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  1. Bob's Basement is no more - Cafe Society - Straight Dope

    Dec 17, 2025 · Just heard that Bob Burns, collector of pretty much all Science Fiction and Horror props that ever existed just passed at 90. He was famous for “Bob’s Basement”, a museum in …

  2. Is the furnace in Home Alone based on a real furnace model?

    Dec 30, 2022 · In Home Alone, a minor plot point involves Kevin overcoming his phobia of a fearsome-looking furnace in the basement of McCallister family home: The furnace resembles …

  3. Does a "Walk Out" Basement count as a "Story"? (square footage ...

    Oct 7, 2019 · Purchased an Italianate brownstone style home with vinyl siding at the bottom of a hill. The "basement" is a walk-out basement with the

  4. How Does Fiber Optic Data to a House Work? - Straight Dope

    Apr 23, 2025 · Windstream/Kinetic will soon offer a fiber optic data connection to my address and I’m wondering how this will work. As I (poorly) understand it, the ISP tech will run a drop from …

  5. Help me choose boards for basement storage - Straight Dope

    Oct 15, 2014 · I have a bunch of stuff in cardboard boxes [banker’s boxes] that I want to store in a basement whose floor might get wet during winter. To avoid floor contact, I want to elevate the …

  6. Are there dehumidifiers that do not also generate a blast of hot air ...

    Aug 14, 2015 · Simply put, is it possible to design a dehumidifier that does not also generate a lot of heat? I’ve got a basement that is nice and cool in the summertime, and it’s therefore a great …

  7. What's the difference between a fully finished basement and a ...

    Jul 18, 2013 · Been looking at the Nassau County Assessor site and on some locations it shows "Basement Area : FULL" then below it "Finished Basement

  8. Is a finished basement considered in the total sqft of a home?

    May 23, 2012 · What's the trick behind trying to sell a home with a finished basement, and adding the basement size to the total SQFT ? I don't understand

  9. Removing nails from a concrete floor - Straight Dope

    Sep 23, 2023 · We have a finished bedroom in our basement, which I use for my home office. I recently tore out the old and nasty carpet in there and put down an area rug until I can get …

  10. How deep would you need to go to create a naturally warm …

    Like molten rock and even hotter. So theoretically you could dig another, deeper basement, where the air would just stay at, say, 75F all the time, where you could lounge around comfortably …