# Science Magazine says Dope is fun **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [March 9, 2001, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-magazine-says-dope-is-fun/57346 "2001-03-09T14:38:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2001, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-magazine-says-dope-is-fun/57346/1 "2001-03-09T14:38:57Z")
Since I haven’t seen this mentioned on the Board, I thought I would bring it to your attention. _Science_ magazine, published by the American Acadamy for the Advancement of Science, and the most prestigious science journal in the U.S., recently recommended the Straight Dope to its readers in its “Netwatch” column (Science 291:795, 2 Februrary 2001). > [@](#): > > **_Fun_ > NOT DOPEY > Why do pigeons bob their heads? Why do clouds of gnats always hover around a fixed point in midair? For smart, hip answers to these and hundreds of science (and other) questions, check out Cecil Adam’s “The Straight Dope.” The Web site for a syndicated newspaper column started in 1973, the site archives over 2200 questions ranging from the practical to the bizarre. More examples: “When someone is executed by lethal injection, do they swab off the arm first?” (Yes, in case the execution is halted.) “Why doesn’t Coke [which is acidic] dissolve the can?” (The inside is coated with plastic.) Despite scanty documentation for some of the gonzo-style replies, Ed Zotti, the enigmatic Cecil’s editor, assures readers that all are "extensively researched."** Although _Science_ is a bit sniffy about Cecil’s disdain for footnotes, it’s still a pretty good recommendation. Just thought everyone would like to know. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2001, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-magazine-says-dope-is-fun/57346/2 "2001-03-09T19:05:22Z")
That’s great! Thanks for bringing this to the attention of our members. Publicity like this is always good news. ---
**Author:** ![Alphagene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Alphagene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alphagene)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2001, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-magazine-says-dope-is-fun/57346/3 "2001-03-09T20:07:04Z")
Oooh, the world’s scientific elite are now aware of our presence. Excellent. Now questions I’d normally answer will be explained elegantly by people who _didn’t_ drop out of grad school. Damn. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2001, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-magazine-says-dope-is-fun/57346/4 "2001-03-09T20:31:08Z")
[QUOTE] \*Originally posted by Colibri \* \*\* > [@](#): > > \*\*_Fun_ > \ check out Cecil Adam’s “The Straight Dope.” \*\* Who’s this Adam character? 🙂 Kind of unusual to see **Science** get a name wrong - or is that your own typo? ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2001, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-magazine-says-dope-is-fun/57346/5 "2001-03-09T22:19:53Z")
My typo, so sorry! _Science_ correctly has “Cecil Adams’s.” I see I also misspelled “Academy.” :o I can spel, I jsut cant’ tpye. > [@](#): > > _originally posted by Alphagene_ > **Oooh, the world’s scientific elite are now aware of our presence. Excellent.** Hey, whadya mean “now.” I been reading the Straight Dope for years! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2001, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-magazine-says-dope-is-fun/57346/6 "2001-03-10T00:44:09Z")
> [@](#): > > Hey, whadya mean “now.” I been reading the Straight Dope for years! Me too. I use my Nobels as bookends for my Cecil library. ---
**Author:** ![obfusciatrist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@obfusciatrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obfusciatrist)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2001, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-magazine-says-dope-is-fun/57346/7 "2001-03-10T05:23:35Z")
I use my Nobels as trivets.