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**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2022, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-blood-able-to-circulate/976416 "2022-12-15T03:19:27Z")
Blood flow seems the opposite from river flow in that it goes from big to small. How do all the tiny little blood vessels make their way back into the return side of the blood stream? --- ## [Crank Yanker On Craigslist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crank-yanker-on-craigslist/976422)
**Author:** [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2022, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crank-yanker-on-craigslist/976422 "2022-12-15T02:18:40Z")
I’m currently trying to sell some things on Craigslist. I have used Craigslist in the past with much luck,…until now. I’ve got some chain yanking asshole playing games. He shows up in my e-mail as killskull 55. Ol’ kills… --- ## [Which Ancient Greek philosophers supported what we would call eugenics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-ancient-greek-philosophers-supported-what-we-would-call-eugenics/976370)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2022, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-ancient-greek-philosophers-supported-what-we-would-call-eugenics/976370 "2022-12-15T02:13:21Z")
Which Greek philosophers ( if any) supported what we would call eugenics ? Was Seneca among them? --- ## [Blasting a Fire Extinguisher at Someone: Assault?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blasting-a-fire-extinguisher-at-someone-assault/976398)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2022, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blasting-a-fire-extinguisher-at-someone-assault/976398 "2022-12-15T01:55:52Z")
In a sitcom I watch, a business owner got fed up with a protestor on the sidewalk in front of her business and shot the contents of a fire extinguisher at him (the CO2 kind, presumably). Putting aside whether or not thi… --- ## [New Buzzwords c/o the American Health Care Industries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-buzzwords-c-o-the-american-health-care-industries/976512)
**Author:** [@Zen\_Disaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zen_Disaster)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2022, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-buzzwords-c-o-the-american-health-care-industries/976512 "2022-12-15T01:51:39Z")
strong text I swear it’s now gotten to the point where I refuse to reply to emails and hang up on phoners using the reprehensible phrase “reach out to” ~ hey, I’ll try anything once but when I’ve tried reaching anyone t… --- ## [I Think I'm Done with Bob's Burgers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-done-with-bobs-burgers/975754)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2022, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-done-with-bobs-burgers/975754 "2022-12-15T01:12:19Z")
I feel bad about this, but for me, Bob’s Burgers is done. This last episode was just so lifeless (and it’s set in a cemetery) that I’ve had it with the show. And I used to love it. This episode had the Belcher family … --- ## [What sizes are European wall ovens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sizes-are-european-wall-ovens/976470)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2022, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sizes-are-european-wall-ovens/976470 "2022-12-15T00:29:05Z")
The US standard sizes are 30" and 36" although there are narrower units available. I was looking at some “European wall ovens” and noticed they were also 30". Are there metric versions also? --- ## [Jay Leno injured in car explosion {2022-11-14}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jay-leno-injured-in-car-explosion-2022-11-14/974905)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jay-leno-injured-in-car-explosion-2022-11-14/974905 "2022-12-14T21:44:57Z")
Damage to left side of face. No injury to ears or eyes. Get well soon, Jay! --- ## [Color Laser Printer Photo Paper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/color-laser-printer-photo-paper/976433)
**Author:** [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/color-laser-printer-photo-paper/976433 "2022-12-14T21:23:05Z")
Does anyone here use a color laser printer to print photos? If yes, what kind of paper do you use? I’m having a hard time finding “photo paper” intended for use in laser printers. Any search term that I use on Amazon or… --- ## [Your favorite mobile iOS browser with tabbed browsing and adblock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-mobile-ios-browser-with-tabbed-browsing-and-adblock/976157)
**Author:** [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-mobile-ios-browser-with-tabbed-browsing-and-adblock/976157 "2022-12-14T21:19:47Z")
I had been using Brave on Android but I find the iOS offering buggy and tab-less. I like the default Safari, but it doesn’t seem to have good browsing hygiene built in like Brave does. Is there anything else I should ch… --- ## [How long does it take to rebuild a transmission?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-rebuild-a-transmission/524694)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-rebuild-a-transmission/524694 "2022-12-14T20:58:48Z")
I used to work at a transmission reman plant. It had about a million mechanical people there, working at kind of low wages. I talked to one of them, and he told me that he used to own his own transmission shop. He said … --- ## [More efficient photosynthesis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-efficient-photosynthesis/976457)
**Author:** [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-efficient-photosynthesis/976457 "2022-12-14T20:58:19Z")
This came up in the thread about a “breakthrough” in nuclear fusion, and it reminded me of a “recent breakthrough” in photosynthesis that I had been meaning to ask about. In this video Anton talks about a paper that cl… --- ## [What are some earlier examples of fiction showing a sanitized, cliched, etc. recent history?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-earlier-examples-of-fiction-showing-a-sanitized-cliched-etc-recent-history/976525)
**Author:** [@Tzigone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tzigone)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-earlier-examples-of-fiction-showing-a-sanitized-cliched-etc-recent-history/976525 "2022-12-14T20:32:18Z")
I never watched Happy Days, so cannot comment there. But often when people talk about past decades they talk about what the decade is now famous for moreso than the actual daily realty. And in fiction, especially comed… --- ## [What are the most important developments in history in the last 30 years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-important-developments-in-history-in-the-last-30-years/976526)
**Author:** [@batsto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/batsto)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-important-developments-in-history-in-the-last-30-years/976526 "2022-12-14T19:47:38Z")
I’m curious how the teaching of history has changed since I was in school; I don’t mean silly myths that serious historians never believed (my fifth grade teacher taught me that Columbus proved the world was round) . I … --- ## [Could a warp drive capable ship enter and then exit the event horizon of a black hole?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-warp-drive-capable-ship-enter-and-then-exit-the-event-horizon-of-a-black-hole/976333)
**Author:** [@Saffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saffer)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-warp-drive-capable-ship-enter-and-then-exit-the-event-horizon-of-a-black-hole/976333 "2022-12-14T19:44:01Z")
By warp drive I mean the usual Alcubierre formulation. --- ## [Are you shrinking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-shrinking/976017)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-shrinking/976017 "2022-12-14T19:01:02Z")
I was 5’5" forever. At a recent Dr appt, I asked to have my height checked. I’m now barely 5’4" - technically, only if you round up. I’m nearly 69, so I guess it’s to be expected at my age. Who else? --- ## [Monthly photo competition #1 - Dec 2022 - "Outdoors"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-1-dec-2022-outdoors/975644)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-1-dec-2022-outdoors/975644 "2022-12-14T18:30:59Z")
This is the monthly thread for December 2022. The topic this month is “Outdoors” chosen by @TwoCarrotSnowman. Please note: The general rules for the competition are here. To make the photos easier to review (and to ma… --- ## [Quaint expressions you heard once or twice but use yourself regularly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quaint-expressions-you-heard-once-or-twice-but-use-yourself-regularly/444595)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 211\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quaint-expressions-you-heard-once-or-twice-but-use-yourself-regularly/444595 "2022-12-14T18:18:19Z")
The title may need a few more words than will fit in the space. If you’re like I am, whenever I hear a particularly effective expression, no matter who used it, I take it on as my own and continue using it whenever the … --- ## [USB Macro Video Camera Advice? Don't really need a true microscope, I guess](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usb-macro-video-camera-advice-dont-really-need-a-true-microscope-i-guess/976500)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usb-macro-video-camera-advice-dont-really-need-a-true-microscope-i-guess/976500 "2022-12-14T16:18:11Z")
I’m old. I’ve recently had more and more occasions to reach for a magnifying glass. What voltage is printed on this little wall wart? What the hell do these Chinese instructions say? What’s caught in that USB connecto… --- ## [Whence Christmas tree globes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whence-christmas-tree-globes/975986)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whence-christmas-tree-globes/975986 "2022-12-14T13:44:43Z")
Of all the things one could conceivably decorate a Christmas tree with, how did glass globes become so universal as to now be iconic as THE Christmas tree decoration? --- ## [Has anyone here done ketamine therapy and can comment on it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-done-ketamine-therapy-and-can-comment-on-it/974181)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-done-ketamine-therapy-and-can-comment-on-it/974181 "2022-12-14T13:18:02Z")
Scheduled to do some ketamine intravenous drips at a nearby clinic, starting this week. It’s said to do wonders for many mental disorders, however, I am a bit cautious or wary of it. I’m kind of concerned about the idea… --- ## [The Purity Test for Virgins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-purity-test-for-virgins/12492)
**Author:** [@SanibelMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanibelMan)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2022, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-purity-test-for-virgins/12492 "2022-11-10T18:00:07Z")
There is hope for us yet. Take the test here! I was 56.8% pure. How about you guys? SanibelMan - My Homepage I could be doing something, but… why? --- ## [Fusion energy, 2MJ input or 200MJ to get 3.5MJ out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fusion-energy-2mj-input-or-200mj-to-get-3-5mj-out/976492)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fusion-energy-2mj-input-or-200mj-to-get-3-5mj-out/976492 "2022-12-14T10:39:53Z")
Ive heard that it took 200MJ of energy to create the 2MJ of energy the lasers used to produce the 3.5MJ of output. Some people said this is an engineering problem, but how exactly is this a net positive fusion generatio… --- ## [Using Well Water to water lawn. Economic/Environmental Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-well-water-to-water-lawn-economic-environmental-q/976361)
**Author:** [@Janus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Janus)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-well-water-to-water-lawn-economic-environmental-q/976361 "2022-12-14T05:55:40Z")
Having recently relocated to a new area, I have come across something I am not familiar with. Single family residences in an urban area with a water well specifically for watering the lawn. Does it save water? Since i… --- ## [What’s behind the destruction of Islamic heritage sites in Mecca?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-behind-the-destruction-of-islamic-heritage-sites-in-mecca/976027)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-behind-the-destruction-of-islamic-heritage-sites-in-mecca/976027 "2022-12-14T02:27:29Z")
The city of Mecca, unsurprisingly, has many sites and buildings that are associated with the life of the prophet Muhammad and other figures in the early history of Islam. Much more surprisingly, the Saudi authorities see… --- ## [Monster pup destruction. Help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monster-pup-destruction-help/976363)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monster-pup-destruction-help/976363 "2022-12-14T01:52:14Z")
We’ve had dogs forever but the destruction caused by my current pup, a border collie mini Aussie mix now 8 months old, already bigger than either parent at 52 pounds, is beyond my past experiences. He lives with our prev… --- ## [Ironic and Ironical](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironic-and-ironical/564447)
**Author:** [@chieftan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chieftan)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironic-and-ironical/564447 "2022-12-14T01:26:25Z")
I know this topic has come up before, but I’d like to reignite it. From what I gather, American dictionaries say that the two are interchangeable, and that ironical is an archaic form of ironic. Until I actually looked… --- ## [SNL references Elizabeth Taylor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-references-elizabeth-taylor/976479)
**Author:** [@Bootb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootb)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2022, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-references-elizabeth-taylor/976479 "2022-12-13T23:42:40Z")
I thought this was pretty interesting. I wonder how many people got the reference. --- ## [Project Hail Mary (novel by Andy Weir)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-hail-mary-novel-by-andy-weir/976408)
**Author:** [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2022, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-hail-mary-novel-by-andy-weir/976408 "2022-12-13T22:51:44Z")
I didn’t see a previous thread on this, but over the weekend I re-read Project Hail Mary, a 2021 novel by Andy Weir (author of The Martian). I read it for the first time about a year ago, and thought it was good enough … --- ## [How might fusion energy impact society and the environment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-might-fusion-energy-impact-society-and-the-environment/976468)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2022, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-might-fusion-energy-impact-society-and-the-environment/976468 "2022-12-13T22:01:55Z")
When and if fusion becomes practical it looks like it would be a permanent solution to clean and cheap energy. How would society respond to cheap energy in almost unlimited supplies. Off the top of my head I imagine we w… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=945&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=947&state=tracking)