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**Author:** [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2024, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skis-are-too-fast-what-to-do/999880 "2024-04-08T01:25:56Z")
I’ve been skiing for 30 years and I’m an intermediate. I ski cautiously and stay on blue trails and green cruisers, especially now that I’m in my 60s. I’m a woman, 5’2". I’d been using a pair of 20+ year old Rossignol 1… --- ## [Obscure Russian film about a collective farm competition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-russian-film-about-a-collective-farm-competition/999982)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2024, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-russian-film-about-a-collective-farm-competition/999982 "2024-04-07T23:23:34Z")
I saw a film at the Palm Springs film festival maybe 10-15 years ago. It was set on a wheat farm, where the wife of a crippled WWII veteran is trying to win 2nd place, so that she can get the prize - a bolt of cloth. Un… --- ## [Weird wiki link result when missing \[\\quote\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-wiki-link-result-when-missing-quote/999900)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2024, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-wiki-link-result-when-missing-quote/999900 "2024-04-07T21:21:35Z")
Original seen here: Mike Tyson to fight YouTuber Jake Paul this July. Yeah, you read that correctly - #106 by Smapti \[quote=“Smapti, post:106, topic:998580, full:true”\] The “child” in question is 27 and his record is … --- ## [Why does my current propane tank deliver less heat in my grill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-current-propane-tank-deliver-less-heat-in-my-grill/999939)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2024, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-current-propane-tank-deliver-less-heat-in-my-grill/999939 "2024-04-07T20:58:01Z")
I’ve Googled this without any real answers. I have a four-burner propane grill. I get my propane tanks filled at Costco. For some reason, my current tank delivers noticeably less heat than prior tanks. Now, for clarity, … --- ## [Living in "near totality" Eclipse zone. Down here in lil'ol' Arkansas!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-in-near-totality-eclipse-zone-down-here-in-lilol-arkansas/999841)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2024, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-in-near-totality-eclipse-zone-down-here-in-lilol-arkansas/999841 "2024-04-07T20:56:42Z")
Schools are out Monday. Won’t be any alcohol to purchase by Saturday afternoon. (No alcohol sales on Sunday here) No reservations for restaurants in the bigger towns. (Not a real problem here) Hotel rooms with-in driv… --- ## [Nine-Month Cruise: A Novel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nine-month-cruise-a-novel/997741)
**Author:** [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2024, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nine-month-cruise-a-novel/997741 "2024-04-07T20:49:01Z")
In December I started seeing news stories about the Nine-Month Cruise, run by Royal Caribbean: a 274-day cruise around the world, visiting all seven continents, with an emphasis on visiting World Heritage sites and other… --- ## [Saying "you do you" in unique or disturbing ways](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saying-you-do-you-in-unique-or-disturbing-ways/999830)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2024, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saying-you-do-you-in-unique-or-disturbing-ways/999830 "2024-04-07T20:23:28Z")
Earlier today I was commenting how I’m not much into stereotypical “girly” stuff like shoe shopping and make-up and such. Thinking back on it. my brain went off on a tangent of ways to express “each to his/her own.” It … --- ## [How do you pronounce "Godzilla x Kong"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-godzilla-x-kong/999938)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2024, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-godzilla-x-kong/999938 "2024-04-07T19:59:43Z")
Specifically, the “x”. Is it now an accepted abbreviation for “versus”, and therefore it’s “Godzilla versus Kong”? (And tangentially, when did this happen?) Or do you literally pronounce it “x” (which is stupid)? Or … --- ## [Building your stack - WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/building-your-stack-wtf/999948)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2024, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/building-your-stack-wtf/999948 "2024-04-07T18:12:25Z")
I guess it sounds really cool. Apparently this term came about referring to building a “stack” of appropriate technology to support something or other. Maybe. Then the vitamin/supplement woo crowd glommed onto it. Ohh, … --- ## [Why Is viewing an eclipse more dangerous than viewing the sun?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-viewing-an-eclipse-more-dangerous-than-viewing-the-sun/999845)
**Author:** [@ZamboniAce1000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZamboniAce1000)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2024, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-viewing-an-eclipse-more-dangerous-than-viewing-the-sun/999845 "2024-04-07T17:23:34Z")
Eclipsapalooza is next Monday (4/8/24). Viewing the partial eclipse -the time while the moon only blocks part of the sun - is dangerous to the human eye if seen without protective eyewear. Why is that so? Is viewing the … --- ## [You can take the trash out of the 3rd district, but you can't... Lauren Boebert's legacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-take-the-trash-out-of-the-3rd-district-but-you-cant-lauren-boeberts-legacy/998249)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2024, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-take-the-trash-out-of-the-3rd-district-but-you-cant-lauren-boeberts-legacy/998249 "2024-04-07T15:53:39Z")
--- ## [Laymans answer: How does memory work in a computer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laymans-answer-how-does-memory-work-in-a-computer/999703)
**Author:** [@Gateway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gateway)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2024, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laymans-answer-how-does-memory-work-in-a-computer/999703 "2024-04-07T14:52:27Z")
Hi, I am getting more and more into computers. One thing I don’t understand is how does memory work. I am not sure my model is correct, but what I understand is this: Everything in a computer involves circuits. Circu… --- ## [What breed of dog is Krypto?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-breed-of-dog-is-krypto/999874)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2024, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-breed-of-dog-is-krypto/999874 "2024-04-07T06:59:16Z")
Krypto–Superman’s dog. LINK Yes, I know–he’s alien. But not alien like John Carter’s Martian “dog” Woola. WOOLA LINK He looks very–doggy. So, what kind of dog is Krypto? --- ## [E mail address](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-mail-address/999966)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2024, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-mail-address/999966 "2024-04-07T04:26:08Z")
I just got a message from the system saying it can’t reach my e address. It shows mine as one I don’t and can’t use anymore. Maybe it was the one I used as suntanlotiontwo. It won’t let me change it. Hep? --- ## [How do you pronounce "Asterisk"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-asterisk/999882)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2024, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-asterisk/999882 "2024-04-07T01:55:45Z")
The question is not “how should you pronounce it”? It’s “Don’t go to look it up. Don’t think about it. How does it actually come out, when you open your mouth and say the word, right now”? poll --- ## [Electronically generated contrabass vs instruments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electronically-generated-contrabass-vs-instruments/999944)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2024, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electronically-generated-contrabass-vs-instruments/999944 "2024-04-07T01:55:12Z")
Most contrabass instruments whether strings or brass seem to have trouble producing a tone as opposed to merely a series of pulses. But before you say “well duh, those frequencies ARE a series of pulses” I would like to … --- ## [Who sang the theme song for the original George Of The Jungle cartoon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-sang-the-theme-song-for-the-original-george-of-the-jungle-cartoon/999910)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2024, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-sang-the-theme-song-for-the-original-george-of-the-jungle-cartoon/999910 "2024-04-07T01:17:34Z")
I would like to know who sang the theme song for the original cartoon, not the remake or the movies. --- ## [RIP author John Barth (1930 - 2024)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-author-john-barth-1930-2024/999793)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2024, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-author-john-barth-1930-2024/999793 "2024-04-06T23:48:14Z")
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/02/books/john-barth-dead.html?ugrp=m&unlocked\_article\_code=1.hk0.bS-C.mpIamJ\_6a2P9&smid=url-share (gift link) I read a couple of his books, including the Sot-Weed Factor, and I’m not s… --- ## [Where can we get Manhattan style clam chowder in Manhattan? Need answer fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-we-get-manhattan-style-clam-chowder-in-manhattan-need-answer-fast/999952)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2024, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-we-get-manhattan-style-clam-chowder-in-manhattan-need-answer-fast/999952 "2024-04-06T22:40:57Z")
Kayla and I are about to get off of a boat tour of liberty island. She wants me to be able to have a bowl of Manhattan style clam chowder (which I get when I can, which is not very often). But she can’t seem to find a Ma… --- ## [Hebrew to English translation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hebrew-to-english-translation/999903)
**Author:** [@InfraBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InfraBlue)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2024, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hebrew-to-english-translation/999903 "2024-04-06T21:42:01Z")
Here’s another late Friday afternoon Hebrew question. What is the English translation of the Hebrew in the photo linked below? Thank you. --- ## [Question about disparity in carrier shipping pricing for individuals vs business (or why does my return cost so much)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-disparity-in-carrier-shipping-pricing-for-individuals-vs-business-or-why-does-my-return-cost-so-much/999834)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2024, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-disparity-in-carrier-shipping-pricing-for-individuals-vs-business-or-why-does-my-return-cost-so-much/999834 "2024-04-06T21:21:01Z")
I was going to buy a travel foldable massage table from a third party on amazon for $219 and, thankfully, checked return shipping before I did. To return it would have cost $378, confirmed by UPS. The package was 42lbs, … --- ## [Are car manufacturers required to test all seat belt designs, even if the only difference is color?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-car-manufacturers-required-to-test-all-seat-belt-designs-even-if-the-only-difference-is-color/999768)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2024, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-car-manufacturers-required-to-test-all-seat-belt-designs-even-if-the-only-difference-is-color/999768 "2024-04-06T17:11:30Z")
I am trying to run down an online rumor based on no factual evidence that car manufacturers (one person mentioned Porsche specifically) have to do crash tests of all seat belt designs, even if the only difference is the … --- ## ["Well smack my ass and call me Sally!"...WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-smack-my-ass-and-call-me-sally-wtf/255146)
**Author:** [@Loopydude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopydude)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2024, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-smack-my-ass-and-call-me-sally-wtf/255146 "2024-04-06T17:08:12Z")
Why would I want anyone to do that? What would it mean if they did? What does my ass, Sally, or the two together, have to do with a state of disbelief or surprise? I heard this exclamation uttered again yesterday, I h… --- ## [Daughter having jaw surgery tomorrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daughter-having-jaw-surgery-tomorrow/999792)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2024, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daughter-having-jaw-surgery-tomorrow/999792 "2024-04-06T16:36:31Z")
It’s for a significant under bite. Our blender will get more use the next few weeks than it has in the many years we’ve had it. Please send good thoughts her way if you’re so inclined. --- ## [With Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor's health problems should she retire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-supreme-court-justice-sotomayors-health-problems-should-she-retire/999886)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2024, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-supreme-court-justice-sotomayors-health-problems-should-she-retire/999886 "2024-04-06T16:03:05Z")
The topic came up in this thread: And this is a big deal right now. Here is an article about it, there are numerous articles though: I get that asking her to retire now is being very pessimistic and is assumin… --- ## [News of the Weird](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-of-the-weird/999941)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2024, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-of-the-weird/999941 "2024-04-06T15:53:24Z")
Now, this is definitely weird. Also scary. And perhaps a portent of thing to come for us all? I’m wondering what other weird news of the day y’all have come across? Three people died after typhoon-like winds pulled … --- ## [Could life form outside of a solar system](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-life-form-outside-of-a-solar-system/999780)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2024, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-life-form-outside-of-a-solar-system/999780 "2024-04-06T14:04:01Z")
I was listening to a talk by astrophysicist Dr. Moiya McTier in which she stated that a rouge planet with a moon could harbor life – even create life. Far be it from me, a lowly pobe, to question someone of her caliber … --- ## [Musical and song rabbit-holes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-and-song-rabbit-holes/978688)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2024, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-and-song-rabbit-holes/978688 "2024-04-06T13:58:14Z")
I was listening to an oldies station on the way to work this morning and Keep On Dancing by The Gentrys (1965) came on. A simple tune but I’ve always liked it. After a little research, I discovered it was a cover of the … --- ## [How do I make a egg white only hard boiled egg?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-egg-white-only-hard-boiled-egg/999826)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2024, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-egg-white-only-hard-boiled-egg/999826 "2024-04-06T13:52:36Z")
Is there a mold I can pour egg white into to create an egg white only hard boiled egg? If not, is there some other way to accomplish this? --- ## [Is Book Burning next?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-book-burning-next/999839)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2024, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-book-burning-next/999839 "2024-04-06T13:42:58Z")
Louisiana continues these efforts in an ongoing move by politicians in the state to damage public libraries with House Bill 777. HB 777 was introduced March 25 by Representative Kellee Dickerson, who helped fund the Lou… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=591&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=593&state=muted)