# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1113&period=all&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1114 --- ## [Is the Detonation of a Nuclear Weapon Inevitable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-detonation-of-a-nuclear-weapon-inevitable/636311)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2012, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-detonation-of-a-nuclear-weapon-inevitable/636311 "2012-10-13T13:57:03Z")
Specifically, do you think it is only a matter of time before a fission weapon is detonated on a civilian or military target, whether by a nation or a terrorist group? If so, what sort of time frame? It seems to me that… --- ## [Do people with advanced degrees in the liberal arts have any right to complain about lack of jobs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-with-advanced-degrees-in-the-liberal-arts-have-any-right-to-complain-about-lack-of-jobs/539668)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2010, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-with-advanced-degrees-in-the-liberal-arts-have-any-right-to-complain-about-lack-of-jobs/539668 "2010-05-24T21:47:00Z")
It seems to me it’s be known for quite some time (decades) and becoming even more clear in the last 10 years so, that getting an advanced degree in the liberal arts often doesn’t guarantee you anything in the way of mar… --- ## [How much are these \[$2 bills\] worth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-these-2-bills-worth/648459)
**Author:** [@Shinna\_Minna\_Ma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shinna_Minna_Ma)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2013, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-these-2-bills-worth/648459 "2013-01-31T16:03:51Z")
My father passed away recently, and we found something very interesting when going through his dresser drawers. He had an envelope full of unused $2 bills, which in itself is not unusual. These were brought back into c… --- ## [Your Favorite Root Beer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-root-beer/683938)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2014, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-root-beer/683938 "2014-03-21T21:22:04Z")
Inspired somewhat by the thread My Coke vs. Pepsi http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=718491 I noticed that fellow Doper panache45 is decidedly a fellow Root Beer fan, as me. So perhaps there are other … --- ## [What happens if you eat a bodybuilder's diet but don't exercise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-you-eat-a-bodybuilders-diet-but-dont-exercise/604992)
**Author:** [@isaiahrobinson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/isaiahrobinson)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2012, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-you-eat-a-bodybuilders-diet-but-dont-exercise/604992 "2012-01-08T06:28:23Z")
By a “bodybuilder’s diet” I mean eating a lot of food in total, consisting of: a lot of protein from lean meat like chicken, low fat and carbs, lots of fruit and vegetables, lots of fiber, drinking lots of water. No supp… --- ## [Rejecting Certified Mail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rejecting-certified-mail/240778)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2017, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rejecting-certified-mail/240778 "2017-03-09T20:35:09Z")
Is there a way to simply not accept certified mail? --- ## [250,000 year old alien Aluminum gadget](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/250-000-year-old-alien-aluminum-gadget/769277)
**Author:** [@Nansbread1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nansbread1)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2016, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/250-000-year-old-alien-aluminum-gadget/769277 "2016-10-24T20:25:08Z")
https://www.davidicke.com/article/389931/mysterious-piece-aluminium-part-ancient-ufo-visited-earth-250000-years-ago-claims-investigator So what is the straight dope on this recent news article. --- ## [Help me with a rhyme for my custom book plate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-a-rhyme-for-my-custom-book-plate/657062)
**Author:** [@minionkat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minionkat)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2013, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-a-rhyme-for-my-custom-book-plate/657062 "2013-05-11T09:58:52Z")
I have decided to spring for custom book plates. I have a friend who is a graphic designer and she has agreed to lay it out for me. I have some ideas and we have talked about it. In doing some research, I found that boo… --- ## [The Cruelty is the Point](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cruelty-is-the-point/828905)
**Author:** [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2019, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cruelty-is-the-point/828905 "2019-02-11T02:07:46Z")
The Cruelty is the Point. This article from The Atlantic explains everything about the Trump administration. They specifically are trying to be cruel to the rest of us. --- ## [False advertising at Dunkin Donuts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/false-advertising-at-dunkin-donuts/756823)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2016, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/false-advertising-at-dunkin-donuts/756823 "2016-06-22T02:08:56Z")
Anyone want to start a class action lawsuit? The “whipped cream” on their drinks tastes like CoolWhip. There is no way it is real cream. --- ## [Squaring the US - a grand tour idea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squaring-the-us-a-grand-tour-idea/821625)
**Author:** [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squaring-the-us-a-grand-tour-idea/821625 "2023-06-15T07:11:12Z")
Sort of inspired to post based on this thread. PT’s progeny includes a son who turns finishes uni next year, and a younger one who finishes secondary school this year. So next year would be a good and maybe last opportu… --- ## [Okay, I Was Turned Down For SSDI By Social Security](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-i-was-turned-down-for-ssdi-by-social-security/522655)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2010, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-i-was-turned-down-for-ssdi-by-social-security/522655 "2010-01-01T14:40:07Z")
The letter of denial is worded so that a close friend of mine said they were “projecting” me, meaning that they expect me to “get better” within a year. My friend said that Social Security never projects mental cases an… --- ## [Danger, Will Robinson!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danger-will-robinson/758750)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2016, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danger-will-robinson/758750 "2016-07-07T02:34:50Z")
Netflix is bringing back Lost In Space! This means, of course that we’ll need a new Dr. Smith. What about John de Lancie? --- ## [Ask the criminal mastermind about to take over the world](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-criminal-mastermind-about-to-take-over-the-world/515684)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2009, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-criminal-mastermind-about-to-take-over-the-world/515684 "2009-11-08T02:36:07Z")
You guys are into welcoming new overlords, right? Because I’d really hate to have to vaporize the SDMB with my 1920’s style “death ray”. I used to be a fairly typical criminal genius. You know, robbing Fort Knox, holdin… --- ## [Difference between a hookah and a bong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-a-hookah-and-a-bong/487411)
**Author:** [@Shinna\_Minna\_Ma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shinna_Minna_Ma)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2009, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-a-hookah-and-a-bong/487411 "2009-02-26T19:15:15Z")
Chalk this up to my naivete, but what is the difference between a hookah and a bong? –SMM --- ## [Damn it, Good Morning America!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-it-good-morning-america/569657)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2011, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-it-good-morning-america/569657 "2011-02-02T16:32:50Z")
In these troubled times of revolution throughout the Middle East, I decided to spend more time watching TV news. Sadly, ABC seems to have no sense of proportion. Following a short segment about Egypt (which just stated a… --- ## [Why all the hate for Cars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-all-the-hate-for-cars/519299)
**Author:** [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2009, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-all-the-hate-for-cars/519299 "2009-12-02T19:37:57Z")
I have often heard people refer to Cars as their least favorite Pixar movie, and not just in the current thread about Pixar movies. Beyond just thinking it’s the worst Pixar movie, many people actively dislike it. I do… --- ## [So I Have a Broken Rib. Is there really nothing to do about it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-have-a-broken-rib-is-there-really-nothing-to-do-about-it/150852)
**Author:** [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2003, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-have-a-broken-rib-is-there-really-nothing-to-do-about-it/150852 "2003-01-28T02:21:00Z")
Unfortunately, the thread title sums it up for you. Now, those of you who aren’t laughing at my misfortune (and judging from the way things go, this will be laughed at quite heartily over in some LiveJournals :rolleyes:… --- ## [Is my wife going to cheat on me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-wife-going-to-cheat-on-me/364845)
**Author:** [@FormerMarineGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FormerMarineGuy)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2006, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-wife-going-to-cheat-on-me/364845 "2006-07-19T17:59:39Z")
Okay, so I don’t think she is going to cheat on me. Let’s say my wife was previously married and cheated on her ex-husband (her husband at the time). Of course, it is not a happy marriage according to her. Now, I find… --- ## [You're transported back 100 years. Become famous doing nothing illegal.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-transported-back-100-years-become-famous-doing-nothing-illegal/612061)
**Author:** [@KellyCriterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KellyCriterion)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2012, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-transported-back-100-years-become-famous-doing-nothing-illegal/612061 "2012-02-12T05:57:53Z")
You’re transported back to 1912 armed with no physical items other than some basic period dress. No one knows (except for you) that you’re a time traveller, but you’re free to try and convince anyone who will listen to y… --- ## [Are there any fraternal orders who allow atheists to join?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-fraternal-orders-who-allow-atheists-to-join/526074)
**Author:** [@rat\_avatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rat_avatar)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2010, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-fraternal-orders-who-allow-atheists-to-join/526074 "2010-01-24T02:08:31Z")
I know the Masons, Elks and Odd fellows require you to believe in a higher power, but are there others who accept atheists? --- ## [Anyone Else Starting to Get Cabin Fever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-starting-to-get-cabin-fever/709483)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2015, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-starting-to-get-cabin-fever/709483 "2015-01-14T01:02:53Z")
With the miserable, continuing cold weather I don’t feel like taking my usual walks. PS. I am NOT looking for responses along the line of “Nice weather here, just came back from the beach” --- ## [Odd Places to Find a Penis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-places-to-find-a-penis/135071)
**Author:** [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2003, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-places-to-find-a-penis/135071 "2003-02-19T06:32:35Z")
Some friends and I decided to spend last night in a car, so we parked it behind a baseball field. One of the topics of conversation was “What are some off places to find a penis?” The penis was just that, nothing but a … --- ## [Stuff that should be rebooted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-that-should-be-rebooted/820373)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2018, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-that-should-be-rebooted/820373 "2018-09-14T01:30:48Z")
Ideally things that should be rebooted are ideas that were god but not executed as well as they could be. Battlestar Galactica was something that should have been rebooted; Ghostbusters was not. Here are a few propertie… --- ## [Ever heard the (possibly Yiddish) word 'gleep' as a pejorative for old man?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-the-possibly-yiddish-word-gleep-as-a-pejorative-for-old-man/316892)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2018, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-the-possibly-yiddish-word-gleep-as-a-pejorative-for-old-man/316892 "2018-01-22T22:41:52Z")
I am seeking an objective answer to my question, but I realize that this may drift into IMHO territory. It also has elements of CS. So mods, feel free to move as you see fit. I heard this word used in two different ep… --- ## [Has Mandy Patinkin ever completed a TV show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-mandy-patinkin-ever-completed-a-tv-show/510131)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2012, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-mandy-patinkin-ever-completed-a-tv-show/510131 "2012-04-25T11:31:55Z")
I love him, and it bugs the shit outta me that he bails on everything he does! Chicago Hope, Dead Like Me, Criminal Minds…it’s getting strange. Gr. --- ## [Are There Really Narcs Working in High Schools?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-really-narcs-working-in-high-schools/218039)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2003, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-really-narcs-working-in-high-schools/218039 "2003-12-12T05:12:50Z")
A recent story arc on Boston Public involved a girl who got all twitterpated with a Narc, and with the fall-out from their “relationship.” During the show it was revealed that not even the teachers knew the guy was a Nar… --- ## [Dumbest "Sports"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbest-sports/665196)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2013, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbest-sports/665196 "2013-08-18T04:28:57Z")
I question why any sane person would choose to “compete” in these “sports”. Most of them offer a very significant chance of serious injury or death…but people indulge in them, anyway. So I thought of a few: -Extreme “Fr… --- ## [How do college curves work? Can they bring down the top students' grades?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-college-curves-work-can-they-bring-down-the-top-students-grades/566801)
**Author:** [@miragesyzygy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miragesyzygy)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2011, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-college-curves-work-can-they-bring-down-the-top-students-grades/566801 "2011-01-10T20:33:00Z")
I always thought that if I get an A on every assignment, there’d be no way I can get anything but an A for a final grade. This thought has not been disproved by my transcript yet (thank goodness), but something interesti… --- ## [So, uh, whatcha readin' over there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-uh-whatcha-readin-over-there/610593)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2012, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-uh-whatcha-readin-over-there/610593 "2012-02-05T00:55:13Z")
I hate having to explain what I’m reading. If I wanted to be conversing with you instead of reading this book in front of me, then I wouldn’t be reading, now would I? But of course you know that. It’s your little passive… --- ## [Repubs have biggest gain since before WWII...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repubs-have-biggest-gain-since-before-wwii/559333)
**Author:** [@BlinkingDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlinkingDuck)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2010, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repubs-have-biggest-gain-since-before-wwii/559333 "2010-11-06T01:34:49Z")
…and the stock market is down. OBVIOUSLY the markets hate the idea of Republicans having such a gain. --- ## [Hydroxychloroquine study "does not meet the Society's expected standard."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hydroxychloroquine-study-does-not-meet-the-societys-expected-standard/851443)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2020, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hydroxychloroquine-study-does-not-meet-the-societys-expected-standard/851443 "2020-06-15T20:00:15Z")
The International Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy just issued the following statement: I assume that proper studies are being conducted. This drug, possibly in combination with other drugs, may have some value. N… --- ## [Popular songs with unusual time signatures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-songs-with-unusual-time-signatures/359614)
**Author:** [@CJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CJJ)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2006, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-songs-with-unusual-time-signatures/359614 "2006-06-27T14:21:00Z")
Simple enough; can anyone cite popular songs/tunes in a time signature other than the ubiquitous 4/4, 3/4, 6/8 etc. beat? “Popular” is a key term here; Gustav Holtz’s “Mars” is in 5/4 time, but I doubt most here would r… --- ## [And down goes Schneiderman!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-down-goes-schneiderman/813793)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2018, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-down-goes-schneiderman/813793 "2018-05-20T23:46:36Z")
Eric Schneiderman, the great white hope for Democrats hoping to have a back-up plan for when Bob Mueller and Rod Rosenstein get fired, is already being asked to resign by the Governor. Looks like the stars are alignin… --- ## [So how(much) profit do vaccine makers really make? \[Edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-much-profit-do-vaccine-makers-really-make-edited-title/592739)
**Author:** [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2011, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-much-profit-do-vaccine-makers-really-make-edited-title/592739 "2011-08-16T20:31:36Z")
How much does the average vaccine cost? How much profit per vaccine does the average vaccine manufacturer make? An hour of googling has not helped me find the answer to this question. I’ve seen quotes for everything fro… --- ## [Ridiculed scientific breakthroughs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculed-scientific-breakthroughs/510698)
**Author:** [@jakesteele](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jakesteele)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2009, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculed-scientific-breakthroughs/510698 "2009-09-21T02:36:16Z")
What scientific achievement, breakthrough, invention, discovery in the last couple hundred years or so has met with the most resistance and ridicule before it was vindicated? --- ## [Why is Chinaman considered a slur?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-chinaman-considered-a-slur/254548)
**Author:** [@PaulFitzroy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaulFitzroy)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2004, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-chinaman-considered-a-slur/254548 "2004-07-15T10:50:44Z")
We say Irishman, Dutchman, Frenchman, Scotsman and Welshman without offending the PC-police, but ‘Chinaman’ is automatically considered an ethnic slur. Why is this? My grandfather, who I guess was of the later part of t… --- ## [So my husband stopped at Jack in the Box for breakfast yesterday...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-husband-stopped-at-jack-in-the-box-for-breakfast-yesterday/338754)
**Author:** [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2006, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-husband-stopped-at-jack-in-the-box-for-breakfast-yesterday/338754 "2006-01-09T20:26:35Z")
And he brings home his receipt. We’re trying to keep a closer eye on what we spend each month - just trying to develop good money habits. That’s cool. So yesterday, I’m on the phone with my mother, chatting away, pacing… --- ## [have you lost any Facebook "friends" as a result of this crazy contentious political season?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-lost-any-facebook-friends-as-a-result-of-this-crazy-contentious-political-season/764467)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2016, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-lost-any-facebook-friends-as-a-result-of-this-crazy-contentious-political-season/764467 "2016-09-02T02:49:42Z")
Just realized tonight that a good friend of mine from high school 20+ years ago, I hadn’t “seen much from him” on Facebook in a while, and when I dialed him up on there, I noticed the “Add Friend?” button now on his page… --- ## [Are wider tires more susceptible to hydroplaning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-wider-tires-more-susceptible-to-hydroplaning/506654)
**Author:** [@Duhkecco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duhkecco)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2009, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-wider-tires-more-susceptible-to-hydroplaning/506654 "2009-08-17T22:48:12Z")
Seems that there’s an argument both ways: The extra width offers more traction which reduces hydroplaning on wet roads. The extra width provides a wider “wing” that leads to more hydroplaning. (Similar to the “snowplow… --- ## [Army uniform - stripes on forearm](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/army-uniform-stripes-on-forearm/343068)
**Author:** [@Race\_Bannon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Race_Bannon)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2006, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/army-uniform-stripes-on-forearm/343068 "2006-02-07T01:48:50Z")
On a US Army uniform, what do the stripes on the forearm represent? I’m pretty sure it has to do with serving in a combat zone. What does each stripe represent? Is there any limit to the number a soldier can get? Is … --- ## [Are cats as pets becoming more 'Manly man" acceptable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cats-as-pets-becoming-more-manly-man-acceptable/631885)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2012, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cats-as-pets-becoming-more-manly-man-acceptable/631885 "2012-08-22T05:57:01Z")
Warning: Broad brush painting ahead. Personally, I’ve always loved cats and have always had one or more as a pet. But I’m not exactly a “Manly man” either. Some of my friends are though . They’re all into Sports, power… --- ## [Backward Causation in Quantum Physics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backward-causation-in-quantum-physics/629531)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2012, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backward-causation-in-quantum-physics/629531 "2012-08-05T21:09:32Z")
I just read a nearly twenty year old book by a philosopher which argues that we can keep local hidden variables in quantum physics so long as we allow for backward causation. The measurement problem also goes away if we … --- ## [Most expensive thing in the world](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-expensive-thing-in-the-world/415846)
**Author:** [@ChrisBooth12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisBooth12)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2007, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-expensive-thing-in-the-world/415846 "2007-08-20T22:10:12Z")
What would be the most expensive thing in the world to buy? Buying being market value and not including any research it took to build, etc. Criteria is it being a tangible object, and something that could be bought under… --- ## [Mortar vs. Artillery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mortar-vs-artillery/700874)
**Author:** [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2014, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mortar-vs-artillery/700874 "2014-10-12T14:50:46Z")
On the ground how does one tell if explosions are coming from mortar fire or artillery fire? --- ## [Car stops running when not moving](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-stops-running-when-not-moving/535541)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2010, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-stops-running-when-not-moving/535541 "2010-04-11T19:26:03Z")
The car in question is a 2003 Chevy Cavalier, 5 speed. I’m driving to work this morning, stop at a stoplight, car quietly dies. I turn the key, it cranks immediately, I drive to the next stoplight. Wash, rinse, repeat… --- ## [Breaking news on the Blockbuster Late Fees "Scandal"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-on-the-blockbuster-late-fees-scandal/296856)
**Author:** [@Yamirskoonir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yamirskoonir)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2005, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-on-the-blockbuster-late-fees-scandal/296856 "2005-04-07T07:34:14Z")
Blockbuster has been forced to settle and give full refunds to customers who were misled by their “No Late Fees” campaign. So, despite the fact that the peeps who didn’t read the fine print might have “had it coming,” w… --- ## [Coaches Reprimanded for 'Crybaby Award'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coaches-reprimanded-for-crybaby-award/243515)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2004, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coaches-reprimanded-for-crybaby-award/243515 "2004-05-08T13:16:47Z")
Coaches Reprimanded for ‘Crybaby Award’ WTF? IMHO what these coaches did goes way beyond being un-PC. I don’t know what to say except how could any adult think this was appropriate? --- ## [Do You Know Where Iraq Is On a Map?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-where-iraq-is-on-a-map/520888)
**Author:** [@GregH](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GregH)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2009, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-where-iraq-is-on-a-map/520888 "2009-12-14T16:16:56Z")
I’m fascinated by what people know and what people don’t know, which leads to this question… I don’t expect honest answers from everyone, but if someone were to lay an unmarked map of the world on the table in front of … --- ## [Couples Costume Ideas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couples-costume-ideas/464099)
**Author:** [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2011, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couples-costume-ideas/464099 "2011-08-24T16:56:45Z")
This will be the first year I have ever had a boyfriend who is not only willing but eager to go out and celebrate Halloween with me. We want some sort of couples costumes but we are having trouble coming up with ideas. … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1112&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1114&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)