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**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… --- ## [Shane McGowan of the Pogues has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shane-mcgowan-of-the-pogues-has-died/993900)
**Author:** [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2023, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shane-mcgowan-of-the-pogues-has-died/993900 "2023-12-21T16:33:02Z")
Just seen the breaking news. He’d been in intensive care with a lingering infection and was discharged only last week. --- ## [What was the original local indigenous name for the 'old Indian camp' L'Anse Aux Meadows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-original-local-indigenous-name-for-the-old-indian-camp-lanse-aux-meadows/994878)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2023, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-original-local-indigenous-name-for-the-old-indian-camp-lanse-aux-meadows/994878 "2023-12-21T15:49:57Z")
What was the original local indigenous name for the ‘old Indian camp’ L’Anse Aux Meadows? --- ## [Just bought some Malibu Coconut flavored liqueur and Coke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-bought-some-malibu-coconut-flavored-liqueur-and-coke/994840)
**Author:** [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2023, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-bought-some-malibu-coconut-flavored-liqueur-and-coke/994840 "2023-12-21T14:50:08Z")
My wife was in the mood for Malibu and Coke tonight. She’s not often suggesting anything except sometimes a bottle of wine for Saturday dinner. From wiki: is a coconut flavored liqueur, made with Caribbean rum, and ha… --- ## [A brilliant bit of writing on CNN](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-brilliant-bit-of-writing-on-cnn/994880)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2023, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-brilliant-bit-of-writing-on-cnn/994880 "2023-12-21T14:28:04Z")
This opinion piece on CNN about the recent scandal regarding a sex video recorded in a US Senate hearing room is a genius piece of work, both serious and loaded with comical double-entendres: https://www.cnn.com/2023/12… --- ## [FBI investigates couple for racial discrimination](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-investigates-couple-for-racial-discrimination/994931)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2023, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-investigates-couple-for-racial-discrimination/994931 "2023-12-21T13:45:11Z")
Here is the article: FBI investigating after South Carolina couple accused of harassing Black neighbors - ABC News THe couple has been charged with misdemeanors from the state. I don’t understand how or why the feds wo… --- ## [Pope approves blessings for same-sex couples if they don't resemble marriage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-approves-blessings-for-same-sex-couples-if-they-dont-resemble-marriage/994780)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2023, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-approves-blessings-for-same-sex-couples-if-they-dont-resemble-marriage/994780 "2023-12-21T06:27:11Z")
A big change. --- ## [What Are Some Songs That Begin With The Chorus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-songs-that-begin-with-the-chorus/983643)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2023, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-songs-that-begin-with-the-chorus/983643 "2023-12-21T06:09:36Z")
Shamefully, I must admit that, at the moment, I can only think of two. Miracles by The Jefferson Airplane. I’m pretty sure this song is one of the more obscure in the TJA canon, but a classic rock expert I am not, and I… --- ## [I think you wrote unclear LSLGuy, do you really think the Chinese armed forces can defeat the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-you-wrote-unclear-lslguy-do-you-really-think-the-chinese-armed-forces-can-defeat-the-us/994373)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2023, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-you-wrote-unclear-lslguy-do-you-really-think-the-chinese-armed-forces-can-defeat-the-us/994373 "2023-12-21T03:49:35Z")
Continuing the discussion from How Large and Competent is the Philippines' Armed Forces?: So as not to hijack an FQ thread, but to ask the question. You know the US Navy is far more powerful than China’s. Hell with ju… --- ## [Obesity; Do you think this disease will ever be cured or have we already cured it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obesity-do-you-think-this-disease-will-ever-be-cured-or-have-we-already-cured-it/994744)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2023, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obesity-do-you-think-this-disease-will-ever-be-cured-or-have-we-already-cured-it/994744 "2023-12-21T03:42:14Z")
Hello youse guys, I was watching Colbert the other night and Oprah Winfrey came on. She looks amaze balls. She recently confirmed that she used medication to lose weight. I believe that Ozempic is one of the main medi… --- ## [The Definitive Rules of Flying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-rules-of-flying/994650)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2023, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-rules-of-flying/994650 "2023-12-21T02:43:41Z")
This seems a pretty harsh list. But what are the real definitive rules? --- ## [What’s the controversy over Warner Brothers/Discovery + merging?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-controversy-over-warner-brothers-discovery-merging/969120)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2023, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-controversy-over-warner-brothers-discovery-merging/969120 "2023-12-21T02:30:05Z")
I know it doesn’t take much to send people on social media into a frenzy, but there’s an awful lot of people seriously doomering now. I’ve never had HBO Max and I only have Discovery + because I got a freebie from Ver… --- ## [Explain a cryptic crossword clue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-a-cryptic-crossword-clue/944568)
**Author:** [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2023, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-a-cryptic-crossword-clue/944568 "2023-12-21T02:04:07Z")
I’m not sure what forum to put this in. Mods, feel free to move it. I’ve been working on British cryptic crosswords for a while, specifically from the London Times. I find them very challenging but I can usually figure… --- ## [There's a newly erupting volcano in Iceland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-newly-erupting-volcano-in-iceland/994795)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2023, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-newly-erupting-volcano-in-iceland/994795 "2023-12-21T00:00:50Z")
It’s the one outside Grindavik, a town in the southwestern portion of the country that was evacuated recently due to an earthquake storm, which led to scientists concluding that this is coming. There are several YouTube… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=667&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=669&state=muted)