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Tuesday, August 31,2010
The Straight Dope

Nuclear Wind

By Cecil Adams
Are nuclear power plants built to withstand a direct hit from a tornado?
Tuesday, August 24,2010
The Straight Dope

Baking Buzz

By Cecil Adams
I read a letter to Dear Abby from someone who had served cupcakes made with Kahlua liqueur. A co-worker claimed she’d gotten drunk from one cupcake ...
Tuesday, August 17,2010
The Straight Dope

Booze Train

Why did old railroad towns became ghost towns?

By Cecil Adams
In the Donald E. Westlake novel Drowned Hopes, character Tom Jimson says Oklahoma remained dry following the repeal of Prohibition and was so feisty about it ...
Tuesday, August 10,2010
The Straight Dope

Emucide

By Cecil Adams
Recently, my roommate, an unusually trustworthy fellow, told me about the 1932 “emu war” in Australia. He said 1932 was a dry year that made 20,000 emus restless, causing them to invade a
Tuesday, August 3,2010
The Straight Dope

Rock-a-Bye BB

Do binaural beats change your mood?

By Cecil Adams
Can listening to a strange tone for hours on end really put me in a different mood other than annoyed?
Tuesday, July 27,2010
The Straight Dope

Punching Power

Can movie punches translate to real life?

By Cecil Adams
In the movie Rocky IV, Ivan Drago registers a 2,150-psi punch. That seems unrealistic to me ...
Tuesday, July 20,2010
The Straight Dope

Petri Pie

Nuke the pizza, kill the bacteria?

By Cecil Adams
If I take a piece of pizza that’s been sitting on the table awhile and microwave it for one minute, would that kill bacteria and decrease the chance of food poisoning ...
Tuesday, July 13,2010
The Straight Dope

Unclean Coal

The challenges of cleaning clean coal.

By Cecil Adams
I’ve been reading about clean coal technology-in particular, coal gasification and its use in power production ...
Tuesday, July 6,2010
The Straight Dope

Day Sleepers

Can working the late shift cause you to check out early?

By Cecil Adams
I’ve been working third shift for approximately four years now. I’ve heard all kinds of horror stories about people working third shift living shorter lives ...
Tuesday, June 29,2010
The Straight Dope

Bullet Bounce

Bullets influenced by Earth's rotation?

By Cecil Adams
I recently read an article about a Navy SEAL sniper. The author lists possible variables that go into determining a shot, one of which is the rotation of the earth ...
 
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