# Rods

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rods/33685>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [September 19, 2000, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rods/33685 "2000-09-19T03:30:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![harbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ba9def/32.png) [@harbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harbo)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2000, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rods/33685/1 "2000-09-19T03:30:27Z")

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P.T. Barnum was an misty-eyed optimist. I almost wish I had been born without scruples; I could make a fortune off of the suckers and retire. Alas, these pesky morals keep getting in the way…I’ll have to be satisfied with fighting the good skeptical fight, I suppose!

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**Author:** ![RM\_Mentock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@RM\_Mentock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RM_Mentock)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2000, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rods/33685/2 "2000-09-19T04:48:11Z")

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Chronos. You missed this one. ha, I wonder if there is a position open for sub-lackey-poker

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**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2000, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rods/33685/3 "2000-09-19T13:43:23Z")

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Harbo, welcome to the Boards!

We like to post the link to the article being addressed, for the convenience of other readers. As you can see, there are LOTS of topics, and it’s helpful if we’re all on the same page.

Link to Mailbag Answer being addressed: [What’s up with rods?](http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mrodhoax.html)

Also, we try to keep topics in an appropriate forum… therefore, this topic has been moved from COMMENTS ON CECIL’S COLUMNS to the more appropriate COMMENTS ON MAILBAG ANSWERS.  
[Edited by CKDextHavn on 09-19-2000 at 08:45 AM]

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**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:** [September 19, 2000, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rods/33685/4 "2000-09-19T20:12:18Z")

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No, I didn’t exactly miss it… I think I just hit the “submit” and “close” buttons in the wrong order. I’ve done that a few times lately, it seems.

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**Author:** ![rubes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@rubes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rubes)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2000, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rods/33685/5 "2000-09-22T21:29:38Z")

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Would rods appear in film as well as video? I believe most film to be 24 frames per second and video 30 fps. I believe that the only samples I have seen of this is on video, but obviously more people have video cameras vs movie cameras.