --- ## [(Not) picking a lock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-picking-a-lock/999688)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2024, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-picking-a-lock/999688 "2024-04-10T13:30:44Z")
I understand why a person would want to pick a lock but assume that I need to legally get through a locked door. Just a standard lock like my front door. I jam a big-ass slot screwdriver into the hole and pound it in s… --- ## [Plasticizers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plasticizers/303975)
**Author:** [@hauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hauss)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2024, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plasticizers/303975 "2024-04-10T13:17:34Z")
Does putting foods (especially acidic foods) in plastic containers cause a reaction which draws plastics into the food? Is this toxic? I know tomato sauce stains many tupperwares, whose to say it’s only a one way stree… --- ## [Vaguely familiar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaguely-familiar/997565)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2024, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaguely-familiar/997565 "2024-04-10T12:29:27Z")
I can not for the life of me remember the name of that one movie where one group of guys was going after the other opposing group who were both doing the same kind of thing but the one group could just never seem to succ… --- ## [Garbage Galore!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garbage-galore/1000011)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2024, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garbage-galore/1000011 "2024-04-10T12:19:23Z")
To kind of piggy back off of the what does your household use the most of and the least of? I’m wondering what everyone’s household garbage production is. Every garbage day either my husband or I will say, “how can two … --- ## [Does The Earth Eclipsing The Sun Make For A Spectacular View On The Moon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-earth-eclipsing-the-sun-make-for-a-spectacular-view-on-the-moon/1000075)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2024, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-earth-eclipsing-the-sun-make-for-a-spectacular-view-on-the-moon/1000075 "2024-04-10T11:57:32Z")
If a human were on the ground (at the right spot) on the Moon when the Earth eclipsed the Sun, would they see anything particularly spectacular? Or would it just look like a sort of hole in space where the Sun used to be… --- ## [How to cite the contents from the UK Parliament online](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cite-the-contents-from-the-uk-parliament-online/1000086)
**Author:** [@cannonkuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cannonkuo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2024, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cite-the-contents-from-the-uk-parliament-online/1000086 "2024-04-10T09:37:35Z")
Hi, everyone, I want to cite the following: The purpose of the UK’s Strategic Nuclear Deterrent Original purpose The UK’s current strategic nuclear deterrent was developed in the international political and strategi… --- ## [“The 25 Best Restaurants in Chicago” 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-best-restaurants-in-chicago-2024/1000053)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2024, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-best-restaurants-in-chicago-2024/1000053 "2024-04-10T03:54:42Z")
Wondering what local Chicagoans (or area malcontents) think of this recent NYT list, gift linked below? --- ## [I don’t understand the craze for vinyl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-don-t-understand-the-craze-for-vinyl/952923)
**Author:** [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Replies:** 252\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2024, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-don-t-understand-the-craze-for-vinyl/952923 "2024-04-10T03:13:24Z")
This NYT article is only the latest to talk about the craze for vinyl recordings and how it is displacing what little market is left for CDs. (That article might be paywalled but I tried to make a gift link that is free… --- ## [Denizens of Japan: can I get a "signature certificate" notarized in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denizens-of-japan-can-i-get-a-signature-certificate-notarized-in-the-us/1000079)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2024, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denizens-of-japan-can-i-get-a-signature-certificate-notarized-in-the-us/1000079 "2024-04-10T02:52:45Z")
For a real estate purchase in Japan some years ago, my wife and I (both US citizens) had to get a “signature certificate” notarized at the US embassy. The basic form looks like this PDF. It looks like we need to get si… --- ## [RIP Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-onomatopoeia/1000033)
**Author:** [@Mnemonic\_Vice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mnemonic_Vice)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2024, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-onomatopoeia/1000033 "2024-04-10T02:35:01Z")
Hi all, Not a frequent user here, but only because of lack of time. I was turned onto these boards a lot time ago by my friend Allen, who went by Onomatopoeia on these boards. He loved this place and engaged in some re… --- ## [Happy Tartan Day, Dopers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-tartan-day-dopers/999957)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2024, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-tartan-day-dopers/999957 "2024-04-10T02:34:59Z")
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