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**Author:** [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2023, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/html-tag-question/983353 "2023-05-01T09:59:59Z")
Is there a tag in HTML that will force a line break in my chosen spot if the entire line is too long to fit without wrapping? Here’s a line that I want you to imagine is very long. It might fit on some screens, but not … --- ## [Foot-strut distinction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foot-strut-distinction/983410)
**Author:** [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2023, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foot-strut-distinction/983410 "2023-05-01T09:24:44Z")
Research on the distinction or lack of between the vowel sounds in foot and strut in northern English. Looks interesting, although I see it’s based on a sample of just 141 speakers. I think I’ve noticed the absence of th… --- ## [(OLD) The Dessert MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-the-dessert-mmp/983106)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 402\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2023, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-the-dessert-mmp/983106 "2023-05-01T08:47:58Z")
There’s been too much sad of late in the MMP, so let’s do something we all can agree on - DESSERTS! Everybody loves desserts! I’ll tolerate no argument on this topic!! :grin: What’s your favorite? Or favorites? Feel fr… --- ## [Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time: Did you know about this trick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time-did-you-know-about-this-trick/983405)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2023, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time-did-you-know-about-this-trick/983405 "2023-05-01T04:02:57Z")
In 25 years of playing the game, I never realized you could freeze spike traps with the Ice Arrow. That makes the ramp leading up to the Boss Room in the Water Temple so much easier! --- ## [Exxon and Chevron are swimming in cash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exxon-and-chevron-are-swimming-in-cash/983381)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2023, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exxon-and-chevron-are-swimming-in-cash/983381 "2023-05-01T03:32:20Z")
Come on, now. Even if you do not believe these companies have been major contributors to AGW, or just pollution in general, working hard (behind the scenes) to push back on green-ish energy and BEV adoption, surely thi… --- ## [Novel uses of AI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/novel-uses-of-ai/983394)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2023, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/novel-uses-of-ai/983394 "2023-05-01T02:55:04Z")
I’d like to start a thread featuring novel uses of AI. Sure, a lot of these are pure hype (and will turn out to have no popsicles). No doubt there will be thousands of these alleged applications, so you might as well … --- ## [Do I need to register a gift gun for display?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-to-register-a-gift-gun-for-display/982165)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2023, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-to-register-a-gift-gun-for-display/982165 "2023-05-01T02:53:06Z")
So my father some years back (maybe 20 years?) took a trip to the American West and picked up at auction an antique pistol that was part of a gift (with a matching cane) to a local lawman. I think it’s very handsome, but… --- ## [World Chess Championships are underway](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-chess-championships-are-underway/982509)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2023, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-chess-championships-are-underway/982509 "2023-05-01T02:52:48Z")
And Magnus Carlsen, the defending champion, is not playing so it is the top 2 finishers of the Candidate’s Cup Ian Nepomniachtchi vs. Ding Liren. It is 14 classical games and then a tie-break if necessary and after two … --- ## [Do you use your parking brake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-your-parking-brake/983285)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2023, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-your-parking-brake/983285 "2023-05-01T01:41:22Z")
We’ve done this before but not for eleven years and it’s possible relevant best practice is different now. My kids are learning to drive and their instructor demands they use the parking brake. I NEVER use my parking b… --- ## [So what is the ideal source of protein?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-is-the-ideal-source-of-protein/922145)
**Author:** [@DoctorPurple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorPurple)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2023, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-is-the-ideal-source-of-protein/922145 "2023-05-01T00:36:32Z")
According to “Are humans meat eaters or vegetarians by nature?” (Are humans meat eaters or vegetarians by nature? - The Straight Dope) Cecil says, “I won’t claim meat is the ideal source of protein, but on the whole it… --- ## [The Ultimate Pick-Me-Up thread, part the 3rd](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-pick-me-up-thread-part-the-3rd/983324)
**Author:** [@TruePisces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruePisces)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2023, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-pick-me-up-thread-part-the-3rd/983324 "2023-04-30T22:57:46Z")
Back in the early days of the Dope, I was having one particularly bad day and I asked for people to help me cheer up with hugs, jokes, letting me know I was in their thoughts. It was actually fairly popular: I’d actu… --- ## [Death Penalty: A Conflict](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-penalty-a-conflict/983133)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2023, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-penalty-a-conflict/983133 "2023-04-30T22:43:51Z")
If a Federal crime is serious enough, in some cases, they can seek the death penalty. But, what if the case if tried (in a Federal court) located in a State that does not have the death penalty? What happens then? Does … --- ## [Will you watch the new D&D film?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-watch-the-new-d-d-film/981373)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2023, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-watch-the-new-d-d-film/981373 "2023-04-30T21:22:52Z")
This looks to be a Cafe Society thread, but in actuality it is mostly based upon the “political” issue about WotC and the “draft” OGL that was walked back/cornfielded/ never existed/ etc. Dozens of poster on FB insiste… --- ## [Why do many conservatives paint the entire public school system with a broad brush?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-many-conservatives-paint-the-entire-public-school-system-with-a-broad-brush/943657)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2023, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-many-conservatives-paint-the-entire-public-school-system-with-a-broad-brush/943657 "2023-04-16T20:32:41Z")
In short, they talk about it like it’s some kind of disease? I do suspect that a lot of it is because they’re afraid of their children being exposed to “those people”, whatever that may mean, or being taught something t… --- ## [What did Carl Sagan get wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-carl-sagan-get-wrong/982476)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2023, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-carl-sagan-get-wrong/982476 "2023-04-18T16:59:07Z")
First let me say that I love Carl Sagan and owe him a great debt of gratitude for giving me my interest in science. And I don’t have a bad thing to say about him. I was reading an article in IAI News titled “Carl Sagan … --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - April 2023 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-april-2023-edition/981855)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2023, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-april-2023-edition/981855 "2023-04-30T20:51:45Z")
April is upon us, theoretically it’s supposed to be warming up. However, the Rocky Mountain States have chosen Ragnarok instead. Utha broke the record for snow pack this year exceeding the previous record of 26 inches/66… --- ## [The Urinator In Darkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-urinator-in-darkness/983346)
**Author:** [@Master\_Wang-Ka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Master_Wang-Ka)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2023, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-urinator-in-darkness/983346 "2023-04-30T20:46:43Z")
“It’s when you get up to pee,” said Berni. “All right,” I said, sipping my coffee. It was Saturday morning, and I wasn’t completely awake yet; Berni had been up for a while, though, and she had something important to te… --- ## [My wife is banned from Facebook](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-is-banned-from-facebook/983223)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2023, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-is-banned-from-facebook/983223 "2023-04-30T20:35:38Z")
She was reading her feed as usual one day last week and there was an item that it was international banana day. Since she was planning on bananes flambées for desert, she added a comment that she was about to flame a fe… --- ## [Fabricating the "impossible" rocket engines at NASA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabricating-the-impossible-rocket-engines-at-nasa/983383)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2023, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabricating-the-impossible-rocket-engines-at-nasa/983383 "2023-04-30T20:13:34Z")
I have tried to explain several times over the years how the Rocket Engine Test Facility at NASA Lewis developed the electroplated-to-solid combustion chambers. Here is a YouTube video about the process: NASA's clever … --- ## [What's the oldest piece of computer technology you engage with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-piece-of-computer-technology-you-engage-with/983232)
**Author:** [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2023, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-piece-of-computer-technology-you-engage-with/983232 "2023-04-30T17:54:30Z")
Inspired by this thread. https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-piece-of-media-you-engage-with/983224 Mine is a 2008 Chumby. It still works fine as an alarm clock. Some of the audio streaming stuff doesn’t… --- ## [The Supreme Court Nominee: Brett Kavanaugh shares certain tastes with Trump.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-supreme-court-nominee-brett-kavanaugh-shares-certain-tastes-with-trump/821459)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2023, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-supreme-court-nominee-brett-kavanaugh-shares-certain-tastes-with-trump/821459 "2023-04-30T17:39:45Z")
The current nominee for Supreme Court office, Brett Kavanaugh, has been accused of sexual assault. No surprise- he has been so clear in his belief that he is allowed to control women and their bodies - see his desire to … --- ## [BNSF and NS Engines on Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bnsf-and-ns-engines-on-train/983357)
**Author:** [@leswax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leswax)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2023, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bnsf-and-ns-engines-on-train/983357 "2023-04-30T17:16:34Z")
I live near a Norfolk Southern main line, and use an at-grade crossing with the tracks pretty frequently. About a week ago I was stopped at the crossing and noticed the train was pulled by a Norfolk Southern engine with … --- ## [Expanding universe - why not galaxies with orbits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expanding-universe-why-not-galaxies-with-orbits/983255)
**Author:** [@komolono](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/komolono)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2023, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expanding-universe-why-not-galaxies-with-orbits/983255 "2023-04-30T16:34:51Z")
“The Doppler red-shift of light observed from distant stars and galaxies gives evidence that the universe is expanding (moving away from a central point)”. This sentence sort of justifies The BigBang Theory. If there wer… --- ## [Core strength question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/core-strength-question/983209)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2023, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/core-strength-question/983209 "2023-04-30T16:28:36Z")
This may be better in IMHO. But I think it is a factual question. I work from home. In a chair all day. Over the years I found that standing and not moving really hurts my lower back. About 15 minutes is all I can take… --- ## [What to do with (most of) a day in Dallas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-most-of-a-day-in-dallas/982598)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2023, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-most-of-a-day-in-dallas/982598 "2023-04-30T16:12:39Z")
I have to go to Dallas for a work conference at the start of May. I have most of a day before the conference(I arrive 11am ish, don’t have any work stuff until the evening). What should I see? Is it worth renting a ca… --- ## [Has it ever occurred to you how insane elementary school gym class was?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-it-ever-occurred-to-you-how-insane-elementary-school-gym-class-was/983246)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2023, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-it-ever-occurred-to-you-how-insane-elementary-school-gym-class-was/983246 "2023-04-30T15:39:19Z")
Two semi-organized sports, dodgeball and kickball, where you get people out by hitting them with a big red rubber ball. Climbing the cargo net and the rope from the floor to the ceiling with only a couple of mats betwee… --- ## [Is this statue too provocative?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-statue-too-provocative/983337)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2023, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-statue-too-provocative/983337 "2023-04-30T14:46:20Z")
After the ridiculous David affair, I must say I kind of like this Italian statue. Some disagree. --- ## [Do you have an I-can-wear-this-again chair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-an-i-can-wear-this-again-chair/983229)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2023, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-an-i-can-wear-this-again-chair/983229 "2023-04-30T13:27:55Z")
For some reason, I find it a bit distasteful to fold the clothes I’ve worn once and put it back in the drawer. However, if I’ve worn something just once and did not do anything funky, I don’t think it merits a whole new … --- ## [Botticelli - April 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2023/982093)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 242\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2023, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2023/982093 "2023-04-30T13:09:24Z")
I am R! Link to last month’s thread: Botticelli March 2023 - #604 by Prof.Pepperwinkle --- ## [Mortgage rates in the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mortgage-rates-in-the-us/983273)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2023, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mortgage-rates-in-the-us/983273 "2023-04-30T07:03:31Z")
I’m used to variable rate mortgages, but in the US I understand the situation is different. If you take out a mortgage when the interest is low, you can keep it forever at that low interest. This is true even if the int… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=839) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=841)