# Cool tip: triple click to reveal spoilers **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 26, 2005, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-tip-triple-click-to-reveal-spoilers/301223 "2005-04-26T19:43:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2005, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-tip-triple-click-to-reveal-spoilers/301223/21 "2005-04-27T18:08:13Z")
The lines are all the same width. But Internet Explorer is stupid and doesn’t realize this, so it lies to you and says they’re different. Dragging to select a spoiler isn’t hard, at least in Mozilla. You just start dragging a little above the spoiler box, and drag to a little below, and you’ll select everything within. Plus a little extra, but so what? ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2005, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-tip-triple-click-to-reveal-spoilers/301223/22 "2005-04-27T18:53:33Z")
> [@Priceguy](#): > > Are not not not times ten. Are you multiplying all three nots by ten, or just the last one? I need to know. ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2005, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-tip-triple-click-to-reveal-spoilers/301223/23 "2005-04-27T19:05:33Z")
> [@Uncommon Sense](#): > > Are you multiplying all three nots by ten, or just the last one? I need to know. Sorry, didn’t get the coding right there. I meant not[sup]not[sup]not[/sup][/sup] times ten. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2005, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-tip-triple-click-to-reveal-spoilers/301223/24 "2005-04-27T19:08:37Z")
Well, it’s _tenable_ at least. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2005, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-tip-triple-click-to-reveal-spoilers/301223/25 "2005-04-27T19:18:24Z")
I was thinking that’s the most tenacious denial I’ve ever seen. Daniel ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2005, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-tip-triple-click-to-reveal-spoilers/301223/26 "2005-04-27T19:39:58Z")
I tried to do the math, and I just end up with a tension headache. ---
**Author:** ![umop\_ap\_sdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/dbc845/32.png) [@umop\_ap\_sdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/umop_ap_sdn)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2005, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-tip-triple-click-to-reveal-spoilers/301223/27 "2005-04-27T20:30:17Z")
> [@Priceguy](#): > > Sorry, didn’t get the coding right there. I meant not[sup]not[sup]not[/sup][/sup] times ten. You can nest [sup] tags!? That is cool[sup]10[sup]10[sup]10[sup]10[sup]10[sup]10[/sup][/sup][/sup][/sup][/sup][/sup]! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cc9497/32.png) [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2005, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-tip-triple-click-to-reveal-spoilers/301223/28 "2005-04-27T22:57:28Z")
> [@Priceguy](#): > > Are not not not times ten. They are here, and it’s driving me insane as I’m _compelled_ to click on them to force them to turn blue ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2005, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-tip-triple-click-to-reveal-spoilers/301223/29 "2005-04-28T05:16:26Z")
> [@+MDI](#): > > They are here, and it’s driving me insane as I’m _compelled_ to click on them to force them to turn blue ☹ Yours are different sizes _and_ not blue? You poor man! ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2005, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-tip-triple-click-to-reveal-spoilers/301223/30 "2005-04-28T15:17:00Z")
Don’t be so tendentious. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2005, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-tip-triple-click-to-reveal-spoilers/301223/31 "2005-04-28T20:59:09Z")
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