# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=658&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 659 --- ## [Bottle Caps candy now suck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bottle-caps-candy-now-suck/995680)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2024, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bottle-caps-candy-now-suck/995680 "2024-01-06T13:36:45Z")
I got a dozen tubes of bottle caps candies and they SUCK! I don’t like the cherry flavor and all of the tube were, no exaggeration, 50% cherry. Remember how they were almost all cola and root beer with a few fruit ones… --- ## [Spanish Questions: Arrows and Oils](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-questions-arrows-and-oils/995653)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2024, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-questions-arrows-and-oils/995653 "2024-01-06T12:55:51Z")
Is the word aceite (oil) used for all oils (like vegetable oil, mechanical oil, etc.)? Is the word for a two-dimensional arrow (like a traffic signal or a sign indicating the direction of something) flecha, the same wor… --- ## [History Article--Boston Corbett](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/history-article-boston-corbett/995685)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2024, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/history-article-boston-corbett/995685 "2024-01-06T11:30:07Z")
Here is a link to a rather more informative article about the man who killed John Wilkes Booth. Apparently, he was seen after escaping the asylum. Once, and perhaps twice. --- ## [Dave Barry's Year in Review for 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-barrys-year-in-review-for-2023/995634)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2024, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-barrys-year-in-review-for-2023/995634 "2024-01-06T03:51:32Z")
I’m a big fan of Dave Barry. I’ve read all his books (in some cases, multiple times) and every new year I look forward to his humorous “Year in Review” column. Here it is for 2023, as a public service for those who may… --- ## [72 Awesome Facts (from the 2023 NYT)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/72-awesome-facts-from-the-2023-nyt/995610)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2024, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/72-awesome-facts-from-the-2023-nyt/995610 "2024-01-06T03:49:35Z")
I loved some of these random facts from the year end New York Times (gift link below). With gems such as: Neuropsychology has shown that short-term memory lasts 15 to 30 seconds, after which it either has to be encoded… --- ## [Chimp Empire: A Fascinating Look at Our Primate Cousins. What Nature Shows Do You Love?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chimp-empire-a-fascinating-look-at-our-primate-cousins-what-nature-shows-do-you-love/995538)
**Author:** [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2024, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chimp-empire-a-fascinating-look-at-our-primate-cousins-what-nature-shows-do-you-love/995538 "2024-01-06T01:59:48Z")
I have always loved science documentaries, especially those that explore the natural world. I grew up watching Jacques Cousteau and Wild Kingdom in the 60s, and I was fascinated by the National Geographic books and artic… --- ## [Your Top Ten books of 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-ten-books-of-2023/995319)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2024, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-ten-books-of-2023/995319 "2024-01-05T22:10:51Z")
Last year’s thread: https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-ten-books-of-2022/ As ever, doesn’t matter when they were published, but you read 'em and loved 'em this year. And please also tell us, in a sentence or two… --- ## [Two dog household resource guarding: humans the resource](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-dog-household-resource-guarding-humans-the-resource/995622)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2024, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-dog-household-resource-guarding-humans-the-resource/995622 "2024-01-05T21:46:07Z")
A six year old mini Aussie and a one and a half year old relatively larger Border Aussie mix. Has been mostly the older smaller dog bullying the younger one. Gathering up the chew sticks near him and growling to snappin… --- ## [Trump and the 22nd amendment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-the-22nd-amendment/995568)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2024, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-the-22nd-amendment/995568 "2024-01-05T20:33:53Z")
So, if Trump really was, in fact, elected to be president in 2020, then he has already been elected twice. Since the 22nd amendment say this: “Text. Section 1. No person shall be elected to the office of the President mo… --- ## [Amputee Runner Oscar Pistorius Shoots Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amputee-runner-oscar-pistorius-shoots-girlfriend/650265)
**Author:** [@Beastly\_Rotter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beastly_Rotter)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2024, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amputee-runner-oscar-pistorius-shoots-girlfriend/650265 "2024-01-05T20:30:15Z")
He doesn’t have a leg to stand on. --- ## [Question about a particular convertible and wind resistance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-a-particular-convertible-and-wind-resistance/995658)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2024, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-a-particular-convertible-and-wind-resistance/995658 "2024-01-05T20:07:52Z")
The newest Bugatti is a convertible called the Mistral- it has over 1500 hp and the top speed is limited to 261 mph. My question is, what happens when you stick your hand outside the car at that speed? --- ## [In wind, do air molecules move horizontally?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-wind-do-air-molecules-move-horizontally/995508)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2024, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-wind-do-air-molecules-move-horizontally/995508 "2024-01-05T16:24:43Z")
Pressure waves in air, such as sound, are longitudinal waves, which means that the individual air molecules don’t move in the direction the wave is travelling - only the compression is propagating. Is the same true for w… --- ## [Supreme Court poised to strike down affirmative action in Harvard and UNC cases - let's talk about the ramifications (now struck down, June 29, 2023)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-poised-to-strike-down-affirmative-action-in-harvard-and-unc-cases-lets-talk-about-the-ramifications-now-struck-down-june-29-2023/981710)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 260\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2024, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-poised-to-strike-down-affirmative-action-in-harvard-and-unc-cases-lets-talk-about-the-ramifications-now-struck-down-june-29-2023/981710 "2024-01-05T16:18:24Z")
There are existing threads but I figured it might be best to start a new one. The Supreme Court is poised to deliver rulings on two cases: SFFA vs. Harvard and SFFA vs. University of North Carolina. Rulings will probabl… --- ## [Omnibus Stupid MFers in the news thread (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 9999\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2024, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945 "2024-01-05T16:14:51Z")
Starting off with this guy. # Washington barber defies coronavirus restrictions, tells customers to have ‘a shot of whiskey’ instead of wearing mask “I haven’t done anything wrong, nobody has gotten sick, and I’m not … --- ## [I'm getting a root canal in a few minutes. Through a cap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-a-root-canal-in-a-few-minutes-through-a-cap/995609)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2024, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-a-root-canal-in-a-few-minutes-through-a-cap/995609 "2024-01-05T14:40:40Z")
Great start to the year, laid low by a respiratory infection last week and severe tooth pain started last Friday. COVID test was negative. My prior dentist was a quack it seems, so new dental office closer to home. --- ## [Maggie Gyllenhaal - attractive, or am I missing something?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maggie-gyllenhaal-attractive-or-am-i-missing-something/543800)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maggie-gyllenhaal-attractive-or-am-i-missing-something/543800 "2024-01-05T14:19:49Z")
I’ve never personally found Maggie Gyllenhaal attractive, but that’s ok… there are many women I do find attractive that others don’t. However, I happened to catch the latest Batman with Christian Bale and Heath Ledger a… --- ## [What's with the people who only sell phone cases at kiosks at the mall/tourist places?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-people-who-only-sell-phone-cases-at-kiosks-at-the-mall-tourist-places/995520)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2024, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-people-who-only-sell-phone-cases-at-kiosks-at-the-mall-tourist-places/995520 "2024-01-05T14:06:29Z")
Are there REALLY that many people who desperately need a new phone case right that second? --- ## [After the war in Ukraine is over, can the west use the frozen russian assets to help rebuild Ukraine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-the-war-in-ukraine-is-over-can-the-west-use-the-frozen-russian-assets-to-help-rebuild-ukraine/962754)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2024, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-the-war-in-ukraine-is-over-can-the-west-use-the-frozen-russian-assets-to-help-rebuild-ukraine/962754 "2024-01-05T13:35:45Z")
What happens with all the frozen assets, seized yachts, oligarch mansions, etc. after the war? Seven countries have frozen assets barring Russia from at least $284 billion. After the war is over, can that money be … --- ## [I wrote some music that made me cry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wrote-some-music-that-made-me-cry/995526)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2024, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wrote-some-music-that-made-me-cry/995526 "2024-01-05T12:43:07Z")
Pretty much just what the subject says. I wrote a piece for violin and piano today called “Habitat Loss” for a composition competition. And as I was listening I just burst into tears. … And no it wasn’t because it was … --- ## [We 99ers--a Straight Dope Longtimers Poll & Scrapbook.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-99ers-a-straight-dope-longtimers-poll-scrapbook/236587)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2024, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-99ers-a-straight-dope-longtimers-poll-scrapbook/236587 "2024-01-05T09:15:42Z")
We 99ers–we who joined the SDMB back in 1999. How many there were, and how few left. Some died, & shall always miss them. Other were banned, and are missed to greater or lesser degrees. Most just…vanished. Alive? Dea… --- ## [Questions about signing up for medicare](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-signing-up-for-medicare/995573)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2024, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-signing-up-for-medicare/995573 "2024-01-05T07:14:19Z")
I will be turning 65 at the end this month and have a few questions about Medicare. I have decided to sign up for parts A, B, and D. Here are my questions: Part D is provided via private insurance, correct? Can I sig… --- ## [High-bypass turbofan design: why the longer outer duct on later designs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-bypass-turbofan-design-why-the-longer-outer-duct-on-later-designs/995585)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2024, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-bypass-turbofan-design-why-the-longer-outer-duct-on-later-designs/995585 "2024-01-05T02:58:50Z")
Looking at this line drawing of the evolution of the 747, a particular detail of the engines caught my eye. Moving from the earliest model (the 747-100) down to the latest (the 747-8), it appears the outer nacelle, whic… --- ## [The Miselucidation of Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-miselucidation-of-whack-a-mole/995332)
**Author:** [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2024, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-miselucidation-of-whack-a-mole/995332 "2024-01-05T01:51:56Z")
As continued from the Request: don’t put ChatGPT or other AI-generated content in non-AI threads: No, because the answer you gave was wrong. Not just subtly wrong, but blatantly, egregiously, obviously wrong by inspec… --- ## [Another list to drive clicks: Rolling Stone's top 150 Scifi movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-list-to-drive-clicks-rolling-stones-top-150-scifi-movies/995542)
**Author:** [@echoreply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/echoreply)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2024, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-list-to-drive-clicks-rolling-stones-top-150-scifi-movies/995542 "2024-01-05T01:43:13Z")
I think I’d like to try watching through this list in 2024. There are lots on here I’ve always meant to see, some I have seen, and a few I dread rewatching. Below are the top 11, because this list finally recognizes Sta… --- ## [PSA: Library bars exist. Also general library fan thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-library-bars-exist-also-general-library-fan-thread/995615)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2024, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-library-bars-exist-also-general-library-fan-thread/995615 "2024-01-05T01:34:04Z")
London has 16 - yes 16 - library bars. I want to go to all of them. Library cafes are also a thing (so is Barnes and Noble) which is all manner of awesome. Post your library pics here and have a library directory on t… --- ## [Can A Car's Airbag Be Activated By A Pedestrian Kicking The Front Of The Car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-cars-airbag-be-activated-by-a-pedestrian-kicking-the-front-of-the-car/995504)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2024, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-cars-airbag-be-activated-by-a-pedestrian-kicking-the-front-of-the-car/995504 "2024-01-05T01:32:33Z")
A brief (as in, 5-10 seconds) ad for some streaming series appears in my ads from time to time. It shows a man sitting in a car and a pedestrian angrily approaches it. The pedestrian then kicks the car in just the right … --- ## [Ferrari - The Movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferrari-the-movie/995425)
**Author:** [@19USMC69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/19USMC69)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2024, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferrari-the-movie/995425 "2024-01-04T23:37:36Z")
Great/interesting film. Ferrari’s wife, as part of their financial arrangement, insisted his biological son never use the Ferrari surname. The film didn’t specifically say he agreed or disagreed. However, during the film… --- ## [Do they show replays of disgraced players?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-show-replays-of-disgraced-players/995146)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2024, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-show-replays-of-disgraced-players/995146 "2024-01-04T22:53:53Z")
I was watching the Monday Night game and they showed some replays of previous games on Xmas. That got me to thinking, do they ever show great plays by OJ Simpson or Pete Rose and the like during regular football or baseb… --- ## [Just how badly is downtown San Francisco doing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-badly-is-downtown-san-francisco-doing/984775)
**Author:** [@John\_Bredin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Bredin)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2024, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-badly-is-downtown-san-francisco-doing/984775 "2024-01-04T21:30:20Z")
I’ve been seeing a lot of news articles recently about how deserted downtown San Francisco is with post-pandemic work-from-home, including how many stores are closing for lack of office-worker customers, I’m in Chicago.… --- ## [Covid-19 Thread: 2023 Breaking News](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-19-thread-2023-breaking-news/977610)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2024, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-19-thread-2023-breaking-news/977610 "2024-01-04T20:10:07Z")
Since we have a new year, perhaps a new Covid-19 Breaking News edition. Previous editions were started by Snowboarder\_Bo, but he seems to have left Straight Dope. A new variant \[XBB.1.5\] rapidly increasing: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=657&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=659&state=muted)