# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=792 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 793 --- ## [Atari 2600, what are the actual limits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atari-2600-what-are-the-actual-limits/986172)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2023, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atari-2600-what-are-the-actual-limits/986172 "2023-07-02T14:20:30Z")
I mean how far can the original console be pushed given a cartridge input, where the cartridge would take over as much as possible? I know the video output is limited to what it can do on an old TV, and sound is likewis… --- ## [Where I eventually get to a question about the TV show Warrior Nun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-i-eventually-get-to-a-question-about-the-tv-show-warrior-nun/985313)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2023, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-i-eventually-get-to-a-question-about-the-tv-show-warrior-nun/985313 "2023-07-02T13:19:11Z")
There seems to be an emerging trend of commercials with black guys dancing in office buildings. In my opinion, this should continue. The guy in the bank commercial dances better than the guy in the Orbitz commercial-- al… --- ## [Should Trump be found guilty on docs case, does Jack Smith have any recourse if she gives him no prison time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-trump-be-found-guilty-on-docs-case-does-jack-smith-have-any-recourse-if-she-gives-him-no-prison-time/985638)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2023, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-trump-be-found-guilty-on-docs-case-does-jack-smith-have-any-recourse-if-she-gives-him-no-prison-time/985638 "2023-07-02T13:15:11Z")
This is my biggest fear. She acts like she’s playing it straight. He’s found guilty and then gives him no prison time. She’s already made clear she doesn’t believe presidents are to be treated like ordinary citizens. Can… --- ## [Merits of affirmative action based on family wealth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merits-of-affirmative-action-based-on-family-wealth/986373)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2023, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merits-of-affirmative-action-based-on-family-wealth/986373 "2023-07-02T12:03:41Z")
I ask this in light of the most recent SCt decision regarding affirmative action. Would there be any objection to affording favorability for applicants from “poor” families? To the extent American Blacks - as a group -… --- ## [Explain that "talking to yourself" thing to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-that-talking-to-yourself-thing-to-me/986398)
**Author:** [@Mops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mops)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2023, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-that-talking-to-yourself-thing-to-me/986398 "2023-07-02T12:02:55Z")
Until I came to live with my now wife I always thought people who talked to themselves were mentally ill. But she does, and she is not. When the both of us sit at our desks and work at something (me, usually when workin… --- ## [DC-Area Dopefest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-area-dopefest/984891)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2023, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-area-dopefest/984891 "2023-07-02T10:58:32Z")
As discussed here, Doper @penultima\_thule will be passing through our area - from June 30 to July 3. Any interest in any kind of get-together? If so, speak up (and suggest places etc.). @penultima\_thule can weigh in on … --- ## [Was the ratio of representatives in Congress to eligible voters in the late 1780s less equitable than the French parliamentary system (PR system) after the ratification of the 1787 US Constitution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-ratio-of-representatives-in-congress-to-eligible-voters-in-the-late-1780s-less-equitable-than-the-french-parliamentary-system-pr-system-after-the-ratification-of-the-1787-us-constitution/986397)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2023, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-ratio-of-representatives-in-congress-to-eligible-voters-in-the-late-1780s-less-equitable-than-the-french-parliamentary-system-pr-system-after-the-ratification-of-the-1787-us-constitution/986397 "2023-07-02T10:04:49Z")
Was the ratio of representatives in Congress to eligible voters less equitable than the French parliamentary system (PR system) after the ratification of the 1787 US Constitution? I’m interested to know if the ratio of… --- ## [Schick Personal Touch razor discontinued](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schick-personal-touch-razor-discontinued/383361)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2023, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schick-personal-touch-razor-discontinued/383361 "2023-07-02T07:16:14Z")
I’ve had my Personal Touch since I was 13. It’s just been discontinued. I am disgruntled. It was just the best razor out there. It had the multiple blades and the aloe–and the reusable handle–but none of this swively-he… --- ## [What would you do for One Million Dollars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-for-one-million-dollars/984852)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2023, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-for-one-million-dollars/984852 "2023-07-02T04:53:13Z")
Hypothetical: What would you do for one million dollars, tax free? There are three judges- Me, Myself and I. Whatever you propose to do, It has to be legal. It cannot involve marmosets in any way, shape or form. --- ## [Stratego (board game)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stratego-board-game/980091)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2023, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stratego-board-game/980091 "2023-07-02T04:07:41Z")
I remember playing it as a child; haven’t played it since. Was feeling a bit nostalgic this morning, so I just ordered a classic version of the game from a seller on eBay. It was manufactured in 1962. --- ## [The Supreme Court votes in favor of Native adoptions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-supreme-court-votes-in-favor-of-native-adoptions/985573)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2023, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-supreme-court-votes-in-favor-of-native-adoptions/985573 "2023-07-02T03:44:46Z")
I’d been watching this case a little bit and I’m happy for the outcome, because as I mention below I just wasn’t sure why I should root for the challengers. Of course Thomas and Alito dissented, but Amy Coney Barrett d… --- ## [Are Epsom salts good for minor infections/injuries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-epsom-salts-good-for-minor-infections-injuries/986346)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2023, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-epsom-salts-good-for-minor-infections-injuries/986346 "2023-07-02T02:33:12Z")
I’ve been doing a little research due to a minor injury and have come across competing claims that soaking in Epsom is good for a minor infection or that they’re not beneficial and may even inhibit healing. I’m under th… --- ## [Help me ID a recent murder mystery-what was it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-id-a-recent-murder-mystery-what-was-it/986428)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2023, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-id-a-recent-murder-mystery-what-was-it/986428 "2023-07-02T01:04:40Z")
I just saw a trailer for it the other day, but for the life of me I can remember if it was Hulu, Prime or another. All I remember was that it was a “group gets together” murder mystery where people get knocked off one by… --- ## [8 month old rec gas- still good for a zero turn mower? (need answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-month-old-rec-gas-still-good-for-a-zero-turn-mower-need-answer-fast/986414)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2023, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-month-old-rec-gas-still-good-for-a-zero-turn-mower-need-answer-fast/986414 "2023-07-02T00:49:07Z")
I bought some rec gas about 8 months ago for another thing I didn’t use it for, and I’m pretty sure I stupidly did not add any stabilizer to it. Now I want to cut the grass and I’m low on regular 89 octane. Would the re… --- ## [Is there any evidence of John Paul Jones burning any towns on the British coast during the Revolutionary War?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-evidence-of-john-paul-jones-burning-any-towns-on-the-british-coast-during-the-revolutionary-war/986322)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2023, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-evidence-of-john-paul-jones-burning-any-towns-on-the-british-coast-during-the-revolutionary-war/986322 "2023-07-01T22:21:01Z")
I had read that British towns were burned by the Patriots during their Revolutionary War. I couldn’t find any mention of that online. Did John Paul Jones burn any towns on the British coast? --- ## [Physics behind a billiard shot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physics-behind-a-billiard-shot/984678)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2023, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physics-behind-a-billiard-shot/984678 "2023-07-01T22:15:41Z")
Anyone who has ever played pool knows the dramatic difference in the action of a cue ball when hit by a pro as opposed to a novice. A novice can hit the cue ball in exactly the same place at exactly the same speed as the… --- ## [Why does that train horn sound for over an hour some nights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-that-train-horn-sound-for-over-an-hour-some-nights/767026)
**Author:** [@Kiramin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiramin)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2023, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-that-train-horn-sound-for-over-an-hour-some-nights/767026 "2023-07-01T21:12:54Z")
Ok, granted, it’s 3am & I’m a little desperate. The train is a fact of life, but why does the horn sound for 90+ minutes some nights? It’s like a phone’s busy signal (anyone remember land lines?)- it’s consistent. The tr… --- ## [A 'Who' Song. (?) ...asking for a friend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-who-song-asking-for-a-friend/986376)
**Author:** [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2023, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-who-song-asking-for-a-friend/986376 "2023-07-01T19:42:26Z")
I thought I’d ask here.She said it was driving her mad! can’t think of the name, it’s silly… It’s a girl’s name ending in -A …(like Perdit-A or Athen-A)…some more and then something like “she’s a \_\_\_” (and then an answ… --- ## [Challenger II takes 70 RPG hits and survives: true?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenger-ii-takes-70-rpg-hits-and-survives-true/471043)
**Author:** [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2023, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenger-ii-takes-70-rpg-hits-and-survives-true/471043 "2023-07-01T18:43:25Z")
Wikipedia states a Challenger II sustained 70 RPG hits in Basra, 2003. All crew survived. Their reference is a BBC news article where a defence consultant repeats the claim (trustworthy?). Is this true or not? --- ## [What are these "going nowhere fast" candidates thinking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-going-nowhere-fast-candidates-thinking/986232)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2023, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-going-nowhere-fast-candidates-thinking/986232 "2023-07-01T17:36:14Z")
Say you’re the governor of some backwater state, 40ish, with vague Presidential ambitions off in some distant future, decades hence. Either party, and it doesn’t much matter if you’re a Congressman or a Senator or a Mayo… --- ## [What effect will the SC decision about affirmative action have on college application essays?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-effect-will-the-sc-decision-about-affirmative-action-have-on-college-application-essays/986410)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2023, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-effect-will-the-sc-decision-about-affirmative-action-have-on-college-application-essays/986410 "2023-07-01T16:29:25Z")
There’s an interesting article in The Atlantic about minority students now needing to write their application essays about their racial backgrounds, so as to get around the new requirement that colleges ask about their r… --- ## [Botticelli June 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2023/984875)
**Author:** [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Replies:** 379\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2023, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2023/984875 "2023-07-01T15:38:52Z")
Hello hello hello and welcome to the June Botticelli thread, with me, your host W. De La Rue. Here is last month’s thread, and here are the rules for anyone interested in joining: How does this work? One person, the ho… --- ## [Is there a term for this specific kind of non-solution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-term-for-this-specific-kind-of-non-solution/986191)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2023, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-term-for-this-specific-kind-of-non-solution/986191 "2023-07-01T15:27:28Z")
Imagine that we had a systemic problem, like “30% of working people in the US can’t afford to see a doctor” - yes, I’m aware of medicaid blah blah I’m just giving an easy to understand example. One person asserts that t… --- ## [Awkward/bizarre moments that must have happened in a movie but were NOT depicted on screen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awkward-bizarre-moments-that-must-have-happened-in-a-movie-but-were-not-depicted-on-screen/986202)
**Author:** [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2023, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awkward-bizarre-moments-that-must-have-happened-in-a-movie-but-were-not-depicted-on-screen/986202 "2023-07-01T14:52:27Z")
I am here looking for awkward/bizarre moments that must have happened in a movie(or television show) but were NOT depicted on screen. For example I was watching Terminator 2: Judgement Day again. In it there was a scene… --- ## [Smoking meats at a higher elevation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-meats-at-a-higher-elevation/986200)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2023, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-meats-at-a-higher-elevation/986200 "2023-07-01T14:00:06Z")
I recently bought a Pit Boss vertical pellet smoker. I like how it cooks, and have been fairly successful with lamb and beef, but not for pork. I use the trusty 3-2-1 method at 225 degrees F to cook St. Louis style ribs … --- ## [Sharding & Sub-Threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharding-sub-threads/986310)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2023, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharding-sub-threads/986310 "2023-07-01T13:14:23Z")
I’m not sure what all features the board software supports, or how much power we have to request features, but I have been thinking about an issue with massively centralized conversation sources (MCCS) like the SDMB. (A… --- ## [Sketchy News Confirmation : Assassination Attempt On Putin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sketchy-news-confirmation-assassination-attempt-on-putin/986361)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2023, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sketchy-news-confirmation-assassination-attempt-on-putin/986361 "2023-07-01T12:17:41Z")
A news-blurb on the bottom of Cheddar News claimed that an assassination attempt was made on Vladimir Putin, & thwarted by Security Services. Any confirmation or details? --- ## [Now I know the true difference between Brits and Yanks: it's mud!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-i-know-the-true-difference-between-brits-and-yanks-its-mud/986078)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2023, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-i-know-the-true-difference-between-brits-and-yanks-its-mud/986078 "2023-07-01T10:53:38Z")
It all comes down to the Wellies…(otherwise knows as .Wellington boots.) Now,ya see, a half a century ago, I lived in England for a couple years as a child. And I vaguely remember having a pair of Wellies. My Mom\* mad… --- ## [Gen Xers and older millennials really just want to go back in time to before the internet existed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gen-xers-and-older-millennials-really-just-want-to-go-back-in-time-to-before-the-internet-existed/985764)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2023, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gen-xers-and-older-millennials-really-just-want-to-go-back-in-time-to-before-the-internet-existed/985764 "2023-07-01T09:08:39Z")
According to a new Harris Poll shared exclusively with Fast Company, most Americans would prefer to live in a simpler era before everyone was obsessed with screens and social media, and this sentiment is especially stro… --- ## [Unique Sentences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-sentences/986195)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2023, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-sentences/986195 "2023-07-01T05:14:06Z")
This BoredPanda post made me chuckle. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=791) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=793)