# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=689 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 690 --- ## [Possible deadly Chinese submarine clusterfuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-deadly-chinese-submarine-clusterfuck/991079)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-deadly-chinese-submarine-clusterfuck/991079 "2023-11-23T11:22:58Z")
A Chinese nuclear sub possibly (China is denying) gets caught in China’s own submarine net, is damaged badly enough to require 6 hours to escape, repair, and surface, and somehow the air supply or scrubbers or something … --- ## [Anvil rebound](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anvil-rebound/993535)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anvil-rebound/993535 "2023-11-23T10:52:21Z")
There is a controversy in the world of blacksmithing regarding anvil rebound. The idea is to test an anvil by taking a ball bearing and seeing how high it will return when dropped on the face of the anvil. IIUC, a hard… --- ## [Former Obama administration official turns out to be a raging asshole](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-obama-administration-official-turns-out-to-be-a-raging-asshole/993531)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-obama-administration-official-turns-out-to-be-a-raging-asshole/993531 "2023-11-23T09:33:12Z")
You’d expect high-level US government officials to embody the worldview of the administration under which they serve, but apparently that’s not always the case. Stuart Seldowitz, who worked in the Obama administration, … --- ## [Wrapping HVAC Duct with Reflective Roll Insulation vs. Fiberglass Roll Insulation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrapping-hvac-duct-with-reflective-roll-insulation-vs-fiberglass-roll-insulation/993484)
**Author:** [@Caribbean\_cruiser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caribbean_cruiser)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrapping-hvac-duct-with-reflective-roll-insulation-vs-fiberglass-roll-insulation/993484 "2023-11-23T05:27:26Z")
Three of the vents in my family room are connected to the main HVAC trunk via 25-foot runs of round, uninsulated 7-inch sheet metal duct pipes. These ducts run along the ceiling of my basement, which is part living space… --- ## [Popcorn button on microwave oven. How does it work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popcorn-button-on-microwave-oven-how-does-it-work/694739)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popcorn-button-on-microwave-oven-how-does-it-work/694739 "2023-11-23T04:50:18Z")
Put the bag in, press the “popcorn” button, and the microwave oven knows precisely when to shut off. How does it do this? In this SDMB thread from 2005, Q.E.D. said the oven measures the humidity level in the chamber. … --- ## [Longevity of beef jerky](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longevity-of-beef-jerky/989373)
**Author:** [@Malkav23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malkav23)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longevity-of-beef-jerky/989373 "2023-11-23T04:30:42Z")
How long does beef jerky last in an unopened package? How about an opened one? --- ## [Hidden Camera Shows Are All Fake--Aren't They?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hidden-camera-shows-are-all-fake-arent-they/118860)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hidden-camera-shows-are-all-fake-arent-they/118860 "2023-11-23T04:28:27Z")
I can summarize my reasons for believing this in one word: lawsuit. Think about it. If someone frigtened, kidnapped, assaulted, accosted, or otherwise abused you–all which I have seen on these programs–you would sue the… --- ## [Can behavior affect our DNA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-behavior-affect-our-dna/992736)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-behavior-affect-our-dna/992736 "2023-11-23T03:39:46Z")
I followed a conversation on this yesterday, and it got me to thinking of ways our behavior might be translated in someway to our genetic code we passed on… The only thing I could think of was that chemicals and hormones… --- ## [Freshness of beef jerky](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freshness-of-beef-jerky/993561)
**Author:** [@Malkav23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malkav23)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freshness-of-beef-jerky/993561 "2023-11-23T03:04:08Z")
I’m trying to figure out what to stock my storm shelter with. How long does beef jerky last in an unopened package? --- ## ["The Captain always goes down with the ship"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-captain-always-goes-down-with-the-ship/339809)
**Author:** [@gaucho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaucho)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-captain-always-goes-down-with-the-ship/339809 "2023-11-23T02:29:51Z")
Has the ever actually (voluntarily) happened? Is it a literary/Hollywood invention, or was it once part of some honor code of the sea? --- ## [Do American border guards have .50 cal rifles for anti-vehicle use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-american-border-guards-have-50-cal-rifles-for-anti-vehicle-use/993564)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-american-border-guards-have-50-cal-rifles-for-anti-vehicle-use/993564 "2023-11-23T02:20:57Z")
I forgot where I read this but apparently the US border patrol stationed at actual border checkpoints were apparently equipped with .50 bolt action rifles or even M16s chambered in a shortened .50 cal round (either .AE o… --- ## [Holy Shit! How can they show that on TV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-how-can-they-show-that-on-tv/993457)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-how-can-they-show-that-on-tv/993457 "2023-11-23T01:22:43Z")
Just watching an episode of Emergency! You know the 1 hour drama about to paramedics and their adventures. They show the guys going into a rock concert with serious and I MEAN serious strobe light action. It wasn’t ev… --- ## [What were the words to the "Looney Tunes" Song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-words-to-the-looney-tunes-song/244258)
**Author:** [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-words-to-the-looney-tunes-song/244258 "2023-11-23T00:21:20Z")
I know that Daffy Duck, and Bugs Bunny both sang this song, but apart from that have very little to go on. The only part I know for sure is a line of Daffy’s “Please pass the Ketchup, I think its going to rain” I am a… --- ## [Can anyone identify a book?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-a-book/993430)
**Author:** [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-a-book/993430 "2023-11-22T22:13:09Z")
It would have been from the 1950s and featured a female agent(?) working outside the law, mostly, a bit like Simon Templar. She had a trusty male sidekick of course and he made a telescopic bow that she used to kill her… --- ## [NBC News did a story tonight about opiate kids in junior high and even elementary schools](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbc-news-did-a-story-tonight-about-opiate-kids-in-junior-high-and-even-elementary-schools/993045)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbc-news-did-a-story-tonight-about-opiate-kids-in-junior-high-and-even-elementary-schools/993045 "2023-11-22T21:34:53Z")
I can’t find a link yet, but like I said in the header, NBC News did a big story tonight about a school district in Ohio that is doing training sessions for parents and students about how to use Narcan (naloxone, an opia… --- ## [Not getting notifications for a thread I'm tracking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-getting-notifications-for-a-thread-im-tracking/993543)
**Author:** [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-getting-notifications-for-a-thread-im-tracking/993543 "2023-11-22T21:18:26Z")
What am I doing wrong? I’m playing Botticelli over in Thread Games - hosting this round, as a matter of fact - but, even though I have the thread set to “Tracking”, I’m not getting the New Reply notifications (that littl… --- ## [Relive your life a second time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relive-your-life-a-second-time/992576)
**Author:** [@Persimmon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persimmon)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relive-your-life-a-second-time/992576 "2023-11-22T19:49:09Z")
What are some things you would do differently knowing what you know now? I’ve often heard the saying, “life is not a dress rehearsal”. In other words, we don’t often get a second chance to do anything over again. You j… --- ## [Dearly Beloved. We have gathered to bury the Loch Ness Monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dearly-beloved-we-have-gathered-to-bury-the-loch-ness-monster/993128)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dearly-beloved-we-have-gathered-to-bury-the-loch-ness-monster/993128 "2023-11-22T19:36:13Z")
Yes, Children. The reason we cannot find Nessie is cause she’s DEAD. And buried. This guy says so. He deed the deed wid his Widdle Shovel. Here Lies Nessie. Or, at least SOMEBODY lies. (LINK) --- ## [Has a SDMB regular ever been a newsworthy criminal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-sdmb-regular-ever-been-a-newsworthy-criminal/993402)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-sdmb-regular-ever-been-a-newsworthy-criminal/993402 "2023-11-22T19:04:33Z")
Someone makes the news for one notorious reason or other and one of us who knows them realizes, “Wow, that’s RandyAndy, a frequent poster!” Here is an old thread about dopers who knew someone in the news, but those pers… --- ## [How long before journalists quit referring to: "formerly known as Twitter"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-before-journalists-quit-referring-to-formerly-known-as-twitter/993442)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-before-journalists-quit-referring-to-formerly-known-as-twitter/993442 "2023-11-22T17:25:10Z")
Musk renamed Twitter to X 17 weeks or almost 120 days ago, or 1/3 of a year. Articles continue to be written in which they will say “was posted on X, formerly known as Twitter”. What’s the normal period after a name ch… --- ## [Might I have seen a "freak show" of some kind, as a child in the mid-50's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/might-i-have-seen-a-freak-show-of-some-kind-as-a-child-in-the-mid-50s/992850)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/might-i-have-seen-a-freak-show-of-some-kind-as-a-child-in-the-mid-50s/992850 "2023-11-22T17:16:38Z")
I have a memory of going to a circus with my father when I was pretty young, so maybe around 1955. I remember going into a separate tent and sort of passing along an aisle with sets of exhibits of some kind on each side … --- ## [Insulating a pipe under the house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulating-a-pipe-under-the-house/993334)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulating-a-pipe-under-the-house/993334 "2023-11-22T16:30:27Z")
As long as the plumber was out digging up our yard to repair the sewer pipe, I asked him to make the faucet (‘hose bib’, he called it) functional. And now it is. But Winter is coming. I’m pretty sure he didn’t insulat… --- ## [Advances in supercomputers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advances-in-supercomputers/993530)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advances-in-supercomputers/993530 "2023-11-22T16:15:34Z")
What advances are being explored on the cutting edge of computer design these days. Is there any new supercomputer that’s on the horizon that’s on par with the sort of advance that a Cray-1 represented over existing comp… --- ## [The US Department of Justice really wants me to contact them for some reason](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-department-of-justice-really-wants-me-to-contact-them-for-some-reason/993483)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-department-of-justice-really-wants-me-to-contact-them-for-some-reason/993483 "2023-11-22T15:52:15Z")
So I’ve been getting these letters from the DOJ. In it it basically says I may have been a victim of a crime and to contact them for a class action lawsuit. The letter doesn’t say what the lawsuit is about which is anno… --- ## [NFL 2023: WEEK 11 Men on the field, Buffalo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2023-week-11-men-on-the-field-buffalo/993214)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2023-week-11-men-on-the-field-buffalo/993214 "2023-11-22T15:48:38Z")
This week starts with a great matchup in Baltimore and ends with a Super Bowl rematch in Kansas City. But in between there are 7 woofers in which the spread is at least a touchdown. Thursday night: Bengals @ Ravens (-… --- ## [A curiosity question about Marvel Universe characters from a non-follower](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-curiosity-question-about-marvel-universe-characters-from-a-non-follower/993333)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-curiosity-question-about-marvel-universe-characters-from-a-non-follower/993333 "2023-11-22T15:40:14Z")
This may have been asked before, if so I apologize and humbly request a link that I could not find for myself. Having watched bits and pieces of various MU movies on TV, I was always struck by Black Widow, who did not s… --- ## [Dame Judi Dench can recite a Shakespearean sonnet at the drop of a hat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dame-judi-dench-can-recite-a-shakespearean-sonnet-at-the-drop-of-a-hat/992533)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dame-judi-dench-can-recite-a-shakespearean-sonnet-at-the-drop-of-a-hat/992533 "2023-11-22T15:23:52Z")
Love her… and having Ahnuld there is just the icing on the cake!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6\_0VBS9AOhE --- ## [Who's to Blame for Trump's Oversteps in Law?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-to-blame-for-trumps-oversteps-in-law/993275)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-to-blame-for-trumps-oversteps-in-law/993275 "2023-11-22T15:11:48Z")
Carrying on a discussion from a different thread: Except I think this fellow was radicalized long before Trump or his lawyers became the subject of any gag orders, so I fail to grasp the nexus between one thing and the… --- ## ["Terms apply"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terms-apply/993480)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terms-apply/993480 "2023-11-22T14:37:07Z")
At the end of many podcast and radio ads, I am hearing the phrase “Terms apply” tacked on. Why would they need to say this? In virtually any commercial transaction, there are terms, and they apply. Why do they have to ad… --- ## [Have you ever heard of Pelmanism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-heard-of-pelmanism/993429)
**Author:** [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-heard-of-pelmanism/993429 "2023-11-22T14:32:37Z")
I hadn’t. Until I saw a multipage advertisement in the back of a book I was reading. It was printed in 1920. The Pelman Institute was founded in the 1890s to help people develop their brains – in particular, their memori… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=688) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=690)