# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1988&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:** 1989 --- ## [Plagiarism rocks romance world! Again!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plagiarism-rocks-romance-world-again/434610)
**Author:** [@Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Purl_McKnittington)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2008, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plagiarism-rocks-romance-world-again/434610 "2008-01-25T06:18:06Z")
Today I stumbled across Smart Bitches Who Love Trashy Books, a blog that reads and reviews romance novels for, well, smart bitches. It’s a great blog if you’re kinda sassy and love romance novels, by the way. It’s not … --- ## [Can a six foot high plywood "fence" prevent cats from jumping over?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-six-foot-high-plywood-fence-prevent-cats-from-jumping-over/933382)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2021, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-six-foot-high-plywood-fence-prevent-cats-from-jumping-over/933382 "2021-02-28T03:10:28Z")
Long story short I have some cats I need to take care of, about 4 of them. They can’t be indoors since I already have an in-door cat and he doesn’t like strangers, but I also don’t want them outside and possibly getting … --- ## [The Strange Case of Robert Earl Hughes (world's first 1000-pounder)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-strange-case-of-robert-earl-hughes-worlds-first-1000-pounder/325051)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2005, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-strange-case-of-robert-earl-hughes-worlds-first-1000-pounder/325051 "2005-10-08T14:53:03Z")
Typically, there’s only one photo of him, when he weighed about 700 pounds—a full body shot from the side. Typically, once someone gets to weigh around 1000 pounds, they’re bedridden. There is very little information o… --- ## [Modern day awful cars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-day-awful-cars/752691)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2016, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-day-awful-cars/752691 "2016-04-28T22:59:43Z")
Today, I was discussing a problematic machine with a workmate. I tried to compare to a bad auto when something struck me: all the go-to awful cars (Edsel, Pinto, Yugo, etc.) tend to date from at least 30 years ago. Wha… --- ## [Rango - seen it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rango-seen-it/573614)
**Author:** [@MostlyClueless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MostlyClueless)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2011, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rango-seen-it/573614 "2011-09-17T23:29:22Z")
You’d think that something by the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ guy (oh yeah, and Johnny Depp) would get some more attention. Instead, our cinema opens it on the smallest screen they have. Odd, that. The story can be pred… --- ## [Jewish control of media](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-control-of-media/159369)
**Author:** [@js\_africanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/js_africanus)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2014, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-control-of-media/159369 "2014-01-22T18:19:59Z")
To my suprise a search of the SDMB thread titles for “control media” yielded no results. I’m inclined to disbelieve that Jewish control of the media exists as some sort of conspiracy in any meaningful sense. Certainly … --- ## [What's the pint of snooze alarms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-pint-of-snooze-alarms/847123)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2020, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-pint-of-snooze-alarms/847123 "2020-02-02T10:43:47Z")
I think snooze alarms are stupid. If you need to wake up at 9, then just wake up. Why set it for 8 am and then grab your phone every few minutes just to hear the same damn alarm again? Just wake up at 9 and deal with it.… --- ## ["He is dead to me". Legal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-is-dead-to-me-legal/613958)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2012, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-is-dead-to-me-legal/613958 "2012-03-01T18:44:27Z")
My gf went through a very nasty divorce five-ish years ago. She has not seen her ex since. We met shortly thereafter and have been together since. I sold my house and moved in; all is cool. The ex still gets some mail … --- ## [Dirt 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirt-3/577518)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2011, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirt-3/577518 "2011-07-21T13:02:33Z")
I’m starting this thread a little early only because I saw this: You’re looking at a collector’s edition bundle of Dirt 3. It comes with a copy of Dirt 3, of course, but also a pro grade RC car. Apparently the little … --- ## [iTunes music files missing, library still shows them, iPod still holds them - recovery???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-music-files-missing-library-still-shows-them-ipod-still-holds-them-recovery/546317)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2010, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-music-files-missing-library-still-shows-them-ipod-still-holds-them-recovery/546317 "2010-07-12T17:13:10Z")
All Ms. Napier’s iTunes files from last winter are missing from her PC and backups (but still on iPod itself). Why? How to recover? So last Christmas I bought Ms. Napier an iPod and we downloaded and installed iTunes. W… --- ## [Good Lord, it \[Dune\] was even worse than I remembered](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-lord-it-dune-was-even-worse-than-i-remembered/506592)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2009, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-lord-it-dune-was-even-worse-than-i-remembered/506592 "2009-08-20T13:18:28Z")
As a passionate fan of Frank Herbert’s Dune series of novels, I went to see the 1984 movie with mixed anticipation and dread. Dune has got to rank high in in the category of unfilmable books, in my opinion. But perhaps… --- ## [Changing name after divorce](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-name-after-divorce/692509)
**Author:** [@PeskiPiksi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PeskiPiksi)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2014, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-name-after-divorce/692509 "2014-07-10T15:26:53Z")
So I’m going through a divorce right now, (husband traded me in for a younger model) and I’ve got friends and family telling me I should go back to my maiden name. If it was just me, I’d do it without a second thought, … --- ## [Who has/had a Top Secret clearance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-had-a-top-secret-clearance/747646)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2016, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-had-a-top-secret-clearance/747646 "2016-03-08T18:16:26Z")
Who has, or had, a Top Secret security clearance? --- ## [Do contractors dock workers' pay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-contractors-dock-workers-pay/718964)
**Author:** [@Newtosite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newtosite)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2015, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-contractors-dock-workers-pay/718964 "2015-05-08T11:13:52Z")
My neighbor resisted paying a plumber for a recent service call for a water heater because she’d been told there was no charge to simply look at it. It turned out that her earthquake shut-off valve was the problem, but… --- ## [Can a liar ever change?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-liar-ever-change/604101)
**Author:** [@slm2955](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slm2955)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2011, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-liar-ever-change/604101 "2011-11-29T22:03:24Z")
Is the saying once a liar always a liar true? --- ## [Worst/Most Ridiculous Movie Death Scene](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-most-ridiculous-movie-death-scene/357338)
**Author:** [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2006, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-most-ridiculous-movie-death-scene/357338 "2006-05-21T11:39:35Z")
You had to see this coming. In response to this thread, what are the silliest death scenes you’ve ever seen in a movie–I mean, true WTF moments? To show what I mean, here’s mine: Star Trek 2 : Scotty’s nephew’s death … --- ## [Are there any words for the money given to beggars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-words-for-the-money-given-to-beggars/785569)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2017, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-words-for-the-money-given-to-beggars/785569 "2017-05-07T09:31:34Z")
Hi Are there any words to describe the money given specifically to beggars on a street? Are there any words for the money collected specifically by beggars on the street? I look forward to your feedback. --- ## [Ancient nuclear war](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-nuclear-war/633190)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2012, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-nuclear-war/633190 "2012-09-06T19:10:13Z")
One of the woo-woo ideas out there is that a nuclear war took place in the ancient past, perhaps circa 2500 bca, inspiring accounts in the Hindu vedas and other ancient myths. I doubt this is true; my question is, is thi… --- ## [What is this video/audio port on the back of my TV?(photo inside)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-video-audio-port-on-the-back-of-my-tv-photo-inside/594521)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2011, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-video-audio-port-on-the-back-of-my-tv-photo-inside/594521 "2011-09-02T04:21:59Z")
It’s a 9 year old Sony KV-27FS13 model television, if you must know. I have the manual, but either I’m missing it or it doesn’t explain it well enough. I think it says something about a stereo hookup or something. Anyw… --- ## [I killed our kitten](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-killed-our-kitten/542938)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2010, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-killed-our-kitten/542938 "2010-06-15T02:17:09Z")
My wife and I got a kitten a couple of weeks ago or so. We named him Jamie. When we got him he was about two and a half months old. Long story short, my mother, who’s helping me take care of my disabled wife, has a mo… --- ## [Do you feel bad clicking & not responding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-bad-clicking-not-responding/679504)
**Author:** [@FAL01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FAL01)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2014, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-bad-clicking-not-responding/679504 "2014-01-26T00:58:26Z")
Does anyone ever feel bad clicking on a thread but not responding? In what situations do you respond? --- ## [Strange ritual at the Possum Lodge on Red Green Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-ritual-at-the-possum-lodge-on-red-green-show/192178)
**Author:** [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2003, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-ritual-at-the-possum-lodge-on-red-green-show/192178 "2003-08-02T05:32:51Z")
On the Red Green Show, the lads gather at the Possum Lodge at the end of each episode. They all rise, cross their arms over their chests and mutter something that sounds like Latin. What is it, and what does it mean? It… --- ## [What Should One Do If Someone Has a Bad Seed Child?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-one-do-if-someone-has-a-bad-seed-child/571335)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2011, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-one-do-if-someone-has-a-bad-seed-child/571335 "2011-02-15T08:08:42Z")
I’m glad I’ll never face this problem. I venture to say you Dopers out there won’t either. But I just finished reading the book Columbine, by Dave Cullen. He makes a convincing case that Eric Harris, one of the Columb… --- ## [Why Do Blacks LOATHE George W. Bush?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-blacks-loathe-george-w-bush/44097)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2000, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-blacks-loathe-george-w-bush/44097 "2000-12-09T17:55:32Z")
Oh, don’t get me wrong- I NEVER expected any significant number of black voters to SUPPORTS George. The black vote ALWAYS goes overwhelmingly to the Democrats- 85-90% as a rule. Indeed, the only REAL question in each Pre… --- ## [I'm Gonna Start Being Nicer To People](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-gonna-start-being-nicer-to-people/555710)
**Author:** [@kidneyfailure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidneyfailure)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2010, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-gonna-start-being-nicer-to-people/555710 "2010-10-04T17:26:23Z")
I’m gonna be nicer to people IRL and on the Dope. My flagrant assholishness has gotten out of hand. Seriously. --- ## [My coworkers having bake sale to raise $ for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-coworkers-having-bake-sale-to-raise-for-the-juvenile-diabetes-research-foundation/598057)
**Author:** [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2011, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-coworkers-having-bake-sale-to-raise-for-the-juvenile-diabetes-research-foundation/598057 "2011-10-04T18:42:01Z")
Okay, is this just completely reprehensible? I mean, you could argue that raising money is good, but selling regular sugary treats! Seriously?! Couldn’t they raise money some other way? is this akin to selling cig… --- ## [What's the origin of the word "rick" meaning mistake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-origin-of-the-word-rick-meaning-mistake/265650)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2004, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-origin-of-the-word-rick-meaning-mistake/265650 "2004-09-24T00:29:03Z")
Does anyone know where the word “rick”, meaning a mistake or blunder, comes from? I’m not sure if it is used outside the UK — or even very widely even here. I’ve mostly seen it used in relation to gambling, for instance … --- ## [Ants in my attic ... a problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ants-in-my-attic-a-problem/189844)
**Author:** [@glilly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glilly)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2003, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ants-in-my-attic-a-problem/189844 "2003-07-22T12:48:50Z")
This is the second summer in which I’ve found in our 3-season (closed in but with no heating/air conditioning) porch little piles of shavings on the floor. What it looks like is bits of sawdust plus something a little m… --- ## [Can a boat sail upwind?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-boat-sail-upwind/24973)
**Author:** [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2011, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-boat-sail-upwind/24973 "2011-10-28T07:23:12Z")
We are having so much fun in the other physics threads I thought I’d bring something else up. This is a discussion I have seen in several forums over the years and I never saw it settled. The question is: \*\*If I design … --- ## [Pomegranates. Why are they not available year-round?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pomegranates-why-are-they-not-available-year-round/705449)
**Author:** [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2014, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pomegranates-why-are-they-not-available-year-round/705449 "2014-11-25T23:42:34Z")
When I was a kid there was a huge pomegranate tree in the neighborhood that we kids would get the fruit from the owner and even sometimes without the owners knowledge. Now they are available in the Publix Store but only… --- ## [Low-cal foods that make you feel full the longest.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-cal-foods-that-make-you-feel-full-the-longest/612801)
**Author:** [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2012, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-cal-foods-that-make-you-feel-full-the-longest/612801 "2012-02-19T00:46:00Z")
What are the lowest calorie foods that will stick to your ribs the longest? For a couple of days now, I’ve been feeling like I’m starving about 3 hours after supper. I haven’t varied my supper time or the types of food… --- ## [Old man's nose looks like 3 grapes-what is wrong with it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-mans-nose-looks-like-3-grapes-what-is-wrong-with-it/545716)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2010, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-mans-nose-looks-like-3-grapes-what-is-wrong-with-it/545716 "2010-07-07T21:26:31Z")
So, my aunt had some old beau come by her place. She hadn’t seen him in 40 or more years. It had been pointed out that he was quite the studly boy, back in the day. At any rate, I answered the door, and there was this 7… --- ## [Medical and Legal Dopers - could this person be lying (rape/breast cancer)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-and-legal-dopers-could-this-person-be-lying-rape-breast-cancer/468744)
**Author:** [@Neeps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neeps)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2008, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-and-legal-dopers-could-this-person-be-lying-rape-breast-cancer/468744 "2008-10-22T03:53:37Z")
Sorry, this might be a little long. There are a few factual questions here, but I am also looking for an informed opinion, so feel free to let me know if you think I am being paranoid or this person’s story is all over t… --- ## [In general, why is the college "party culture" viewed as negative?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-general-why-is-the-college-party-culture-viewed-as-negative/836411)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2023, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-general-why-is-the-college-party-culture-viewed-as-negative/836411 "2023-02-16T17:56:03Z")
Is it the inappropriate behaviors that may occur from it? Or is it the illegal aspect of underage drinking? I think it’s a mix of several factors if you ask me. Now, I understand that partying has it’s pros & cons, & ev… --- ## [What's the shadiest job you've ever worked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-shadiest-job-youve-ever-worked/495636)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2009, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-shadiest-job-youve-ever-worked/495636 "2009-05-10T01:02:10Z")
I can’t say I’ve been in a shady job myself (at least anything beyond the normal corporate shadiness). But I’m wondering if anyone here has ever worked in a shady place - like a boileroom-situation, where it’s you, a des… --- ## [Why is the conventional wisdom that the electoral college math favors the Democrats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-conventional-wisdom-that-the-electoral-college-math-favors-the-democrats/766064)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2016, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-conventional-wisdom-that-the-electoral-college-math-favors-the-democrats/766064 "2016-09-24T23:30:55Z")
Looking at current projections and battleground states, I don’t understand why the conventional wisdom is that the electoral college math favors Democrats. I seem to remember reading some articles after the 2012 election… --- ## [How is Microsoft Security Essentials being received?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-microsoft-security-essentials-being-received/523773)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2010, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-microsoft-security-essentials-being-received/523773 "2010-01-11T14:58:39Z")
Microsoft Security Essentials is a free Microsoft tool that ostensibly offers virus, spyware, and malware protection. Do security experts take it seriously as a full substitute for a standalone product (e.g., AVG, Spybot… --- ## [Batman Dark Knight Returns animated movie: Why is Joker so young?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batman-dark-knight-returns-animated-movie-why-is-joker-so-young/650234)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2013, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batman-dark-knight-returns-animated-movie-why-is-joker-so-young/650234 "2013-02-16T05:40:47Z")
So I’ve been watching the Batman: The Dark Knight Returns animated movies. Just started part 2 - and I’m not understanding why Joker is a kid. Batman is an old guy, so is the Commish, in fact, he’s retiring, but joker lo… --- ## [Anti-abortion question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-abortion-question/18984)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2000, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-abortion-question/18984 "2000-05-30T21:35:12Z")
Some who believe that abortion kills a human being think that it should be allowed in the case of rape or incest. Why is this? It would seem to me that killing a child because the father committed a horrible crime again… --- ## [Antimatter weapons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antimatter-weapons/643429)
**Author:** [@s0meguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/s0meguy)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antimatter-weapons/643429 "2012-12-11T18:36:29Z")
I’ve a couple questions about antimatter weaponry. Yes, I know that at the moment it is infeasible to create a large enough amount of it for use in weapons. Would an antimatter warhead cause a mushroom cloud like a n… --- ## [will it damage a 7.5 volt AC device running it off a DC adaptor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-it-damage-a-7-5-volt-ac-device-running-it-off-a-dc-adaptor/524904)
**Author:** [@coremelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coremelt)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2010, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-it-damage-a-7-5-volt-ac-device-running-it-off-a-dc-adaptor/524904 "2010-01-17T23:10:55Z")
I bought a couple of these off ebay: http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c\_id=101&cp\_id=10104&cs\_id=1010405&p\_id=4084&seq=1&format=2 shipped to Australia but they came with only 110 volt adaptors. So no prob… --- ## [What Cities Have The Worst Drivers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cities-have-the-worst-drivers/586331)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2011, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cities-have-the-worst-drivers/586331 "2011-06-24T08:59:01Z")
According to the Business Insider these cities have the worst drivers of US cities over 100,000 in population for 2010 \[ol\] \[li\]Washington, DC (95.5%)\[/li\]\[li\]Baltimore, MD (79.4%)\[/li\]\[li\]Glendale, CA (70.8%)\[/li\]\[li\]… --- ## [Do animals have allergies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-animals-have-allergies/589016)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2011, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-animals-have-allergies/589016 "2011-07-16T04:39:38Z")
Obviously many people do, but do animals? Do dingos sneeze from hay fever? Do elephants break out in rashes if they brush up against the wrong kind of tree? Do walruses have to avoid peanut butter? --- ## [Bonehead electrical wiring question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bonehead-electrical-wiring-question/751503)
**Author:** [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2016, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bonehead-electrical-wiring-question/751503 "2016-04-12T23:53:35Z")
I just moved into a new home. The 240 volt outlet in the laundry room is four-pronged and my dryer is three-pronged. So I went Lowes’s and bought a four-pronged cord and installed it. That was the easy part. Now for the … --- ## [COVID-Damaged Relationships](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-damaged-relationships/927317)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2021, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-damaged-relationships/927317 "2021-08-24T19:02:11Z")
I just wonder at how many relationships - family, friends, or otherwise - have been damaged by the pandemic. Just more casualties of this horrid disease. I thought I would start a support thread for people dealing with f… --- ## [If calculus was never invented, how would the world be different?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-calculus-was-never-invented-how-would-the-world-be-different/262120)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2004, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-calculus-was-never-invented-how-would-the-world-be-different/262120 "2004-08-30T03:57:03Z")
Inspired by (the ironically named :stuck\_out\_tongue: ) wisernow’s desire to destroy calculus in this thread about time machince fantasies. Are there technologies that we couldn’t have cpnceived of or designed? Or are … --- ## [How bad was the Fukushima disaster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-was-the-fukushima-disaster/611518)
**Author:** [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2012, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-was-the-fukushima-disaster/611518 "2012-02-03T22:41:31Z")
Almost a year down the line should be a good time to assess this, but my google-fu is not strong enough. The reports and articles that I can find are old and somewhat incoherent and/or incomplete. The sense of the incide… --- ## [Penn Jillette Names Daughter "Moxie CrimeFighter Jillette"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-jillette-names-daughter-moxie-crimefighter-jillette/307021)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2005, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-jillette-names-daughter-moxie-crimefighter-jillette/307021 "2005-06-09T17:49:55Z")
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=819538 --- ## [Who did the Swiss really want to win World War 2?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-did-the-swiss-really-want-to-win-world-war-2/631422)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2012, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-did-the-swiss-really-want-to-win-world-war-2/631422 "2012-08-28T14:11:16Z")
Yeah, they were officially neutral (with enemies you know where you stand, but with neutrals? Who knows! It sickens me), but I bet most Swiss people had an opinion on the outcome of the largest conflict in history. Were … --- ## [How to kill ants organically?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-kill-ants-organically/555654)
**Author:** [@tpain2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tpain2011)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2010, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-kill-ants-organically/555654 "2010-10-03T03:40:02Z")
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