# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=90&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 91 --- ## [HVAC realities and experiences: Maintenance, Filters, Brands, etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hvac-realities-and-experiences-maintenance-filters-brands-etc/1030029)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2026, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hvac-realities-and-experiences-maintenance-filters-brands-etc/1030029 "2026-05-15T01:37:13Z")
I don’t see a thread that’s less than a decade old, so here’s a new one that people can add to as needed. Current event: My house (built 1982) had central (gas) heat and no A/C when we bought it in 2002. In 2003, we p… --- ## [How is this Mentalism "guess the card" trick done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-this-mentalism-guess-the-card-trick-done/1029972)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2026, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-this-mentalism-guess-the-card-trick-done/1029972 "2026-05-15T00:56:09Z")
I have seen a couple of magicians do this mentalist trick, and I’d like to know how it is done: The magician has 3 - 5 people in the audience choose in their minds a card from a standard playing deck - so 52 choices. Th… --- ## [Inertial navigation: is a Schuler pendulum still involved?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inertial-navigation-is-a-schuler-pendulum-still-involved/1030022)
**Author:** [@Timz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timz)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2026, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inertial-navigation-is-a-schuler-pendulum-still-involved/1030022 "2026-05-15T00:24:43Z")
The front page of the NY Times for 18 April 1957 has an article on inertial navigation. The previous day, Charles Stark Draper gave a talk describing the trip he made in 1953, Boston (Hanscom) to LA in a B-29 using inert… --- ## [Sudden TV revamps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sudden-tv-revamps/1029626)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2026, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sudden-tv-revamps/1029626 "2026-05-15T00:15:11Z")
Where the premise of the show takes a sudden 90 degree turn, with a almost complete cast change, or a massive situation change, or a change from a comedy to a serious drama (or vice versa) etc. For example, the one hour… --- ## [Why does Trump give his support to the medical conspiracy crowd?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-trump-give-his-support-to-the-medical-conspiracy-crowd/1029947)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2026, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-trump-give-his-support-to-the-medical-conspiracy-crowd/1029947 "2026-05-15T00:04:43Z")
Generally speaking, Trump does something because it benefits him personally. But I can’t see how he benefits out of supporting medical conspiracies. He’s dumb about healthcare, as indicated by his stated belief that win… --- ## [Back to the Moon! Artemis program follow along (it's finally happening!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-moon-artemis-program-follow-along-its-finally-happening/970432)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 950\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2026, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-moon-artemis-program-follow-along-its-finally-happening/970432 "2026-05-14T23:58:08Z")
I couldn’t find an existing thread for this so wanted to start one. NASA has built SLS, contracted a number of private companies, and collaborated with a number of international partners to begin a new era of lunar expl… --- ## [Coffee as food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-as-food/1029897)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2026, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-as-food/1029897 "2026-05-14T23:40:26Z")
I admit I’m a coffee fiend–I used to joke that if I didn’t have water available, I’d just snort the grounds (caffeine cocaine :zany\_face:). Haven’t said that, what about using coffee as something to consume outside of br… --- ## [MLB March-April 2026](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2026/1028774)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 241\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2026, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2026/1028774 "2026-05-14T23:31:36Z")
The regular season is here! The Yankees travel to San Francisco for the opening game of the year. The Yanks tagged Logan Webb for 5 runs in the bottom of the second to start the season off hot. --- ## [Whistle Blowers - General Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whistle-blowers-general-question/1030037)
**Author:** [@19USMC69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/19USMC69)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2026, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whistle-blowers-general-question/1030037 "2026-05-14T22:36:30Z")
I’m watching a “whistle blower” testify before Congress. He’s a federal employee. The subject he’s speaking to is irrelevent to my question. I know there are whistleblower “protections,” but what really happens when he/… --- ## [The most unbelievable allegation in history: "Trump's crypto project swindled me"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-unbelievable-allegation-in-history-trumps-crypto-project-swindled-me/1029872)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2026, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-unbelievable-allegation-in-history-trumps-crypto-project-swindled-me/1029872 "2026-05-14T19:22:59Z")
Wow, really!?! I mean what’s the world world coming to. We are expected to believe a cryptocurrency project from billionaire POTUS and all round honest guy Donald J Trump actually swindled someone? https://www.economist… --- ## [Kansas Mayor gets re-elected on Tuesday; charged with voter fraud on Wednesday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kansas-mayor-gets-re-elected-on-tuesday-charged-with-voter-fraud-on-wednesday/1024619)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2026, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kansas-mayor-gets-re-elected-on-tuesday-charged-with-voter-fraud-on-wednesday/1024619 "2026-05-14T19:05:38Z")
The thread title says it all. Coldwater, Kansas, is a town of about 700 in SW Kansas. The mayor, Jose Ceballos, was first elected in 2021, and he ran unopposed yesterday. He is a legal resident and applied for citizen… --- ## [NHL fans: Why was Gretzky so dominant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-fans-why-was-gretzky-so-dominant/1029507)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2026, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-fans-why-was-gretzky-so-dominant/1029507 "2026-05-14T16:43:46Z")
If you look at Wayne Gretzky’s stats during his prime, it looks like somebody was playing a video game on the easy level. In the 1981-82 season, for example, he played in 80 games and scored 92 goals along with 120 assi… --- ## [Why authors get gray hairs: Len Deighton](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-authors-get-gray-hairs-len-deighton/1030071)
**Author:** [@Timz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2026, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-authors-get-gray-hairs-len-deighton/1030071 "2026-05-14T16:37:34Z")
If you like reading Len Deighton, here’s a puzzle for you. In the US hardcover of Berlin Game (Knopf, 1983) only the right-hand pages have actual page numbers – the left pages just say “Berlin Game”. In that edition, at… --- ## [OGRE! (Don Gibb) is dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ogre-don-gibb-is-dead/1030038)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2026, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ogre-don-gibb-is-dead/1030038 "2026-05-14T15:33:50Z")
Don Gibb, who memorably played Ogre in Revenge of the Nerds, has died. --- ## [What IS that accent??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-that-accent/422384)
**Author:** [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2026, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-that-accent/422384 "2026-05-14T15:07:21Z")
(I’m sticking this in CS because, well, they’re both actors.) Both John O’Hurley (most famous as the voice of Elaine’s boss, the fictitious J. Peterman, on Seinfeld) and John Lithgow have it. It sounds almost British, … --- ## [Trump/Xi Jinping Summit and the deal of the Century](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-xi-jinping-summit-and-the-deal-of-the-century/1030012)
**Author:** [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2026, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-xi-jinping-summit-and-the-deal-of-the-century/1030012 "2026-05-14T12:19:49Z")
OK, a hypothetical. 45/47 travels to China this week for a State Visit which was delayed due to the outbreak of the Iranian Crisis, and I would expect it was REALLY hoped that the situation successfully resolved in the … --- ## [Sometimes Technology Just Complicates Things](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-technology-just-complicates-things/1021482)
**Author:** [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2026, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-technology-just-complicates-things/1021482 "2026-05-14T11:22:43Z")
…and makes things more expensive while offering very little in practical benefits. I saw a demonstration of gesture technology allowing people to open their car doors without touching the handle. While I understand thi… --- ## [Remedies for One Flatulently Enhanced](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remedies-for-one-flatulently-enhanced/1012302)
**Author:** [@Eric1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eric1)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2026, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remedies-for-one-flatulently-enhanced/1012302 "2026-05-14T06:29:19Z")
I wondered what supplements you talk for excess winds. I’m a 48 yr old male who farts more than the average fellow and it’s gotten more frequent. There’s no associated pain but I would like to take care of my lower GI. … --- ## [Should we be stocking up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-be-stocking-up/1029820)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2026, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-be-stocking-up/1029820 "2026-05-14T05:06:19Z")
Given events in and around the Strait of Hormuz, I’ve seen multiple predictions that (a) this isn’t going to get resolved soon, so that (b) deliveries of oil, fertilizer, and helium (to name three commodities that move t… --- ## [Summertime, summertime, sum-sum-summertime rituals-- Camp? Family getaway? Road trip?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-summertime-sum-sum-summertime-rituals-camp-family-getaway-road-trip/1030018)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2026, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-summertime-sum-sum-summertime-rituals-camp-family-getaway-road-trip/1030018 "2026-05-14T03:03:54Z")
I’d like to hear about past and present summer rituals, routines, practices in your childhood or current family. Both singular and recurring. Did you go to an away camp? Did/does your family have a cabin/cottage in the … --- ## [Ancestry DNA test. What to expect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancestry-dna-test-what-to-expect/929058)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2026, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancestry-dna-test-what-to-expect/929058 "2026-05-14T02:52:29Z")
Hello Everyone, For Christmas my wife got me an Ancestry DNA test. I’m looking forward to sending it off and seeing the results to see if they confirm what I think is my family history. What kind of information can I … --- ## [Bizarre, Unsolved or Otherwise Infamous True Crime Cases From Your State / Country](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-unsolved-or-otherwise-infamous-true-crime-cases-from-your-state-country/847890)
**Author:** [@Kovitlac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kovitlac)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2026, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-unsolved-or-otherwise-infamous-true-crime-cases-from-your-state-country/847890 "2026-05-14T01:18:13Z")
I’m a big true crime buff, and spend a lot of my time binging on old episodes of Forensic Files or watching Youtubers like Rob Gavagan and Stephanie Harlowe (I’m also gaga for the TV show Criminal Minds!). So share with … --- ## [Can't find Kumquats anywhere. Tariffs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-kumquats-anywhere-tariffs/1027344)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-kumquats-anywhere-tariffs/1027344 "2026-05-13T22:51:49Z")
This time of year is kumquat season. But I can’t find any anywhere. Even the specialty fruit markets don’t have them. And the employees don’t know why. For years in the past the past I could even find them in the basic … --- ## [A new animated Animal Farm movie is coming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-animated-animal-farm-movie-is-coming/1025682)
**Author:** [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-animated-animal-farm-movie-is-coming/1025682 "2026-05-13T21:27:56Z")
There’s a new adaptation of Animal Farm coming, directed by Andy Serkis. I read it in High School and I must say I did not imagine it like this. Brace yourselves. --- ## [Questions about Spacetime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-spacetime/1029993)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-spacetime/1029993 "2026-05-13T21:06:16Z")
Our reality is essentially four dimensional: left-right by back-front by up-down by before-after. Gravity is described by General Relativity as mass distorting a four dimensional field “called” spacetime. Are th… --- ## [I strut right by with my tail in the air](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-strut-right-by-with-my-tail-in-the-air/1029987)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-strut-right-by-with-my-tail-in-the-air/1029987 "2026-05-13T20:46:17Z")
I don’t bother chasing mice around. I wish I could be so carefree and wild. Still I got cat class, and I got cat style… Just an observation. --- ## [If you were shopping in a very pleasant produce section of your grocery store](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-shopping-in-a-very-pleasant-produce-section-of-your-grocery-store/1029955)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-shopping-in-a-very-pleasant-produce-section-of-your-grocery-store/1029955 "2026-05-13T19:44:25Z")
But… All of a sudden ninjas were attacking. Scared out of your wits, what piece of produce would be your go-to weapon (fruits or veggies) of choice? --- ## [What common thing did you invent or conceive of before it was known or commercialized?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-thing-did-you-invent-or-conceive-of-before-it-was-known-or-commercialized/1029911)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-thing-did-you-invent-or-conceive-of-before-it-was-known-or-commercialized/1029911 "2026-05-13T18:55:12Z")
In other words, are/were there commonly used things that you had conceived of long before they appeared in common use? For example, in my case, in the mid 1970s when I was doing yardwork, I started putting a portable ca… --- ## [CBS is ending ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ next year (May 21, 2026)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-is-ending-the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert-next-year-may-21-2026/1021000)
**Author:** [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Replies:** 276\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-is-ending-the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert-next-year-may-21-2026/1021000 "2026-05-13T18:13:37Z")
Posting here because there is no way this isn’t politically motivated: https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/17/media/cbs-cancels-stephen-colbert CBS, however, said in a statement that “this is purely a financial decision again… --- ## [Red or Blue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-or-blue/1029653)
**Author:** [@WalterBishop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WalterBishop)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-or-blue/1029653 "2026-05-13T18:09:14Z")
In 24 hours, every single person on Earth will be transported to individual soundproof rooms, each containing a red button and a blue button. If 50% or more people press the blue button, everyone lives. If 50% or more … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=89&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=91&state=muted)