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**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2023, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-antonym-for-camouflage/985567 "2023-06-16T01:52:23Z")
We all know the meaning of camouflage; giving something an outward appearance that makes it more difficult to see. And there are times when we give something an outward appearance that makes it easier to see. Examples a… --- ## [Reaching the nearest star](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reaching-the-nearest-star/985283)
**Author:** [@cjackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjackson)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2023, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reaching-the-nearest-star/985283 "2023-06-16T01:50:28Z")
In his book A Traveler’s Guide To The Stars, Les Johnson says a 10^7 kg ship would require 4.5 x 10^21 joules of energy to reach 0.1c. How much would be needed to achieve the 0.7c of the Venture Star in Avatar? Would it … --- ## [I just did "cool sculpt". Ask me anything](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-did-cool-sculpt-ask-me-anything/961721)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2023, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-did-cool-sculpt-ask-me-anything/961721 "2023-06-16T00:58:34Z")
I just had a round of cool sculpting at a local dermatologists, and thought others might be curious about the process. This is a fairly good description: I did it on my abdomen. It’s basically a cosmetic treatment, bu… --- ## [How Much Chipotle Adobo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-chipotle-adobo/985519)
**Author:** [@Common\_Tater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Common_Tater)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2023, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-chipotle-adobo/985519 "2023-06-16T00:17:25Z")
I keep hearing how great this stuff is, full of smoky flavor and heat goodness, so I picked up a couple (small) cans. I’m told it is hot stuff and see no reason to doubt it. I like a bit of heat, but I am not a fan of “b… --- ## [Likely cause of Access Error? -- attempting to update Table A from corresponding Table B value](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/likely-cause-of-access-error-attempting-to-update-table-a-from-corresponding-table-b-value/985525)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/likely-cause-of-access-error-attempting-to-update-table-a-from-corresponding-table-b-value/985525 "2023-06-15T23:10:11Z")
I’m not an Access geek. I’m a FileMaker geek and a sort of middle-school-level SQL geek, therefore with some good fundamentals for understanding databases in general, but definitely not Access-specific stuff. I fetched… --- ## [Scam potential?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-potential/985577)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-potential/985577 "2023-06-15T22:44:24Z")
I saw something today that intrigued me,. Bill Gates is working on it, Solar Dimming Technology" my first thought was “Wow” “fantastic” something I have thought about for a long time. But then I started to imagine implem… --- ## [What would be the best five states to control in a divided US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-best-five-states-to-control-in-a-divided-us/984385)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-best-five-states-to-control-in-a-divided-us/984385 "2023-06-15T20:14:50Z")
It’s a common trope for the US to be divided into various territories by rival nations, villains, factions etc. My question is if the US was conquered and divided into territories by various groups what would be the fiv… --- ## [Are COVID boosters annual now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-covid-boosters-annual-now/982469)
**Author:** [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-covid-boosters-annual-now/982469 "2023-06-15T20:13:05Z")
In the past, the general thinking was that you needed to get a booster every 6 months or so, but now there seems to be a trend toward annual boosters along with the flu shot. But don’t COVID boosters lose a large percen… --- ## [Cellos, violas and violins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cellos-violas-and-violins/394689)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cellos-violas-and-violins/394689 "2023-06-15T19:50:36Z")
Oh my. We went to see the Borodin String Quartet the other night and I noticed that from time to time the musicians would move something up to the bridge. I’ve never noticed this sort of action before and was wondering… --- ## [A hidden drawback of smart home devices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hidden-drawback-of-smart-home-devices/779172)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hidden-drawback-of-smart-home-devices/779172 "2023-06-15T18:47:58Z")
I bought a Philips Hue kit with three lights, and I have a couple of Amazon Echo Dots. I was all excited to get everything connected and working correctly. When it comes down to it, it’s a toy because it takes longer to … --- ## [Cold Sculpting to get rid of belly fat - has anyone had it done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-sculpting-to-get-rid-of-belly-fat-has-anyone-had-it-done/985566)
**Author:** [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-sculpting-to-get-rid-of-belly-fat-has-anyone-had-it-done/985566 "2023-06-15T17:50:42Z")
I am a senior citizen and kind of inactive (bad back) but do what I can. My ‘spare tire’ (more like a ‘truck tire’) is very uncomfortable. I am wondering if that cold sculpting process is worth considering. Just wonde… --- ## [Is there a way to search flights by price only (not destination)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-search-flights-by-price-only-not-destination/985564)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-search-flights-by-price-only-not-destination/985564 "2023-06-15T17:35:09Z")
Flights are really expensive these days but my wife and I wanted to plan a long weekend. I had the bright idea of us figuring out what we were willing to spend on a flight and just seeing what flights were available for … --- ## [Close button not a button anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/close-button-not-a-button-anymore/985575)
**Author:** [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/close-button-not-a-button-anymore/985575 "2023-06-15T17:19:12Z")
Is it just me ? Under the edit pane, there used to be 2 buttons “Reply” (or “+ Create Topic”) and “Close”… Now the “Close” one is just text ! Or was it always that way and i’ve only just noticed ? --- ## [The first year you start receiving Social Security - question about earnings limits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-year-you-start-receiving-social-security-question-about-earnings-limits/985369)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-year-you-start-receiving-social-security-question-about-earnings-limits/985369 "2023-06-15T16:13:55Z")
There is a limit on how much you can earn annually ($21,240) while receiving SS benefits without it impacting the amount you receive. It is different, though, during the first year you receive benefits - the limit become… --- ## [Make up a holiday!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-a-holiday/985515)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-a-holiday/985515 "2023-06-15T15:59:44Z")
So I read this thing on Pinterest, about a woman who’s 7 yr old made up a holiday called Wolfenoot, ‘spirit of the wolf’, hides small gifts around house. People who have/have had, or are kind to dogs get better gifts. T… --- ## [WWII - As of VE Day, does anyone know how long government and military officials expected it to take to defeat Japan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-as-of-ve-day-does-anyone-know-how-long-government-and-military-officials-expected-it-to-take-to-defeat-japan/982787)
**Author:** [@Tzigone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tzigone)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-as-of-ve-day-does-anyone-know-how-long-government-and-military-officials-expected-it-to-take-to-defeat-japan/982787 "2023-06-15T15:01:35Z")
I was looking at some old newspapers on newspapers.com - mostly US (my country), but some British and commonwealth. Right around VE Day, seems like reporters talked to everyone who could conceivably have an opinion and … --- ## [How many bones does a dino-scientist need?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-bones-does-a-dino-scientist-need/985437)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-bones-does-a-dino-scientist-need/985437 "2023-06-15T14:25:40Z")
On today’s Wikipedia front page, there’s a drawing of a reconstructed dinosaur, what the dino-scientists think Diodorus scytobrachion looked like. Thing is, they only have four bones: an upper front leg bone, an upper … --- ## [Just Stop Oil protesters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-stop-oil-protesters/970406)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-stop-oil-protesters/970406 "2023-06-15T14:04:36Z")
Crazy. Sure, I hate gas prices too and I have no love for the oil companies but is ruining the local station going to really have an impact? And what about the people who have to buy gas for jobs, school, etc. Just stup… --- ## [A bat in the bedroom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bat-in-the-bedroom/985454)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bat-in-the-bedroom/985454 "2023-06-15T14:00:59Z")
Living where I do, I’ve been blessed/afflicted with bats on occasion for a good 6 decades. I love that they eat mosquitos, so I’ve provided them with bat houses, shoo’ed them away from places where they might get hurt b… --- ## [My garage door controller is weird — doesn't work unless you blow in it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-garage-door-controller-is-weird-doesnt-work-unless-you-blow-in-it/985546)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-garage-door-controller-is-weird-doesnt-work-unless-you-blow-in-it/985546 "2023-06-15T13:41:50Z")
I have a German-made garage door operator. The base unit and the controllers are four years old (installed new when the house was built). Starting about a year ago, my controller started being intermittently persnickety… --- ## [How many actual statues survive from antiquity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-actual-statues-survive-from-antiquity/985109)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-actual-statues-survive-from-antiquity/985109 "2023-06-15T13:11:13Z")
I was vaguely looking at the topic of how women were portrayed by ancient sculptors but other than the Venus de Milo couldn’t think of any by name. But that got me to wondering just how many examples we have to go by; ho… --- ## [Safe to eat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safe-to-eat/985367)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safe-to-eat/985367 "2023-06-15T11:53:30Z")
I’d appreciate your opinions on a couple of food questions. I’ve been ordering take-way from a local curry restaurant for decades. Good quality, delivered promptly. However now I’m in my sixties, I eat less. So there… --- ## [Algorithmic Music - Is it real music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/algorithmic-music-is-it-real-music/985391)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/algorithmic-music-is-it-real-music/985391 "2023-06-15T11:29:30Z")
@Disinfectus has claimed in another thread that music created using any type of computer is not real music. My question for him (and anybody is): Is Laurie Spiegel a musician and composer? She is one of the pionee… --- ## [Who were the Cainanites?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-cainanites/79263)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-cainanites/79263 "2023-06-15T10:11:02Z")
Who were the Cainanites, as mentiuoned in the Bible? And who are they today? I used the search function of the SDMB, but…uh, well you know.:rolleyes: --- ## [Squaring the US - a grand tour idea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squaring-the-us-a-grand-tour-idea/821625)
**Author:** [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squaring-the-us-a-grand-tour-idea/821625 "2023-06-15T07:11:12Z")
Sort of inspired to post based on this thread. PT’s progeny includes a son who turns finishes uni next year, and a younger one who finishes secondary school this year. So next year would be a good and maybe last opportu… --- ## [The time is now 5 Noon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-time-is-now-5-noon/985537)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-time-is-now-5-noon/985537 "2023-06-15T03:55:25Z")
How’s that for a hook?\* I have inflicted upon myself organizing and conducting an Escape Room activity in English for my school’s lower-level 12th grade students prior to their finals next month. The school is in Beijin… --- ## [What's your favorite example of zeugma?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-example-of-zeugma/984471)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-example-of-zeugma/984471 "2023-06-15T03:34:51Z")
I’m sure I don’t have to tell my erudite fellow Dopers that zeugma is I happened to think about zeugma last week because my wife directed her school production of Fiddler on the Roof, and the song “Matchmaker, Matchma… --- ## [Anyone have a cat with inflammatory bowel disease?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-a-cat-with-inflammatory-bowel-disease/985319)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-a-cat-with-inflammatory-bowel-disease/985319 "2023-06-15T03:10:21Z")
My cat has has had probems with occasionaly diarehha for most of this life but about a year ago it got worse. He’s been to the vet and is on a special diet, several different types of food have been tried and he’s had me… --- ## [Bernie Sanders blocking Biden health nominees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bernie-sanders-blocking-biden-health-nominees/985399)
**Author:** [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bernie-sanders-blocking-biden-health-nominees/985399 "2023-06-15T02:02:56Z")
Apparently tired of Joe Manchin getting all of the attention as the obstructionist Democrat in the Senate, Bernie Sanders has pledged to block Biden’s nominee to lead the National Institutes of Health — as well as any ot… --- ## [CO2 bike tire pump question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/co2-bike-tire-pump-question/985447)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/co2-bike-tire-pump-question/985447 "2023-06-15T01:55:51Z")
I just bought one of these today: Review: Genuine Innovations Ultraflate CO2 Inflator | road.cc after some frustrating experiences with pinch-flats and a couple of failed mini hand pumps. I have one question - is there … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=804) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=806)