# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=998&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 999 --- ## [The Good Place - it really holds up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-good-place-it-really-holds-up/972293)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-good-place-it-really-holds-up/972293 "2022-10-10T14:09:22Z")
My wife and I watched The Good Place when it originally aired. We decided to go back and try the entire show, which is only four short seasons of 13 episodes each. It’s a very nice show that definitely does not overstay… --- ## [Will the US lockdown for the next pandemic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-us-lockdown-for-the-next-pandemic/971139)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-us-lockdown-for-the-next-pandemic/971139 "2022-10-10T13:33:31Z")
After the very expensive and disruptive experience with lockdowns during COVID, will the US do it again for the next pandemic? Was it worth it? --- ## [Joe Biden: "The Pandemic is Over"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-biden-the-pandemic-is-over/971797)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-biden-the-pandemic-is-over/971797 "2022-10-10T11:28:19Z")
I think it is crazy to make a statement like this. Covid has gone through a series of waves when new variants have been found and just because Covid is “only” killing people at a rate of 150,000 to 175,000 or so a year… --- ## [It's Time For A New MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-a-new-mmp/972627)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 278\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-a-new-mmp/972627 "2022-10-10T10:27:18Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 56 Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 79 and mostly N.O.S. for the day. Not much doin’ down my way which is fine by me. I peopled a lot last week, so I do n… --- ## [What's the worst park/forest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-park-forest/972585)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-park-forest/972585 "2022-10-10T04:30:17Z")
The worst park, to me, in theory could be one that contains only sports fields and nothing else. And while I’m sure I’ve been to some of those, I can’t remember any specific ones. There is a city park a couple miles from… --- ## [Why did it take so long to require helmets in hockey?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-it-take-so-long-to-require-helmets-in-hockey/972431)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-it-take-so-long-to-require-helmets-in-hockey/972431 "2022-10-10T02:50:46Z")
Watching old stuff on the NHL network battling insomnia and it does seem like it took a long time for hockey helmets to become standard. I can understand why players have been resistant to visors and cages, but a helmet… --- ## [Epsom Salt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epsom-salt/972782)
**Author:** [@justmeetee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justmeetee)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epsom-salt/972782 "2022-10-10T02:04:16Z")
I’m constipated today and using epsom salt as a laxative. Just drank another dose and I see on the carton a use by date of January 2117. It’s salt. Can it really “expire” ? I saw an ad for 10,000 year salt with an expir… --- ## [Experience with reverse osmosis water systems?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experience-with-reverse-osmosis-water-systems/969757)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experience-with-reverse-osmosis-water-systems/969757 "2022-10-10T01:43:05Z")
Ann Arbor’s municipal water supply has been under threat of pollution for a while now: For many years, a dioxane plume has been slowly creeping across town and contaminating municipal and private wells. The city has b… --- ## [Afghanistan Today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/afghanistan-today/948624)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 519\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/afghanistan-today/948624 "2022-10-10T00:50:03Z")
It takes something fairly big in world news to make the local news here. They say that the Taliban has captured four provincial capitals and Afghanistan will fall within a few days. I know several brave Canadian soldie… --- ## [Switching to electric vehicles (EV) - has the ability to supply the required power been addressed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/switching-to-electric-vehicles-ev-has-the-ability-to-supply-the-required-power-been-addressed/972915)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2022, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/switching-to-electric-vehicles-ev-has-the-ability-to-supply-the-required-power-been-addressed/972915 "2022-10-09T23:45:47Z")
I could have put this in Factual Questions but there is going to be debate. Has the demand on the power grid been addressed if governments force a switch to EV’s ? How much, and how to supply the increase. States like … --- ## [If these two things happen (45 re-election AND conviction)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-these-two-things-happen-45-re-election-and-conviction/972481)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2022, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-these-two-things-happen-45-re-election-and-conviction/972481 "2022-10-09T22:59:31Z")
So, in this hypothetical, I’m interested in knowing the outcome of two contemporaneous events (one REALLY good and one unthinkable).\* Let’s say the Creator of the Universe smiles upon our nation, and TFG is convicted in … --- ## [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… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=997&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=999&state=muted)