# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=627 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 628 --- ## [(Old) It's Moanday So That Means We Need A New MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-its-moanday-so-that-means-we-need-a-new-mmp/997133)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 351\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2024, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-its-moanday-so-that-means-we-need-a-new-mmp/997133 "2024-02-17T21:22:10Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 45 Amurrkin out and cloudy with a predicted high of 52 and mostly cloudy for the day. Not much shakin’ for the day here at da cave, just the usual sloth, general overall… --- ## [Am I weird for taking my beefsteak with a side of rice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-weird-for-taking-my-beefsteak-with-a-side-of-rice/997616)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2024, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-weird-for-taking-my-beefsteak-with-a-side-of-rice/997616 "2024-02-17T20:36:54Z")
I can have steak with various sides, and while I don’t mind having it with potatos, I tend to prefer having at least one other option, e.g. green salad, asparagus, theoretically lobster tail (I say that as I’ve never had… --- ## [California gold rush](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-gold-rush/997247)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2024, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-gold-rush/997247 "2024-02-17T19:49:56Z")
Stories abound of how items like eggs sold for $8 an egg (about three months wages for an average American at the time) during the California gold rush. Certainly fortunes were made during the California gold rush but ho… --- ## [How can sodium alginate make my heartburn worse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-sodium-alginate-make-my-heartburn-worse/997465)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2024, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-sodium-alginate-make-my-heartburn-worse/997465 "2024-02-17T19:17:18Z")
This isn’t exactly medical advice, but I have a feeling there is no definitive answer to this, so I put it here. Sodium alginate is a thickener that has been shown repeatedly in studies to reduce the effects of acid ref… --- ## [Are The First Year(s) Of Medical Or Law School The Same For Every Student?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-first-year-s-of-medical-or-law-school-the-same-for-every-student/996517)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2024, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-first-year-s-of-medical-or-law-school-the-same-for-every-student/996517 "2024-02-17T18:43:40Z")
Like, if a first-year medical student’s schedule at This University Medical School has 8:00 Gross Anatomy, 9:00 Pharmacology… and so on, would her peers at the same school all have the exact same schedule? Would it be th… --- ## [Tannhäuser Gate question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tannhauser-gate-question/996422)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2024, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tannhauser-gate-question/996422 "2024-02-17T18:37:50Z")
I can hardly credit that I didn’t wonder about this before, but: If Roy Batty was a soldier replicant who had seen hard battle in space, who or what was he and others fighting against? Aliens? Another faction of humans? … --- ## [Examples of Failed Rebellions Given Official Public Support/Recognition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-failed-rebellions-given-official-public-support-recognition/997571)
**Author:** [@Little\_Room](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Room)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2024, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-failed-rebellions-given-official-public-support-recognition/997571 "2024-02-17T18:28:49Z")
I live in a place where we have some Confederate monuments scattered about. I know the historical context of almost all of these; they were placed some decades after the end of the war in concert with the development of … --- ## [Can vulcanic caves have stalagmites and stalagtites?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-vulcanic-caves-have-stalagmites-and-stalagtites/997621)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2024, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-vulcanic-caves-have-stalagmites-and-stalagtites/997621 "2024-02-17T18:14:26Z")
Imagine a cave in a vulcano, half way up the summit. Stalagmites and stalagtites form mostly from calcium carbonate, so I wonder whether lava has the ingredients to be dissolved by water to combine with atmospheric CO2 t… --- ## [First official broken bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-official-broken-bone/957818)
**Author:** [@Dbug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dbug)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2024, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-official-broken-bone/957818 "2024-02-17T15:05:59Z")
I was talking to a friend a few days ago. And we both realized we were 30 or almost 30 before we broke something officially . I broke my 3rd toe at 30 she fractured her pinky at 29.75. My mom just reminded me she was 60 … --- ## [My OMAD (One Meal a Day) Journey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-omad-one-meal-a-day-journey/992123)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2024, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-omad-one-meal-a-day-journey/992123 "2024-02-17T14:38:08Z")
TL/DR: OMAD (eating just one meal a day) is a very good fit for me. It may not be for you. Today I am on day 50 of OMAD. My initial goal was to complete 7 days. I thought I’d share some info about my journey. Feel free … --- ## [If I drop a bucket of water from a height, what (if anything) happens to the air pressure on the water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-drop-a-bucket-of-water-from-a-height-what-if-anything-happens-to-the-air-pressure-on-the-water/997259)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2024, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-drop-a-bucket-of-water-from-a-height-what-if-anything-happens-to-the-air-pressure-on-the-water/997259 "2024-02-17T14:16:51Z")
My initial thought would be that without the column of air pushing on the surface, it would decrease until it reached some new equilibrium with the terminal velocity of the water bucket. And that feels to be like it migh… --- ## [3-4-5 triangles and pi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-4-5-triangles-and-pi/997452)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2024, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-4-5-triangles-and-pi/997452 "2024-02-17T13:04:13Z")
Just saw this little video… 3-4-5 Triangles and Pi (youtube.com) and attempted the same math to another Pythagorean Triangle…5-12-13…and, came up with 2 pi as the area of the inscribed circle. Is it safe to say all Py… --- ## [Has anyone put in a fire sprinkler in their house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-put-in-a-fire-sprinkler-in-their-house/997538)
**Author:** [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2024, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-put-in-a-fire-sprinkler-in-their-house/997538 "2024-02-17T12:47:57Z")
I learned today that friends had their house gutted by fire. People are unhurt, but they lost 2 cats and a dog. My house is old, stickbuilt, cheap, and in a rural area with volunteer fir service. (This is NOT a dig at v… --- ## [Is it normal for a large company to have a standing policy of paying its suppliers in 90 days? 120 days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-normal-for-a-large-company-to-have-a-standing-policy-of-paying-its-suppliers-in-90-days-120-days/990160)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2024, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-normal-for-a-large-company-to-have-a-standing-policy-of-paying-its-suppliers-in-90-days-120-days/990160 "2024-02-17T11:42:59Z")
This is about a large multinational company, supplying parts for many sectors of industry. About 4 years ago they announced internally that all their suppliers would be paid in 90 days, and no interest/penalties would be… --- ## [Can't unscreen calls: Pixel 6, Xfinity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-unscreen-calls-pixel-6-xfinity/997166)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2024, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-unscreen-calls-pixel-6-xfinity/997166 "2024-02-17T04:54:28Z")
Today I finally got fed up with intrusive ads on my phone. So I went through alll my apps and deleted the ones I don’t use, and any recently installed sketchy apps. Also of importance here, it bugged me that my lobby ph… --- ## [Joe Manchin won't run again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-manchin-wont-run-again/992883)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2024, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-manchin-wont-run-again/992883 "2024-02-17T04:50:00Z")
CNN reports that Machin won’t run again for the Senate. That gives a 50/50 split, and the Vice President gives the deciding vote? --- ## [Need PDF or Word help -- very large document](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-pdf-or-word-help-very-large-document/997635)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2024, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-pdf-or-word-help-very-large-document/997635 "2024-02-17T04:31:49Z")
I have a PDF document that I want to print in booklet form (2 pages each front and back on a letter-size sheet) but the pages are in landscape orientation and it doesn’t work well that way. The document is over 400 pages… --- ## [Firehouse Five and the Cinderella Surprise: Lost Jazz Recordings by Disney Employees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firehouse-five-and-the-cinderella-surprise-lost-jazz-recordings-by-disney-employees/997689)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2024, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firehouse-five-and-the-cinderella-surprise-lost-jazz-recordings-by-disney-employees/997689 "2024-02-17T04:26:43Z")
Someone named Cabel Sasser discovered a lot of recordings by Disney employees from the late 1940s, had them digitized, and put them online: My goal was to preserve some never-before-heard recordings of an incredible Di… --- ## [Suspension announcements](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suspension-announcements/997674)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2024, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suspension-announcements/997674 "2024-02-17T02:41:02Z")
Why are all of these suspension announcements showing up as new posts? --- ## [Rural Alabama radio station has its transmitter and 200-foot tower stolen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rural-alabama-radio-station-has-its-transmitter-and-200-foot-tower-stolen/997370)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2024, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rural-alabama-radio-station-has-its-transmitter-and-200-foot-tower-stolen/997370 "2024-02-17T01:04:28Z")
It was already off line for maintenance, and when the maintenance workers showed up, there was nothing for them to work on. Tower, transmitting equipment, etc. all gone. For me, I’m guessing it was totally an inside jo… --- ## [Do Stay-At-Home Parents Get Shafted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-stay-at-home-parents-get-shafted/997489)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2024, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-stay-at-home-parents-get-shafted/997489 "2024-02-16T23:58:02Z")
This article implies stay-at-home parenting has been given plenty of lip service. But the omnipresent old assumptions someone is at home mismatch with reality: school summer hours, lack of affordable child care, or tryi… --- ## [Songs recorded with alternate lyrics to the original but not for humor or satire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-recorded-with-alternate-lyrics-to-the-original-but-not-for-humor-or-satire/973199)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2024, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-recorded-with-alternate-lyrics-to-the-original-but-not-for-humor-or-satire/973199 "2024-02-16T22:45:25Z")
I know satirical versions of songs are a dime a dozen ala Weird Al but are there a lot of songs recorded, either by the original artist or someone else, that changed the lyrics into a different song but not done for humo… --- ## [Dedicated Lighting Circuits (US, residential; could be pertinent to other places)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dedicated-lighting-circuits-us-residential-could-be-pertinent-to-other-places/997523)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2024, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dedicated-lighting-circuits-us-residential-could-be-pertinent-to-other-places/997523 "2024-02-16T21:05:49Z")
So I read recently the US code is going to allow 10A circuits with 16g wire for dedicated lighting. With the lower consumption of LEDs I can see how this would make sense. Though, it would likely (IMO) mean either more u… --- ## [Need to open a sealed outdoor light](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-open-a-sealed-outdoor-light/997669)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2024, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-open-a-sealed-outdoor-light/997669 "2024-02-16T19:32:20Z")
Hi for “reasons” I need to open this outdoor light - to swap out the included battery there are no screws on it, its front-glass is silicon-glued in … … --- ## [Did you experience covid rebound?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-experience-covid-rebound/996273)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2024, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-experience-covid-rebound/996273 "2024-02-16T19:31:55Z")
Forget scientific studies. What’s OUR annecdotal evidence? poll If you’ve had covid multiple times, vote based on your most recent confirmed bout. There’s a bias baked into the poll because it’s likely that there’s a c… --- ## [Chicken Little gets job as Florida cop, continues his battle with oaks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-little-gets-job-as-florida-cop-continues-his-battle-with-oaks/997577)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2024, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-little-gets-job-as-florida-cop-continues-his-battle-with-oaks/997577 "2024-02-16T19:09:18Z")
An acorn fell on his car. He thinks he has been shot by the man handcuffed in the back of the car, falls to the ground and empties a clip into his own patrol car while panicking about his gunshot wound. Somehow nobody di… --- ## [Any one remember Don Murray](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-remember-don-murray/839828)
**Author:** [@bionic\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bionic_man)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2024, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-remember-don-murray/839828 "2024-02-16T18:44:49Z")
I like him as governor Break in conquest of the planet of apes. --- ## [Coffee Quest: Drinking the worlds best coffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-quest-drinking-the-worlds-best-coffee/995344)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2024, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-quest-drinking-the-worlds-best-coffee/995344 "2024-02-16T17:58:04Z")
I mentioned in a few threads that I was going to do this but I have started to drink the worlds best coffee. My technique as kifed from James Hoffman: Fill a pyrex bowl with water. place my Hario 60 upside down in it … --- ## [Have some 79 Year Old Soup. LINK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-some-79-year-old-soup-link/997663)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2024, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-some-79-year-old-soup-link/997663 "2024-02-16T17:48:30Z")
You go first. Allegedly, it’s safe. EAT THE SOUP. I DARE YOU. {LINK} Btw–this counts as cuisine. --- ## [Another Cool Infographics Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-cool-infographics-thread/997569)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2024, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-cool-infographics-thread/997569 "2024-02-16T16:42:32Z")
I have a soft spot for interesting information presented well. Previous threads on this topic were popular, so am presenting more graphics I enjoyed, some of which are clever. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=626) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=628)