Can you build a house on a natural spring? - Straight Dope
Mar 15, 2003 · I’m going to look at a house tomorrow out in the country on a few acres of land. The agent told me today that the house is built on or around a spring, or that there is a spring …
What's the best way to get handcuffs off? - Straight Dope
Jun 29, 2001 · Great idea. Dremel and after-market manufacturers sell lines of high-end, and horribly expensive, diamond and carbide-tipped/embedded grinding and cutting tools. …
Have you ever been underwhelmed? - Page 2 - Straight Dope
Nov 25, 2024 · Palm Springs. Miserably hot and not the type of desert I find beautiful. I am not a golfer or into high end shopping, so attractions were a bit limited (I was also with a largish …
How Tall was Napoleon? - Factual Questions - Straight Dope
Jan 4, 2025 · Okay, he was cartooned by the British as being very short, and his nickname was “the Little Corporal” . So, for a century or more it was assumed he was fairly short. But recently …
Obsolete speeds on turntables - Factual Questions - Straight Dope
Jan 9, 2025 · 78 rpm singles were phased out in favor of the smaller, more portable and less breakable 45 rpm, though it took about 10 years before enough people had a “record player” …
Info about a 1973 film "Ground Zero" - Straight Dope
Dec 9, 2024 · I was watching a little potboiler called “Ground Zero” (1973) on Roku this morning. The final scenes had a bad guy with an atomic bomb at the top of the Golden Gate Bridge …
Is it Time to Tone Down the Wokeness, Especially about the Past?
Nov 15, 2024 · Now, don’t freak out on me. I know that racism and sexism are bad, and we need to stand up to it, and keep fighting. I understand that. Anyone who saw the election unfold …
What do you expect from health insurance? - Straight Dope
Dec 13, 2024 · You can get it through private purchase, but you better be a.) nowhere near retirement (like at least under 50), b.) have no significant pre-existing health conditions and …
What is "youtu.be"? - Factual Questions - Straight Dope
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If a Car Is Submerged Under Water, Is It Ruined Forever?
Nov 17, 2002 · I recently came across a UL about a fellow whose new $30,000 Jeep Wrangler® wound up at the bottom of a lake through a series of drunken comic misadventures. The poor …