Have you used a CPAP device? - Straight Dope
Jun 10, 2025 · The only way to find out for sure if you have sleep apnea or not is to have a sleep study conducted on you. While snoring is merely annoying (especially to sleep partners), untreated sleep …
is there an easy way to tell if someone is really asleep
Jan 28, 2004 · My question was really just curiousity. I was wondering if there was a simple way of telling if someone was faking sleep, short of an ECG. Does the heart rate fall during sleep, body …
How do I flunk a sleep apnea test? - Straight Dope
My sleep test the tech wired me up and left. I slept like a rock from 10 pm to 1, got up and peed, went back to sleep at 4 and woke up at 1 minute to 5, the times I told the guy I would be awake and …
The medical reasoning behind "The Sleeper Hold"
Jul 9, 2003 · And, if the hold is applied properly, you can quickly put an opponent “to sleep” - 3 to 5 seconds. Most of the videos I’ve seen are totally fake, and in others the guy is like trying to pop his …
Passing counterfeit money - Factual Questions - Straight Dope
Dec 6, 2025 · Several times when spending a large bill (my tenant insists on paying me in cash-I feel like a drug dealer) the person at the cash register swipes a marker over the bill. I presume this proves …
Why do I have huge burps right after I wake up from sleeping in class ...
Nov 19, 2002 · I know this is a weird question, but this happens to me. I’ll take a nap in class and have enormous burps right when I wake up (sometimes they wake me up). The weird thing is that I don’t …
Facebook Reels - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board
Jan 5, 2025 · For a long time, I never saw them. First I dutifully marked that I didn’t want to see those types of things, and Facebook briefly complied. Then the things started up again no matter what I …
Beating (less) dead horses: less or fewer - Straight Dope
Dec 8, 2025 · When to use “less” and when to use “fewer”. Fewer people today care about the issue, resulting in less discussion about the distinctions.* Style guides counsel writers that “fewer” is used …
What are “reds” (illicit drug / pills)? - Straight Dope
Dec 6, 2001 · In the Dead tune Truckin’, Jane is described as “…livin’ on reds, vitamin C, and cocaine…” What exactly are these “reds”? I assume they’re pills of some sort, but what exactly? In …
Games which actually play like the fake mobile ads
Jun 20, 2024 · I hate the practice of using fake ads (with completely different gameplay) to sell mobile games. To that end, I’m starting a list of games which feature the actual gameplay shown in the ads. …