# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=844&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 845 --- ## [1894 automobile passes technical inspection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1894-automobile-passes-technical-inspection/983132)
**Author:** [@kk\_fusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kk_fusion)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2023, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1894-automobile-passes-technical-inspection/983132 "2023-04-26T16:10:36Z")
No English article yet, but here’s a video from last time around, when it was presumably already the oldest street-approved car there was. https://ww w.youtube.com/watch?v=bQ4vB55z0RE (link broken due to error concerni… --- ## [How much water is there on earth, per human?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-water-is-there-on-earth-per-human/966433)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2023, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-water-is-there-on-earth-per-human/966433 "2023-04-26T15:52:30Z")
Thinking about all the stories about the current droughts, and how climate change is disrupting everything and how likely it is to lead to mass migrations and water wars and all… Suppose we decided to be really “fair” a… --- ## [Do "exit interviews" serve any purpose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-exit-interviews-serve-any-purpose/982941)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2023, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-exit-interviews-serve-any-purpose/982941 "2023-04-26T15:24:24Z")
Just wondering if a workplace with “exit interviews” gets any benefit from them? --- ## [What makes you “fake smile”?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-you-fake-smile/983060)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2023, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-you-fake-smile/983060 "2023-04-26T13:37:48Z")
The radio this morning was talking about people meeting old acquaintances and engaging in “fake smiles”. I don’t think I do this very often myself (not smiling all that much to begin with despite being a happy person). … --- ## [NOAA- G4 Storm Observed - Sunday April 23, 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/noaa-g4-storm-observed-sunday-april-23-2023/983088)
**Author:** [@Ssounder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ssounder)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2023, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/noaa-g4-storm-observed-sunday-april-23-2023/983088 "2023-04-26T06:09:33Z")
Story here. Starting at 1:37 PM EDT on Sunday, April 23, 2023, Earth was impacted by a Severe Geomagnetic Storm (a level 4 of 5 on NOAA’s space weather G- scale). The most likely areas of impact extend across the northe… --- ## [OK, who saw the Northern Lights show last night? 4/23/2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-who-saw-the-northern-lights-show-last-night-4-23-2023/983123)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2023, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-who-saw-the-northern-lights-show-last-night-4-23-2023/983123 "2023-04-26T05:43:08Z")
I posted in the G4 storm thread, but discussion there is more of a technical nature (which I enjoy). But I wanted to wax rhapsodic about what I saw last night and find out who else enjoyed the view. I’m at 43.6 north h… --- ## [If you (individual or country) are still masking, why will you ever stop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-individual-or-country-are-still-masking-why-will-you-ever-stop/979554)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2023, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-individual-or-country-are-still-masking-why-will-you-ever-stop/979554 "2023-04-26T02:04:48Z")
I’m a Japanese/English interpreter, and I had a gig earlier in the week. Two people from Japan were wearing masks the whole time. It was annoying: I couldn’t see their mouths move, and they were harder to hear. Why were … --- ## [Stargirl Season 3 "Frenemies"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stargirl-season-3-frenemies/970370)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2023, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stargirl-season-3-frenemies/970370 "2023-04-26T02:04:22Z")
Stargirl returns on August 31 for its third season. Artemis Crock and family have moved in next door. Cindy Burman has (maybe) reformed. OG-Starman has come back to give Courtney some much-needed training. Things are go… --- ## [Hiding the Love Children of Hypersexual Hollywood Celebrities, Rock Stars & Athletes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiding-the-love-children-of-hypersexual-hollywood-celebrities-rock-stars-athletes/982951)
**Author:** [@Caribbean\_cruiser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caribbean_cruiser)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2023, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiding-the-love-children-of-hypersexual-hollywood-celebrities-rock-stars-athletes/982951 "2023-04-26T01:50:21Z")
In memoirs and TV/magazine interviews galore, numerous stars of Hollywood, the recording industry, and the sports world have boasted of bedding thousands of women over their careers. These claims are so widespread, and b… --- ## [So have we the Americana public finally reached the level that mass shootings are just a part of life in America like bombings and shootings are in the middle east?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-have-we-the-americana-public-finally-reached-the-level-that-mass-shootings-are-just-a-part-of-life-in-america-like-bombings-and-shootings-are-in-the-middle-east/982836)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2023, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-have-we-the-americana-public-finally-reached-the-level-that-mass-shootings-are-just-a-part-of-life-in-america-like-bombings-and-shootings-are-in-the-middle-east/982836 "2023-04-26T01:17:50Z")
Continuing the discussion from 'Lives tragically lost': 4 dead, multiple injured in Dadeville, Alabama: I could of sworn I made this op before but like I said in the link post I asked this years ago either in a topic… --- ## [Bad, bad, bad Ivy is funny!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-ivy-is-funny/983134)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-ivy-is-funny/983134 "2023-04-25T23:43:27Z")
Son-of-a-wrek made his famous chili Saturday. He puts black beans in it but no one knows because he purees them first. Serves pinto beans on the side. 'Cause, you know, people. On Sunday we had macaroni mixed in for c… --- ## [First appearance in a movie of a-](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-appearance-in-a-movie-of-a/983146)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-appearance-in-a-movie-of-a/983146 "2023-04-25T23:05:25Z")
What is the oldest movie that depicted someone using a silencer on a gun? I would have thought it went back at least as far as the 1940s film noir potboilers, if not even further to the classic 30’s “gangster” films. But… --- ## [NYT article: They Saw the Horrific Aftermath of a Mass Shooting. Should we?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-article-they-saw-the-horrific-aftermath-of-a-mass-shooting-should-we/983089)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-article-they-saw-the-horrific-aftermath-of-a-mass-shooting-should-we/983089 "2023-04-25T21:02:58Z")
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/20/magazine/sandy-hook-mass-shooting-scenes.html\\ Did you read this story recounting the Sandy Hill massacre and the detectives who “processed” the crime scene? I think you should. It is … --- ## [Daisy Jones & The Six](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daisy-jones-the-six/980834)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daisy-jones-the-six/980834 "2023-04-25T19:15:37Z")
Is anyone watching this on Prime? I just finished the first 3 episodes. It looks like they will be dropping an episode every Friday. I love it. I love the era - clothes, music, etc. --- ## [Alpine = Alpeen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alpine-alpeen/983065)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alpine-alpeen/983065 "2023-04-25T19:04:00Z")
Watching Drive to Survive the last few weeks and the Alpine team members keep referring to themselves as “Alpeen”. Is this a common pronunciation? As an American I cannot resolve this pronunciation. WTH? --- ## [“Wherever you consume music”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wherever-you-consume-music/983072)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wherever-you-consume-music/983072 "2023-04-25T19:00:18Z")
They’re selling the latest work by a country singer, which one can acquire “wherever you consume music”. Although not technically wrong, this sounds weird to me. Music is delicious! --- ## [Catfishing and Telegram, WhatsApp, etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-and-telegram-whatsapp-etc/982565)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-and-telegram-whatsapp-etc/982565 "2023-04-25T19:00:06Z")
I got an obvious catfishing text yesterday (“what’s up?” from a random number). I figured I’d string them along for a bit to see what happens. At some point, “Monica” started getting pretty insistent that we switch to … --- ## [Phone constantly short on storage space](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-constantly-short-on-storage-space/981721)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-constantly-short-on-storage-space/981721 "2023-04-25T16:25:22Z")
I have a low-end Samsung Android, a Galaxy A01. It officially has 16G of storage in the main chip. I keep getting notifications that I am running out of internal storage and memory management reports 95-97% full. But I a… --- ## [The Mandalorian Season 3 \[Open Spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mandalorian-season-3-open-spoilers/979857)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 468\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mandalorian-season-3-open-spoilers/979857 "2023-04-25T15:53:04Z")
One thread per season seems to work out. Open spoilers after the episode drops Episodes start March 1, 2023 Official Trailer: The Mandalorian | Season 3 Official Trailer | Disney+ - YouTube Guess we will see him try … --- ## [Delay in prosecution of Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delay-in-prosecution-of-trump/950708)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 276\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delay-in-prosecution-of-trump/950708 "2023-04-25T15:44:00Z")
Perhaps the wheels of justice move very slowly, but am I alone in being concerned by the length of time that has passed since Trump left office with NO federal criminal charges being filed against him for either his busi… --- ## [Do you feel "out of touch" with most people/modern society?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-out-of-touch-with-most-people-modern-society/982846)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-out-of-touch-with-most-people-modern-society/982846 "2023-04-25T13:56:29Z")
I often feel that I am not at all interested in things that seemingly a great percentage of my fellow Americans/human beings seem strongly invested in. I’m not talking about sorta 50/50 political issues - where I’m in t… --- ## [Most Memorable Vanity Plates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-memorable-vanity-plates/120157)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-memorable-vanity-plates/120157 "2023-04-25T12:57:51Z")
There are so many, I know…but the one I saw today really sticks in my memory: “Keep Honking. I’m Reloading.” It’s so bad, yet so right-on. --- ## [Today's Electrical Question: 'Fridge Tripping Breaker--Options](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-electrical-question-fridge-tripping-breaker-options/982724)
**Author:** [@Lare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lare)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-electrical-question-fridge-tripping-breaker-options/982724 "2023-04-25T09:10:54Z")
Here’s the background: A friend has a mountain cabin that is a 7-hour drive away. As such he visits it infrequently. There is power to the cabin but said power gets interrupted at random times. When the power is resto… --- ## ["Your topic is similar to..." Any way to burn, kill, send it to hell?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-topic-is-similar-to-any-way-to-burn-kill-send-it-to-hell/982331)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-topic-is-similar-to-any-way-to-burn-kill-send-it-to-hell/982331 "2023-04-25T08:48:03Z")
Pretty much any time I start a new topic, up this infernal thing comes, even if the topic I am formulating isn’t similar, at all, to the ones that the idiot software keeps insisting it is. Any way to turn off this board… --- ## [Upd: Kim Potter trial resolved: guilty of manslaughter 1&2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upd-kim-potter-trial-resolved-guilty-of-manslaughter-1-2/956384)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 287\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upd-kim-potter-trial-resolved-guilty-of-manslaughter-1-2/956384 "2023-04-25T06:42:50Z")
The former Minneapolis, Minnesota police officer charged with manslaughter in the deadly shooting of Daunte Wright during a traffic stop when the officer mistakenly shot the victim with her sidearm, when she thought she … --- ## [Songs that are forever attached to certain periods/events in your life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-are-forever-attached-to-certain-periods-events-in-your-life/955286)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-are-forever-attached-to-certain-periods-events-in-your-life/955286 "2023-04-25T05:05:12Z")
:musical\_note: …Now, the first of December was covered with snow So was the turnpike from Stockbridge to Boston Though the Berkshires seemed dreamlike on account of that frostin’ With ten miles behind me and ten thous… --- ## [... So what should the National Gun of the United States be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-should-the-national-gun-of-the-united-states-be/983069)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-should-the-national-gun-of-the-united-states-be/983069 "2023-04-25T04:33:36Z")
NOTE I DON’T WANT THIS TO DEVOLVE INTO GUN CONTROL DEBATE THERE’S OTHER TOPICS FOR THAT. Yeah I know some crazy Republicans politicians want to make the AR-15 the National Gun but that’s a total publicity stunt, I’m cur… --- ## [It doesn't exist, but it seems like it should](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-doesnt-exist-but-it-seems-like-it-should/983061)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-doesnt-exist-but-it-seems-like-it-should/983061 "2023-04-25T01:33:22Z")
Glengarry Glenross the Musical. I Googled it and there’s nothing. I wanted some yucks, and was disappointed. --- ## [Alternatives to $$$$ Direct TV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-direct-tv/962735)
**Author:** [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-direct-tv/962735 "2023-04-25T01:06:01Z")
We’ve had Direct for many years. Their pricing is just going out of our reach. We do use both Netflix and Amazon. What economical alternatives are there to Direct? I see references to Roku, Hulu, etc. We want to be … --- ## [Would a pedal-driven propeller move a ship more efficiently than a bank of oars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-pedal-driven-propeller-move-a-ship-more-efficiently-than-a-bank-of-oars/406885)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-pedal-driven-propeller-move-a-ship-more-efficiently-than-a-bank-of-oars/406885 "2023-04-25T00:48:22Z")
Suppose you have two ancient Greek triremes. One carries 170 men to pull the oars, in the traditional fashion. The other also has 170 men but has been modified: Instead of pulling an oar, each man pumps a pair of peda… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=843&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=845&state=tracking)