# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=638&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 639 --- ## [If you were a time traveler what's a fast and easy way to prove that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-time-traveler-whats-a-fast-and-easy-way-to-prove-that/996650)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2024, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-time-traveler-whats-a-fast-and-easy-way-to-prove-that/996650 "2024-02-03T04:39:10Z")
Obvious answers are “Predict an earthquake or other natural disaster” but what if you wanted to predict something immediately? Like you have access to the Internet from 24 hours in the future and there’s no sporting even… --- ## [Puppy wih severe separation anxiety. Help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puppy-wih-severe-separation-anxiety-help/996968)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2024, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puppy-wih-severe-separation-anxiety-help/996968 "2024-02-03T02:15:42Z")
We adopted a rescue puppy in October who will soon be a year old. She’s wonderful in most respects, and learns quickly with positive reinforcement, but she completely loses her mind if left alone for even a half hour. L… --- ## [Canadian TV station does informal study of attitudes to men’s and women’s clothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-tv-station-does-informal-study-of-attitudes-to-men-s-and-women-s-clothing/997004)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2024, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-tv-station-does-informal-study-of-attitudes-to-men-s-and-women-s-clothing/997004 "2024-02-03T01:40:47Z")
Global BC tv station decided to do an informal experiment about people’s scrutiny of male and female clothing. For a week, their two male news anchors wore the same suits. For the next week, their two female anchors wo… --- ## [“All I know is…” and other universal laws](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-i-know-is-and-other-universal-laws/996914)
**Author:** [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-i-know-is-and-other-universal-laws/996914 "2024-02-02T23:03:30Z")
Stratocaster’s Law: Examples: “All I know is that it’s hot in the summary and cold in the winter, just like it’s always been.” (In response to concerns re: climate change.) “All I know is that when there was prayer … --- ## [Medical/chemical question about water/orange juice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-chemical-question-about-water-orange-juice/996985)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-chemical-question-about-water-orange-juice/996985 "2024-02-02T22:32:37Z")
A nurse for my primary care physician has been telling me that I should drink lots of water. My first response was, I do already, as I drink lots of orange juice, apple juice, wine, etc. due to a dry mouth condition cau… --- ## [How do I display my Chromebook on an HD TV or Monitor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-display-my-chromebook-on-an-hd-tv-or-monitor/994378)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-display-my-chromebook-on-an-hd-tv-or-monitor/994378 "2024-02-02T19:53:27Z")
My model of Chromebook does not have HDMI out ports, which is frustrating. I’m a teacher and it was provided for me at work, but it would obviously be nice to connect it to my display screen at least once in awhile. My … --- ## [Newton impact depth and ballistic gel penetration. Why does it not work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newton-impact-depth-and-ballistic-gel-penetration-why-does-it-not-work/996978)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newton-impact-depth-and-ballistic-gel-penetration-why-does-it-not-work/996978 "2024-02-02T18:34:05Z")
In simple terms Newton’s impact depth approximation says that “For a cylindrical impactor, by the time it stops, it will have penetrated to a depth that is equal to its own length times its relative density with respect … --- ## [What mystery skin illness was the man I saw on the train suffering from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mystery-skin-illness-was-the-man-i-saw-on-the-train-suffering-from/997010)
**Author:** [@randomname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randomname)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mystery-skin-illness-was-the-man-i-saw-on-the-train-suffering-from/997010 "2024-02-02T16:18:43Z")
Hello, I live in a big German city and our public transport is pretty good and used by people from all walks of life. But like in any big city there are always some odd passengers. I was in the train for a while and dec… --- ## [This Site Asks For Consent To Use Your Data](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-site-asks-for-consent-to-use-your-data/996986)
**Author:** [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-site-asks-for-consent-to-use-your-data/996986 "2024-02-02T16:11:05Z")
So for the past week I’ve been getting this undismissable pop-up window when I visit the site (I don’t stay logged in, obv.) There are multiple options for customising the data collected and used by the site and its part… --- ## [Ordered a new MacBook Pro, FedEx delivers an obviously empty box](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordered-a-new-macbook-pro-fedex-delivers-an-obviously-empty-box/996691)
**Author:** [@Driver8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Driver8)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordered-a-new-macbook-pro-fedex-delivers-an-obviously-empty-box/996691 "2024-02-02T15:48:13Z")
So after much deliberation, I recently ordered a new MacBook Pro 16" from B&H Photo, for $3299. Delivery was attempted as expected on Wednesday, but the driver handed me what was an obviously tampered with box that looke… --- ## [Hebrew (or Yiddish) translation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hebrew-or-yiddish-translation/997025)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hebrew-or-yiddish-translation/997025 "2024-02-02T14:17:01Z")
AnimatedAnimated movie “Gay Purr-ee” (1962). Featuring the vocal talents of (among others) Judy Garland, Robert Goulet, Mel Blanc, Paul Frees, and Red Buttons. The FQ: At 1:10:07 there are newspaper accounts in differ… --- ## [NY Expands Its Legal Definition Of Rape](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-expands-its-legal-definition-of-rape/996961)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-expands-its-legal-definition-of-rape/996961 "2024-02-02T11:11:44Z")
They’re updating the definition so that rape can mean a wider variety of acts. The well-publicized trial of E. Jean Carroll and Donald Trump probably helped the change. --- ## [Entropy is Scary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entropy-is-scary/996987)
**Author:** [@cjackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjackson)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entropy-is-scary/996987 "2024-02-02T08:09:13Z")
Have you ever wondered how long evidence of our current civilization and existence will last? Check this, the Great Pyramid was built 4,500 years ago, and still stands today. Great Roman structures like the Colosseum are… --- ## [Traitors - Reality game show on Peacock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traitors-reality-game-show-on-peacock/983507)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traitors-reality-game-show-on-peacock/983507 "2024-02-02T06:27:34Z")
My daughter recently discovered a new reality game show streaming on Peacock, Traitors. There is an American, UK, and Australian version. Each of these iterations has their 1st season on the platform. Supposedly a Dut… --- ## [Lingerie Question: Does anyone really](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lingerie-question-does-anyone-really/95670)
**Author:** [@bagkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bagkitty)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lingerie-question-does-anyone-really/95670 "2024-02-02T05:41:56Z")
Strangely enough, this is intended as a serious question… At the Winnipeg let’s let the locals meet the out-of-town NDPers mini-dope-get-together-thingy, the question came up as to whether anyone really found “red lace … --- ## [Does the Atlantic Magazine have any customer service at all?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-atlantic-magazine-have-any-customer-service-at-all/997006)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-atlantic-magazine-have-any-customer-service-at-all/997006 "2024-02-02T04:45:41Z")
After several attempts at calling and emailing the Atlantic magazine about my 30 day trial account I have not been able to contact anyone, nor have I received any replies. Has anyone else else had the same experience. It… --- ## [What social and economic impacts would Star Trek replicator technology have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-social-and-economic-impacts-would-star-trek-replicator-technology-have/996690)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-social-and-economic-impacts-would-star-trek-replicator-technology-have/996690 "2024-02-02T04:25:08Z")
Seems to me that if someone invented a Star Trek style replicator and was able to give humanity the ability to re-arrange essentially worthless matter (e.g. a pile of poo or a bunch of worthless rocks) into any new matri… --- ## [I've been gone from the SDMB for 20 years. What's happened?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-gone-from-the-sdmb-for-20-years-whats-happened/996625)
**Author:** [@Poldana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poldana)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-gone-from-the-sdmb-for-20-years-whats-happened/996625 "2024-02-02T03:06:37Z")
I was doing some cleaning and found one of Uncle Cecil’s books and decided to visit. I can’t even remember my original nickname from back then but mostly lurked. I’m registered under my Fark name now; I wandered over the… --- ## [Trying to remember title of short play about passengers on a bus that turns out to be death](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-remember-title-of-short-play-about-passengers-on-a-bus-that-turns-out-to-be-death/996036)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-remember-title-of-short-play-about-passengers-on-a-bus-that-turns-out-to-be-death/996036 "2024-02-02T02:39:38Z")
Long ago, during freshman year of high school, I took a drama class. We broke into groups, each being assigned a short play to perform. My group did A Visit To A Small Planet, and in fact I think all the plays had orig… --- ## [Where do I put a post about crafting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-put-a-post-about-crafting/997001)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-put-a-post-about-crafting/997001 "2024-02-02T02:20:41Z")
See title. --- ## [How, exactly, do Airtags work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-exactly-do-airtags-work/995317)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-exactly-do-airtags-work/995317 "2024-02-02T02:12:02Z")
I’ve read some articles that say Airtags use Bluetooth technology and Apple’s ‘extensive network’ to track them, but I’m not sure exactly how they work. I know that if I connect a device to my computer, I need to pair i… --- ## [Is it in poor taste to visit the graves of celebrities?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-in-poor-taste-to-visit-the-graves-of-celebrities/996569)
**Author:** [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-in-poor-taste-to-visit-the-graves-of-celebrities/996569 "2024-02-02T01:43:31Z")
I have, on occasion, visited the graves of famous people whose careers I admire. The first were Gus Grissom and Roger Chaffee, astronauts who died in the Apollo 1 tragedy, at Arlington National Cemetery. There have bee… --- ## [Let's expand the Chinese domino set](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-expand-the-chinese-domino-set/994852)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-expand-the-chinese-domino-set/994852 "2024-02-02T00:17:09Z")
As a wee lad, I learned to play dominoes with the classic western double-six set. As I got older, I learned to play a number of different games with larger sets, most notably the double-twelve set as the usual choice for… --- ## [Can any convex quadrilateral be folded exactly in half?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-any-convex-quadrilateral-be-folded-exactly-in-half/996358)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-any-convex-quadrilateral-be-folded-exactly-in-half/996358 "2024-02-01T23:16:57Z")
That is, without any gaps or overlap? This is of course trivially simple for squares, rectangles, rhombuses and kites. As for parallelograms, some time ago I posted here about an alternate way of folding rectangles in h… --- ## [Few things are more annoying than someone who's less sick than you acting like they're more sick than you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/few-things-are-more-annoying-than-someone-whos-less-sick-than-you-acting-like-theyre-more-sick-than-you/996085)
**Author:** [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/few-things-are-more-annoying-than-someone-whos-less-sick-than-you-acting-like-theyre-more-sick-than-you/996085 "2024-02-01T22:49:11Z")
Actually in this case it’s “less sick than I was a couple of days ago,” but the point stands. I had a 102 degree fever, complete shutdown of both nostrils, wet hacking cough so bad that it made me throw up, throat that … --- ## [Can I use a moblile hotspot to get my mom better internet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-a-moblile-hotspot-to-get-my-mom-better-internet/996902)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-a-moblile-hotspot-to-get-my-mom-better-internet/996902 "2024-02-01T21:56:09Z")
She lives in an area of town where the best internet she can get is Verizon DSL. 3-4 mbps on a good day. It’s enough for the internet, she only goes on to go to the hometown page. But for Christimas this year we got h… --- ## [It irritates me when people hold their phones like a Star Trek communicator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-irritates-me-when-people-hold-their-phones-like-a-star-trek-communicator/996862)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-irritates-me-when-people-hold-their-phones-like-a-star-trek-communicator/996862 "2024-02-01T21:47:50Z")
Phones were originally something you held up to the side of your face so that the earpiece was next to your ear. But now I see many people holding their smartphone horizontally, in front of their mouth. Clutching it weir… --- ## [The EU just approved a $54 billion aid package for Ukraine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eu-just-approved-a-54-billion-aid-package-for-ukraine/996983)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eu-just-approved-a-54-billion-aid-package-for-ukraine/996983 "2024-02-01T21:43:38Z")
Being careful how I word this in order to not get in trouble on the board, but the EU has finally reached an arrangement that would send $54 billion in aid to Ukraine. It is likely to take all the form of economic aid in… --- ## [The Betamax of Wingnuts, or, When The Wrong Format Wins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-betamax-of-wingnuts-or-when-the-wrong-format-wins/996933)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-betamax-of-wingnuts-or-when-the-wrong-format-wins/996933 "2024-02-01T21:25:03Z")
When it is possible to make wingnuts that look like this: Why would you ever make wingnuts that look like this? … --- ## [Although an RMV Rant Might be Trite](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/although-an-rmv-rant-might-be-trite/996989)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/although-an-rmv-rant-might-be-trite/996989 "2024-02-01T20:21:02Z")
OK. This is absolutely insane. Here in Massachusetts, they’ve really started pushing to use the website for most RMV transactions, including registration renewals. On October 12 I renewed my registration online. Got th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=637&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=639&state=watching)