# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=978 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 979 --- ## [Close Encounters of the Bear Kind](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/close-encounters-of-the-bear-kind/972788)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2022, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/close-encounters-of-the-bear-kind/972788 "2022-10-09T22:00:26Z")
So my wife and I were out walking our dog today in the little Western North Carolina mountain town where we have a family cabin. The gravel road runs along a creek. Anyway, the dog starts yanking towards the overgrowth b… --- ## [Why does Shrek resemble this illustration from "Max und Moritz" (1865)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-shrek-resemble-this-illustration-from-max-und-moritz-1865/972972)
**Author:** [@Hakushon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hakushon)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2022, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-shrek-resemble-this-illustration-from-max-und-moritz-1865/972972 "2022-10-09T21:54:38Z")
This is an illustration from the 1865 children’s story Max und Moritz of a grain mill with an output chute featuring a grotesque decoration–which looks a lot like the character Shrek: The same mill was depicted in a Ge… --- ## [Physics question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physics-question/972902)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2022, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physics-question/972902 "2022-10-09T20:12:44Z")
If an object were very large, say 1,000 light years across, and it was traveling through space and came across out universe, would it experience our universe as a so9lid object or more like a gas? --- ## [Pedal Steel Guitar songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pedal-steel-guitar-songs/972279)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2022, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pedal-steel-guitar-songs/972279 "2022-10-09T19:08:37Z")
Recent posts on CSNY have reminded me what a great song Teach Your Children is. The harmony is golden, of course, but the other great thing about it is the steel guitar. Can anyone recommend any other great pedal steel … --- ## [Approximately how much of a Major League Baseball bleacher section is in home-run territory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/approximately-how-much-of-a-major-league-baseball-bleacher-section-is-in-home-run-territory/971948)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2022, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/approximately-how-much-of-a-major-league-baseball-bleacher-section-is-in-home-run-territory/971948 "2022-10-09T18:52:01Z")
Given the fact that major-league baseball stadia are usually several layers deep with fans, approximately what percentage of an average MLB bleacher section is in home-run territory? That is, what percentage of that aud… --- ## [Physics-related question involving car crash scenario](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physics-related-question-involving-car-crash-scenario/972528)
**Author:** [@Tabco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabco)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2022, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physics-related-question-involving-car-crash-scenario/972528 "2022-10-09T18:14:50Z")
I’m reading a book that mentions an incident involving a teenage girl deliberately crashing head-on into oncoming traffic in order to commit suicide. The author (not a physicist) writes the following: Her focus on her … --- ## [Post-bombing radiation levels in Hiroshima/Nagasaki?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-bombing-radiation-levels-in-hiroshima-nagasaki/972820)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2022, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-bombing-radiation-levels-in-hiroshima-nagasaki/972820 "2022-10-09T17:22:11Z")
The residents of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 were subjected to large doses of radiation when those cities were attacked with nuclear weapons, as well as in the hours and days afterwards as nuclear fallout raine… --- ## [Who is Oscar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-oscar/972978)
**Author:** [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2022, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-oscar/972978 "2022-10-09T16:27:44Z")
All the musicians in Thelonious Monk’s “In Walked Bud” (lyrics by Jon Hendricks) are pretty readily identifiable. Dizzy, Byas, etc. O.P. I guess could be either Oscar Pettiford or Oscar Peterson. But who is the “Oscar” … --- ## [Oldest Radio Recording Extant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-radio-recording-extant/217715)
**Author:** [@myles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/myles)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2022, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-radio-recording-extant/217715 "2022-10-09T15:48:58Z")
There’s lots of radio broadcasts from the 1940’s and 1950’s around in the form of audiotape and on the internet, but what is the oldest radio entertainment broadcast still extant and available to the listening public? --- ## [My LCD TV won't power up - There's nothing I can do, right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-lcd-tv-wont-power-up-theres-nothing-i-can-do-right/972962)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2022, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-lcd-tv-wont-power-up-theres-nothing-i-can-do-right/972962 "2022-10-09T14:39:21Z")
I know I can’t pull the tubes and walk down to the corner hardware store - you know, the one that has the tube tester tucked back in the corner? I’m guessing that if there is no sign of power, it goes to the curb (or to … --- ## [Why hot glue and not just room temperature glue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hot-glue-and-not-just-room-temperature-glue/972930)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2022, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hot-glue-and-not-just-room-temperature-glue/972930 "2022-10-09T13:59:49Z")
I see hot glue used frequently for various crafts. But why? There are so many adhesives out there, most of which are used at room temperature. Why fuss with a machine that heats it up and not just squirt some glue out… --- ## [Savannah GA-area Dopers - Question about Hurricane Ian](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-ga-area-dopers-question-about-hurricane-ian/972379)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2022, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-ga-area-dopers-question-about-hurricane-ian/972379 "2022-10-09T11:28:00Z")
I am supposed to be driving from Charlotte, NC to Savannah on Friday for a Saturday (indoor) wedding. As far I can see from local weather reports they are predicting Ian as a tropical storm by Friday afternoon, with heav… --- ## [More Maps - Some New Perspectives. Some Duds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-maps-some-new-perspectives-some-duds/941334)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2022, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-maps-some-new-perspectives-some-duds/941334 "2022-10-09T03:39:49Z")
In this “Terrible Maps” thread, I posted a link to an interesting site that showed a variety of maps. Most of them were interesting. A few of them were quite unique. Some of them were duds. It’s been many years since… --- ## [How do those "Pay as little as $25..." coupons for prescription meds work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-those-pay-as-little-as-25-coupons-for-prescription-meds-work/972838)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2022, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-those-pay-as-little-as-25-coupons-for-prescription-meds-work/972838 "2022-10-09T02:49:15Z")
The cash price for a medication I take is around $1000 per month. My insurance provider does not believe that I am worth such an investment. (To be somewhat fair, my premiums, including the employer portion, is less th… --- ## [Question about use of quoted material](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-use-of-quoted-material/972961)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2022, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-use-of-quoted-material/972961 "2022-10-08T23:28:45Z")
I have a question about a passage from a book I’m reading at the moment. To get the most accurate answer from the folks I would prefer to show the passage and ask about it, rather than try to extract the guts of the mate… --- ## [Doxie The Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doxie-the-dog/972908)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2022, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doxie-the-dog/972908 "2022-10-08T22:29:31Z")
Doxie is very old, and had a pretty hard life at times. Run over, coyote attacks, snake bites, went paralyzed for a while. He always ‘Endevoured To Persevere’. Yesterday, he was up at 5am, cryin’ and wanting out. Alrigh… --- ## [Cheating in Chess](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheating-in-chess/972950)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2022, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheating-in-chess/972950 "2022-10-08T20:41:09Z")
I don’t follow chess, but there has been a post on Facebook about cheating by some teen chess champion. As I recall, the post didn’t explain much. So, my question boils down to this: How can you cheat in chess? Mind read… --- ## [July 4th note in Family Bible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/july-4th-note-in-family-bible/967346)
**Author:** [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2022, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/july-4th-note-in-family-bible/967346 "2022-10-08T20:14:41Z")
A tattered, old Bible was in my youngest son’s library when he passed away. The Bible was purchased by Moses Smith in Pittsburgh PA in 1733. It contains extensive Smith family history and several notes on events: … --- ## [Confess, Fletch (2022 movie)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confess-fletch-2022-movie/972332)
**Author:** [@duality72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duality72)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2022, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confess-fletch-2022-movie/972332 "2022-10-08T19:53:26Z")
There was this earlier thread for fans of the books, so I’ll state my biases for this thread. I like the first movie a lot, but not so much the second movie which is too over the top silly. I read the first book and, fra… --- ## [Cooking something non-German for German hosts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-something-non-german-for-german-hosts/970332)
**Author:** [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2022, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-something-non-german-for-german-hosts/970332 "2022-10-08T19:22:06Z")
I’ll be in and around Cologne later this year and would like to cook for our hosts while there. Ideally something they’re less likely to experience at home but that I can either get ingredients for in the local grocery o… --- ## [2 people dead, 6 wounded in stabbing attacks on Las Vegas Strip, police say](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-people-dead-6-wounded-in-stabbing-attacks-on-las-vegas-strip-police-say/972856)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2022, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-people-dead-6-wounded-in-stabbing-attacks-on-las-vegas-strip-police-say/972856 "2022-10-08T19:07:48Z")
wow this just happened --- ## [Explain a Fourteen Foot Storm Surge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-a-fourteen-foot-storm-surge/972316)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2022, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-a-fourteen-foot-storm-surge/972316 "2022-10-08T17:11:50Z")
Florida expect as 14’ storm surge. I am in Pennsylvania, and my house is 12’ above sea level. I am (say) five miles from a tidal river. I am at least twenty miles from salty water. If the nearby coast were to experience… --- ## [The Stars are Still Alive, Let's Make a Sequel!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stars-are-still-alive-lets-make-a-sequel/839975)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2022, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stars-are-still-alive-lets-make-a-sequel/839975 "2022-10-08T15:58:08Z")
Pepper Mill was watching A Very Brady Renovation last night on HGTV, featuring a bunch of the actors who played the Brady kids, now grown up. Earlier in the evening, I had been watching John Huston’s The Man Who Would be… --- ## [Domestic pornographic magazines and films in the USSR/Warsaw Pact countries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/domestic-pornographic-magazines-and-films-in-the-ussr-warsaw-pact-countries/972826)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2022, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/domestic-pornographic-magazines-and-films-in-the-ussr-warsaw-pact-countries/972826 "2022-10-08T13:04:20Z")
Was there any sort of a domestic pornographic industry in the old USSR? How about other Warsaw Pact counties such as Czechoslovakia or Hungary? Or, was most of the material imported from the West? Obviously a potential… --- ## [Any Advent Calendars that are actually worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-advent-calendars-that-are-actually-worth-it/972513)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2022, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-advent-calendars-that-are-actually-worth-it/972513 "2022-10-08T10:03:09Z")
For whatever reason, I like the extremely modest thrill of getting a little surprise on each day in December. There are really really cheap Advent Calendars that have basically the same piece of garbage chocolate behind… --- ## [Does my 2018 Honda Accord have an emergency brake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-my-2018-honda-accord-have-an-emergency-brake/972772)
**Author:** [@Yelnick\_McWawa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yelnick_McWawa)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2022, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-my-2018-honda-accord-have-an-emergency-brake/972772 "2022-10-08T03:23:07Z")
My grandson wants to take his driving test. My state requires that the test administrator have access to an emergency brake should the applicant screw up. My Dodge Caravan can’t be used because the emergency brake is o… --- ## [Is "The Bonfire of the Vanities" the most miscast movie ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bonfire-of-the-vanities-the-most-miscast-movie-ever/972333)
**Author:** [@Mislav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mislav)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2022, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bonfire-of-the-vanities-the-most-miscast-movie-ever/972333 "2022-10-08T02:35:51Z")
If not the most, it has got to be up there. Tom Hanks as a womanizing bond trader? Come on. --- ## [Goodbye to another good dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-to-another-good-dog/972592)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2022, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-to-another-good-dog/972592 "2022-10-08T01:37:09Z")
I said goodbye to my 12 year old doberman Drago this morning. He was fine last night, this morning he was lethargic and wouldn’t eat breakfast. A trip to the emergency vet showed a ruptured splenic tumor bleeding inte… --- ## [Five Simple Tricks to Stop Depression....Um, No Not Simple](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-simple-tricks-to-stop-depression-um-no-not-simple/970758)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2022, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-simple-tricks-to-stop-depression-um-no-not-simple/970758 "2022-10-08T00:02:36Z")
I saw an article in my newsfeed (? not sure if that’s the word?) that was headlined “Five Simple Tricks to Stop Depression”. I would love to link it but I lost the url. Great, right? Five Simple Tricks? After a wall … --- ## [Downloading StraightDope forum pages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downloading-straightdope-forum-pages/972485)
**Author:** [@Celtic\_Kitsune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celtic_Kitsune)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2022, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downloading-straightdope-forum-pages/972485 "2022-10-07T23:54:11Z")
I like to download and save webpages to read later or as a reference. I’ve noticed that when I download a straightdope thread it only saves part of it? Am I doing something wrong or is this just how the website functions… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=977) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=979)