# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1856&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:** 1857 --- ## [Whats the farthest you've traveled for sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-farthest-youve-traveled-for-sex/422116)
**Author:** [@Emilio\_Lizardo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emilio_Lizardo)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2007, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-farthest-youve-traveled-for-sex/422116 "2007-10-13T03:58:50Z")
Many years ago, when I was living in Chicago, and my brother was in school at Champaign / Urbana, he came up to visit for the afternoon. He brought a friend, and she and I hit it off quite well, so later that day I went… --- ## [how would you punish them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-punish-them/76679)
**Author:** [@djf750](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/djf750)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2001, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-punish-them/76679 "2001-08-22T21:58:46Z")
im talking about those creatures in new york who lured that 15 year old massachusetts girl to new york via an aol chatroom and then raped her and then “lent” her to some other piece of trash who sexually assaulted her fo… --- ## [What non-religious book would you place in hotels ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-non-religious-book-would-you-place-in-hotels/581168)
**Author:** [@Gymnopithys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gymnopithys)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2011, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-non-religious-book-would-you-place-in-hotels/581168 "2011-10-28T03:54:40Z")
What non-religious book of international scope would you place in hotels ? I was surprised when I first saw bibles in hotels. I think of them as propaganda for a religion. Personally I believe that many more people wou… --- ## [Is cyberpunk a dead genre?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cyberpunk-a-dead-genre/290897)
**Author:** [@Chairman\_Pow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chairman_Pow)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2005, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cyberpunk-a-dead-genre/290897 "2005-09-04T16:50:06Z")
I’ve been interested in reading some cyberpunk stuff lately, but have balked because I can’t find a used copy of Snow Crash. I was fairly into cyberpunk when I was in Jr. High/early high school (1990ish), basically when… --- ## [The most dangerous things on Earth(according to Mom)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-dangerous-things-on-earth-according-to-mom/493443)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2009, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-dangerous-things-on-earth-according-to-mom/493443 "2009-04-22T00:41:19Z")
I was just thinking about some of the things that rated 11 on the Mom scale of dangerous activities. The things that always got a full panic reaction Sticking a metal fork in the Toaster. Aparently the heating coils c… --- ## [Electric/Gas stove conversion chart?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-gas-stove-conversion-chart/384458)
**Author:** [@Thinktank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thinktank)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2006, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-gas-stove-conversion-chart/384458 "2006-12-18T01:04:35Z")
Hi, Was wondering if there is such a thing as a chart/table that roughly lays down equivalent temperatures using gas stove vs using an electric stove. For instance if I bake a cake in a gas oven; typically the gas oven … --- ## [Is this the most woeful season of new TV ever? Will anything survive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-most-woeful-season-of-new-tv-ever-will-anything-survive/601457)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2011, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-most-woeful-season-of-new-tv-ever-will-anything-survive/601457 "2011-11-04T23:21:59Z")
And a third question… has there ever been a season where no new shows were renewed? And if that unlikely event has never happened, what season can boast the fewest pickups? Because here we are, two months into the new TV… --- ## [McDonald's worker in Denmark meme, any truth to it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-worker-in-denmark-meme-any-truth-to-it/763231)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2016, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-worker-in-denmark-meme-any-truth-to-it/763231 "2016-08-22T15:44:32Z")
I have seen a meme going around about a young lady who works at McDonald’s and earns not only over $20/hour, but gets full benefits. It doesn’t say what position she has, but unless she is in corporate, or part owner o… --- ## [Real Steel: Made of Mettle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-steel-made-of-mettle/599784)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2011, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-steel-made-of-mettle/599784 "2011-10-25T17:08:34Z")
That was a pune, or play on words. But seriously, this is a much better movie than you might expect from the concept or trailers. It has something for everyone: Male eye candy, female eye candy, cool looking fighting rob… --- ## [Origin of the US preoccupation with Military and War](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-the-us-preoccupation-with-military-and-war/276264)
**Author:** [@Aldebaran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aldebaran)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2004, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-the-us-preoccupation-with-military-and-war/276264 "2004-11-27T18:06:27Z")
The debate-subject is already explained in the question of the thread title. People in the USA seems to find it absolutely normal to talk about waging war or other nations and to consider every single US soldier a Hero… --- ## [Rowing through the Panama and Suez canals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rowing-through-the-panama-and-suez-canals/683790)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2015, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rowing-through-the-panama-and-suez-canals/683790 "2015-02-26T23:01:38Z")
I learned recently that certain particularly dedicated people have crossed oceans in rowboats. Let’s say I wanted to join their ranks by rowing around the world in a one-person boat. Would I be able to row through the … --- ## [Outrageous (or at least interesting) policy/law/rule Catch-22's that you have encountered](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outrageous-or-at-least-interesting-policy-law-rule-catch-22s-that-you-have-encountered/714793)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2015, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outrageous-or-at-least-interesting-policy-law-rule-catch-22s-that-you-have-encountered/714793 "2015-03-21T15:02:12Z")
Inspiring post: Hope robert\_columbia doesn’t mind me borrowing from his thread title. :wink: Yeah, something like the above. So what kinds of “damned if you do, damned if you don’t” situations and such have you run ac… --- ## [Cigarettes in New York up to $ 15.00 a pack with new state tax. Will this change smoking habits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cigarettes-in-new-york-up-to-15-00-a-pack-with-new-state-tax-will-this-change-smoking-habits/545536)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2010, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cigarettes-in-new-york-up-to-15-00-a-pack-with-new-state-tax-will-this-change-smoking-habits/545536 "2010-07-05T21:29:49Z")
New taxes have bumped the price of cigarettes in NYC to all time high levels. Is around $ 15.00 a pack enough to break people of the cigarette habit? Smokers huff & puff over new cigarette tax --- ## [What is cheapest thing to make?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-cheapest-thing-to-make/692591)
**Author:** [@Suicide](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suicide)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2014, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-cheapest-thing-to-make/692591 "2014-07-11T10:57:08Z")
What is the cheapest thing in the world to manufacture, on a cost per unit basis? I say it is a rubber band, my pal says a paper clip, another person says a postage stamp…other choices are straight pin, thumbtack, bb, pe… --- ## [Commercials with the opposite effect](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-with-the-opposite-effect/314011)
**Author:** [@TJdude825](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJdude825)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2005, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-with-the-opposite-effect/314011 "2005-07-26T20:31:53Z")
Commercials try to get you to do something, usually buy a particular item. What commercials make you want to do the exact opposite? There’s an anti-drug ad campaign out there that essentially tells parents: “You smoke… --- ## [So what kind of job/compensation should lazy or stupid people deserve?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-kind-of-job-compensation-should-lazy-or-stupid-people-deserve/490363)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-kind-of-job-compensation-should-lazy-or-stupid-people-deserve/490363 "2009-03-25T14:34:13Z")
From perusing these threads: Share your stupid coworker stories Do Big 4 Accounting Firms Over Work Employees Salaried Dopers - how do you consider business travel? Are you / am I a workaholic? “We can’t charge the … --- ## [What size is your bed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-size-is-your-bed/554373)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2010, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-size-is-your-bed/554373 "2010-09-23T19:44:29Z")
Seems that most people I know, myself included, have a queen size bed. Doesn’t seem to matter whether or not they’re single. But that’s a small sampling size, and could be coincidental. So, what size is your bed? By th… --- ## [Answer to an old question about WWII bombing.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answer-to-an-old-question-about-wwii-bombing/421219)
**Author:** [@David\_Simmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_Simmons)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2007, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answer-to-an-old-question-about-wwii-bombing/421219 "2007-10-02T15:19:51Z")
I can’t find the thread where this arose. Someone asked how the fact that the bomb fell behind the bomber because of drag was accounted for. I was talking to a high school pal today and I happened to remember this quest… --- ## [Would you have trouble being friends with someone involved in multi-level marketing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-trouble-being-friends-with-someone-involved-in-multi-level-marketing/597228)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2011, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-trouble-being-friends-with-someone-involved-in-multi-level-marketing/597228 "2011-09-27T18:54:39Z")
I’ve recently become acquainted with a couple who are big into a very popular multi-level marketing company. From all appearances, they’re some of the few who are extremely successful at it. A little Google snooping come… --- ## [May 4th--Happy Star Wars Day!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-4th-happy-star-wars-day/620786)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2012, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-4th-happy-star-wars-day/620786 "2012-05-09T13:40:24Z")
And May the Fourth be with you. --- ## [The Moon is a Harsh Mistress - a belated book report by EnderW24](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moon-is-a-harsh-mistress-a-belated-book-report-by-enderw24/490869)
**Author:** [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2009, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moon-is-a-harsh-mistress-a-belated-book-report-by-enderw24/490869 "2009-04-01T18:37:07Z")
Ahem So back around three and a half years ago, I picked up my very first Heinlein book, The Cat Who Walked Through Walls. I thought it to be an incomprehensible mess and said so in this thread. Turns out that the reaso… --- ## [I have been warned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-been-warned/517694)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2009, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-been-warned/517694 "2009-11-19T02:09:27Z")
I don’t think I’ve ever started a pit thread but I could be wrong. So as far as my memory goes, this is my first one so hopefully it doesn’t suck too bad. There won’t be much raging because I’m not actually that mad. I’… --- ## [Anyone here willing to vote for Trump/not vote at all if chosen Democrat doesn't win the primary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-willing-to-vote-for-trump-not-vote-at-all-if-chosen-democrat-doesnt-win-the-primary/845690)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2020, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-willing-to-vote-for-trump-not-vote-at-all-if-chosen-democrat-doesnt-win-the-primary/845690 "2020-01-28T21:46:44Z")
I’m voting Democrat regardless. Also, the title was too long to add in third party candidates or writing ins. Also, do you live in a state where it would matter, and would you vote the same way in a different state? --- ## [Hey Dubya - New Orleans Has Oil, So Do Something!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-dubya-new-orleans-has-oil-so-do-something/319394)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2005, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-dubya-new-orleans-has-oil-so-do-something/319394 "2005-09-15T11:47:00Z")
They were just broadcasting an hour ago on CNN that there is STILL not a fucking word of leadership coming from anyone in the State or Federal Government! The people are asking what to do, where to go? And while they a… --- ## [Free Sims 2 Ultimate \[PC\] on Origin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-sims-2-ultimate-pc-on-origin/693884)
**Author:** [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2014, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-sims-2-ultimate-pc-on-origin/693884 "2014-08-26T14:37:23Z")
You can now download and play The Sims 2 with all its DLC for free. You will need to download and use the Electronic Arts Origin client for it. Simply download and install the client, create an account if you don’t hav… --- ## [Woah! Big hornet nest, what do I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woah-big-hornet-nest-what-do-i-do/410900)
**Author:** [@whistlepig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whistlepig)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2007, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woah-big-hornet-nest-what-do-i-do/410900 "2007-07-18T22:56:54Z")
I just looked up under the eaves of my garage and there is a hornet nest that is about twice as big as a softball. It has plenty of hornets crawling in and out. I’d seen a few around but I don’t want this many. I’m feel… --- ## ["Guy" Foods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guy-foods/446256)
**Author:** [@Shark\_Sandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shark_Sandwich)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2008, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guy-foods/446256 "2008-04-24T11:15:01Z")
What type of foods would you consider to be “Guy” Foods? What I mean is, foods that are only truly appreciated, or eaten predominately by men? Ladies, are there any foods that your SO (or brother, father, etc.) eats t… --- ## [how many the ratio of straightdoper are scientist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-the-ratio-of-straightdoper-are-scientist/601769)
**Author:** [@y7xzh1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/y7xzh1)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2011, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-the-ratio-of-straightdoper-are-scientist/601769 "2011-11-08T18:07:58Z")
my english so sorry . how many the ratio of straightdoper are scientist?about 30%? --- ## [Have you seen the ring ? I am confused and I need answers. :: SPOILERS::](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-seen-the-ring-i-am-confused-and-i-need-answers-spoilers/133036)
**Author:** [@Flowerchild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flowerchild)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2003, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-seen-the-ring-i-am-confused-and-i-need-answers-spoilers/133036 "2003-04-09T23:28:10Z")
I just saw the ring today and I’m confused. If you saw it can you answer my few , simple , questions? Great ! I knew you would. ::SPOILERS ::: !!! Why did the anna woman kill the little girl ? Was it because the litt… --- ## [Haiti's Earthquake, Largest Disaster In Human History?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haitis-earthquake-largest-disaster-in-human-history/525045)
**Author:** [@bonitahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bonitahi)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2010, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haitis-earthquake-largest-disaster-in-human-history/525045 "2010-01-22T00:23:51Z")
Is the Haitian earthquake the largest and most devastating natural disaster in the western hemisphere in known history? --- ## [Can a billionaire buy land in Canada or Greenland and from his own country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-billionaire-buy-land-in-canada-or-greenland-and-from-his-own-country/827230)
**Author:** [@Ancient\_Erudite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ancient_Erudite)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2019, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-billionaire-buy-land-in-canada-or-greenland-and-from-his-own-country/827230 "2019-01-17T09:14:07Z")
Can a billionaire buy land in Canada or Greenland and from his own country? --- ## [my ever caring girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ever-caring-girlfriend/192266)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Friendly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Friendly)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2003, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ever-caring-girlfriend/192266 "2003-08-12T05:36:52Z")
You know I’m awake at this hour, usually perusing messagebopards such as this so I’m always pleased when you call me as it provides a welcome distraction from the internet. BUT not when you’re obviously blind drunk, wit… --- ## [U.S. exporting coal to China: good or bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-exporting-coal-to-china-good-or-bad/565765)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2011, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-exporting-coal-to-china-good-or-bad/565765 "2011-01-05T05:04:51Z")
A short series of articles in the Post-Dispatch this weekend (full disclosure: I work for a company named herein) drew my attention to the fact that the Sierra Club opposes coal exports from the U.S. to China. They are f… --- ## [Is it true that no good deed goes unpunished?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-that-no-good-deed-goes-unpunished/542301)
**Author:** [@JackWhite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackWhite)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2010, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-that-no-good-deed-goes-unpunished/542301 "2010-06-09T00:42:43Z")
I apologize for this being such a long post. But it has been a kind of a long, sad and frustrating saga for me. I know this lady who lives in my neighborhood. She has a job that puts her in touch on a regular basis with… --- ## [Writers who were virgins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writers-who-were-virgins/380989)
**Author:** [@Sonia\_Montdore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sonia_Montdore)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2006, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writers-who-were-virgins/380989 "2006-11-21T04:05:42Z")
I got to thinking the other day about how many of my favorite writers lived sexless lives. It amazes me that they wrote such interesting works while missing out on a huge slice of life. The celibates include: Emily Dick… --- ## [Why do other states follow Texas in what school books to buy when they rank 49th in SAT scores?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-other-states-follow-texas-in-what-school-books-to-buy-when-they-rank-49th-in-sat-scores/526487)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2010, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-other-states-follow-texas-in-what-school-books-to-buy-when-they-rank-49th-in-sat-scores/526487 "2010-01-27T17:36:34Z")
The decisions of the Texas Board Of Education school system re what books to pick loom huge in their influenceon the book buying options and decisions for other states because many publishers tailor their books to fit wh… --- ## [Whatever happened to the poor, poor, unicorn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-the-poor-poor-unicorn/509195)
**Author:** [@Aelita\_Daystar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aelita_Daystar)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2009, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-the-poor-poor-unicorn/509195 "2009-09-16T14:05:41Z")
I am here today to mourn the unicorn… Unicorns need a better image methinks. Unicorns get no respect. Guys aren’t typically willing to touch a unicorn with a ten-foot-pole. Unicorns were once thought of as regal and pow… --- ## [Could a US State have a State Monarchy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-us-state-have-a-state-monarchy/544693)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2010, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-us-state-have-a-state-monarchy/544693 "2010-06-29T15:24:08Z")
Could a US State (that is, a State in the United States of America) legally have an operative, hereditary monarchy without violating Federal Law or the US Constitution, assuming either that the people vote it into power … --- ## [Supersonic cargo plane economics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supersonic-cargo-plane-economics/546100)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2010, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supersonic-cargo-plane-economics/546100 "2010-07-10T13:17:07Z")
Leaving aside the sonic boom problem for a moment, would a faster cargo plane be more economical? As I understand it, bigger is better with respect to cargo planes. Is that accurate? If we could build a cargo plane th… --- ## [Cultural differences between the northern & southern parts of the west coast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cultural-differences-between-the-northern-southern-parts-of-the-west-coast/539130)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2010, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cultural-differences-between-the-northern-southern-parts-of-the-west-coast/539130 "2010-05-25T21:12:35Z")
I haven’t visited there much but I get the impression the southern parts like San Diego and Los Angeles have more of a materialistic and status oriented sort of culture while northern parts of the west coast (Portland Or… --- ## [Can electromagnetic fields induce hallucinations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-electromagnetic-fields-induce-hallucinations/73095)
**Author:** [@Podkayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Podkayne)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2001, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-electromagnetic-fields-induce-hallucinations/73095 "2001-07-22T10:53:17Z")
I’ve just read this claim in connection with haunted houses, but I’m having a hard time finding an ahem reputable source on the subject. A Google search on ‘electromagnetic fields hallucinations -alien -ghosts -para -alt… --- ## [Partial Birth Abortion & Late Term Abortion -- should they be prohibited?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/partial-birth-abortion-late-term-abortion-should-they-be-prohibited/148725)
**Author:** [@december](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/december)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2003, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/partial-birth-abortion-late-term-abortion-should-they-be-prohibited/148725 "2003-01-23T21:32:48Z")
Partial birth abortions appear to be increasing, according to the Guttmacher Institute. Congress is moving to address the issue on a national basis. Should PBA or late term abortions be prohibited? I vote NO on prohi… --- ## [Least satisfying series finales (spoilers likely)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/least-satisfying-series-finales-spoilers-likely/358208)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2006, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/least-satisfying-series-finales-spoilers-likely/358208 "2006-05-30T22:13:21Z")
So… I went into the last episode of Justice League Unlimited with high hopes. Darkseid back and looking for vengeance–good. (Well, good to WATCH.) Apokalips invading Earth–VERY good. Every super-hero on Earth dropping… --- ## [Bill and Melinda Gates getting a divorce](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-and-melinda-gates-getting-a-divorce/941379)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2021, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-and-melinda-gates-getting-a-divorce/941379 "2021-08-03T13:14:34Z")
When my wife told me this yesterday I was like, “Nah, that’s probably clickbait”. Didn’t take long to confirm it. I have to admit I’m a bit shocked. 27 years is a long time. I don’t know what “no longer believe we can… --- ## [Revenge of the Fifth- A Post Holiday MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revenge-of-the-fifth-a-post-holiday-mmp/945707)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 235\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revenge-of-the-fifth-a-post-holiday-mmp/945707 "2021-07-12T09:53:16Z")
If you drink a fifth on the Fourth, you might not go forth on the Fifth- old Klingon proverb it’s a holiday Monday, and since I’m not in retail, it’s a holiday for me instead of extra irk. Any other of the non retired, … --- ## [Is this the ability to smell and taste slightly spoiled meat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-ability-to-smell-and-taste-slightly-spoiled-meat/267491)
**Author:** [@Rusalka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rusalka)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2023, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-ability-to-smell-and-taste-slightly-spoiled-meat/267491 "2023-07-16T17:48:07Z")
I have a problem which is driving me nuts. I frequently encounter meat, especially in restaurants, which to everyone else tastes fine, but which smells and tastes horrible to me. One time I was out with a whole group … --- ## [Orbital Decay: It happens on earth, what causes it on the moon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orbital-decay-it-happens-on-earth-what-causes-it-on-the-moon/659756)
**Author:** [@user\_hostile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/user_hostile)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2013, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orbital-decay-it-happens-on-earth-what-causes-it-on-the-moon/659756 "2013-06-05T23:36:34Z")
GRAIL (the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory) was performing some gravity measurements per this link and found some interesting features called mascons. Apparently, to provide more resolution(?), they had to drop… --- ## [Canon's HORRIBLE service!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canons-horrible-service/595744)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2013, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canons-horrible-service/595744 "2013-04-27T04:21:39Z")
I shoot concerts. I four Canon cameras - an XH-A1, a HF-R11, a HF-S100 and an HF-200. I shoot from multiple angles, editing the whole thing together. I discovered that two of my cameras could not work with the newer Cla… --- ## [Could quantum physics ever be able to predict the future?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-quantum-physics-ever-be-able-to-predict-the-future/643109)
**Author:** [@CoastalMaineiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoastalMaineiac)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2012, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-quantum-physics-ever-be-able-to-predict-the-future/643109 "2012-12-12T17:26:02Z")
This probably is not a new idea to a lot of you here, but it is new to me, since I haven’t studied much, if anything, about quantum physics. I heard today, that quantum physics has a theory that time doesn’t really exist… --- ## [Chicken leg quarters recipes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-leg-quarters-recipes/489769)
**Author:** [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2009, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-leg-quarters-recipes/489769 "2009-03-18T21:07:59Z")
I’ve taken a liking to them lately. They’re cheap, but tasty. I won’t de-bone them though. I like 'em cooked whole. Any ideas that aren’t too complicated or require trips to every international market in town? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1855&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1857&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)