# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=1015 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1016 --- ## [Any idea what this (probably African-American church-related) question is talking about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-idea-what-this-probably-african-american-church-related-question-is-talking-about/735953)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2015, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-idea-what-this-probably-african-american-church-related-question-is-talking-about/735953 "2015-10-29T12:19:40Z")
I saw someone ask the following question: “I read in the bible that Saul had an armor-bearer, but he was a king. I don’t see anything in the bible about pastors having the same. Why do they insist on it?” Someone else … --- ## [Why haven't Undertakers Adopted This Method?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-havent-undertakers-adopted-this-method/735957)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2015, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-havent-undertakers-adopted-this-method/735957 "2015-10-29T12:04:07Z")
In the late 1970s, Chinese archaeologists opened a tomb in China that dated from 100 BC. inside, they found the body of a noble woman/empress, perfectly preserved. in fact, the body was so well preserved that the joints … --- ## [Super hydrophobic Coatings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-hydrophobic-coatings/722272)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-hydrophobic-coatings/722272 "2015-06-11T18:11:28Z")
I watched a video on super hydrophobic coating today and it just blew me away. Is it as good as it appears to be? This seems like a world changing technology. What am I missing? --- ## [is it really true that corporations are legally required to maximize shareholder profit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-really-true-that-corporations-are-legally-required-to-maximize-shareholder-profit/735507)
**Author:** [@Frunobulax5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frunobulax5)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2015, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-really-true-that-corporations-are-legally-required-to-maximize-shareholder-profit/735507 "2015-10-29T07:18:17Z")
For my whole life, I’ve heard that it is legally required for corporations to make as much profit as possible for shareholders or else they could face repercussions. I’ve seen all kinds of debates on whether this is true… --- ## [Dead cat - "forensic" investigation - coyote??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-cat-forensic-investigation-coyote/371253)
**Author:** [@Yeah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeah)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2015, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-cat-forensic-investigation-coyote/371253 "2015-10-29T07:18:11Z")
I found an eviscerated, 1-yr-old cat in a wooded area near my house. The head and neck looked OK but the innards were missing and one leg looked gnawed on. I didn’t see any signs of a struggle. The cat was at the edge of… --- ## [Fighting a Civil War battle at night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fighting-a-civil-war-battle-at-night/736033)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2015, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fighting-a-civil-war-battle-at-night/736033 "2015-10-29T05:17:10Z")
According to Wiki, The Battle of Wauhatchie was one of the few night battles of the Civil War. I believe that since fighting at night would have been fraught with danger, not the least of which would be shooting your com… --- ## [Forbidden Love](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forbidden-love/736017)
**Author:** [@Jrubas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jrubas)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2015, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forbidden-love/736017 "2015-10-29T05:06:19Z")
I was watching The Most Haunted Places in America or something on the Travel Channel, and one of the stories they profiled involved the daughter of an Indian chief way back in the day falling in love with a white settler… --- ## [if you wore clothes for long enough would they get waterproofed ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-wore-clothes-for-long-enough-would-they-get-waterproofed/736040)
**Author:** [@MrQwertyasd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrQwertyasd)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2015, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-wore-clothes-for-long-enough-would-they-get-waterproofed/736040 "2015-10-29T03:51:51Z")
Are one’s natural exudations sufficient to waterproof one’s garb given a large temporal span ? --- ## [Is Social Security going broke????](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-social-security-going-broke/736037)
**Author:** [@tooldtocare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tooldtocare)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2015, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-social-security-going-broke/736037 "2015-10-29T03:31:40Z")
Is Social Security going broke??? The Federal Government has borrowed over two (2) trillion dollars from the Social Security Trust Fund. Which in itself proves that the Social Security Administration is doing just fine,… --- ## [How can we balance the budget-?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-we-balance-the-budget/736038)
**Author:** [@tooldtocare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tooldtocare)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2015, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-we-balance-the-budget/736038 "2015-10-29T03:25:33Z")
Is Social Security going broke??? The Federal Government has borrowed over two (2) trillion dollars from the Social Security Trust Fund. Which in itself proves that the Social Security Administration is doing just fine,… --- ## [How big was this metor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-was-this-metor/735893)
**Author:** [@Cardboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardboard)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2015, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-was-this-metor/735893 "2015-10-29T02:05:28Z")
Last night, I saw a fireball meteor. It saw it through cloud cover and the fact that there was a full/near full moon. My question: Judging by those (sparse) details, how big do you think that meteor was when I saw it an… --- ## [Tokyo Rose - Any documented negative effect on US troops at all?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tokyo-rose-any-documented-negative-effect-on-us-troops-at-all/735565)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2015, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tokyo-rose-any-documented-negative-effect-on-us-troops-at-all/735565 "2015-10-29T01:58:48Z")
My understanding is that for the most part she was pretty ineffective at reducing American fighting resolve in the Pacific campaign, in effect rather the opposite. However, I’m wondering, is there any documented case(s) … --- ## [computer frustrations or, chasing the rabbit through the goosehole](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-frustrations-or-chasing-the-rabbit-through-the-goosehole/735925)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2015, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-frustrations-or-chasing-the-rabbit-through-the-goosehole/735925 "2015-10-29T01:23:26Z")
Ok, so here is the back story, My son (bless his psychopathic little heart) was using my laptop and managed to break the power jack requiring a trip to the repair shop. New part installed computer back home, power mana… --- ## [Stats question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stats-question/735859)
**Author:** [@blueslipper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blueslipper)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2015, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stats-question/735859 "2015-10-28T23:10:31Z")
Inlink Boosts Intent to visit Websites by 26%. Without Inlink Office 50% With Inlink Office 63% This is not a 26% increase. That is a fundamental error in how stats are done. Am I right? If I am correct, how do I e… --- ## [Online simile finder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-simile-finder/162109)
**Author:** [@tonbo0422](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tonbo0422)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2003, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-simile-finder/162109 "2003-03-18T07:48:35Z")
I’m writing an article for my local newspaper and I’m in fine-tune mode. I want to create a picture of frenzied activity in a restaurant, and the line I have so far goes “Once inside, it’s busy and noisy, with waitstaff… --- ## [What were diapers like in medieval times?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-diapers-like-in-medieval-times/485202)
**Author:** [@meenie7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meenie7)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2015, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-diapers-like-in-medieval-times/485202 "2015-10-28T21:06:39Z")
Okay, I have a story set in a quasi-medieval period (sort of that “fantasy” sort of setting, with magic, but no electricity, etc.), and one of the main characters is a baby. So, I was wondering, what did they do for diap… --- ## [SQL question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sql-question/735870)
**Author:** [@batsto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/batsto)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2015, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sql-question/735870 "2015-10-28T21:02:34Z")
I write quite a bit of SQL code, but I’ve never come across this before: INNER { OPTION SWAP\_ORDER=“True”, SEMIJOIN=“True” } JOIN and googling isn’t getting me anything that makes sense…what the heck is the SWAP\_ORDER … --- ## [Why have they stopped making Audio CD-RW's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-they-stopped-making-audio-cd-rws/735885)
**Author:** [@1224rattusrattus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/1224rattusrattus)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2015, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-they-stopped-making-audio-cd-rws/735885 "2015-10-28T20:56:24Z")
Most blank CD’s are designed for computers which can read virtually every format, and the same goes for blank DVD’s too. If like me you are making music CD’s it can be wise to record them on AUDIO CDRs as that’s the only… --- ## [List of ZIP code ranges](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-zip-code-ranges/735994)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2015, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-zip-code-ranges/735994 "2015-10-28T19:29:49Z")
Does anyone know where there’s a list of ZIP code ranges by state? What I’m looking for, specifically, is a chart that says ‘If the ZIP code is greater than or equal to \[minimum number\] and less than or equal to \[maximu… --- ## [Traceability of Google Drive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traceability-of-google-drive/736000)
**Author:** [@inko151](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inko151)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2015, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traceability-of-google-drive/736000 "2015-10-28T19:17:01Z")
Hey guys, I am an University student who’s trying to help fellow students at my U. I am trying to make a series of Google Drive accounts where notes and other material such as scans of textbooks, practice exams and le… --- ## [Math wizards - some help please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-wizards-some-help-please/735963)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2015, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-wizards-some-help-please/735963 "2015-10-28T18:36:45Z")
I have this equation. This tells me the resulting RMS voltage when chopping an sine wave (starting alpha milliseconds after zero-crossing). The equation seems to be correct, and I’ve used it to create a table of values … --- ## [What exactly was destroyed in the Great Recession?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-was-destroyed-in-the-great-recession/735928)
**Author:** [@theorange](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/theorange)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2015, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-was-destroyed-in-the-great-recession/735928 "2015-10-28T18:04:38Z")
Given that our physical infrastructure, human capital, and intellectual property were the same before the crash as after – what precisely was lost in the crash? Wasn’t productive capacity undamaged? Why couldn’t the gov… --- ## [What would it take to get the Moon rotating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-take-to-get-the-moon-rotating/735554)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2015, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-take-to-get-the-moon-rotating/735554 "2015-10-28T17:18:19Z")
Suppose we want the Moon to appear to rotate from our perspective on Earth so we could see the dark side from here. What would that require? A pair of rockets on opposite points on the moon horizontally thrusting horizon… --- ## [Anybody know how to fix Lync?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-know-how-to-fix-lync/735956)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2015, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-know-how-to-fix-lync/735956 "2015-10-28T16:34:10Z")
My office uses Lync under Windows 7, and it’s super annoying. It automatically boots up when the computer starts, but then requires me to enter my password. It then gives me the “Do you want Lync to remember your settin… --- ## [God v Devil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-v-devil/735876)
**Author:** [@WNYOKIE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WNYOKIE)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2015, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-v-devil/735876 "2015-10-28T16:28:06Z")
Hi…if we call someone who doesn’t believe in God an atheist, what do we call someone who doesn’t believe in the devil? --- ## [Chilcott inquiry missing evidence ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chilcott-inquiry-missing-evidence/735939)
**Author:** [@MrQwertyasd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrQwertyasd)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2015, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chilcott-inquiry-missing-evidence/735939 "2015-10-28T16:18:41Z")
Can someone say if the Chilcott inquiry asked Simon Mann about this? --- ## [Is there a word for ease of reading similar to "legibility"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-for-ease-of-reading-similar-to-legibility/735938)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2015, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-for-ease-of-reading-similar-to-legibility/735938 "2015-10-28T16:09:04Z")
Legibility means, to the best of my knowledge, that the handwriting or printing is easily read. Is there an equivalent meaning for ease of reading? That something is written in a way that the reader can easily understa… --- ## [Did Napoleon promulgate republican ideals post 1800?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-napoleon-promulgate-republican-ideals-post-1800/735909)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2015, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-napoleon-promulgate-republican-ideals-post-1800/735909 "2015-10-28T14:11:14Z")
I read that Napoleon was a strong believer in the ideals of the French Revolution. I also read that after the coup in 1799, he took absolute control, and instituted a monarchy with succession through primogeniture and al… --- ## [Satelite Feeds online](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/satelite-feeds-online/735918)
**Author:** [@Michaelscote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michaelscote)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2015, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/satelite-feeds-online/735918 "2015-10-28T14:01:08Z")
I was wondering if anyone had any news of where I can get some satellite feeds for online tv viewing? Trying to get the major networks. ty. --- ## [Where can I get marshmallow marshmallows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-marshmallow-marshmallows/361449)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2015, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-marshmallow-marshmallows/361449 "2015-10-28T12:55:25Z")
The marshmallow is so named because it used to be made from the mucilaginous root of the marshmallow plant. However, today gelatin is used instead. Does anyone still make marshmallows from the marshmallow plant, and if… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=1014) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=1016)