# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=705&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 706 --- ## [The hamster ball guy is at it again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hamster-ball-guy-is-at-it-again/989769)
**Author:** [@JHuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JHuff)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2023, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hamster-ball-guy-is-at-it-again/989769 "2023-11-04T01:58:52Z")
Cecil answered this question some years ago now. And it may be of interest that our hamster wheeling friend is once again in the news for having cost each of us another 1.2 cents. As it turns out, the coast guard and… --- ## [Celebrity death rumors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-rumors/992552)
**Author:** [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2023, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-rumors/992552 "2023-11-04T01:47:48Z")
Sort of inspired by the closed Tawnee Stone thread. Recently my wife fell “victim” to a celeb death hoax involving Richard Thomas. Now, we seem to have heard that Vladimir Putin is not longer living. Who starts these … --- ## [Ron DeSantis - The Pit Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-the-pit-edition/984601)
**Author:** [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Replies:** 250\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2023, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-the-pit-edition/984601 "2023-11-04T01:47:20Z")
There are threads in Politics and Elections but now that he’s declared, here’s his own pitfall. --- ## [Could I legally will my corpse skin to be turned into leather?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-legally-will-my-corpse-skin-to-be-turned-into-leather/673874)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2023, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-legally-will-my-corpse-skin-to-be-turned-into-leather/673874 "2023-11-04T00:06:42Z")
Googling for human leather reveals a couple of hoax sites and some nazi era information but nothing especially trustworthy. If I wanted my skin to be turned into leather after I die and be used to make commemorative item… --- ## [Facebook account hacked & hijacked TechSupp unresponsive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-account-hacked-hijacked-techsupp-unresponsive/992520)
**Author:** [@thevolleyballer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thevolleyballer)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-account-hacked-hijacked-techsupp-unresponsive/992520 "2023-11-03T23:13:49Z")
My Facebook account without warning logged me off. When I tried logging back in, it said the password was changed an hour ago. I didn’t, which means it was hacked. I went thru the FB procedure to try & get a reset and no… --- ## [Anybody remember this story?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-remember-this-story/992539)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-remember-this-story/992539 "2023-11-03T22:15:18Z")
It was kind of a human interest type story. I read it online. The gist is that some producer of a citrus product was dumping his spent rinds by the ton down some side road. I don’t remember what country this was in. Anyw… --- ## [Theories about diet for type 2 diabetes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theories-about-diet-for-type-2-diabetes/987368)
**Author:** [@Skypist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skypist)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theories-about-diet-for-type-2-diabetes/987368 "2023-11-03T22:09:41Z")
I’m confused by two different types of diets I’ve seen suggested for improving glucose control in type 2 diabetes. They seem pretty opposite. Not sure if there’s one correct answer or you just have to try a diet that you… --- ## [Can you teach me how to BBQ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-teach-me-how-to-bbq/964116)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-teach-me-how-to-bbq/964116 "2023-11-03T21:58:49Z")
Hi everyone, I was gifted a small BBQ and I want to use it today. I have set it up on a stack of eight double bricks (the sort with holes in the middle) and made sure it isn’t under any part of the awning. And a hose … --- ## [Comparing shutter speeds of several video cameras?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comparing-shutter-speeds-of-several-video-cameras/992470)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comparing-shutter-speeds-of-several-video-cameras/992470 "2023-11-03T21:44:10Z")
I have a few video cameras and they do not have any EXIF or metadata that can tell me the electronic shutter speed when in use. I want to use the one with the fastest shutter speed that produces a good picture under com… --- ## [Questions regarding any diplomatic ties between medieval Moray (Scotland ) under King Macbeth and the royal court of France](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-regarding-any-diplomatic-ties-between-medieval-moray-scotland-under-king-macbeth-and-the-royal-court-of-france/992500)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-regarding-any-diplomatic-ties-between-medieval-moray-scotland-under-king-macbeth-and-the-royal-court-of-france/992500 "2023-11-03T21:28:55Z")
Were there any formal diplomatic ties between Scotland/Moray under King Macbeth in the 1040s and the royal court of France(Henri II??) ? Would the court of King Macbeth have had Old Frankish speakers? Was Old Frankish a … --- ## [Just driving along](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-driving-along/992546)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-driving-along/992546 "2023-11-03T21:15:28Z")
Well, I was just riding along. Ivy was driving. It her exasperatingly slow and steady way. We’re on the way to dialysis via Taco bell. It seems my late lunch will now be later. Ivy nicked a dog. We stop. The dog is not… --- ## [Edison's Light Bulb and a Vacuum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edisons-light-bulb-and-a-vacuum/992339)
**Author:** [@SoccerDad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoccerDad)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edisons-light-bulb-and-a-vacuum/992339 "2023-11-03T21:09:31Z")
As I understand it one of Edison’s big challenges in developing the electric lamp was the need to develop a near-perfect vacuum inside the bulb so the filament wouldn’t burn out. Why did it have to be a vacuum? Couldn’t… --- ## [Cardiac monitor: why was I required to sandpaper my chest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cardiac-monitor-why-was-i-required-to-sandpaper-my-chest/992516)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cardiac-monitor-why-was-i-required-to-sandpaper-my-chest/992516 "2023-11-03T20:25:55Z")
Last night I applied a Zio XT cardiac monitor to my chest; I’ll be wearing it for the next two weeks to check for potential arrhythmias. If you’ve ever used Cologuard, the whole system is handled in a similar fashion: y… --- ## [Funds missing from international wire transfer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funds-missing-from-international-wire-transfer/992530)
**Author:** [@cardinal\_fang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cardinal_fang)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funds-missing-from-international-wire-transfer/992530 "2023-11-03T20:22:27Z")
I recently sent a wire transfer to my niece (a US national teaching in Spain) from the US to Spain in the amount of €50. Upon receipt, only €30 was deposited to her account. Local inquiries in Spain were unhelpful (rangi… --- ## [Weird Symptoms - Opinions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-symptoms-opinions/992136)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-symptoms-opinions/992136 "2023-11-03T18:58:55Z")
Okay, my department head started getting a tingling in his lower arms and hands yesterday. By today, it had worsened, and he has perfectly round, red spots on his hands the size of a dime. His lower arms also appear to… --- ## [Music Mixing: What is this called?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-mixing-what-is-this-called/992531)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-mixing-what-is-this-called/992531 "2023-11-03T18:47:05Z")
Leaving On a Jet Plane - Cover by Jewel If you put headphones on the opening of this song reverberates in your skull in a way other songs do not no matter how catchy the hook. I have little background in music but I a… --- ## [The "I appreciate this post of yours, xyz!" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-appreciate-this-post-of-yours-xyz-thread/992543)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-appreciate-this-post-of-yours-xyz-thread/992543 "2023-11-03T18:08:06Z")
Over at the “Evolution of the SDMB thread” was an iteresting string of posts ( starting around: Your thoughts on the evolution of SDMB in time - #110 by Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle ) … that mentions that we quite often take (hig… --- ## [What's a better word for feeling "sick"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-better-word-for-feeling-sick/992478)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-better-word-for-feeling-sick/992478 "2023-11-03T17:59:47Z")
So random musing while feeling, well… sick, with some manner of cold/flu thing. It seems when you have some manner of respiratory bug like cold/flu/covid saying you are feeling sick is not actually the best word to use.… --- ## [I caught a starfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-caught-a-starfish/239491)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-caught-a-starfish/239491 "2023-11-03T17:55:37Z")
I haven’t been fishing since I was 15. (Well, I went last week; but it was more “playing-at-fishing”.) A friend and I went out in the zodiac today to try our luck. We were hoping for surf perch, cod, or some sort of f… --- ## [Reasonable Restrictions on Free Speech](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasonable-restrictions-on-free-speech/991187)
**Author:** [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasonable-restrictions-on-free-speech/991187 "2023-11-03T17:52:05Z")
I don’t believe any right is absolute and unfettered. But for most of my life, if there was one right that pushed me closest to the absolutist end of the spectrum, it was the right to express yourself. Of course there … --- ## [How to stop Facebook from auto-refreshing? (Safari)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-facebook-from-auto-refreshing-safari/992540)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-facebook-from-auto-refreshing-safari/992540 "2023-11-03T17:17:20Z")
Recently, Facebook decided that if I go to the Facebook window from another window, it will refresh the content. It’s already impossible to search//find an earlier post. How do I stop Facebook from automatically refres… --- ## ["Man refuses to pay child support because he's racist, needs to be taken to court over it"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-refuses-to-pay-child-support-because-hes-racist-needs-to-be-taken-to-court-over-it/992512)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-refuses-to-pay-child-support-because-hes-racist-needs-to-be-taken-to-court-over-it/992512 "2023-11-03T17:14:05Z")
I heard this story on a podcast and it sounds so dumb I can’t possibly believe this is a real story. So it happened in California in the 00s. The male story-teller had a female friend who had gotten a divorce from her h… --- ## [Adding images to a post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-images-to-a-post/992536)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-images-to-a-post/992536 "2023-11-03T17:08:55Z")
In the thread about people’s projects many of the posts have embedded images. I don’t think my Ingur links work that way although it has been awhile since I tried. What’s the trick? --- ## [Kew Gardens is crowdsourcing help in transcribing labels-why not pitch in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kew-gardens-is-crowdsourcing-help-in-transcribing-labels-why-not-pitch-in/992522)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kew-gardens-is-crowdsourcing-help-in-transcribing-labels-why-not-pitch-in/992522 "2023-11-03T16:28:38Z")
I almost put this in the “interesting facts” thread but I felt it might need its own. Kew Gardens in England is looking for help transcribing the labels from their Cinchona trees. Might be interesting. I have no connect… --- ## [Travelling Lemon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travelling-lemon/992410)
**Author:** [@Stanislaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stanislaus)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travelling-lemon/992410 "2023-11-03T15:12:35Z")
Inspired by what threatened to be, aptly enough, a hijack in the thread on rogue pilots, I thought we could have a go at Travelling Lemon. This is a game popularised by the world’s all-time best sitcom, Cabin Pressure bu… --- ## [The last of our pack is gone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-our-pack-is-gone/965952)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-our-pack-is-gone/965952 "2023-11-03T15:10:41Z")
Our “OG” pack is now gone. Let me go back. About 14 years ago we had a brother and sister mini-doxie and a female akita. I was training the girl doxie for the WeinerNationals because she was a speed demon. Low and un… --- ## [Another moonwalker has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-moonwalker-has-died/777339)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-moonwalker-has-died/777339 "2023-11-03T14:35:01Z")
Gene Cernan, commander of Apollo 17 has died We are fast running out of moonwalkers. --- ## [Halloween 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-2023/992035)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-2023/992035 "2023-11-03T14:26:24Z")
Well, what are you guys up to? We live in a small gated neighborhood. It’s out in the country and full of old folks, so there won’t be real trick-or-treating. However, we still do a small celebration. This year it wi… --- ## [Winter prep -- what are your tasks each year (in your region)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-prep-what-are-your-tasks-each-year-in-your-region/992306)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-prep-what-are-your-tasks-each-year-in-your-region/992306 "2023-11-03T13:17:21Z")
I’m curious what Dopers do each year for vehicles, house, etc.? What is the worst case scenario for your area? We live in N Texas, so preparing is probably easier than other places, although a few years ago we were int… --- ## [Can I do something tasty with radishes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-do-something-tasty-with-radishes/992455)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-do-something-tasty-with-radishes/992455 "2023-11-03T11:23:30Z")
I’m not a radish fan. Someone just gave me about 6 very large locally grown ones. Most likely I will give them away tomorrow when I see a bunch of people, some of whom probably like the damn things. Is there a culinary a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=704&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=706&state=muted)