# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=667 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 668 --- ## [What would it take to increase the federal minimum wage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-take-to-increase-the-federal-minimum-wage/994971)
**Author:** [@CuckerTarlson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CuckerTarlson)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-take-to-increase-the-federal-minimum-wage/994971 "2023-12-22T15:13:36Z")
In the United States of America, it is $7.25 an hour, and has been since 2007. Minimum wage can be set by states individually, but those that don’t have their own opt for the federal minimum. Such a wage was already to… --- ## [Odd electrical breaker problem, multiple sections of house on multiple breakers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-electrical-breaker-problem-multiple-sections-of-house-on-multiple-breakers/994899)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-electrical-breaker-problem-multiple-sections-of-house-on-multiple-breakers/994899 "2023-12-22T15:03:54Z")
Quick background, I’ve owned my house for 18 years, it was built in 1971. I recently had some lights added to my basement and also had some new breakers added to rewire the basement outlets, first floor lights, and the b… --- ## [I have way too much cat hair in my nose](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-way-too-much-cat-hair-in-my-nose/410763)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-way-too-much-cat-hair-in-my-nose/410763 "2023-12-22T14:31:35Z")
After about 34 years of being totally cat free, I have now acquired two of the beasties. They are delightful (well, except for the 3:00 am cat fights that wake me up). However, I have a LARGE amount of cat hair in my no… --- ## [What is the best song that begins with the letter C? Final poll added](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-c-final-poll-added/992047)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-c-final-poll-added/992047 "2023-12-22T11:39:58Z")
Exclude articles such as “a”, “an”, “the”, etc. in the title. You must include the artist or your submission will not be counted. Poll will appear once we get enough entries. mmm --- ## [Pilots, lawyers, etc: Let's talk about Trevor Jacob, YouTuber who may have intentionally crashed his plane for publicity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pilots-lawyers-etc-lets-talk-about-trevor-jacob-youtuber-who-may-have-intentionally-crashed-his-plane-for-publicity/960985)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pilots-lawyers-etc-lets-talk-about-trevor-jacob-youtuber-who-may-have-intentionally-crashed-his-plane-for-publicity/960985 "2023-12-22T10:04:18Z")
I’ve become unexpectedly obsessed with this story, and wanted to get the views of my fellow Dopers, particularly those with flying and/or legal experience. It was touched on only briefly in the Great Ongoing General Avia… --- ## [Are you a fan of your long knife pizza cutter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-fan-of-your-long-knife-pizza-cutter/994884)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-fan-of-your-long-knife-pizza-cutter/994884 "2023-12-22T08:39:20Z")
I don’t know why I’m asking this because I already ordered it from Amazon. I’ve always used the roller kind myself. But I lost my last one. So I ordered another from Amazon. This time I decided to go a different direct… --- ## [Purpose of a thing in airport passenger boarding bridges](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purpose-of-a-thing-in-airport-passenger-boarding-bridges/994958)
**Author:** [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purpose-of-a-thing-in-airport-passenger-boarding-bridges/994958 "2023-12-22T05:36:30Z")
My sister, who takes flights a few times a year within the US, wondered about this. In the boarding tunnel that extends from the gate to the plane, there is (or used to be) what she describes as a stand of some sort topp… --- ## [Which conferences get to participate in the College Football Playoff national championship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-conferences-get-to-participate-in-the-college-football-playoff-national-championship/975638)
**Author:** [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-conferences-get-to-participate-in-the-college-football-playoff-national-championship/975638 "2023-12-22T03:18:14Z")
For the last 8 years, the only conferences that have been in the college football playoff national championship have been the ACC, Big Ten, PAC-12 and SEC. If a team from one of the other conferences (American Athleti… --- ## [RIP Gregory Golodoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-gregory-golodoff/994956)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-gregory-golodoff/994956 "2023-12-22T02:03:05Z")
Who is that, you ask? Mr. Golodoff was the last surviving Alaskan out of 41 who were captured by the Japanese in WWII on the Aleutian island of Attu. When the Japanese invaded Attu, they killed the one person who could h… --- ## [Accelerationism and the "four turnings": absolute horseshit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accelerationism-and-the-four-turnings-absolute-horseshit/994644)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accelerationism-and-the-four-turnings-absolute-horseshit/994644 "2023-12-22T01:33:13Z")
Just saw this on Nebula.tv (actually a rare example a really interesting video that is a available in Nebula only and not YouTube): Why Some Billionaires Are Actively Trying To Destroy The World | Nebula It’s about acc… --- ## [Legal Q: How is the value of a thing stolen determined? (current case raises an interesting question)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-q-how-is-the-value-of-a-thing-stolen-determined-current-case-raises-an-interesting-question/994697)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-q-how-is-the-value-of-a-thing-stolen-determined-current-case-raises-an-interesting-question/994697 "2023-12-22T00:46:24Z")
Mods: Not sure if this should be FQ or IMHO or GD…please move if I got it wrong. I was reading this article recently: Full Title: Thieves argued they should face lesser charge because their stolen goods were on sale … --- ## [How does TSA screening work at VERY small airports?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-tsa-screening-work-at-very-small-airports/984976)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-tsa-screening-work-at-very-small-airports/984976 "2023-12-22T00:36:02Z")
This October, I’m gonna be taking a short trip to Yakima, WA for an indy wrestling show. Since I don’t own a car and don’t want to deal with rentals, I decided to fly there and make a 2-night stay out of it. Yakima’s aip… --- ## [You have 70,000 tons of iridium--what do you do with it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-70-000-tons-of-iridium-what-do-you-do-with-it/994313)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-70-000-tons-of-iridium-what-do-you-do-with-it/994313 "2023-12-22T00:25:32Z")
A recent episode of a science fiction series introduced the discovery of an asteroid containing around 70,000 tons of iridium. Currently global iridium production is around 7 tons per year, so that’s around 10,000 years … --- ## [I'd like to buy someone a pair of Enchroma glasses.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-to-buy-someone-a-pair-of-enchroma-glasses/822018)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-to-buy-someone-a-pair-of-enchroma-glasses/822018 "2023-12-22T00:24:53Z")
This post has prior mod approval. The SDMB is in no way responsible for any of this. I’m not ashamed (not much anyways) to admit that watching the Enchroma glasses videos usually hit me right in the feels and I’d like … --- ## [A tiny critter helps solve a big geologic question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tiny-critter-helps-solve-a-big-geologic-question/994963)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tiny-critter-helps-solve-a-big-geologic-question/994963 "2023-12-22T00:10:33Z")
A tiny octopus; a big question; DNA ties them together. Quote of the first two paragraphs: " A study of octopus DNA may have solved an enduring mystery about when the rapidly melting West Antarctic ice sheet last colla… --- ## [See footnotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-footnotes/994569)
**Author:** [@Ferris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferris)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-footnotes/994569 "2023-12-22T00:08:34Z")
Please continue this thread by providing a numbered footnote to the post above it, to provide either a citation or ‘additional information that would disrupt the flow of the main thread’ (1). Be sure to include your own … --- ## [January 20, 2017 through January 20, 2021](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-20-2017-through-january-20-2021/994955)
**Author:** [@Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-20-2017-through-january-20-2021/994955 "2023-12-22T00:01:16Z")
What SPECIFIC things happened between those dates that justify the insane hatred half the country has for Trump? Seriously, give a few details. What ACTUAL events/conditions/situations occurred between those dates must … --- ## [Was the sun's gravity a factor in the Apollo missions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-suns-gravity-a-factor-in-the-apollo-missions/994937)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2023, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-suns-gravity-a-factor-in-the-apollo-missions/994937 "2023-12-21T21:33:36Z")
When running the calculations for Apollo missions to sling shot out of earth orbit and then get caught in the moon orbit did the gravitational pull of the sun have to be factored in? Or was it pretty much negligible? D… --- ## [Baby, it's cold outside!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-its-cold-outside/994908)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2023, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-its-cold-outside/994908 "2023-12-21T21:24:37Z")
I’m 12 yo. Alone in the woods. I find a lonely, dry, cozy cabin. Inside is a wood stove. Dry wood. (A few other things around) How do I start a fire?Seriously. Tell me how to do it. --- ## [Hyperloop One test scheduled for today.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyperloop-one-test-scheduled-for-today/754554)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2023, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyperloop-one-test-scheduled-for-today/754554 "2023-12-21T20:49:31Z")
I had no idea that this had gotten as far as building a test track. Here’s their website: https://hyperloop-one.com/ --- ## [What if Dark Matter were really black holes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-dark-matter-were-really-black-holes/813039)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2023, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-dark-matter-were-really-black-holes/813039 "2023-12-21T20:41:33Z")
Space.com article here. I lack the knowledge to understand this but prima facie this seems more sensible than DM being some sort of phlogiston. The article mentions that no detections have been made by LIGO, but are th… --- ## [Lady in the Lake. The Movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-in-the-lake-the-movie/994921)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2023, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-in-the-lake-the-movie/994921 "2023-12-21T20:22:02Z")
Did Chandler ever conjure his story like this? The not seeing the detective thing is a gimmick. I know cause Ben Mankiwietz(ever how it’s spelled) said so. It’s kinda silly. Who thought that up? Robt. Montgomery doesn’… --- ## [Share your favorite Christmas jokes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-christmas-jokes/994842)
**Author:** [@Hurrilon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hurrilon)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2023, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-christmas-jokes/994842 "2023-12-21T20:21:54Z")
Santa Claus, like all pilots, gets regular visits from the Federal Aviation Administration, and it was shortly before Christmas when the FAA examiner arrived. In preparation, Santa had the elves wash the sled and bathe … --- ## [Breaking the 4th wall by not breaking the 4th wall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-the-4th-wall-by-not-breaking-the-4th-wall/834706)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2023, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-the-4th-wall-by-not-breaking-the-4th-wall/834706 "2023-12-21T20:14:53Z")
Wonder if there’s a term for this: Suppose there is a defuse-the-bomb scene in a movie, but one of the character asks,\* “shouldn’t there be a blue or red wire to cut?”\* and then another character replies, \*“no it doesn’… --- ## [iMac Importing CDs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imac-importing-cds/994854)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2023, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imac-importing-cds/994854 "2023-12-21T19:12:13Z")
Three questions: The iMac will not import the last song on Billy Joel’s Nylon Curtain. Why not? What’s the problem? How do I move songs from my iMac to my iPhone? I have a CD on my iPhone where the iPhone will only pla… --- ## [Is blue ink easier to copy/forge from a signature?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-blue-ink-easier-to-copy-forge-from-a-signature/994832)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2023, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-blue-ink-easier-to-copy-forge-from-a-signature/994832 "2023-12-21T18:19:10Z")
Actors and celebrities sometimes refuse to sign items with a blue pen because they’ve been warned that it’s easier to replicate than black. Is this true about the ink? --- ## [Bluetooth randomly shuts down](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bluetooth-randomly-shuts-down/994911)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2023, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bluetooth-randomly-shuts-down/994911 "2023-12-21T18:05:06Z")
I have a Lenovo laptop, IdeaPad S145, using Win-10. I use a Bluetooth mouse and also use Bluetooth to connect to my Stereo tuner for better sound. Randomly, the Bluetooth and I have only one way to get it back, which i… --- ## [Recycling Cans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recycling-cans/994698)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2023, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recycling-cans/994698 "2023-12-21T17:30:33Z")
I put out my garbage and recycling earlier this week. Before the trucks came by, I noticed someone had taken the recycling bags containing aluminum cans. I don’t much care. But why would someone bother? I know some c… --- ## [2023 in Film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-in-film/994936)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2023, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-in-film/994936 "2023-12-21T17:01:38Z")
Looking back this was an overall pretty weak year for movies. Even most of the ones I liked were just pretty good. Here’s my top three for the year. Godzilla Minus One Oppenheimer Dungeons & Dragons Honor Among … --- ## [Going to San Diego (Encinitas) in late March--suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-san-diego-encinitas-in-late-march-suggestions/994794)
**Author:** [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2023, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-san-diego-encinitas-in-late-march-suggestions/994794 "2023-12-21T16:58:23Z")
Going to do a little SoCal trip–we have a couple of friends there, and walking on the beach seems like a good idea. We are staying on the oceanfront in Encinitas. We’ll probably hit the zoo and eat good food. Anything… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=666) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=668)