# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=967 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 968 --- ## [Are gas burning cars as green as they can get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-gas-burning-cars-as-green-as-they-can-get/973600)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2022, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-gas-burning-cars-as-green-as-they-can-get/973600 "2022-10-23T20:56:34Z")
I read somewhere that fuel efficiency and emissions control has improved something like 99% since 1960. That makes sense because cars back then were horrible. They were overweight, they burned lead gasoline, and they b… --- ## [Help Me Find This Movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-movie/973449)
**Author:** [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2022, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-movie/973449 "2022-10-23T20:24:50Z")
I watched in the early 70’s with my cousin on TV but it must have been older. It was about a British officer in Africa that was captured by the native African tribesmen and forced to run for his life to the next British… --- ## [Death stare a thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-stare-a-thing/973652)
**Author:** [@Mortimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mortimus)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2022, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-stare-a-thing/973652 "2022-10-23T19:27:41Z")
Three times I have experienced what I call the death stare. First time was my grandfather while I was in the hospital visiting him. In the middle of our conversation he just stopped talking and stared at me, or more acc… --- ## [Is “American hour” an expression in the UK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-american-hour-an-expression-in-the-uk/973638)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2022, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-american-hour-an-expression-in-the-uk/973638 "2022-10-23T18:41:36Z")
I’m watching a football match between Chelsea and Manchester United and the announce said “a quarter of an American hour left to go.” Does this mean something other than 15 minutes? How is the expression used? --- ## [Extremely passionate (in a positive way), niche content creators](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extremely-passionate-in-a-positive-way-niche-content-creators/973496)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2022, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extremely-passionate-in-a-positive-way-niche-content-creators/973496 "2022-10-23T18:12:21Z")
Continuing the discussion from What would you do with a big storage amount of emergency-ration meals that you inherited?: I love the guy running\_coach linked. Not because I give a particular shit about MREs, but becaus… --- ## [US cities - three words or more?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-cities-three-words-or-more/972974)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2022, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-cities-three-words-or-more/972974 "2022-10-23T17:54:16Z")
What cities in the US have names containing three or more words? We will exckude those with “city” - e.g. NYC and Salt Lake City. Let’s also exclude those with “New”, “Upper”, and similar descriptives. Examples - King… --- ## [How far are we away from (rotational) artificial gravity in spacecraft?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-are-we-away-from-rotational-artificial-gravity-in-spacecraft/973427)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2022, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-are-we-away-from-rotational-artificial-gravity-in-spacecraft/973427 "2022-10-23T16:25:53Z")
Concept seems easy enough & the buildout seems doable, though lots of potential issues to account for. Though it does seem like having some sort of gravity would seem to be part of a healthy crew as we look towards longe… --- ## [How to get access to the footage online \[Reagan library\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-access-to-the-footage-online-reagan-library/973621)
**Author:** [@cannonkuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cannonkuo)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2022, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-access-to-the-footage-online-reagan-library/973621 "2022-10-23T16:21:19Z")
I found the website: WHITE HOUSE COMMUNICATIONS AGENCY: NEWS SUMMARY VIDEOTAPE COLLECTION, 1981-82 | Ronald Reagan containing some videotape footage that I want to watch. May I know how I can get access to the footage o… --- ## [Planned Parenthood sues anti-abortion group behind secret videos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planned-parenthood-sues-anti-abortion-group-behind-secret-videos/743167)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2022, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planned-parenthood-sues-anti-abortion-group-behind-secret-videos/743167 "2022-10-23T13:26:57Z")
Does PP have a case? Did the Center for Medical Progress break the law? I’d love to see CMP have to pay through the nose for this. I’d also love to see some of the individuals face criminal charges if appropriate. --- ## [Looking for a restaurateur named "Pierre"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-restaurateur-named-pierre/457182)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2022, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-restaurateur-named-pierre/457182 "2022-10-23T13:07:57Z")
I am trying to track down information on a restaurateur named “Pierre.” I don’t know his last name. He is mentioned prominently in a book I’ve just read, a memoir of José Sarria, but that devil José never mentions Pierre… --- ## [Does your city have a song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-city-have-a-song/973191)
**Author:** [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2022, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-city-have-a-song/973191 "2022-10-23T12:10:36Z")
The largest American cities have popular songs associated with them: New York CIty has “New York” by Frank Sinatra; Los Angeles has “I Love L.A.” by Randy Newman, Chicago has “That Toddlin Town” … but what about Miami,… --- ## [Ladies - If you really want children stop kidding yourselves & wasting time!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-if-you-really-want-children-stop-kidding-yourselves-wasting-time/325714)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2022, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-if-you-really-want-children-stop-kidding-yourselves-wasting-time/325714 "2022-10-23T11:42:50Z")
So Says Christian Libertarian Vox Day! Women! Someday is today --- ## [Anyone bank with Goldman Sachs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-bank-with-goldman-sachs/973261)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2022, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-bank-with-goldman-sachs/973261 "2022-10-23T10:19:28Z")
The “similar topics” sidebar that came up as I typed this question shows a lot of threads from 2009/2010 talking about how Goldman Sachs is/was evil. How about nowadays? Does anyone use them? I ask because Apple is st… --- ## [Which is more environmentally friendly - keep an older vehicle running well or buy a newer eco friendly vehicle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-more-environmentally-friendly-keep-an-older-vehicle-running-well-or-buy-a-newer-eco-friendly-vehicle/973560)
**Author:** [@2gigch1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2gigch1)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2022, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-more-environmentally-friendly-keep-an-older-vehicle-running-well-or-buy-a-newer-eco-friendly-vehicle/973560 "2022-10-23T05:34:00Z")
I own two 2004 Fords, an F350 diesel pickup and an Explorer. I keep both running well, and I am real good about keeping the emissions clean on the pickup. Neither gets run that hard yearly as I have a company vehicle tha… --- ## [The Andromeda Strain - did they kill those poor rats just for a movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-andromeda-strain-did-they-kill-those-poor-rats-just-for-a-movie/441886)
**Author:** [@Scubaqueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scubaqueen)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2022, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-andromeda-strain-did-they-kill-those-poor-rats-just-for-a-movie/441886 "2022-10-23T04:16:09Z")
or was the same technique used on the monkey used on the rats as well? does anyone know one way or the other? i hadn’t seen the movie in eons and we happened to catch it on tv over the weekend. i researched on how the… --- ## [Why do we hear so much about colon cancer and basically nothing about (small) intestinal cancer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-hear-so-much-about-colon-cancer-and-basically-nothing-about-small-intestinal-cancer/973628)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2022, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-hear-so-much-about-colon-cancer-and-basically-nothing-about-small-intestinal-cancer/973628 "2022-10-23T03:18:48Z")
Is the one just over-powering more common? If so, why? If the cancer comes from a genetic flaw in the individual, well, all the intestines (and everything else) has the same genetics. If the cause is basically exposur… --- ## ["Wild dog piano" in Tom Petty song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wild-dog-piano-in-tom-petty-song/973637)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2022, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wild-dog-piano-in-tom-petty-song/973637 "2022-10-23T02:51:35Z")
I was watching Petty’s “Don’t Come Around Here No More” and read the Wiki entry about it. In the personnel section it lists: Alan “Bugs” Weidel – wild dog piano. Are they just having fun or does it actually mean someth… --- ## [Podcast recommendations please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/podcast-recommendations-please/946144)
**Author:** [@half-elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/half-elf)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2022, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/podcast-recommendations-please/946144 "2022-10-23T00:44:25Z")
There don’t seem to be any recent similar threads, so I am starting one. I am mainly interested in podcasts about (lay) science, history, current events (including politics), society. psychology - or practically anythin… --- ## [When did the internet become your main source of video entertainment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-internet-become-your-main-source-of-video-entertainment/973574)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2022, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-internet-become-your-main-source-of-video-entertainment/973574 "2022-10-23T00:41:34Z")
For me it was probably around 2010 or so. Before that I was mostly using DVDs and satellite TV. I think it was around 2010 when streaming services became advanced enough to become my main source of television. But back … --- ## [Got costly prescriptions? Try Amazon Pharmacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-costly-prescriptions-try-amazon-pharmacy/957045)
**Author:** [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2022, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-costly-prescriptions-try-amazon-pharmacy/957045 "2022-10-22T22:09:36Z")
First off, I’m not shilling for Amazon, this was just such a surprise I thought I’d share. I know I’ve seen a thread or two about drug prices over the years, hopefully this can help somebody. I was helping out a friend … --- ## [What is the "Why are you editing" field for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-why-are-you-editing-field-for/973639)
**Author:** [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2022, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-why-are-you-editing-field-for/973639 "2022-10-22T21:49:24Z")
What is it for ? Is it just a hangover from the old board (Discourse is telling me my topic is similar to this ( and - for once - it’s right !)). Or is it something for mods ? --- ## [Things that cost WAY more than they should](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-cost-way-more-than-they-should/972196)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-cost-way-more-than-they-should/972196 "2022-10-22T15:39:58Z")
I thought we had a thread on this but the one I was thinking of was the opposite - basically great deals. OK, here we go: dog treats! Why should bull pizzle (penis) cost $6? It has no use outside of being a dog treat … --- ## [Elon Musk is a Russian stooge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elon-musk-is-a-russian-stooge/972666)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2022, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elon-musk-is-a-russian-stooge/972666 "2022-10-22T08:30:07Z")
Max Boot says it better than I can: --- ## [Can ETS/College Board invalidate a test with no proof of wrongdoing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-ets-college-board-invalidate-a-test-with-no-proof-of-wrongdoing/973294)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2022, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-ets-college-board-invalidate-a-test-with-no-proof-of-wrongdoing/973294 "2022-10-22T02:49:33Z")
College Board runs the PSAT/SAT and ETS runs the GRE, Praxis, et al. Suppose I am taking one of those tests and I do the whole security gamut. No cell phone. All personal items turned in. Turn out pockets. Etc. And… --- ## [Back To The Future glasses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-future-glasses/973620)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2022, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-future-glasses/973620 "2022-10-22T02:34:05Z")
These are not real. Obviously, they’re metal and you can’t see through them. But I could swear I had a Back To The Future style sunglasses like Doc Brown wore, back in the '80s. I recall they were thin plastic, mirr… --- ## [Your Favorite Airplane](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-airplane/972280)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2022, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-airplane/972280 "2022-10-22T02:01:17Z")
So, through a set of cirumstances, you have the ability to indulge in a little bit of conspicuous consumption. For reasons, you get to have the airplane of your choosing. Any one you want, but YOU have to fly it. If i… --- ## [Starlink use in Ukraine to support defense](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starlink-use-in-ukraine-to-support-defense/973318)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2022, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starlink-use-in-ukraine-to-support-defense/973318 "2022-10-22T00:42:01Z")
Musk has reconsidered and will continue paying for Starlink. Imho Eventually Ukraine should pay the satellite fees. SpaceX has donated thousands of terminals. --- ## [Best "get well" message when someone ... won't get well? (Need answer fastish)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-get-well-message-when-someone-wont-get-well-need-answer-fastish/973563)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2022, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-get-well-message-when-someone-wont-get-well-need-answer-fastish/973563 "2022-10-22T00:17:37Z")
Someone I work with is in the hospital with cancer and a poor prognosis. I’d like to send flowers from all of us at our organization, but am not sure what to put on the card - “get well soon” is hardly appropriate since … --- ## [How do you preview a post before submitting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-preview-a-post-before-submitting/973611)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2022, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-preview-a-post-before-submitting/973611 "2022-10-21T23:16:41Z")
See heading. Thanks --- ## [Will B. Able, actor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-b-able-actor/3865)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2022, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-b-able-actor/3865 "2022-10-21T22:49:26Z")
There were a couple of “filmed plays” that I used to see as a kid (on TV). One was “Jack and the Beanstalk,” and the other was “Aladdin.” Both were musicals, both starred an actor named Will B. Able as “the Giant” and … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=966) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=968)