# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=620&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 621 --- ## [If The Uruguayan Rugby Team Crash Had Happened In The US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-uruguayan-rugby-team-crash-had-happened-in-the-us/998194)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2024, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-uruguayan-rugby-team-crash-had-happened-in-the-us/998194 "2024-02-29T02:41:09Z")
So for those not familiar, in 1972 a plane crashed carrying a Uruguyan rugby team and their friends and families. The survivors were exposed to altitude sickness, hypothermia, starvation, and an avalanche. Unable to work… --- ## [Yoyo question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yoyo-question/998043)
**Author:** [@Gateway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gateway)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2024, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yoyo-question/998043 "2024-02-29T01:55:18Z")
Hi, thank you for your time. I am interested in getting into yoyoing and I encountered (what I think is) a problem. I went to the store and bought a cheapo, like 5 dollars or something. The issue I am having with it is … --- ## [Enlightenment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enlightenment/997742)
**Author:** [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enlightenment/997742 "2024-02-28T19:49:48Z")
I reached total enlightenment today. --- ## [EARLY, MIDDLE, LATE - Need 4 in total, what word can I add?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-middle-late-need-4-in-total-what-word-can-i-add/998173)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-middle-late-need-4-in-total-what-word-can-i-add/998173 "2024-02-28T19:33:27Z")
I have a project to complete and I require 4 words to generically describe specific periods within a measurement of time. So, something like: Early Pleistocene, Middle Pleistocene and Late Pleistocene. Problem is I nee… --- ## [(Old) Don't Sleep On The President's Day Sales - A Mattress MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-dont-sleep-on-the-presidents-day-sales-a-mattress-mmp/997754)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 365\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-dont-sleep-on-the-presidents-day-sales-a-mattress-mmp/997754 "2024-02-28T19:30:36Z")
It’s President’s Day, and the traditional mattress sales are on. Which means heaving 116lbs. mattresses in a box for the next week. Oy vey. On the other hand, my nice firm OMF mattress will be calling my name after wor… --- ## [Jumping from 10,000 ft](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumping-from-10-000-ft/998118)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumping-from-10-000-ft/998118 "2024-02-28T19:22:08Z")
If I were to jump from an altitude of 10,000 ft and streamline my body for maximum speed I read that I might reach about 220 mph. Would that be enough speed to generate sufficient lift if I were to change my body positio… --- ## [Parents selling photos of young girls on Instagram. WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-selling-photos-of-young-girls-on-instagram-wtf/997988)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-selling-photos-of-young-girls-on-instagram-wtf/997988 "2024-02-28T16:51:59Z")
A NYT piece about parents (primarily mothers) selling photos of their young pre-teen daughters to pedophiles at $10 a pop. They apparently see nothing wrong with this practice. I’m not talking about girls in sun dresses … --- ## [Joshua Schulte, who sent CIA secrets to WikiLeaks, sentenced to 40 years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joshua-schulte-who-sent-cia-secrets-to-wikileaks-sentenced-to-40-years/998214)
**Author:** [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joshua-schulte-who-sent-cia-secrets-to-wikileaks-sentenced-to-40-years/998214 "2024-02-28T15:45:25Z")
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/joshua-schulte-who-sent-cia-secrets-to-wikileaks-sentenced-to-40-years/ar-BB1hEyYs “The cache of information published by WikiLeaks, dubbed Vault 7, went online in several batches acros… --- ## [Is there such a thing as a scissor (singular noun)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-scissor-singular-noun/998175)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-scissor-singular-noun/998175 "2024-02-28T15:30:57Z")
My beloved wife has been heard to say something like: “To wrap this gift, you’ll need scotch tape and a scissor.” IMHO, scissors (like pants and shorts) doesn’t exist as a singular. It’s always plural. it’s either “ge… --- ## [How big IS a 38G?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-is-a-38g/300475)
**Author:** [@DirkGntly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DirkGntly)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-is-a-38g/300475 "2024-02-28T15:17:21Z")
Yes, I’m talking about bra sizes here… I know about D and DD…personal experience tells me that a DD is pretty much on the large-ish scale…but a G?? I mean, holey-frickin’-moley! I’d think they’d be just…well…MASSIVE… … --- ## [Ohh, Hail , Detroit area. In February](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohh-hail-detroit-area-in-february/998210)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohh-hail-detroit-area-in-february/998210 "2024-02-28T14:58:09Z")
My house is being pelted by hail, pea sized for now,; but not a February thing at all normally. it is sill actually over 60 degrees, also not a normal SE Michigan thing in FEB --- ## [Can pets “catch” a yawn from a human?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-pets-catch-a-yawn-from-a-human/997499)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-pets-catch-a-yawn-from-a-human/997499 "2024-02-28T14:57:06Z")
We’ve all yawned after seeing another person also yawn. Can a cat or dog likewise be influenced to yawn, or is it strictly a human thing? --- ## [Most challenging or difficult stage role](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-challenging-or-difficult-stage-role/998079)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-challenging-or-difficult-stage-role/998079 "2024-02-28T13:04:28Z")
I was watching The Music Man for the umpteenth time recently and got to wondering if the performance of Professor Harold Hill isn’t the single most challenging stage role ever. It was Robert Preston’s signature role, and… --- ## [elephant shrew??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elephant-shrew/71640)
**Author:** [@mescalito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mescalito)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elephant-shrew/71640 "2024-02-28T12:27:26Z")
did you know the elephant shrew never closes it’s eyes true or false? did you know rats can’t be sick… true or false?? did you know there’s no proper name for the back of the knees? true or false? --- ## [Misogyny and pop culture: don't yuck my yum! (Spoilers for the movie Poor Things)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misogyny-and-pop-culture-dont-yuck-my-yum-spoilers-for-the-movie-poor-things/997107)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 452\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misogyny-and-pop-culture-dont-yuck-my-yum-spoilers-for-the-movie-poor-things/997107 "2024-02-28T11:10:55Z")
I continue to be pissed off about an interaction hours later, so what better choice then drop it to the pit. tl;dr version: @DSeid and @Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom each take up aspects of the all-too-common position that if you th… --- ## [A Really Good Essay on Censorship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-really-good-essay-on-censorship/998034)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-really-good-essay-on-censorship/998034 "2024-02-28T05:51:59Z")
I just wanted to share this because I think it is really well written (it’s also short if you want to give it a read). --- ## [Is wearing pajamas to school the latest style?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-wearing-pajamas-to-school-the-latest-style/997570)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-wearing-pajamas-to-school-the-latest-style/997570 "2024-02-28T02:58:18Z")
Just like the title says. Now that I’m retired, I’m out and about in the neighborhood when high school kids are walking to and from school. For about the fifth time in the last couple of months, I’ve seen high school g… --- ## [So what are your caffeine intake habits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-your-caffeine-intake-habits/994245)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-your-caffeine-intake-habits/994245 "2024-02-28T02:41:15Z")
Inspired by a recent thread about supercharged caffeinated lemonade, I got curious about the caffeine habits of others. About how much caffeine do you consume regularly? In what form? What time of day? With what cons… --- ## [Interesting article today on sweatpants trend or fad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-article-today-on-sweatpants-trend-or-fad/998037)
**Author:** [@Jackson99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackson99)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-article-today-on-sweatpants-trend-or-fad/998037 "2024-02-28T02:37:59Z")
I came across an interesting article today on sweatpants trend or fad. I came across this interesting articles today of US cities where people like to wear most sweatpants. And shock ed some cities did not make the list… --- ## [Anyone familiar with a DVD box set of early "Beverly Hillbillies" episodes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-familiar-with-a-dvd-box-set-of-early-beverly-hillbillies-episodes/998009)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-familiar-with-a-dvd-box-set-of-early-beverly-hillbillies-episodes/998009 "2024-02-28T02:09:33Z")
It was released in 2005. I don’t remember where I bought it. Maybe Wal-Mart, or some bin at a grocery store. The video quality is pretty poor, which may have been one reason it was for sale cheap. But another thing: the… --- ## [Have You Seen Society Of The Snow? (Netflix movie about Uruguayan rugby team crash in the Andes)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-seen-society-of-the-snow-netflix-movie-about-uruguayan-rugby-team-crash-in-the-andes/995856)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-seen-society-of-the-snow-netflix-movie-about-uruguayan-rugby-team-crash-in-the-andes/995856 "2024-02-28T00:46:26Z")
When my financial situation improves, I intend to restart my Netflix account and watch Society of the Snow, about the Uruguayan rugby team that crashed in the Andes in 1972. I saw Alive, the 1993 film about the same sto… --- ## [Study finds an asthma drug significantly reduces multiple food allergies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/study-finds-an-asthma-drug-significantly-reduces-multiple-food-allergies/998080)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/study-finds-an-asthma-drug-significantly-reduces-multiple-food-allergies/998080 "2024-02-28T00:31:58Z")
There are treatments for having been exposed to an allergen, but there aren’t a lot of treatments that reduce the rock that you will react to a food you are allergic to. It’s not clear to me what the long term safety o… --- ## [The sap must flow! 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sap-must-flow-2024/997448)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sap-must-flow-2024/997448 "2024-02-27T23:44:14Z")
The tree is the sap. The sap is the tree. The sap enhances oatmeal and brussel sprouts. The sap expands waistlines. The sap maple, of course. After a sketchy two weeks here where the temperatures never went below freezi… --- ## [Do black holes frighten you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-black-holes-frighten-you/997839)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-black-holes-frighten-you/997839 "2024-02-27T23:26:06Z")
Maybe it’s a depth thing-I’m a little weirded out by very deep water too. For example, this article about a distant black hole gave me a mild case of the heebie-jeebies. Just the idea of this thing pulling you in and th… --- ## [Why do they print "stories" on food packaging?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-they-print-stories-on-food-packaging/998064)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-they-print-stories-on-food-packaging/998064 "2024-02-27T22:47:26Z")
As I was waiting for my lunch to heat up in the microwave (leftover barley soup), I noticed the writing on the bag of Snyder’s pretzel nibblers. “They’re poppable! They’re crunchy!” And then it proceeded to give a co… --- ## [Abbreviations or suffixes for linear measurements](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbreviations-or-suffixes-for-linear-measurements/998053)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbreviations-or-suffixes-for-linear-measurements/998053 "2024-02-27T22:29:35Z")
For writing or typing distances in metric we use m (meter), or cm, mm, km. For English (I guess) distances we use " for inches and ’ for feet. Is there a symbol or suffix for our friend the Smoot? --- ## [RIP Jam Master Jay of Run DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jam-master-jay-of-run-dmc/134647)
**Author:** [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jam-master-jay-of-run-dmc/134647 "2024-02-27T22:04:54Z")
I actually worked with these guys once upon a time… Anyway, apparently he was shot and killed today. --- ## [Seeking a MacOS utility that shows what's loading the GPU](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-a-macos-utility-that-shows-whats-loading-the-gpu/998186)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-a-macos-utility-that-shows-whats-loading-the-gpu/998186 "2024-02-27T21:04:12Z")
I have a GPU load indicator in my menubar. Admittedly, the reason I have one there is because I’m probably asking it to spew pixels onto more screen real estate than the designers have in mind, so I do accept that the s… --- ## [Does story research = homework?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-story-research-homework/998166)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-story-research-homework/998166 "2024-02-27T20:58:41Z")
I know there’s a rule (or thought there was anyway)that we’re not supposed to help people who seem to be posting for help with homework or schoolwork-does research for a book/movie/play count the same way? --- ## [Who, or what, is your favorite villain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-or-what-is-your-favorite-villain/986435)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-or-what-is-your-favorite-villain/986435 "2024-02-27T20:03:15Z")
Wide open question. Any medium. Any definition of villain. Just a random thought when a neutrino traversed my frontal lobe while I was perusing the Cafe. I’ll be back later after I consider my own answer. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=619&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=621&state=watching)