# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=798 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 799 --- ## [Another what can happen because of a medical condition question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-can-happen-because-of-a-medical-condition-question/986047)
**Author:** [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2023, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-can-happen-because-of-a-medical-condition-question/986047 "2023-06-24T15:22:52Z")
I had an appointment for an eye exam last Wednesday. I thought I would need a bit stronger prescription for glasses and this happened. The doctor also found something else he had never seen before in previous exams. He s… --- ## [Chips are a valid sandwich condiment!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chips-are-a-valid-sandwich-condiment/985793)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2023, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chips-are-a-valid-sandwich-condiment/985793 "2023-06-24T14:47:57Z")
I have the impression that putting chips on a sandwich is something children do. I’d like to argue that putting chips on a sandwich can actually elevate the flavor profile of a sandwich. And is completely worthy of an a… --- ## [Average distance to common ancestor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-distance-to-common-ancestor/985987)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2023, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-distance-to-common-ancestor/985987 "2023-06-24T13:15:22Z")
I’m wondering if there are any numbers available for how far on average you have to go back to find a common ancestor in different populations. I was intially interested in my own country, Norway, which is pretty homoge… --- ## [What non-obsolete things are now difficult to find in brick and mortar stores?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-non-obsolete-things-are-now-difficult-to-find-in-brick-and-mortar-stores/985725)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2023, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-non-obsolete-things-are-now-difficult-to-find-in-brick-and-mortar-stores/985725 "2023-06-24T11:41:18Z")
I’m looking into buying an electric blanket and have noticed that the brick and mortar stores in town (Corpus Christi) don’t carry them on the shelves. Walmart, Target, Macy’s, Dillard’s, and so on all have them availab… --- ## [What is it? (Odd looking hand tool) \[ed. title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-odd-looking-hand-tool-ed-title/400640)
**Author:** [@Emerson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emerson)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2023, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-odd-looking-hand-tool-ed-title/400640 "2023-06-24T11:28:25Z")
I found a couple of things over the weekend and I’m trying to figure out what they were used for, here is one of them, it’s 8-1/2" long: The small piece can be rotated fairly easily: … --- ## [Proverb or quote about carrying extra money for the poor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proverb-or-quote-about-carrying-extra-money-for-the-poor/985913)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2023, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proverb-or-quote-about-carrying-extra-money-for-the-poor/985913 "2023-06-24T08:51:05Z")
There is a proverb or a quote that admonishes one to carry a little extra money in case you come upon someone who needs it. I have a vague idea it might be Indian. Without turning this Factual Question thread into a de… --- ## [Is Trump evidence against the existence of aliens visiting Earth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-evidence-against-the-existence-of-aliens-visiting-earth/986013)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2023, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-evidence-against-the-existence-of-aliens-visiting-earth/986013 "2023-06-24T07:12:08Z")
Believe it or not, this is not a joke thread. I put forward that Trump, as President, would have wanted to know everything about Area 51 (and any other secret sites), Top Secret documents concerning the existence of U.F… --- ## [It's all bad except for (that one quality)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-all-bad-except-for-that-one-quality/985915)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2023, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-all-bad-except-for-that-one-quality/985915 "2023-06-24T03:49:08Z")
Tell me something that you dislike, except for that one quality about that you just love. Could be anything, food, maybe something about a particular style clothing or, or, well, just anything I guess. For example, I d… --- ## [This "safe HCl" is a scam, right? \[Update - Not scam. See responses from manufacturer at posts 88 and 93\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-safe-hcl-is-a-scam-right-update-not-scam-see-responses-from-manufacturer-at-posts-88-and-93/985723)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2023, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-safe-hcl-is-a-scam-right-update-not-scam-see-responses-from-manufacturer-at-posts-88-and-93/985723 "2023-06-24T03:41:44Z")
I saw someone asking about using it for “cleaning” seashells in a Facebook group. This sounds like scam gibberish to me. Safe-HCL is a patented, chemically modified acid formula that performs comparably to hydrochloric… --- ## [When Are Charter Memberships Up For Renewal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-are-charter-memberships-up-for-renewal/952702)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2023, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-are-charter-memberships-up-for-renewal/952702 "2023-06-24T02:52:16Z")
The title says it all. I wonder, because I checked my documents. And we switched over to the new message board in a June. Is that when we have to renew then? Charter members? It would be nice if someone notified us via… --- ## [How to kill Yahoo! browser hijack](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-kill-yahoo-browser-hijack/986014)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2023, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-kill-yahoo-browser-hijack/986014 "2023-06-24T01:27:41Z")
Chrome is my default browser. Browser windows with Yahoo! search icons appear when I click on a new tab. I’ve run Avast and Microsoft Defender and turned off Chrome extensions per online help, but the problem continues. … --- ## [What's the maximum depth that materials science could allow a submersible to dive to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-maximum-depth-that-materials-science-could-allow-a-submersible-to-dive-to/985892)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2023, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-maximum-depth-that-materials-science-could-allow-a-submersible-to-dive-to/985892 "2023-06-24T01:02:56Z")
Not wanting to hijack the ongoing Titanic-submarine thread, so an offshoot: Suppose for a moment that the ocean’s depths were far deeper than they currently are - say, 200,000-feet oceans (we’ll ignore the other ramific… --- ## [Russian Generals Accuse Mercenary Prigozhin of Trying to Mount a Coup (06-23-23, Breaking News)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-generals-accuse-mercenary-prigozhin-of-trying-to-mount-a-coup-06-23-23-breaking-news/986017)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2023, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-generals-accuse-mercenary-prigozhin-of-trying-to-mount-a-coup-06-23-23-breaking-news/986017 "2023-06-24T00:35:52Z")
Yikes. This is a bad development. Gift link: From the article: Russia sent armored vehicles into the streets of Moscow and a city near Ukraine. Russia’s main security agency urged Wagner mercenaries to detain thei… --- ## [Questions about E-cigarettes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-e-cigarettes/791725)
**Author:** [@frontie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/frontie)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2023, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-e-cigarettes/791725 "2023-06-24T00:26:22Z")
Hi, I am having some questions about e cigs and I saw other thread about that but many of the companies and products mentioned no longer exist. I think it is probably a good idea to start a new thread. I want to quit s… --- ## [What kind of bacteria eat iron and steel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-bacteria-eat-iron-and-steel/985935)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2023, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-bacteria-eat-iron-and-steel/985935 "2023-06-23T21:40:33Z")
In many of the stories about Titanic, there are regular mentions of bacteria that are eating the iron and steel that make up the ship, sometimes saying the wreck loses a couple of hundred pounds a day. What kind of bact… --- ## [Morgyn's Fight Against Pancreatic Cancer (Has Died on 06-18-23)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morgyns-fight-against-pancreatic-cancer-has-died-on-06-18-23/983179)
**Author:** [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2023, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morgyns-fight-against-pancreatic-cancer-has-died-on-06-18-23/983179 "2023-06-23T21:35:46Z")
Most of you saw my postings in this month’s mini-rant thread. @LSLGuy and @puzzlegal suggested I start a separate thread so as not to overwhelm the first one, and I think that’s a good idea. OP is here. There’s several … --- ## [At high levels of chess how would the game change with no check?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-high-levels-of-chess-how-would-the-game-change-with-no-check/985994)
**Author:** [@colinfred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colinfred)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2023, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-high-levels-of-chess-how-would-the-game-change-with-no-check/985994 "2023-06-23T20:35:43Z")
If FIDE were to simplify the rules of chess to “capture the king” and do away with check, (except regarding castling), and stalemate what major impact would that have on high level play: 2 obvious ones are that a K+P v … --- ## [The Poetry of Donald J. Trump -- special Stolen Documents Indictment Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-special-stolen-documents-indictment-edition/985259)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2023, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-special-stolen-documents-indictment-edition/985259 "2023-06-23T19:19:52Z")
From that infamous 2021 tape recording, reported today on CNN Secret. This is secret information. Look, Look at this, This was done by the military And given to me. Well, With Milley – uh, Let me see that, I’l… --- ## [Could 2011 Missouri River flooding have been prevented?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-2011-missouri-river-flooding-have-been-prevented/587117)
**Author:** [@HighFructose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HighFructose)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2023, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-2011-missouri-river-flooding-have-been-prevented/587117 "2023-06-23T19:04:20Z")
This kind of flew under my radar, but now that there are nuclear power plant involved (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/21/us/21flood.html), I’ve taken interest. Apparently, the US Army Corps of Engineers is being blamed … --- ## [Which countries would you guess read the most? The least?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-countries-would-you-guess-read-the-most-the-least/985960)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2023, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-countries-would-you-guess-read-the-most-the-least/985960 "2023-06-23T18:36:14Z")
Was reading an Atlantic article discussing reading, saying the number of people who read more than fifty books a year, mostly for entertainment, varies between “a minuscule amount” and half the population. That number i… --- ## [Good films you like with no budget](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-films-you-like-with-no-budget/985896)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2023, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-films-you-like-with-no-budget/985896 "2023-06-23T18:06:53Z")
Creative magic can happen with limitations, one of the most interesting is a limitation many face every day. Money. Primer - Fantastic movie, and $7,000 is going to be hard to beat. Coherence for $50,000. One of the … --- ## [How popular is Dies the Fire outside of the SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-popular-is-dies-the-fire-outside-of-the-sdmb/453131)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2023, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-popular-is-dies-the-fire-outside-of-the-sdmb/453131 "2023-06-23T17:25:16Z")
It seems like Dies the Fire by S.M. Stirling is dropped into conversation all the time on this board. In every forum, all the time. In fact, in the last few days I’ve seen it referenced in no less than THREE discussions … --- ## [I'm auditioning to be MTG's speechwriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-auditioning-to-be-mtgs-speechwriter/985299)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2023, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-auditioning-to-be-mtgs-speechwriter/985299 "2023-06-23T17:05:14Z")
Did you know that many of our earliest presidents had slaves? Thomas Jefferson raped his slaves; he raped Sonja Henie! And Washington! Washington raped his slaves! And he’s on the mountain and all our money! Washington w… --- ## [Could forum stickies be combined into single threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-forum-stickies-be-combined-into-single-threads/985962)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2023, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-forum-stickies-be-combined-into-single-threads/985962 "2023-06-23T16:28:27Z")
On my iPhone, and maybe other times as well, when I’m on the main page, if a forum has 3 stickies, that’s all that I see. None of the top posts are previewed. Would combining the sticky threads into a single thread per f… --- ## [Boy Scouts not adequately serving needs of transgender kids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-scouts-not-adequately-serving-needs-of-transgender-kids/985849)
**Author:** [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2023, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-scouts-not-adequately-serving-needs-of-transgender-kids/985849 "2023-06-23T15:43:44Z")
Please excuse my stream of consciousness type of ranting here. I’m a leader with my local Scouts BSA Troop (aka Boy Scouts) and I’m frustrated about the failure of my organization (including me), other local troops and … --- ## [Minimum Post Length Is Set Too Long](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minimum-post-length-is-set-too-long/982772)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2023, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minimum-post-length-is-set-too-long/982772 "2023-06-23T15:17:59Z")
Sometimes the appropriate content for a post is a simple “yes” or “no.” Or even “Ew.” Please give us the option of posting appropriate responses. ETA: WITHOUT having to go through elaborate coding workarounds like the … --- ## [My third video and single, "Nous", premiere tomorrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-third-video-and-single-nous-premiere-tomorrow/985996)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2023, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-third-video-and-single-nous-premiere-tomorrow/985996 "2023-06-23T15:13:16Z")
Hi, everyone! I wanted to let you know that the video for my third single, “Nous”, premieres tomorrow, Saturday, June 24th at 12 noon. It’ll be on YouTube at this link - Nous (vidéoclip officiel) - YouTube , If you li… --- ## [Any VW Bus Experts here? What do you think of this purchase?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-vw-bus-experts-here-what-do-you-think-of-this-purchase/985807)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2023, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-vw-bus-experts-here-what-do-you-think-of-this-purchase/985807 "2023-06-23T15:11:55Z")
I bought a 1969 VW Microbus, with a half-ton of garbage, no shovels or rakes, but I did get one Implement of Destruction. Reasonably straight, no rust, no engine/trans or title. All the glass and rolling. What do you t… --- ## [How is a neutron star's maximum mass calculated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-a-neutron-stars-maximum-mass-calculated/985895)
**Author:** [@EdwardFound](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EdwardFound)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2023, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-a-neutron-stars-maximum-mass-calculated/985895 "2023-06-23T14:50:08Z")
I have a sense of how physicists calculate the collapse of atoms into neutronium: A neutron has a mass greater than a proton + electron, but when the gravitational potential energy of an atom exceeds a certain point then… --- ## [Get Back 11.25 \[Beatles Documentary\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-back-11-25-beatles-documentary/954651)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 229\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2023, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-back-11-25-beatles-documentary/954651 "2023-06-23T14:17:10Z")
Get Back due to be released 11\`/25. Thoughts? I grew up with them. Here is the preview…enjoy… The Beatles: Get Back (TV Mini Series 2021) - IMDb [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=797) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=799)