# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=903 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 904 --- ## [Youtuber tries to use gaming stream as murder alibi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtuber-tries-to-use-gaming-stream-as-murder-alibi/979376)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtuber-tries-to-use-gaming-stream-as-murder-alibi/979376 "2023-02-07T15:57:37Z")
I know there are horrific crimes going on all the time, but this one just caught my attention for the planning and thought that this man-shaped arsehole must have put into committing it if he’s guilty: YouTuber remanded … --- ## [The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-king-of-kong-a-fistful-of-quarters/613810)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-king-of-kong-a-fistful-of-quarters/613810 "2023-02-07T15:55:26Z")
An interesting and (surprisingly) enjoyable movie documenting the attempt of a guy (Steve Wiebe) to achieve and officially prove the highest score on Donkey Kong. If I hadn’t read all the great reviews for the film, I w… --- ## [Was the 2nd Snap (Avengers Endgame) the Right Thing to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-2nd-snap-avengers-endgame-the-right-thing-to-do/978289)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-2nd-snap-avengers-endgame-the-right-thing-to-do/978289 "2023-02-07T15:34:54Z")
Okay, Thanos snapped his fingers and half of all (animal?) life on Earth went poof. But that wasn’t all. When pilots or drivers go poof, the passengers in it- or what the plane or car hits- often dies. Bedridden people… --- ## [Can pathogens survive the waste water treatment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-pathogens-survive-the-waste-water-treatment/979116)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-pathogens-survive-the-waste-water-treatment/979116 "2023-02-07T15:15:22Z")
The treatment seems to consist of settlement, filtering, aeration, and some absorption. But there doesn’t seem to be heating or bleaching or UV light or whatever that would kill most pathogens. --- ## [Pinging CalMeacham (re book printed in 2006)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pinging-calmeacham-re-book-printed-in-2006/979360)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pinging-calmeacham-re-book-printed-in-2006/979360 "2023-02-07T14:47:07Z")
I ran across an old thread you started in 2006 titled, “What did they do to my book?”. Did you ever figure it out? --- ## [Did the left drop the ball when McCarthy ran for Speaker of the House?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-left-drop-the-ball-when-mccarthy-ran-for-speaker-of-the-house/979353)
**Author:** [@Plizardman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plizardman)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-left-drop-the-ball-when-mccarthy-ran-for-speaker-of-the-house/979353 "2023-02-07T14:39:55Z")
I probably should have paid more attention in HS social studies class, because I feel I am missing something. As I understand it, the election for McCarthy as Speaker was held up (15 ballots!) by the extreme right wing … --- ## [Have human societies always had celebrities?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-human-societies-always-had-celebrities/978957)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-human-societies-always-had-celebrities/978957 "2023-02-07T09:08:11Z")
By celebrity, I’m referring to a real, living person in that society who lots of people would recognize and know about, and probably form opinions of, despite never having met them. Our modern society takes great intere… --- ## [How do you write a letter O?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-write-a-letter-o/978940)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-write-a-letter-o/978940 "2023-02-07T01:51:30Z")
Clockwise? Counter-clockwise? One side, then the other? Yeah, silly question, but humor me. When I was playing a game on my tablet, an ad popped up and the hand on the screen made the O the opposite of how I do. For th… --- ## [Fish growing in isolated ponds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fish-growing-in-isolated-ponds/979359)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fish-growing-in-isolated-ponds/979359 "2023-02-07T00:57:15Z")
I have heard that a newly formed pond that is not connected to a stream will eventually have a population of fish. If I had a large plot of land and enough time I would love to do this myself to chronicle how it went yea… --- ## [An introverts version of the Cheers theme. Do you ever feel this way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-introverts-version-of-the-cheers-theme-do-you-ever-feel-this-way/979396)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-introverts-version-of-the-cheers-theme-do-you-ever-feel-this-way/979396 "2023-02-07T00:31:10Z")
I just finished reading a book that includes a scene where a DVD of Cheers appears in a post-apocalyptic world. For whatever reason, I got to thinking that a slight variation on the theme song would apply better to me a… --- ## [What Is This Beautiful Building In India?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-beautiful-building-in-india/979400)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2023, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-beautiful-building-in-india/979400 "2023-02-06T22:35:41Z")
Here. Naacho Naacho (Full Video) RRR - NTR, Ram Charan | M M Kreem | SS Rajamouli | Vishal Mishra & Rahul - YouTube And bonus question: was it ever the site of dance-offs between revolutionaries and uptight British colo… --- ## [Biggest badass on youTube](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-badass-on-youtube/979303)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2023, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-badass-on-youtube/979303 "2023-02-06T22:15:42Z")
I may eventually turn this into a contest with voting or bracket competition but for now, post the video of the person (so no honey badgers) you think is the most badass. I’ll start with a classic. He sued the filmmake… --- ## [Debt ceiling fight practicalities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debt-ceiling-fight-practicalities/977779)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2023, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debt-ceiling-fight-practicalities/977779 "2023-02-06T20:39:19Z")
Okay, so from my understanding, the upcoming debt ceiling battle has much less to do with votes (as it requires just a majority), but in the ability of the House to vote for it in the first place, and I’m seeing contradi… --- ## [Trump could have declassified. WTF](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-could-have-declassified-wtf/979254)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2023, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-could-have-declassified-wtf/979254 "2023-02-06T20:34:36Z")
As the left is getting famous for saying that there is no evidence of Trump’s claims that the election is stolen. The latest right wing saying seems to be that it’s different because Trump could have declassified those … --- ## [I need advice for working at 7-Eleven](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-advice-for-working-at-7-eleven/973276)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 524\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2023, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-advice-for-working-at-7-eleven/973276 "2023-02-06T20:24:59Z")
Anyone here ever work at a 7-Eleven or another convenience store? I need advice. I’m not a stupid person, but I’m not in great shape, and I tend to get overwhelmed and discouraged easily. My first day working at 7-Ele… --- ## [Help identifing a possible kitchen gadget](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identifing-a-possible-kitchen-gadget/979328)
**Author:** [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2023, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identifing-a-possible-kitchen-gadget/979328 "2023-02-06T20:10:47Z")
It’s in the kitchen gadget drawer… White plastic spherical “paddle wheel” with 8 paddles about the size of a golf ball. --- ## [Rice Bread Needs A Flavor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rice-bread-needs-a-flavor/979171)
**Author:** [@Dandan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dandan)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2023, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rice-bread-needs-a-flavor/979171 "2023-02-06T19:37:39Z")
Due to probs with gluten, I’ve been experimenting with rice bread. Finally got a blender version that more than half-way works (Rise partly collapses in the oven) but the bread, while fragile, will hang together after sl… --- ## [Tinactin and Lotrimin recalled](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tinactin-and-lotrimin-recalled/979344)
**Author:** [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2023, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tinactin-and-lotrimin-recalled/979344 "2023-02-06T19:28:47Z")
This is, apparently, from October 2021, but Amazon just notified me based on my having purchased Tinactin a couple years ago. That part … kinda’ cool. https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts… --- ## ['Nothing, Forever': A Continuously running AI-generated 'Sitcom'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-forever-a-continuously-running-ai-generated-sitcom/979263)
**Author:** [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2023, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-forever-a-continuously-running-ai-generated-sitcom/979263 "2023-02-06T19:07:11Z")
So there’s now an entirely AI generated, continuously running Seinfeld-pastiche show on Twitch called ‘Nothing, Forever’. It mainly seems to consist of minute-long absurd vignettes between its central characters, with in… --- ## [Big, big, big branch crashes through the Lake house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-big-big-branch-crashes-through-the-lake-house/979350)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2023, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-big-big-branch-crashes-through-the-lake-house/979350 "2023-02-06T17:36:20Z")
Waking up I hear a choir of Angels singing just for me. Oh wait, That’s not Angels. That’s, that’s Cats!! Ok. So I’m not dead. That’s nice to know. They’re not exactly singing hymns, either, come to think of it. Pep… --- ## [The dangers of gas stations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dangers-of-gas-stations/979139)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2023, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dangers-of-gas-stations/979139 "2023-02-06T14:14:21Z")
Gasoline is obviously combustible, and when filling the car it is probably a bad idea to light an open charcoal grill close to the tanks, or wave a blowtorch around. I generally turn the car off before fueling. However… --- ## [Something I just realized I never understood about building the Pyramids: How did they prevent their ending up lopsided?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-i-just-realized-i-never-understood-about-building-the-pyramids-how-did-they-prevent-their-ending-up-lopsided/979246)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2023, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-i-just-realized-i-never-understood-about-building-the-pyramids-how-did-they-prevent-their-ending-up-lopsided/979246 "2023-02-06T13:50:02Z")
We’ve all seen documentaries and possibly read books in which the basic methods by which the Egyptians built pyramids was described. As I recall it usually goes something like this: Measure out a very large square ar… --- ## [Misguided outrage? Texas Dems decry bill outlawing foreign land ownership as racist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misguided-outrage-texas-dems-decry-bill-outlawing-foreign-land-ownership-as-racist/978834)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2023, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misguided-outrage-texas-dems-decry-bill-outlawing-foreign-land-ownership-as-racist/978834 "2023-02-06T12:28:46Z")
Basically the Texas Legislature has introduced a bill to outlaw land ownership by foreign nationals from three countries in particular - China, North Korea, and Russia. And Texas Democrats have decried this as racist… --- ## [Why leafblowers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-leafblowers/978751)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2023, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-leafblowers/978751 "2023-02-06T12:02:48Z")
My HOA has engaged a small army equipped with leafblower-backpacks to police the fallen leaves around the swimming pools and sidewalks. These monstrosities are extremely loud, noxious, and worst of all inefficient. I wat… --- ## [Looking towards spring in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-towards-spring-in-the-mmp/979047)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 282\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2023, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-towards-spring-in-the-mmp/979047 "2023-02-06T08:12:19Z")
The days are gradually getting longer, and spring is creeping slowly towards the northern hemisphere. Surely that gives us something to look forward to. What are you looking forward to? Near or farther future - do share… --- ## [The Handmaid's Tale: Season (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-handmaids-tale-season-open-spoilers/941261)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2023, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-handmaids-tale-season-open-spoilers/941261 "2023-02-06T07:35:56Z")
Hulu dropped the first 3 episodes of season 4 last Wednesday. It’s been a long wait (20 months since season 3). A lot went down in those 3 episodes. We’re seeing some unexpected, but pretty realistic side effects of t… --- ## [The Age of Grandparents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-age-of-grandparents/979127)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2023, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-age-of-grandparents/979127 "2023-02-06T04:15:08Z")
The Economist recently had an interesting article on grandparents. People are living longer and having fewer children in most countries. This was mentioned in passing in Cecil’s Boomer column, with concern especially a… --- ## [Space Shuttle: Tiles absorbed the heat but...where did that heat go? (How did the Space Shuttle cool down after landing?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-shuttle-tiles-absorbed-the-heat-but-where-did-that-heat-go-how-did-the-space-shuttle-cool-down-after-landing/979357)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2023, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-shuttle-tiles-absorbed-the-heat-but-where-did-that-heat-go-how-did-the-space-shuttle-cool-down-after-landing/979357 "2023-02-06T04:04:55Z")
I assume most of us have seen the demonstration of a Space Shuttle tile coming out of a kiln glowing hot and a person picks one up with their bare hands moments later with no problem (if you haven’t see 1.5 minute video … --- ## [Spam calls and google search results for these numbers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-calls-and-google-search-results-for-these-numbers/978465)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2023, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-calls-and-google-search-results-for-these-numbers/978465 "2023-02-06T03:36:46Z")
I get a ton of calls labelled “spam risk” on my landline (yes, I have one still, long story). Very rarely they’re legit but mostly not. As a result, I will do a google search on that number, and half the time it pulls … --- ## [Seeking a solution to prevent being stabbed by a pin worn on my clothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-a-solution-to-prevent-being-stabbed-by-a-pin-worn-on-my-clothing/979331)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2023, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-a-solution-to-prevent-being-stabbed-by-a-pin-worn-on-my-clothing/979331 "2023-02-06T03:14:05Z")
A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure and privilege of attending a Burns Night event for the first time. For the occasion, I acquired a few Scottish-related accessories, one of them being a kilt pin like this one: Cl… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=902) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=904)