# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=851 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 852 --- ## [Electrical Issue with Incoming Line From Pole, Maybe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-issue-with-incoming-line-from-pole-maybe/982797)
**Author:** [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2023, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-issue-with-incoming-line-from-pole-maybe/982797 "2023-04-17T16:59:18Z")
Having electrical issues at the home and I am looking for advice since I’m not certain of the cause. So I had a tree fail onto my in coming electric line and it didn’t take the power out, but did bend the pole on my hou… --- ## [What is the semantic between the terms "take someone on a vacation" and "take someone for a vacation"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-semantic-between-the-terms-take-someone-on-a-vacation-and-take-someone-for-a-vacation/982703)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2023, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-semantic-between-the-terms-take-someone-on-a-vacation-and-take-someone-for-a-vacation/982703 "2023-04-17T16:58:43Z")
Is there any real difference between the terms “take someone on a vacation” and “take someone for a vacation”? My sense is that there is a semantic difference but I can’t quite express what it is. --- ## [How's the longevity in your family?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-the-longevity-in-your-family/980039)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2023, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-the-longevity-in-your-family/980039 "2023-04-17T16:43:18Z")
If you’re willing to share, I’d love to know the answers to these three questions: How old were each of your grandparents when they died (roughly, doesn’t need to be exact)? How old were each of your parents when they … --- ## [Airbus A330 control system/ Air France flight 447](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airbus-a330-control-system-air-france-flight-447/605770)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2023, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airbus-a330-control-system-air-france-flight-447/605770 "2023-04-17T16:06:08Z")
The transcript of the CVR from ill-fated Air France flight 447 has been published. It’s reprinted here with running commentary. A minor sensor failure started the whole error chain, and then the cockpit crew spent a st… --- ## ["Objection, your honor": Courtroom procedures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/objection-your-honor-courtroom-procedures/982664)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2023, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/objection-your-honor-courtroom-procedures/982664 "2023-04-17T16:01:37Z")
Are reasons for objections during a courtroom procedure codified, or are they just by convention? I imagine these are taught in litigation courses in law school (IAONAL) but where is it authoritatively written that this … --- ## [How much do you drink?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-drink/982277)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2023, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-drink/982277 "2023-04-17T13:25:48Z")
Alcoholic beverages. Not interested in the debate about healthy at any level or not, just what is normative in a food oriented forum. One drink defined as any of 12 oz beer, 5 oz wine, or 1.5 oz hard spirit. Answer close… --- ## [So, Is Armie Hammer Going to be a Full Fledged Movie Star, or What?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-armie-hammer-going-to-be-a-full-fledged-movie-star-or-what/811750)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2023, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-armie-hammer-going-to-be-a-full-fledged-movie-star-or-what/811750 "2023-04-17T13:07:30Z")
Note: by “Movie Star”, I mean a STAR! A big name celebrity FAMOUS for his acting career. I don’t just mean “a successful working actor”. He’s certainly already a successful working actor, has been for years. He’s got a … --- ## [Thank you, Global Warming!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-global-warming/982741)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2023, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-global-warming/982741 "2023-04-17T13:03:54Z")
One of the best weeks of weather ever here in Cleveland. 80 degrees during the day and dropping to the high 40’s for a cool off each night. Global warming isn’t always a silver cloud filled with peach blossoms but it was… --- ## [Movies better than book?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-better-than-book/982680)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2023, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-better-than-book/982680 "2023-04-17T12:43:14Z")
I searched but didn’t see any previous topic here (surprised), so here goes. I recently finished reading “farewell my lovely” by Raymond Chandler and why the books ending is right, I started remembering the movie. I thin… --- ## [Is there a way to condense machine-captured words into paragraphs rather than having to individually do it by hand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-condense-machine-captured-words-into-paragraphs-rather-than-having-to-individually-do-it-by-hand/982774)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2023, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-condense-machine-captured-words-into-paragraphs-rather-than-having-to-individually-do-it-by-hand/982774 "2023-04-17T12:15:00Z")
Been doing some freelance paid work, which involves transcribing YouTube speeches into edited paragraphs. (AI will surely take this job at some point, but for now isn’t accurate enough, especially when speakers have thic… --- ## [Bringing the case against Trump interferes with the 2024 election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-the-case-against-trump-interferes-with-the-2024-election/982212)
**Author:** [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2023, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-the-case-against-trump-interferes-with-the-2024-election/982212 "2023-04-17T12:06:25Z")
Couldn’t it also be said that NOT bringing the case interferes with the 2024 election? Don’t the people deserve to hear the evidence and factor that into their voting decesion? --- ## [Scholastic Books wanted writer to remove the word “Racism” from her book’s intro](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scholastic-books-wanted-writer-to-remove-the-word-racism-from-her-book-s-intro/982778)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2023, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scholastic-books-wanted-writer-to-remove-the-word-racism-from-her-book-s-intro/982778 "2023-04-17T11:48:50Z")
The full story and their apology is here. Maybe they were hoping to sell a bunch in Florida-allegedly they were concerned teachers might fear reprisals for using it, which is terrible on its own. --- ## [When Francis Drake's fleet set out to sail around America, did they expect the cold climate of the South?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-francis-drakes-fleet-set-out-to-sail-around-america-did-they-expect-the-cold-climate-of-the-south/982763)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2023, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-francis-drakes-fleet-set-out-to-sail-around-america-did-they-expect-the-cold-climate-of-the-south/982763 "2023-04-17T09:13:03Z")
And were the crewmen equipped with clothing for withstanding rough and cold weather? This question comes up as I watch a program about Drake’s journey where it was mentioned that they sailed farther South than anybody ha… --- ## [Home-delivered meal (ready to eat, or to prepare) service for health/weight loss, not Nutrisystem or Jenny Craig](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-delivered-meal-ready-to-eat-or-to-prepare-service-for-health-weight-loss-not-nutrisystem-or-jenny-craig/982756)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2023, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-delivered-meal-ready-to-eat-or-to-prepare-service-for-health-weight-loss-not-nutrisystem-or-jenny-craig/982756 "2023-04-17T05:15:28Z")
I’m considering this. Jenny Craig and Nutrisystem both use peanuts in some of their meals and you can’t pick and choose. I am allergic to peanuts and tree nuts, so I would need a service that either doesn’t use peanuts (… --- ## [Which planet could we build a space elevator with current technology?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-planet-could-we-build-a-space-elevator-with-current-technology/982412)
**Author:** [@longtry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/longtry)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2023, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-planet-could-we-build-a-space-elevator-with-current-technology/982412 "2023-04-17T05:05:41Z")
Say, a civilization is thriving on an Earth-like planet. Let’s assume they have exactly the same technology as we have right now or perhaps just the next 10 years, the planet has the same elemental composition (thus same… --- ## [ATT Uverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/att-uverse/501531)
**Author:** [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2009, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/att-uverse/501531 "2009-07-06T02:14:34Z")
My son owns an older house with no “modern” wiring like ethernet or coax. He just told me that he’s saving money to wire the house for ATT’s Uverse service. I’d like to get him a gift card from wherever one would buy t… --- ## [Awww, nuts!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awww-nuts/982720)
**Author:** [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2023, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awww-nuts/982720 "2023-04-17T03:11:07Z")
Who decided tree seeds should be the go-to when expressing frustration of life’s lesser disappointments? I’ve put this here because I’m doubting the etymology is traceable. --- ## [Fermented foods and health](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fermented-foods-and-health/982729)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2023, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fermented-foods-and-health/982729 "2023-04-17T02:52:48Z")
Maybe this belongs more in Cafe Society as I am looking for both how people use fermented foods, and for discussion about the health aspects of their consumption, which apparently is not the healthy bacteria (probiotics)… --- ## [In the now-famous Kid Rock video of him shooting Bud Light cans, is Rock's gun illegal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-now-famous-kid-rock-video-of-him-shooting-bud-light-cans-is-rocks-gun-illegal/982631)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2023, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-now-famous-kid-rock-video-of-him-shooting-bud-light-cans-is-rocks-gun-illegal/982631 "2023-04-17T01:46:00Z")
By now, you’ve surely seen the video of Kid Rock blasting away at cases of Bud Light because they put the imagine of a transgender person on the can – a can not even available to the public. I’m not commenting on Kid Ro… --- ## [A naïve person's questions about drugs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-naive-persons-questions-about-drugs/982698)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2023, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-naive-persons-questions-about-drugs/982698 "2023-04-16T23:31:24Z")
Is it a common practice to mix meth in with marijuana when smoking marijuana? Does doing so change the characteristic smell of smoking marijuana? If so, can you describe this effect at all? Would a knowledgeable person… --- ## [Does autocorrect help or hurt you more?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-autocorrect-help-or-hurt-you-more/979831)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2023, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-autocorrect-help-or-hurt-you-more/979831 "2023-04-16T22:40:01Z")
I’m a pretty good/fast (4-6 finger) typist, and post here almost exclusively from my computer. I am a pretty good speller. While my fingers occasionally fumble, I don’t think my errors result in nearly as many misspell… --- ## [Does anyone else here have food-related mood swings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-here-have-food-related-mood-swings/982052)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2023, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-here-have-food-related-mood-swings/982052 "2023-04-16T22:31:44Z")
As I age I seem to be getting more and more sensitive to the effects of what I eat, when, and how much. I used to be able to lose weight on low-carb diets but that was when I could still walk miles for exercise. Now tryi… --- ## [Do microwave ovens lose power over time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-microwave-ovens-lose-power-over-time/982650)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2023, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-microwave-ovens-lose-power-over-time/982650 "2023-04-16T22:07:09Z")
I’ve been noticing lately that the times given on prepackaged microwave foods aren’t long enough. As in, even if I set it for the maximum of the range (like, if it says ‘heat on full for 5 to 7 minutes’ and I set it for… --- ## [Bad, bad, bad: getting voted off the Island](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-getting-voted-off-the-island/982683)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2023, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-getting-voted-off-the-island/982683 "2023-04-16T21:42:57Z")
New board game in the house. Grandwrex were setting up to play. It’s Family version of ‘Trivial Pursuit’ Special deck for young children is added. First I accused them of being babies for using the ‘special’ card dec… --- ## [Hygiene, I read something kind of weird this morning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hygiene-i-read-something-kind-of-weird-this-morning/977289)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2023, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hygiene-i-read-something-kind-of-weird-this-morning/977289 "2023-04-16T20:29:58Z")
I was following a discussion on bathing habits this morning when one guy contributed something I found odd, but it did make some sense. A guy made the statement that a person can gain the benefits of not showering regula… --- ## [What's so special about Finnish milk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-special-about-finnish-milk/982381)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2023, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-special-about-finnish-milk/982381 "2023-04-16T20:13:06Z")
I don’t know if it still is, because I haven’t had it since 1977, but back then, it was singularly delicious. Not really sure how to describe it-- for one thing, it had a lot of taste, and it was creamy beyond just a hig… --- ## [Thought experiment - WWII-ish rationing today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-experiment-wwii-ish-rationing-today/982623)
**Author:** [@Tzigone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tzigone)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2023, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-experiment-wwii-ish-rationing-today/982623 "2023-04-16T19:51:48Z")
The thought experiment is something akin to WWII-era rationing happening today. I’m from the US, and thinking in those terms, but please chime in with how your own country (or any other country you choose) would handle … --- ## [When pets don't bite. Is it out of love, fear, respect? Something else?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-pets-dont-bite-is-it-out-of-love-fear-respect-something-else/982295)
**Author:** [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2023, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-pets-dont-bite-is-it-out-of-love-fear-respect-something-else/982295 "2023-04-16T19:17:54Z")
I’ve had pet dogs and cats (strays) that when I’ve hit them (lightly), accidently or because they did something wrong, they’ve instinctively turned to bite with an open mouth, stopped and looked at me straight in the eye… --- ## ["The meek shall inherit the earth"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-meek-shall-inherit-the-earth/981505)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2023, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-meek-shall-inherit-the-earth/981505 "2023-04-16T17:46:52Z")
I think conditions on earth are rapidly moving in this direction. If 2 heads are better than one then 10 million heads have to be a lot better. I interpret meek as without ego or very low in ego. I see social media as be… --- ## [Gold bar question inspired by Kelly's Heroes and Die Hard with a Vengance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gold-bar-question-inspired-by-kellys-heroes-and-die-hard-with-a-vengance/982543)
**Author:** [@Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2023, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gold-bar-question-inspired-by-kellys-heroes-and-die-hard-with-a-vengance/982543 "2023-04-16T16:59:05Z")
Two good movies, but they always pose a question for me … Let’s say you did come into possession of a gold bar – the standard size of a gold bar is 400 troy ounces / 27.5 lbs / 12.5 kg. What exactly could you do with i… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=850) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=852)