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Fighting ignorance since 1973. (It's taking longer than we thought.) | Thursday, August 13, 2026 Donate Search Query Message Boards FAQ / About Listen Live Frequently (and forgotten) Asked Questions Who is Cecil Adams, what is The Straight Dope, and other questions you forgot to ask.
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I waterboard! - Great Debates - Straight Dope Message Board
So much talk of waterboarding, so much controversy. But what is it really? How bad? I wanted to write the definitive thread on waterboarding, settle the issue. Torture, or not? To determine the answer, I knew I had …
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Stop abusing Bernoulli when describing lift - Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports - Straight Dope Message Board
Many references and encyclopedias, even some published by the FAA, give incorrect explanations of lift. Cecil repeats one of the more common theories in his explanation of why golf balls have dimples. He says,
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