# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=770&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 771 --- ## [What is your opinions/suggestions about this business venture?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-opinions-suggestions-about-this-business-venture/988026)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2023, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-opinions-suggestions-about-this-business-venture/988026 "2023-08-05T14:59:20Z")
Before you dismiss this as silly, bear in mind Pet Rocks, The Star Registry and NFTs. :grin: I would like to get into the business of buying and selling souls. Ceremonial bills of sale (and registry of same), terms o… --- ## [What is the song "Starmaker" about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-starmaker-about/573895)
**Author:** [@Flying\_Saucer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flying_Saucer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2023, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-starmaker-about/573895 "2023-08-05T13:25:24Z")
I’ve been reading about the TV show Fame and was moved by one of the episodes. Michael Thoma, who played Mr. Crandall, was dying of cancer. At the end of the first season, the school board fired Mr. Crandall – because o… --- ## [Local income tax illegal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-income-tax-illegal/988077)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2023, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-income-tax-illegal/988077 "2023-08-05T12:10:51Z")
Don’t know if this belongs in GD or P&E, feel free to move. In St Louis, resident of STL county is fighting with City of St Louis over personal income tax since he works remotely, and city claims since company is physica… --- ## [US Credit Rating Downgraded - Does it Matter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-credit-rating-downgraded-does-it-matter/987949)
**Author:** [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2023, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-credit-rating-downgraded-does-it-matter/987949 "2023-08-05T12:07:51Z")
According to the BBC today, Fitch, one of three major independent agencies that assess creditworthiness, cut the rating from the top level of AAA to a notch lower at AA+. “The rating downgrade of the United States refl… --- ## [AITA on Reddit Weird? Weddings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aita-on-reddit-weird-weddings/986881)
**Author:** [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2023, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aita-on-reddit-weird-weddings/986881 "2023-08-05T07:28:48Z")
I’ve got this guilty pleasure. I read a lot of the AITA about weddings on redit. I wonder am I the only one who finds that weddings have gotten sort of weird? I mean there are claims of “dress codes” for all attendees do… --- ## [Roller coaster closed for huge failure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roller-coaster-closed-for-huge-failure/986425)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2023, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roller-coaster-closed-for-huge-failure/986425 "2023-08-05T05:17:39Z")
Reports have been calling it “a crack”. That’s not a crack - that’s a complete failure of one of the largest support members. Holy Cow! Imagine the force needed to shear that column. https://www.foxnews.com/us/tallest-f… --- ## [A sudden bout of yawns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sudden-bout-of-yawns/987987)
**Author:** [@longtry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/longtry)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2023, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sudden-bout-of-yawns/987987 "2023-08-05T05:09:01Z")
Has anyone ever experience this? A yawning ‘attack’ that seems to come out of the blue. For me, though it’s pretty random, I noticed that one could come after I have breakfast for some time, say, 70-75 mins. Then all of … --- ## [Should I start watching Formula 1 again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-start-watching-formula-1-again/987722)
**Author:** [@Celtic\_Kitsune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celtic_Kitsune)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2023, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-start-watching-formula-1-again/987722 "2023-08-05T04:59:05Z")
I used to love F1 from early 1990’s until I lost interest in about 2005, should I have another try at it? I mean watching, not driving. I understand costs were spiraling out of control and something needed to be done bu… --- ## [Plastic as building insulation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plastic-as-building-insulation/988074)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2023, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plastic-as-building-insulation/988074 "2023-08-05T00:27:37Z")
I wonder why plastic bottles aren’t washed, shredded and used as insulation. It could be blown in as cellulose was in the 1950s and 60s, or heat formed into bats to fit between 16" or 24" studs. --- ## [Looking for a kinetic typography music video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-kinetic-typography-music-video/988045)
**Author:** [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2023, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-kinetic-typography-music-video/988045 "2023-08-04T22:15:17Z")
I once saw a music video on youtube that I thought I’d put into my playlists so it would come back up again but it hasn’t, and now I’ve forgotten a lot of the details. Here’s what I remember: In addition to the lyrics … --- ## [Even sillier question: Gain or lose weight when you fart?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-sillier-question-gain-or-lose-weight-when-you-fart/988023)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2023, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-sillier-question-gain-or-lose-weight-when-you-fart/988023 "2023-08-04T21:57:50Z")
Clearly you lose mass. That’s not the question. I suspect that the flatus consists of CO2 and CH4. The latter is lighter than air and the former heavier, but I suspect that for people, the CO2 predominates by a lot (I… --- ## [MLB Pitching Motion: Starting the Windup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-pitching-motion-starting-the-windup/988067)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2023, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-pitching-motion-starting-the-windup/988067 "2023-08-04T20:35:52Z")
Maybe I am missing it, but it seems to me the start of a pitching windup simply lifts the glove over the pitcher’s head only to return to a resting position about chest high with the throwing arm about parallel to the gr… --- ## [Did Chicago Once Have a Brick Battleship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-chicago-once-have-a-brick-battleship/537002)
**Author:** [@davekhps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davekhps)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2023, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-chicago-once-have-a-brick-battleship/537002 "2023-08-04T20:23:46Z")
Column here. Cecil mentions the Rush-Bagot Treaty demilitarizing the Great Lakes. As an aside, while there haven’t been permanent naval forces on the Great Lakes, there has been plenty of naval construction on the Grea… --- ## [Should I pay with a personal check, or a cashier's check?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-pay-with-a-personal-check-or-a-cashiers-check/987618)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2023, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-pay-with-a-personal-check-or-a-cashiers-check/987618 "2023-08-04T19:28:27Z")
I will soon be buying a new vehicle, and the dealer has told me I can pay with a personal check or a cashier’s check, my choice. A personal check is of course easier for me, since I don’t have to visit my bank. In spit… --- ## [Everything you always wondered about cooking with gas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everything-you-always-wondered-about-cooking-with-gas/988063)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2023, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everything-you-always-wondered-about-cooking-with-gas/988063 "2023-08-04T19:11:21Z")
--- ## [Why does it seem like there are fewer homeless in New York City than in other comparable cities?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-it-seem-like-there-are-fewer-homeless-in-new-york-city-than-in-other-comparable-cities/984784)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2023, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-it-seem-like-there-are-fewer-homeless-in-new-york-city-than-in-other-comparable-cities/984784 "2023-08-04T18:11:19Z")
One thing that I notice on my trips to New York City is that it seems to have relatively few homeless people. Certainly there are homeless in NYC, but they are much more visible in other cities. Other cities like San Fr… --- ## [Research reveals descendants of 27 slaves buried in Maryland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/research-reveals-descendants-of-27-slaves-buried-in-maryland/988021)
**Author:** [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2023, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/research-reveals-descendants-of-27-slaves-buried-in-maryland/988021 "2023-08-04T16:46:18Z")
Looks interesting, although I haven’t read the linked article yet (I came across it through another media source). A cemetery was discovered in Maryland and those buried there were found to be slaves. DNA research has a… --- ## [Myriad Genetics and a "Hereditary Cancer Quiz"? Is this legit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/myriad-genetics-and-a-hereditary-cancer-quiz-is-this-legit/988038)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2023, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/myriad-genetics-and-a-hereditary-cancer-quiz-is-this-legit/988038 "2023-08-04T15:37:07Z")
I got my annual (high-risk due to family history and last exam) colonoscopy last week. My provider mentioned that I might consider genetic testing. At check-out, the staff member told me they would send a (actual) lett… --- ## [Increasing incorrect usage of "That being said"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/increasing-incorrect-usage-of-that-being-said/987915)
**Author:** [@mattgg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mattgg)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/increasing-incorrect-usage-of-that-being-said/987915 "2023-08-04T15:01:09Z")
I’ve noticed many people using the phrase “that being said” incorrectly over the last few years. Instead of meaning “in spite of what I’ve just said” or “contradictory to what I just said” I often hear it used to mean “I… --- ## [EV charging question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ev-charging-question/987979)
**Author:** [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2023, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ev-charging-question/987979 "2023-08-04T12:37:46Z")
Forgive my ignorance of electricity. I’ve long understood that charging a car from 80 to 90 percent range takes longer than charging it from 20 to 30 percent, although you are adding the same 30 miles to the range eithe… --- ## [Emigration to Australia and/or New Zealand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emigration-to-australia-and-or-new-zealand/987926)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2023, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emigration-to-australia-and-or-new-zealand/987926 "2023-08-04T12:21:15Z")
Is it possible to emigrate to Australia and/or New Zealand if all you have to contribute is a lot of spending money? There are rules for direct relatives, students and jobs, but what if I just want to retire to those c… --- ## [How does an iphone directional compass work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-an-iphone-directional-compass-work/986940)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2023, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-an-iphone-directional-compass-work/986940 "2023-08-04T12:19:52Z")
My possibly wrong conception of magnetism is that it is a force that can and does interact with physical materials such as a compass needle or particles in the upper atmosphere, etc. If that’s essentially correct, I’m c… --- ## [Beirut explosion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beirut-explosion/917267)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2023, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beirut-explosion/917267 "2023-08-04T10:41:56Z")
Found a good article embedding several of the best shots. I wonder what kilotonnage this rates at? --- ## [Ferry Sinks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferry-sinks/686248)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2023, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferry-sinks/686248 "2023-08-04T09:39:40Z")
Happened today. Ferry sank in South Korea. Most of the passengers are high school students on a long-weekend holiday. --- ## [What are these clips/buckles called?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-clips-buckles-called/987978)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2023, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-clips-buckles-called/987978 "2023-08-04T06:13:59Z")
I’m talking about the ubiquitous plastic clips or buckles that are closures on a lot of back-packs, camera cases or anything else that is a function over form kind of design. There is a female piece and a male piece and … --- ## [PSA: don't microwave plastics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-dont-microwave-plastics/987902)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2023, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-dont-microwave-plastics/987902 "2023-08-04T02:06:50Z")
New report says that microwaving plastics release zillions of microplastic and nanoplastic particles: Discourse, for once, gives previous threads that were actually relevant to this topic. There were several from way … --- ## [Who is responsible for damages / cleanup after a warrant is served?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-responsible-for-damages-cleanup-after-a-warrant-is-served/987961)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2023, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-responsible-for-damages-cleanup-after-a-warrant-is-served/987961 "2023-08-03T23:31:46Z")
Do the police bare any responsibility or is it up to the (sometimes) poor, (sometimes) innocent homeowner? Two recent high-profile cases Bryan Kohberger - 29yo, in grad school 2000 miles from his parents. If he had an… --- ## [Does anyone have a more iconic list of characters to their credit than Harrison Ford?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-a-more-iconic-list-of-characters-to-their-credit-than-harrison-ford/987928)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2023, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-a-more-iconic-list-of-characters-to-their-credit-than-harrison-ford/987928 "2023-08-03T21:05:16Z")
He’s played Han Solo, Indiana Jones, Jack Ryan, Rick Deckard and probably a few others that don’t immediately come to mind. Can any other actor match his career for iconic characters? I don’t have a firm definition for… --- ## [If God was stoned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-god-was-stoned/987891)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2023, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-god-was-stoned/987891 "2023-08-03T20:29:40Z")
Assuming God is not stoned what charges would happen if God ate a weed gummie and git stoned? --- ## [Hawaiian dopers are native Hawaiians so bad off they're actively discouraging tourism ? apparently celebrities are getting called out over it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hawaiian-dopers-are-native-hawaiians-so-bad-off-theyre-actively-discouraging-tourism-apparently-celebrities-are-getting-called-out-over-it/987853)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2023, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hawaiian-dopers-are-native-hawaiians-so-bad-off-theyre-actively-discouraging-tourism-apparently-celebrities-are-getting-called-out-over-it/987853 "2023-08-03T18:34:55Z")
one of the younger singers/actresses was getting it over going there https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/people-calling-olivia-rodrigo-vacationing-192019251.h But apparently many others have been getting the same react… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=769&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=771&state=tracking)