# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=813 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 814 --- ## [Recommend a good book biography of Howard Hughes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-book-biography-of-howard-hughes/985042)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2023, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-book-biography-of-howard-hughes/985042 "2023-06-06T00:09:34Z")
--- ## [Let's talk horror movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-horror-movies/984231)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2023, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-horror-movies/984231 "2023-06-05T20:47:47Z")
The Autopsy of Jane Doe is one of my favorite horror stories and I found truly scary. Noticed last night it is on Tubi, so I guess I am watching it again! These are the kinds of horror films I like: not a lot of blood o… --- ## [Is being a two-way hitter and pitcher beneficial for developing both skills?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-being-a-two-way-hitter-and-pitcher-beneficial-for-developing-both-skills/985009)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2023, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-being-a-two-way-hitter-and-pitcher-beneficial-for-developing-both-skills/985009 "2023-06-05T20:32:24Z")
Seems to me that what would make people like Ruth or Ohtani good is that being a pitcher enables them to know even better, as a batter, what a pitcher’s tendencies and foibles are, and vice versa - that being a batter en… --- ## [Favorite five shows of the past five years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-five-shows-of-the-past-five-years/985003)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2023, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-five-shows-of-the-past-five-years/985003 "2023-06-05T20:25:06Z")
Here is mine: Succession Slow Horses Bojack Horseman Lodge 49 Mrs. Davis --- ## [Fast talking in movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fast-talking-in-movies/984999)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2023, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fast-talking-in-movies/984999 "2023-06-05T20:06:01Z")
Does it bother anyone else how dialogue moves so lightning fast sometimes in movies and tv-series. Especially when someone who is shown to be competent in their job seem to be relaying complex information and making deci… --- ## [What is a 'bravery gong'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-bravery-gong/984956)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2023, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-bravery-gong/984956 "2023-06-05T18:37:09Z")
I’ve just read the term today. In context, it sounds like it’s a kudos for bravery? Or is it a physical trophy? Or is it a sound? --- ## [Michael Norell gone at 85](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-norell-gone-at-85/984767)
**Author:** [@bmasters1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmasters1)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2023, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-norell-gone-at-85/984767 "2023-06-05T18:33:27Z")
Just wanted to say that I found out earlier that Michael Norell, who was Capt. Hank Stanley in the 1972-77 NBC hit medical/action series Emergency!, has passed on at 85 (it happened May 12). --- ## [Biggest Star at Private Function?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-star-at-private-function/984991)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2023, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-star-at-private-function/984991 "2023-06-05T17:45:44Z")
This New Yorker article about private functions paying for big stars or notable people to perform made me wonder. For Dopers, who is the most well known person you have seen at a private event who was paid to perform? … --- ## [Some of Paul Newman's stuff goes up for auction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-of-paul-newmans-stuff-goes-up-for-auction/985045)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2023, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-of-paul-newmans-stuff-goes-up-for-auction/985045 "2023-06-05T17:16:38Z")
Get out your checkbook!: --- ## [A bottle of Coca Cola®: What costs most](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bottle-of-coca-cola-what-costs-most/984679)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2023, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bottle-of-coca-cola-what-costs-most/984679 "2023-06-05T17:10:34Z")
What does the Coca Cola company spend the most on: The liquid inside a 16 oz bottle of Coca Cola? The bottle itself? The accumulated shipping costs to get it to my 7 Eleven? The advertising to get me to buy it? --- ## [AWWW! How Cute! Widdlle Biddy Panzer Units!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awww-how-cute-widdlle-biddy-panzer-units/985007)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2023, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awww-how-cute-widdlle-biddy-panzer-units/985007 "2023-06-05T17:06:03Z")
The Cold War was utter surreal, & we were all quite Mad. Commie Boys Scouts in Twee Tanks! WHEE! --- ## [Stupid Chef Tricks or Cool Chef Hacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-chef-tricks-or-cool-chef-hacks/984917)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2023, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-chef-tricks-or-cool-chef-hacks/984917 "2023-06-05T16:30:39Z")
I’ve been watching a lot of YouTube cooking videos lately, and of course, the more I watch, the more get served up to me. In addition to the actual cooking videos, there are a lot of videos in which people criticize the … --- ## [Why make a judge enter your plea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-make-a-judge-enter-your-plea/984431)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2023, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-make-a-judge-enter-your-plea/984431 "2023-06-05T14:43:34Z")
Bryan Kohberger, who has been charged with the Idaho college student murders refused to say anything when asked how he pled to the charges against him. His lawyer said, "Your honor, we are standing silent.” What’s the … --- ## [“I’m sorry, Dave, I can’t do that.” AI “kills” human operator in simulation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-sorry-dave-i-can-t-do-that-ai-kills-human-operator-in-simulation/984899)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2023, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-sorry-dave-i-can-t-do-that-ai-kills-human-operator-in-simulation/984899 "2023-06-05T14:22:27Z")
Just read this story about an AI that went rogue. It was being “trained” to destroy a mock SAM unit. The better it got at destroying the SAM, the stronger its mission to destroy the SAM. Then as a test, the operator is… --- ## [There May be rants (monthly mini-rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-may-be-rants-monthly-mini-rants/983429)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 262\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2023, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-may-be-rants-monthly-mini-rants/983429 "2023-06-05T13:53:46Z")
This is truly a mini rant. I ran out of the body wash I use, and for some reason I didn’t have my usual next bottle ready. (I’m typically good at stocking up, I even order stuff like that on a subscription through Amaz… --- ## [How good are / what's the point of cell phone macro cameras](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-are-whats-the-point-of-cell-phone-macro-cameras/951134)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2023, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-are-whats-the-point-of-cell-phone-macro-cameras/951134 "2023-06-05T12:38:17Z")
I use my cell phone’s single 12 MP camera largely for macro photography. I see lots of modern phones with a dedicated macro camera, but then they give it some antique resolution. I assume a macro camera will have a small… --- ## [Chuck Todd is OUT!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-todd-is-out/985032)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2023, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-todd-is-out/985032 "2023-06-05T12:18:35Z")
Yay. I caught the last five minutes of MTP yesterday, and it was about the most defensive, condescending farewell speech I’ve ever heard, including Nixon’s “Kick Dick Nixon” screed. It was also the most welcome, why-di… --- ## [Why does chicken get stuck in my throat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-chicken-get-stuck-in-my-throat/172103)
**Author:** [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2023, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-chicken-get-stuck-in-my-throat/172103 "2023-06-05T11:04:48Z")
I looooove chicken. I eat it a lot, and it has never been a problem for me (except for one single instance of food poisoning). But in the last six months, most times when I eat it some of it gets stuck in my throat. It … --- ## [(Old) Firin' up the grill in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-firin-up-the-grill-in-the-mmp/984734)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 298\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2023, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-firin-up-the-grill-in-the-mmp/984734 "2023-06-05T06:34:08Z")
Today being the unofficial start of summer according to all the local news folk, let’s talk cook-outs. As a kid, I loved when we cooked out, but then all I had to do was help carry stuff from the kitchen to the deck, the… --- ## [Blackjack math: Play 3:2 against a dealer and tipping vs 6:5 at a machine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackjack-math-play-3-2-against-a-dealer-and-tipping-vs-6-5-at-a-machine/984998)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2023, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackjack-math-play-3-2-against-a-dealer-and-tipping-vs-6-5-at-a-machine/984998 "2023-06-05T04:25:41Z")
6:5 ‘blackjack’ is a scourge. However, I was wondering about the difference in playing 6:5 against a machine where you don’t have to tip would work out against playing 3:2 against a dealer but you’re tipping that dealer. … --- ## [Random “Unartistic” Images](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-unartistic-images/984940)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2023, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-unartistic-images/984940 "2023-06-05T03:18:09Z")
This thread made me laugh. But it’s pretty random. --- ## [On December 7th 1941, an airplane took The Long Way Home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-december-7th-1941-an-airplane-took-the-long-way-home/985006)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2023, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-december-7th-1941-an-airplane-took-the-long-way-home/985006 "2023-06-05T02:13:54Z")
Around the World. Unplanned & Unprepared. It would be a hellava Indiana Jone film, but it was real. THE LONG WAY HOME, 1941 --- ## [Funny Quotes and Anecdotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-quotes-and-anecdotes/984670)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2023, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-quotes-and-anecdotes/984670 "2023-06-04T23:58:07Z")
Just for fun. As everyone probably knows, I love cephalopods. Oh, and I hate surprise birthday parties. So last night my husband was teasing me about the worst thing ever, surprise birthday parties, and I said, “I gue… --- ## [Neanderthal Chemical Engineering, of sorts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neanderthal-chemical-engineering-of-sorts/984989)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2023, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neanderthal-chemical-engineering-of-sorts/984989 "2023-06-04T21:25:21Z")
A limited form of chemistry on Tar seems to have been practiced. --- ## [Any good stat block sources for modern World NPCs in D&D 5e](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-stat-block-sources-for-modern-world-npcs-in-d-d-5e/985000)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2023, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-stat-block-sources-for-modern-world-npcs-in-d-d-5e/985000 "2023-06-04T21:06:56Z")
So the small game I’m running had the party sealing rifts in the fabric of the world. (Middle Earth Fourth Age 40.) Now they’ve gotten ahead of the problem with a lot of other teams working on it and our brave party is b… --- ## [When is the best time to post an online review of a product you purchased?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-best-time-to-post-an-online-review-of-a-product-you-purchased/984988)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2023, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-best-time-to-post-an-online-review-of-a-product-you-purchased/984988 "2023-06-04T18:43:04Z")
When you purchase a product then review it online, how long do you wait until posting a review? Also, do they normally let you update your reviews (like if something breaks after six months)? Obviously this isn’t somethi… --- ## [Negative side effects from this carbon capture process](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/negative-side-effects-from-this-carbon-capture-process/984942)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2023, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/negative-side-effects-from-this-carbon-capture-process/984942 "2023-06-04T17:17:49Z")
The process in question is that of a company called Equatic. The were in the news because they made a deal with Boeing. As I understand their process, they apply some kind of electrolysis to sea water which causes the d… --- ## [How high can punitive damages go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-high-can-punitive-damages-go/984524)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2023, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-high-can-punitive-damages-go/984524 "2023-06-04T15:44:18Z")
Theoretically, as I understand it, punitive damages are designed to deter future illegal behavior, in both the defendant and in others considering similar future behavior, as well as to punish the defendant for his past … --- ## [How do they know the load limit on bridges?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-know-the-load-limit-on-bridges/984541)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2023, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-know-the-load-limit-on-bridges/984541 "2023-06-04T15:07:05Z")
I know it’s not like this: So how? --- ## [Spies die in mysterious boat accident](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spies-die-in-mysterious-boat-accident/984951)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spies-die-in-mysterious-boat-accident/984951 "2023-06-04T15:01:09Z")
This really does sound like something from a spy novel. Maybe it was an innocent pleasure trip that caught bad weather, but the whole thing is weird. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=812) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=814)