# "Need answer fast" threads that would make you raise an eyebrow.

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-fast-threads-that-would-make-you-raise-an-eyebrow/638986
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [October 26, 2012, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-fast-threads-that-would-make-you-raise-an-eyebrow/638986 "2012-10-26T23:53:44Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author: ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2012, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-fast-threads-that-would-make-you-raise-an-eyebrow/638986/1 "2012-10-26T23:53:44Z")

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_On fire, need answer fast._

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### Author: ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2012, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-fast-threads-that-would-make-you-raise-an-eyebrow/638986/2 "2012-10-27T00:06:41Z")

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How young can a female get pregnant?

How do I get blood stains out of my car’s upholstery?

How long does does gun powder residue last?

If I declare my house to be a sovereign nation state, do I have diplomatic immunity for killing my spouse?

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### Author: ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2012, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-fast-threads-that-would-make-you-raise-an-eyebrow/638986/3 "2012-10-27T00:23:25Z")

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What do you do if your chute doesn’t open?

How do you land the plane if the pilot and co-pilot ate fish for dinner - and we’re out of coffee?

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### Author: ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2012, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-fast-threads-that-would-make-you-raise-an-eyebrow/638986/4 "2012-10-27T00:36:50Z")

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What’s that ascending-pitch whistling noise?

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### Author: ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2012, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-fast-threads-that-would-make-you-raise-an-eyebrow/638986/5 "2012-10-27T01:33:10Z")

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Is it the red wire or the green wire you’re supposed to cut?

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### Author: ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2012, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-fast-threads-that-would-make-you-raise-an-eyebrow/638986/6 "2012-10-27T01:35:13Z")

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Just how much “stuff” can a condom hold without bursting?

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### Author: ![thirdwarning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecccb3/32.png) [@thirdwarning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdwarning)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2012, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-fast-threads-that-would-make-you-raise-an-eyebrow/638986/7 "2012-10-27T02:21:50Z")

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How can I tell if the baby is crowning?

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### Author: ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2012, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-fast-threads-that-would-make-you-raise-an-eyebrow/638986/8 "2012-10-27T02:26:28Z")

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“Can human bones be ground in the garbage disposal? Need answer fast.”

StG

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### Author: ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2012, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-fast-threads-that-would-make-you-raise-an-eyebrow/638986/9 "2012-10-27T02:28:08Z")

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I’m just going through the current threads and choosing them; so far “Real Life Terminator: Need answer fast!” sounds promising.

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### Author: ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2012, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-fast-threads-that-would-make-you-raise-an-eyebrow/638986/10 "2012-10-27T02:33:13Z")

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How much blood can one man lose and still be alive? _(need answer fast)_

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### Author: ![Simple\_Linctus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2012, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-fast-threads-that-would-make-you-raise-an-eyebrow/638986/11 "2012-10-27T02:35:26Z")

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What’s the critical mass of all this plutonium I’m making a football with?

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### Author: ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2012, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-fast-threads-that-would-make-you-raise-an-eyebrow/638986/12 "2012-10-27T02:40:17Z")

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What’s the _worst_ thing that could happen by speeding on an expressway at night with no headlights? _(need answer fast)_

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### Author: ![Szlater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Szlater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Szlater)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2012, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-fast-threads-that-would-make-you-raise-an-eyebrow/638986/13 "2012-10-27T02:40:30Z")

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How do I tell if I nicked an artery or a vein?

Shaking babies, yes or no? (Poll)

Strong smell of gas, problem?

Where can I buy lye and large garbage bags?

How do I sight in a rifle?

Is it ten parts ammonium nitrate to one part diesel, or the other way round?

Which is more ballistically stable, nails or screws?

How do I know if I have a criticality of plutonium?

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### Author: ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2012, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-fast-threads-that-would-make-you-raise-an-eyebrow/638986/14 "2012-10-27T02:45:24Z")

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Bleach is an acceptable replacement for chlorine in a pool, right? _(need answer fast)_

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### Author: ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2012, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-fast-threads-that-would-make-you-raise-an-eyebrow/638986/15 "2012-10-27T02:57:13Z")

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“How can I win in Ohio?”

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### Author: ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2012, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-fast-threads-that-would-make-you-raise-an-eyebrow/638986/16 "2012-10-27T03:09:59Z")

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Belly, tits, or on the face?

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### Author: ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2012, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-fast-threads-that-would-make-you-raise-an-eyebrow/638986/17 "2012-10-27T03:25:45Z")

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> [@Ambivalid](#):
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> How much blood can one man lose and still be alive? _(need answer fast)_

Hehe, change that to ‘woman’ and I should be asking that question of a gyno, lol.

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### Author: ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2012, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-fast-threads-that-would-make-you-raise-an-eyebrow/638986/18 "2012-10-27T04:33:12Z")

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How long can a thumb remain severed and still be able to be re-attached? (Need answer fast!)

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### Author: ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2012, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-fast-threads-that-would-make-you-raise-an-eyebrow/638986/19 "2012-10-27T04:35:25Z")

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How fast can a police car go?

Is this a capital crime? With bonus question about eyewitness testimony.

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### Author: ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2012, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-fast-threads-that-would-make-you-raise-an-eyebrow/638986/20 "2012-10-27T05:14:01Z")

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What kind of knife is best for severing a carotid artery? Need answer fast.

So is age of consent a law, or morevof a guideline.

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