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The Straight Dope

Road Rage

By Cecil Adams
POSTED // Jan 3,2011 - I’ve been trying to figure out why they can’t make a highway that lasts forever.

The Straight Dope

Sex Stats

By Cecil Adams
POSTED // Dec 28,2010 - A colleague recently told me that after wars, the male-female ratio at birth increases ...

The Straight Dope

Fair Game

By Cecil Adams
POSTED // Dec 21,2010 - Years ago I watched on TV the “Battle of the Sexes” tennis match between Bobby Riggs and Billie Jean King. My question: was the tennis match played fairly?

The Straight Dope

Steel Deal

Is steel from German warships valuable?

By Cecil Adams
POSTED // Dec 14,2010 - So Mike, did the bastards who kept you locked up in that basement for the past 65 years really give you no access to information at all?

The Straight Dope

Money to Burn

Which heating method saves the most money?

By Cecil Adams
POSTED // Dec 7,2010 - In theory, thermostat setback and setup will almost always save energy, based on the following simple principle of heat transfer ...

The Straight Dope

Spermismile

Does sperm act as an antidepressant?

By Cecil Adams
POSTED // Nov 30,2010 - Sperm makes a woman happier? What male genius thought that one up? I’ll provide names below ...

The Straight Dope

Octi-Porn

What's with all of Japan's tentacle porn?

By Cecil Adams
POSTED // Nov 23,2010 - Don’t be such a wuss. Have you looked at much tentacle porn? If you can get past the gang-rape and violent-death aspects, it’s actually kind of cute.

The Straight Dope

Waste Lawn

How much damage can one lawn mower do?

By Cecil Adams
POSTED // Nov 16,2010 - You’d be surprised, my friend. However, I agree this is a perplexing subject. Browsing around online, I find the following alarming statements ...

The Straight Dope

Naked Fear

Will airport scanners give me cancer?

By Cecil Adams
POSTED // Nov 9,2010 - The real risk is to your privacy. Remember those “X-ray specs” once advertised in comic books that supposedly would allow you to see people naked beneath their clothes?

The Straight Dope

Pink Scare

By Cecil Adams
POSTED // Nov 2,2010 - It’s not so much that consumer products companies are exploiting concerns about breast cancer to sell more yogurt or lipstick, although that’s part of it ...
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