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**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2019, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-microsoft-own-my-laptop/828474 "2019-02-27T13:59:49Z")
I’ve heard that the Bank owns my credit card, and the DMV owns my driver’s license. I guess that simplifies their legal basis for confiscating my card or license when it needs confiscating. Do yung’uns remember when al… --- ## [Flash Player Update Service causing crashes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flash-player-update-service-causing-crashes/628598)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2012, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flash-player-update-service-causing-crashes/628598 "2012-07-21T06:06:00Z")
I’ve been getting Flash Player Update Service, exe. Application Error Also The instruction at “0x00766204” referenced memory at 0x0095830f The memory could not be “written”. Click on OK to terminate the program Click… --- ## [What is the maximum number of hours you have worked in one week?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-maximum-number-of-hours-you-have-worked-in-one-week/697622)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2014, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-maximum-number-of-hours-you-have-worked-in-one-week/697622 "2014-09-09T23:44:12Z")
Have any of you done more than 140? --- ## [Are soldiers from dictatorships better than ones from democracies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-soldiers-from-dictatorships-better-than-ones-from-democracies/661689)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2013, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-soldiers-from-dictatorships-better-than-ones-from-democracies/661689 "2013-06-25T18:11:00Z")
While reading the NFL players in ancient combat thread, I noted this line: I noticed similar sentiments in the North Korean army thread, that soldiers in dictatorships are inherantly more effective than soldiers from d… --- ## [Any Shows Like Chiller Theater/Elvira/MST3K?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-shows-like-chiller-theater-elvira-mst3k/490829)
**Author:** [@ZomZom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZomZom)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2009, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-shows-like-chiller-theater-elvira-mst3k/490829 "2009-03-30T13:59:59Z")
Are there any current hosted horror shows like the old Chiller Theater or Elvira or even Mystery Science Theater 3000? I need a good cheesey sci-fi/horror fix. --- ## [British Dopers: Do You Drink "Shandy" or "Shandygaff" In The Summer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-dopers-do-you-drink-shandy-or-shandygaff-in-the-summer/550793)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2010, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-dopers-do-you-drink-shandy-or-shandygaff-in-the-summer/550793 "2010-08-24T15:09:05Z")
My uncle (retired tavern owner) told me that a “shandy” (half beer, half lemonade) used to be a popular summer drink. Is this drink still made in England? I just had one…er two…very nice and refeshing! --- ## [Vegas casino sues couple for cheating at craps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegas-casino-sues-couple-for-cheating-at-craps/598625)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2011, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegas-casino-sues-couple-for-cheating-at-craps/598625 "2011-10-07T15:09:17Z")
Link to article. This couple (with help from others) allegedly cheated at the crap table to the tune of $700,000. Supposedly they accomplished this by ‘sliding’ the dice, which involves holding the dice with the winning… --- ## [Colloidal Silver for dogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colloidal-silver-for-dogs/669335)
**Author:** [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2013, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colloidal-silver-for-dogs/669335 "2013-09-25T14:21:25Z")
I run a small dog grooming spa with my sister. She grooms, I bathe and take care of most everything else. Anyway, many of the toy dogs that we get in have terrible tear stains, sometimes with dime size crusties hanging … --- ## [Things From Your Imagination That You Never Thought Would Happen Until It Happened](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-from-your-imagination-that-you-never-thought-would-happen-until-it-happened/715629)
**Author:** [@Umbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Umbridge)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2015, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-from-your-imagination-that-you-never-thought-would-happen-until-it-happened/715629 "2015-03-25T18:09:34Z")
Have you ever thought of something from your imagination that you never thought would happen and then it happened? For me, there was the time when I imagined that one day there would be personal computers for every stud… --- ## [If you could live one movie scene, what would it be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-live-one-movie-scene-what-would-it-be/617420)
**Author:** [@living\_in\_hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/living_in_hell)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2012, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-live-one-movie-scene-what-would-it-be/617420 "2012-04-07T23:16:45Z")
I would love to run across town alongside Ferris Bueller with The English Beat playing in the background. --- ## [A New Month in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-month-in-the-mmp/836336)
**Author:** [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2019, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-month-in-the-mmp/836336 "2019-07-08T04:18:34Z")
It is here. July. And since it’s the 1st I have a ton of irk to do today. You all have a great new week and new month. --- ## [comics that cracked me the hell up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comics-that-cracked-me-the-hell-up/365235)
**Author:** [@shizaru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shizaru)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2006, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comics-that-cracked-me-the-hell-up/365235 "2006-08-05T21:43:33Z")
One of these days, soon…I’ll post a few of my strips to get opinions here. But I’ve been reading some of the older threads about comic strips and I have to agree with a lot of what I read. What it boiled down to is what… --- ## [Transmission flush on automatic Jeep Liberty 04](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transmission-flush-on-automatic-jeep-liberty-04/388282)
**Author:** [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2007, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transmission-flush-on-automatic-jeep-liberty-04/388282 "2007-01-18T16:26:56Z")
Ok, I learned to care for my cars in an oil rich country where costs of labour are next to zero. Oil changes, fluid flushes, tyre alignment were things you did on a whim and paid very little for. I am now in the US and p… --- ## [Are there any dream sequences in films and television that don't suck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-dream-sequences-in-films-and-television-that-dont-suck/561408)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2010, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-dream-sequences-in-films-and-television-that-dont-suck/561408 "2010-11-27T07:33:49Z")
I’m rewatching the Sopranos and I find most of the dream sequences a drag. Have you ever seen a film or show where dreams were well realised and useful to the story? --- ## [Massacre in Tunisia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massacre-in-tunisia/715348)
**Author:** [@Stringbean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringbean)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2015, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massacre-in-tunisia/715348 "2015-03-22T20:18:30Z")
Terrorists killed 19 people visiting a museum in Tunisia. Mostly tourists not even from Tunisia. Let’s put a wager on who thinks this was the work of Islamists: Deluded PC Liberals to the left. Rational people to the … --- ## [Grammar question - "one of the only people who understand(s)"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-question-one-of-the-only-people-who-understand-s/747017)
**Author:** [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2016, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-question-one-of-the-only-people-who-understand-s/747017 "2016-02-26T19:36:41Z")
Which is grammatically correct? \[ol\] \[li\]Stephen Colebourne is perhaps one of the only people on Earth who really understands dates and times.\[/li\] \[li\]Stephen Colebourne is perhaps one of the only people on Earth who… --- ## [Wire Flying in Theater and Movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wire-flying-in-theater-and-movies/533034)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2010, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wire-flying-in-theater-and-movies/533034 "2010-03-21T19:00:34Z")
I recently waxed extremely nostalgic over an old movie with a scene where an actor portrays a marionette which starts around 2:18 in this video clip. This has led me to wonder about the use of “wires” in movies, TV, and… --- ## [Who here has seen a human brain...with their own eyes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-here-has-seen-a-human-brain-with-their-own-eyes/197700)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-here-has-seen-a-human-brain-with-their-own-eyes/197700 "2011-11-18T06:01:38Z")
…it’s a poll, and an odd poll at that. But I think it’s all pretty much there in the title. But I would lik to add that if the person the brain belonged to was still alive at the time, that’d be a “bonus.” At least for … --- ## [Why is there a market for empty Apple product boxes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-a-market-for-empty-apple-product-boxes/614692)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2012, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-a-market-for-empty-apple-product-boxes/614692 "2012-03-09T15:20:02Z")
Here’s a fast search. Yes, it includes products, but if you look closely you will see how many successful auctions feature boxes only. Or boxes and other packing/manuals. The obvious answer would be to fake someone out… --- ## ["Richard III" nitpick: Why does Gloucester want to marry Anne?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richard-iii-nitpick-why-does-gloucester-want-to-marry-anne/589816)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2011, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richard-iii-nitpick-why-does-gloucester-want-to-marry-anne/589816 "2011-07-23T04:25:14Z")
For then I’ll marry Warwick’s youngest daughter. What though I kill’d her husband and her father? The readiest way to make the wench amends Is to become her husband and her father; The which will I-not all so much fo… --- ## [Question about not taking cats to vet.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-not-taking-cats-to-vet/375837)
**Author:** [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2006, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-not-taking-cats-to-vet/375837 "2006-10-11T23:38:22Z")
Our two male cats are nine years old. When we got them at about 4 months old, immediately took them to the vet for complete checkup. Then a few months later to be fixed, and thereafter, once a year for booster shots and … --- ## [Does the ? in quotes replace the comma?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-in-quotes-replace-the-comma/534682)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2010, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-in-quotes-replace-the-comma/534682 "2010-04-06T03:13:01Z")
I know it does in the construction “Question?” she said, but does it do so in other situations? For example:I usually say “How are you?” even if that sounds bad. -OR- I usually say “How are you?”, even if that sounds b… --- ## [Latin pronunciation and Newton's "Principia"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latin-pronunciation-and-newtons-principia/95097)
**Author:** [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2001, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latin-pronunciation-and-newtons-principia/95097 "2001-12-05T21:32:00Z")
In referring to Newton’s masterpiece Principia (shortened from the full title Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica (The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy), how is Principia correctly pronounced? Speci… --- ## [Recommend some old-timey songs for me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-old-timey-songs-for-me/623381)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2012, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-old-timey-songs-for-me/623381 "2012-06-01T04:52:09Z")
I often play music in seniors’ homes. By now I can usually tell what sort of music they’ll generally like. At a recent concert, someone else playing in the concert played some old-ish songs on the violin, and the senoir… --- ## [Catholic doctrine and the Consecrated Host: The Facts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-doctrine-and-the-consecrated-host-the-facts/456432)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2008, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-doctrine-and-the-consecrated-host-the-facts/456432 "2008-07-17T17:20:32Z")
A number of threads active here are concerned with the Roman Catholic Sacrament of the Eucharist. So far as I can tell, the discussion began with a story about an attendee at a Mass who, after receiving a consecrated hos… --- ## [Christiane Amanpour's This Week: "Should Americans Fear Islam?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christiane-amanpours-this-week-should-americans-fear-islam/555917)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2010, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christiane-amanpours-this-week-should-americans-fear-islam/555917 "2010-10-22T17:20:34Z")
Watching the stream of the post-panel round table on Facebook. Wondering if anyone else is watching this. --- ## [CNN and Clickbait - Clickbait in general](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-and-clickbait-clickbait-in-general/703921)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2014, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-and-clickbait-clickbait-in-general/703921 "2014-12-17T21:25:40Z")
WTF is it with CNN and goddamn clickbait? Not that CNN is the most prestigious media outlet but, REALLY? “Blah, blah, blah and THEN…this!” “The World’s Catchiest Song is…” “The best investment I ever made…” People must c… --- ## [Atheists and Biblical Familiarity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-and-biblical-familiarity/829179)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2019, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-and-biblical-familiarity/829179 "2019-02-13T03:51:55Z")
Saw this in another thread: , and I was wondering if “People that are atheists because they never touched a Bible” is an actual thing, so I created this poll. --- ## [Smoke Detectors in high humidity environment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoke-detectors-in-high-humidity-environment/789802)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoke-detectors-in-high-humidity-environment/789802 "2017-06-27T23:12:40Z")
The humidity inside my home seems to trigger the smoke alarms. Any one have a solution short of disabling them? --- ## [Is opposition of slavery is old is slavery itself? Other Q's.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-opposition-of-slavery-is-old-is-slavery-itself-other-qs/838510)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2019, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-opposition-of-slavery-is-old-is-slavery-itself-other-qs/838510 "2019-08-23T16:03:13Z")
I’m not sure how far back slavery goes or it’s history. Even in the US where I’m from. Are there any recordings of anti-slave people who were part the privileged class at an early time? What about, later, in the United … --- ## [How can I find out the company behind a charge on my credit card?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-find-out-the-company-behind-a-charge-on-my-credit-card/535135)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2010, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-find-out-the-company-behind-a-charge-on-my-credit-card/535135 "2010-04-08T07:27:06Z")
My CC was recently stolen and used at several places around town. I’m going to all the businesses to see if they can hold any security camera footage for the police report. But there is one charge that I can’t figure o… --- ## [Are any particular Rolling Stone mags from the 80's/90's worth much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-any-particular-rolling-stone-mags-from-the-80s-90s-worth-much/697363)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2014, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-any-particular-rolling-stone-mags-from-the-80s-90s-worth-much/697363 "2014-09-04T16:17:30Z")
…before I yard sale them for 50 cents each and then recycle the rest. Seems like I remember the early Madonna and Britney Spears covers had some value. --- ## [he toss my salad like his name Romaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-toss-my-salad-like-his-name-romaine/804509)
**Author:** [@yellow\_sausage\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellow_sausage_bandit)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2017, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-toss-my-salad-like-his-name-romaine/804509 "2017-12-22T18:43:21Z")
What did Nicki Minaj with this line in the song Anaconda? I know what tossing salad means, but what does the name Romaine have to do with it?? --- ## [Europeans: If you don't date, what do you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/europeans-if-you-dont-date-what-do-you-do/325297)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2005, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/europeans-if-you-dont-date-what-do-you-do/325297 "2005-10-21T12:29:31Z")
I’ve had many Europeans tell me that the American rituals of dating and steady relationships are, so to speak, foreign to them. “We don’t date,” I heard, over and over from Euro students when I was in college. Thing is, … --- ## [My Divacup came today! Tips, tricks, advice, opinions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-divacup-came-today-tips-tricks-advice-opinions/304173)
**Author:** [@Marlitharn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlitharn)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2005, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-divacup-came-today-tips-tricks-advice-opinions/304173 "2005-06-29T16:35:38Z")
Based on the accolades of some of my fellow she-Dopers in one of the myriad period threads floating around here, I purchased a Divacup from their website. It arrived today, which really surprised me, because I’m on the … --- ## [The Seahawks lost. Get over it. (Super Bowl reffing)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-seahawks-lost-get-over-it-super-bowl-reffing/343229)
**Author:** [@Slacker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slacker)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2006, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-seahawks-lost-get-over-it-super-bowl-reffing/343229 "2006-02-08T06:04:58Z")
I can’t believe how much “OMG WE WUZ ROBBED” crap I’m hearing/reading about the Super Bowl I’m reading already. Did the refs possibly miss a call or two? Yeah it’s likely they did, as they are humans like all of us. Was … --- ## [No translation...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-translation/661232)
**Author:** [@turtlescanfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/turtlescanfly)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2013, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-translation/661232 "2013-06-21T00:37:12Z")
I’ve often heard of other languages that have words for which there is no English equivalent. Articles about them usually imply that these other languages are so much more expressive, or that English is in some way infer… --- ## [New Orleans dining suggestions - please read OP before suggesting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-orleans-dining-suggestions-please-read-op-before-suggesting/642990)
**Author:** [@Shadowfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadowfyre)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2012, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-orleans-dining-suggestions-please-read-op-before-suggesting/642990 "2012-12-06T20:50:44Z")
I know this has been done a bunch of times before, and I think I’ve read just about every thread from the past couple years. The problem is that all of the suggestions are very scattered - geographically and genre-istica… --- ## [Miscarried fetus names. Reuse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miscarried-fetus-names-reuse/632071)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2015, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miscarried-fetus-names-reuse/632071 "2015-12-10T02:15:20Z")
If you/your SO were pregnant and had already decided on a name for the baby, but then miscarried, would you reuse the name for a future baby or does that fetus carry the name in your minds forever? I also wonder at what… --- ## [Is Steven Hawking really all that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-steven-hawking-really-all-that/478074)
**Author:** [@doubled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doubled)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2009, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-steven-hawking-really-all-that/478074 "2009-11-15T17:29:31Z")
Steven Hawking is possibly the most famous scientist living today. But much of that fame comes from the wheelchair & robotic voice, plus working in a “cool” field that everyone loves to wonder about (“The origins of the… --- ## [What's the cheapest way to bring something from LEO back to earth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-cheapest-way-to-bring-something-from-leo-back-to-earth/842939)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2021, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-cheapest-way-to-bring-something-from-leo-back-to-earth/842939 "2021-01-25T05:38:18Z")
Assume we manage to tow an asteroid from outer space into LEO and we establish a robotic mining colony there to extract platinum and nickel. How do we get the minerals from LEO down to earth affordably while also not tur… --- ## [Quick Translation (for someone too stupid to comprehend scientific notation)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-translation-for-someone-too-stupid-to-comprehend-scientific-notation/516828)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2009, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-translation-for-someone-too-stupid-to-comprehend-scientific-notation/516828 "2009-11-13T03:15:16Z")
What is this number?: 1.0e+799 Please do not respond that the number 1.0e+799 is, in fact, the number 1.0e+799. I know that but that doesn’t help. I understand nomenclature like x times 10 to the 799th power, or even… --- ## [Oil prices continue to fall: Where are all the CT and Peak Oil nutjobs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oil-prices-continue-to-fall-where-are-all-the-ct-and-peak-oil-nutjobs/462963)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2008, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oil-prices-continue-to-fall-where-are-all-the-ct-and-peak-oil-nutjobs/462963 "2008-09-15T04:07:22Z")
Oil prices didn’t reach $200 a barrel. Gas prices didn’t reach $5.00 a gallon. So, where are all the nutjobs that were spouting conspiracy theories and peak oil nonsense? Remember how sure you were of yourselves? You kn… --- ## [Songs That Made / Make You Cry (audio)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-made-make-you-cry-audio/491490)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Griffin-Kentzel)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2009, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-made-make-you-cry-audio/491490 "2009-04-06T23:58:20Z")
At Seventeen ~ Janis Ian Yeah . . . I’m a woose. :stuck\_out\_tongue: --- ## [Right to Bear Arms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-to-bear-arms/453034)
**Author:** [@Flipbustle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flipbustle)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2008, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-to-bear-arms/453034 "2008-07-02T03:28:12Z")
I don’t know where my thoughts fit. I may be a square peg- - -so be it. My father quit the NRA , of which he had been a sporting member for half a century. He shot game-birds and clay pidgeons. From the moment Ch… --- ## [How were these \[brick arches\] built?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-were-these-brick-arches-built/713354)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2015, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-were-these-brick-arches-built/713354 "2015-02-25T14:02:28Z")
A local pizza eatery has some brick arches in the eating area (pics). I’ve always wondered how the arches were built. Did they use a vertical wooden form, and lay the bricks atop it? Or perhaps the arches were made on th… --- ## [Clash of the Titans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clash-of-the-titans/521338)
**Author:** [@CutterJohn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CutterJohn)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2010, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clash-of-the-titans/521338 "2010-03-31T18:29:47Z")
Droooooool I’m sold. Greek mythology hasn’t gotten nearly enough movie time. --- ## [Stuff my mom falls for](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-my-mom-falls-for/615910)
**Author:** [@Jasper\_Kent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasper_Kent)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2012, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-my-mom-falls-for/615910 "2012-03-18T13:54:13Z")
Inspired by the “shocked by what people don’t know thread”… I am constantly amazed by scams, hoaxes, gags, etc. that reasonably intelligent people are suckered into believing. My mom is generally pretty clever, but she … --- ## ["My Wife Just Doesn't Understand Me..." (Sympathetic cheaters in film)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-just-doesnt-understand-me-sympathetic-cheaters-in-film/421336)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2007, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-just-doesnt-understand-me-sympathetic-cheaters-in-film/421336 "2007-10-05T17:37:03Z")
Can anyone come up with a film character that’s cheating on his or her spouse and is presented as a sympathetic character – one that the audience is encouraged to admire or root for? I’d ask that we exclude characters t… --- ## [What actor and actress stayed/have been on the A-List for the longest period of time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actor-and-actress-stayed-have-been-on-the-a-list-for-the-longest-period-of-time/571395)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2011, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actor-and-actress-stayed-have-been-on-the-a-list-for-the-longest-period-of-time/571395 "2011-02-17T05:56:31Z")
I’ll define A-list as: -Always either received or shared top billing in a movie -Continued to get plum roles in big budget movies -Continued to be critically and commercially successful (everyone can have a few flops,… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1682&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1684&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)