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**Author:** [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2023, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-neutrinos-have-mass/834480 "2023-09-24T16:59:49Z")
which I am assured they do according to the Sci Am articles I’ve been reading, how can they be traveling at c? I get they have very little mass but wouldn’t they still need infinite energy to get them there if they have … --- ## [Happy National Dachshund Day!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-dachshund-day/985902)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2023, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-dachshund-day/985902 "2023-09-24T16:31:55Z")
Just found out about this… Longest Day, Longest Dog… Get it? Of course round my digs, that’s pretty much every day. They are a pretty entitled group. I guess I gotta take them out in the Jeep after all. I was gonna try… --- ## [Unobservably tiny departures from physical constants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unobservably-tiny-departures-from-physical-constants/990439)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2023, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unobservably-tiny-departures-from-physical-constants/990439 "2023-09-24T16:03:30Z")
Inspired by the “do neutrinos have mass” thread. My question is which physical constants have to have their presumed exact values because even the tiniest departure would have observable consequences, and which could be … --- ## [Squares or triangle cut pizzas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squares-or-triangle-cut-pizzas/990225)
**Author:** [@Jagraze1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jagraze1)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2023, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squares-or-triangle-cut-pizzas/990225 "2023-09-24T15:55:47Z")
How do you prefer to have your pizza be cut? Triangles or Squares? Why? --- ## [Is Stephen Hicks correct in his arguing that the Nazis were strand of Socialism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-stephen-hicks-correct-in-his-arguing-that-the-nazis-were-strand-of-socialism/990628)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2023, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-stephen-hicks-correct-in-his-arguing-that-the-nazis-were-strand-of-socialism/990628 "2023-09-24T13:25:43Z")
I’m not quite convinced by Stephen Hick’s argument that the Nazis were just a strand of socialism. If so I hope someone can give me a cogent argument to either back up or demolish Stephen Hick’s argument. The Truth Abou… --- ## [Could be handy - song samples of (selected) bands ranked in order of popularity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-be-handy-song-samples-of-selected-bands-ranked-in-order-of-popularity/990635)
**Author:** [@SirRay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SirRay)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2023, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-be-handy-song-samples-of-selected-bands-ranked-in-order-of-popularity/990635 "2023-09-24T15:47:26Z")
OK, stumbled across this YouTube channel(s) a few months ago, figured it could make an interesting topic (or not)…and then forgot to create it (because I’m just that smart). Well, no time like the past, so moving along: … --- ## ["Mind the gap" offensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mind-the-gap-offensive/990516)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2023, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mind-the-gap-offensive/990516 "2023-09-24T15:24:52Z")
This discussion started in another thread. To fully discuss it without it turning into a hijack, I’ve started a new thread. “Mind the gap” is a warning given on the London Underground railway system. On certain stat… --- ## [3D Printers, multiple colors. How are they? How to set the surface colors? etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3d-printers-multiple-colors-how-are-they-how-to-set-the-surface-colors-etc/990633)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2023, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3d-printers-multiple-colors-how-are-they-how-to-set-the-surface-colors-etc/990633 "2023-09-24T14:35:38Z")
This is about the printers now selling in the $600 and below range. I’m not ready by any means to upgrade, but I’ve notices multicolor printers keep dropping in price. Do they do a decent job of mixing colors like a L… --- ## [What was a French word used by France/Europe prior to WWI to describe national alliances that were not as solid as Entente alliances?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-a-french-word-used-by-france-europe-prior-to-wwi-to-describe-national-alliances-that-were-not-as-solid-as-entente-alliances/990632)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2023, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-a-french-word-used-by-france-europe-prior-to-wwi-to-describe-national-alliances-that-were-not-as-solid-as-entente-alliances/990632 "2023-09-24T13:19:14Z")
What was a French word used by France/Europe prior to WWI to describe national alliances that were not as solid as Entente alliances? --- ## [Are the equinoxes adjusted for the speed of light?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-equinoxes-adjusted-for-the-speed-of-light/990620)
**Author:** [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2023, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-equinoxes-adjusted-for-the-speed-of-light/990620 "2023-09-24T05:40:28Z")
The equinoxes are not actually when day and night are the same length. Refraction and the definition of the day makes the day somewhat longer at an equinox. Instead, it’s when the line between the center of the Earth a… --- ## [Who was Mr Harris in Dickens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-mr-harris-in-dickens/990617)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2023, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-mr-harris-in-dickens/990617 "2023-09-24T03:06:18Z")
In Murder on the Orient Express, it’s a key plot point that Poirot has trouble getting a berth on the Express, but is able to take the place of a Mr Harris who seems to be late. Poiroit says, “I know my Dickens. Mr Har… --- ## [Last Netflix DVD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-netflix-dvd/990567)
**Author:** [@Digger11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digger11)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2023, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-netflix-dvd/990567 "2023-09-24T02:46:18Z")
I received my final Netflix DVD in the mail today. It’s annoying that they decided to end that service–some older and more obscure movies are very difficult to find on any streaming site. I choose Warcraft for my last … --- ## [Do I have the right to know if someone will be charged?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-the-right-to-know-if-someone-will-be-charged/987231)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2023, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-the-right-to-know-if-someone-will-be-charged/987231 "2023-09-24T02:14:37Z")
Assume you’re in an argument with Person A. They pull out a gun and threaten you. The police get involved and take A’s gun, but don’t arrest them at the time. Do you have the right to know if that person is going to be c… --- ## [Seeking Video Games for a 3 Year Old](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-video-games-for-a-3-year-old/989011)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2023, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-video-games-for-a-3-year-old/989011 "2023-09-24T01:36:06Z")
We have a PS4 Pro and we just inherited a Nintendo Switch. I want to start my kid off right. He’s smart, but not very coordinated, and I’m hoping this helps his fine motor. He’s obsessed with numbers, so bonus points i… --- ## [New lows in legislatures: the NC edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-lows-in-legislatures-the-nc-edition/990547)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2023, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-lows-in-legislatures-the-nc-edition/990547 "2023-09-24T01:33:46Z")
Rather than bump my 7-year-old thread on the topic, I figured I’d post a new one. Speaker of the North Carolina House Tim Moore got sued recently for having an affair with a married woman (yeah, NC laws are weird). A fe… --- ## [Obligations of a Lawyer to Report Suspicion of a Potential Crime (violent crime trigger warning)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obligations-of-a-lawyer-to-report-suspicion-of-a-potential-crime-violent-crime-trigger-warning/989517)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2023, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obligations-of-a-lawyer-to-report-suspicion-of-a-potential-crime-violent-crime-trigger-warning/989517 "2023-09-24T01:15:15Z")
I’m re-watching “A Time to Kill”. In the movie, Brigance is a defense attorney who has been hired to defend two neo-Nazis that raped a 10-year old black girl. Lee, the girl’s father, asks if there’s a chance the two coul… --- ## [You’re invited to lunch…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-re-invited-to-lunch/990537)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2023, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-re-invited-to-lunch/990537 "2023-09-24T00:20:22Z")
…at Fox Run (a local senior independent living facility) :confounded: Yep, you probably guessed it from the title; that’s the glossy bi-fold postcard invite I just got in the mail. I mean, I’m sure it’s a lovely place, … --- ## [Broken things that really should be fixed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broken-things-that-really-should-be-fixed/990610)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2023, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broken-things-that-really-should-be-fixed/990610 "2023-09-23T23:48:21Z")
I’m using the word “broken” as a programmer would. I was reconciling my credit card bill yesterday (using Quicken after it downloaded my transactions), after our trip to Durango, and it reminded me how fundamentally bro… --- ## [If George Washington ran for President of the United States today would he be eligible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-george-washington-ran-for-president-of-the-united-states-today-would-he-be-eligible/989610)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2023, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-george-washington-ran-for-president-of-the-united-states-today-would-he-be-eligible/989610 "2023-09-23T23:40:31Z")
Let’s pretend somehow George Washington born in 1732 in the Virginia Colony never died of old age and decided to run for President today. Could he actually run for President today or would being born in a British territ… --- ## [Nfl sunday ticket](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-sunday-ticket/990224)
**Author:** [@mglambo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mglambo)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2023, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-sunday-ticket/990224 "2023-09-23T23:35:19Z")
I bought the YouTube NFL Sunday Ticket . Not YouTube TV just the app. Watched week one games last week. Can’t be home tomorrow though. I can’t figure out how to record the Jets Cowboys or any games. I can see how to view… --- ## [Smells awful, tastes great (or vice versa)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smells-awful-tastes-great-or-vice-versa/990320)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2023, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smells-awful-tastes-great-or-vice-versa/990320 "2023-09-23T22:57:55Z")
(Seems like we did something like this recently, but the closest I could find was It smells terrible and tastes like it smells! from 2011) Anyway, the younger sonlost has taken an interest in Asian cooking, which I also… --- ## [Recommend an apple-based finger food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-an-apple-based-finger-food/990173)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2023, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-an-apple-based-finger-food/990173 "2023-09-23T22:33:38Z")
I’m having my annual cider-pressing party in a few weeks. I’d like to have some kind of snack or dessert with apples, but it should be easy to make in bulk and easy to serve on a napkin and eat without utensils. So thing… --- ## [Are all medications subject to tolerance and does ultimately make the condition worse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-medications-subject-to-tolerance-and-does-ultimately-make-the-condition-worse/990452)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2023, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-medications-subject-to-tolerance-and-does-ultimately-make-the-condition-worse/990452 "2023-09-23T18:15:48Z")
Correct me if I’m wrong with my premise. Let’s look at something like opioid tolerance. You take an opioid and (simplified) it attaches to opioid receptors in your body and you feel pain relief, euphoria, etc. The drug m… --- ## [Another mystery object to identify](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-mystery-object-to-identify/990602)
**Author:** [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2023, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-mystery-object-to-identify/990602 "2023-09-23T18:02:34Z")
Posted on FreeCycle … described as “Thing”, with description “I don’t know what this is !” --- ## [Jann Wenner and “rockism”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jann-wenner-and-rockism/990180)
**Author:** [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2023, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jann-wenner-and-rockism/990180 "2023-09-23T15:30:51Z")
The New York Times just published an interview with Jann Wenner, the founder and longtime editor of Rolling Stone magazine. (Gift link.) The subject is Wenner’s new book where he interviews seven “masters” of popular mu… --- ## [Rules of evidence for TV interviews](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-of-evidence-for-tv-interviews/990331)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2023, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-of-evidence-for-tv-interviews/990331 "2023-09-23T14:23:46Z")
Let’s say there was this purely hypothetical situation where someone is accused of a crime and they go on television several times and seemingly admit to several elements of the crime they are accused of. What is the met… --- ## [Qualitative comparison of contemporary Eastern vs Western weapons system?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qualitative-comparison-of-contemporary-eastern-vs-western-weapons-system/988924)
**Author:** [@Celtic\_Kitsune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celtic_Kitsune)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2023, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qualitative-comparison-of-contemporary-eastern-vs-western-weapons-system/988924 "2023-09-23T14:18:39Z")
I wasn’t certain whether to put this one in General Questions but it probably doesn’t have a definite answer and is potentially worth a debate. I have an interest in Cold War history and part of that is the military asp… --- ## [Clothes and the civilized sentient?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothes-and-the-civilized-sentient/989506)
**Author:** [@Celtic\_Kitsune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celtic_Kitsune)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2023, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothes-and-the-civilized-sentient/989506 "2023-09-23T13:03:54Z")
I was reading the rather excellent webcomic ‘Freefall’ - Freefall 03670 November 10, 2021 -when I wondered something. Florence, one of the main characters, is an uplifted wolf who is humanoid in form, though she looked l… --- ## [Why are the leaves of my pepper plant turning yellow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-leaves-of-my-pepper-plant-turning-yellow/990554)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2023, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-leaves-of-my-pepper-plant-turning-yellow/990554 "2023-09-23T13:01:24Z")
Mrs. Solost’s oldest brother died over a year ago. He was a good guy who loved all things spicy. A family member dug up a Chile pepper plant from his garden, potted it and gave it to me, since they know I like spicy stuf… --- ## [Is there a word for an almost-martyr?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-for-an-almost-martyr/989676)
**Author:** [@Celtic\_Kitsune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celtic_Kitsune)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2023, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-for-an-almost-martyr/989676 "2023-09-23T12:56:22Z")
I’m asking in the Christian context because I don’t know enough about other religions but if you want to answer regarding them that’s perfectly fine. Is there any specific word or recognition for an individual who was p… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=732) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=734)