# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=1045 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1046 --- ## [Origin of 'Entitlements'/'Injunctions' Lecture.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-entitlements-injunctions-lecture/730495)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2015, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-entitlements-injunctions-lecture/730495 "2015-09-10T03:48:28Z")
Interesting story. In 1989, I was just fresh out of hs. And it was an interesting time, for all of us who remember it, I think. The fall of the Berlin wall, Mikhail Gorbechev and Michael Dukakis. The end of the Cold War,… --- ## [Susitna river-very low?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/susitna-river-very-low/730411)
**Author:** [@glennwith2ns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glennwith2ns)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2015, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/susitna-river-very-low/730411 "2015-09-10T01:13:11Z")
So, just returned from Talkeetna, Alaska. While there we were going to take a boat ride up the Susitna River. Our trip had to be shortened because the river was so low. The guide piloting the boat said they had never see… --- ## [Which is heavier...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-heavier/730371)
**Author:** [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2015, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-heavier/730371 "2015-09-10T00:14:32Z")
dry air or moist air? --- ## [a year after Windows XP is no longer supported---has the world come to an end yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-year-after-windows-xp-is-no-longer-supported-has-the-world-come-to-an-end-yet/730452)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2015, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-year-after-windows-xp-is-no-longer-supported-has-the-world-come-to-an-end-yet/730452 "2015-09-09T23:28:20Z")
It’s been over a year since Mircrosoft stopped providing updates and virus protection for Windows XP. But there are still millions of people and businesses still using XP. Almost all the banks were using XP for their AT… --- ## [Mathematicians - please provide some context on this freshman math example](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mathematicians-please-provide-some-context-on-this-freshman-math-example/730308)
**Author:** [@D18](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D18)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2015, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mathematicians-please-provide-some-context-on-this-freshman-math-example/730308 "2015-09-09T23:22:58Z")
In the spirit of both fighting ignorance and biting off more than I can probably chew, I thought I’d work through some MIT OCW math courses. Looks like 18.100B is worth giving a go. So, would you be so kind as to take … --- ## [What were the REAL reasons that the UK declared war on Germany in 1939?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-real-reasons-that-the-uk-declared-war-on-germany-in-1939/730419)
**Author:** [@Anondragon2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anondragon2012)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2015, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-real-reasons-that-the-uk-declared-war-on-germany-in-1939/730419 "2015-09-09T22:48:26Z")
I have a hard time understanding this part of WW2. I understand why France would declare war. They were on the border with Germany, saw German aggression, and basically wanted to pre-emptively strike Germany. I can ima… --- ## [Set Theory Questions - Member of vs. Subset of](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/set-theory-questions-member-of-vs-subset-of/639269)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2015, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/set-theory-questions-member-of-vs-subset-of/639269 "2015-09-09T22:30:10Z")
Was hoping the mathematicians one the dope could explain the difference between the following set operators to me. ∈ versus ⊂; aka “Member of” vs. “Subset of” What’s the difference between these two concepts? As far a… --- ## [Has human selection led to sheep wool that never stops growing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-human-selection-led-to-sheep-wool-that-never-stops-growing/729994)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2015, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-human-selection-led-to-sheep-wool-that-never-stops-growing/729994 "2015-09-09T20:49:24Z")
Saw this news article. Sheep escapes from a farm, lives on it’s own about 8 years. It accumulates 40 kilograms of wool, approximately the same as the animal’s body mass. While it survived all this time, it couldn’t ha… --- ## [Penalties for murder - order versus pulling the trigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penalties-for-murder-order-versus-pulling-the-trigger/730380)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2015, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penalties-for-murder-order-versus-pulling-the-trigger/730380 "2015-09-09T20:45:01Z")
We were watching a documentary on Whitey Bulger the other day, and for some reason I got to wondering: If you commit murder by pulling the trigger yourself, you’re presumably up for any and all penalties for First Degree… --- ## [Can anyone help track down a manufacturer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-help-track-down-a-manufacturer/730456)
**Author:** [@tattthat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tattthat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2015, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-help-track-down-a-manufacturer/730456 "2015-09-09T20:35:48Z")
Looking to create temp tattoos like the ones Tattly.com makes. I’m having a really hard time tracking down a manufacturer that works with vegetable dyes, though. Any help would be greatly appreciated! --- ## [Flatulence - Loud or Silent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flatulence-loud-or-silent/730373)
**Author:** [@cuz789n10](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuz789n10)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2015, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flatulence-loud-or-silent/730373 "2015-09-09T20:01:39Z")
So why do some farts come out noisy and others silent? --- ## [Is 'primer' ever a verb?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-primer-ever-a-verb/730061)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2015, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-primer-ever-a-verb/730061 "2015-09-09T18:44:39Z")
I swear my dad used the word ‘primer’ as a verb, as in “I’m going to primer the walls before painting” or “Have you primered the walls yet?” But I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone else use it this way, and recently wh… --- ## [Help getting better search results requested.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-getting-better-search-results-requested/730441)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2015, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-getting-better-search-results-requested/730441 "2015-09-09T18:00:25Z")
I do a lot of searches for a lot of different things, but lately I seem to get really outdated results. I’m wondering if there is a way to avoid that, which I’m simply not familiar with maybe? Recent searches were for … --- ## [Help finding an old AOL game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-an-old-aol-game/730439)
**Author:** [@Ryanmiaku](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryanmiaku)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2015, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-an-old-aol-game/730439 "2015-09-09T16:20:01Z")
So me and my brother are trying to find out what an old AOL game was called. The info I can offer up is as follows; It had something to do with a temple of fire. You played as a Native American/Tribal girl who had to sne… --- ## [Name this... woodcut](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-this-woodcut/59282)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2015, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-this-woodcut/59282 "2015-09-09T08:05:40Z")
It’s a woodcut/engraving picture of an alchemist creating a homunculus. The one place I saw it before was talking about the Faust legend. However, the caption did not cite a title, an artist’s name, or what book the pict… --- ## [Multicellular evolution -- the 2BY gap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multicellular-evolution-the-2by-gap/189675)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2015, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multicellular-evolution-the-2by-gap/189675 "2015-09-09T07:15:08Z")
All the threads on evolution remind me of one of the most interesting evolutionary mysteries I know of, which is the two billion year gap between the original of unicellular organisms and the evolution of multicellular l… --- ## [How do you get a job operating heavy equipment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-a-job-operating-heavy-equipment/730184)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2015, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-a-job-operating-heavy-equipment/730184 "2015-09-09T06:21:21Z")
It’s a childhood fantasy of a lot of kids to operate a wrecking ball or a bulldozer or steamroller. But in reality how does one get that kind of job. Is there a “wrecking ball school”? An apprenticeship? Need to know som… --- ## [How come some food goes through me so quickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-some-food-goes-through-me-so-quickly/618436)
**Author:** [@LMKing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LMKing)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2015, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-some-food-goes-through-me-so-quickly/618436 "2015-09-09T04:52:47Z")
\*\*\*\*\*\*After eating at a buffet or some gathering and eating different foods, sometimes I am in need of a bathroom 10 minutes later. Sometimes as I am eating I’ll get the familiar twinge that let’s me know I’m going to ne… --- ## [What is the evolutionary reason for so many people finding baby animals cuter than human babies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-evolutionary-reason-for-so-many-people-finding-baby-animals-cuter-than-human-babies/729760)
**Author:** [@phantom\_lamb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phantom_lamb)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2015, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-evolutionary-reason-for-so-many-people-finding-baby-animals-cuter-than-human-babies/729760 "2015-09-09T03:57:50Z")
Everybody loves puppies and kittens - but lots of those people have aversion to human babies. I have to admit I am one of those people too - puppies make me melt, babies make me feel indifferent at best. But why is this… --- ## [Where one acquires murder weapons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-one-acquires-murder-weapons/730317)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2015, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-one-acquires-murder-weapons/730317 "2015-09-09T03:31:52Z")
I don’t have this in mind myself, but I’d like to know: If, for example, someone wants to kill someone else with a poison like arsenic (compound) or strychnine, where do they get it? He/She can’t just walk into the local… --- ## [Old woodprint identification](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-woodprint-identification/240349)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2015, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-woodprint-identification/240349 "2015-09-09T03:00:27Z")
This may belong in Café Society, but I’m looking for a factual answer. There is an old woodcut that depicts a sleigh racing through a forest with a wolf in hot pursuit. Between the sleigh and the wolf is a baby in mid-… --- ## [A Modern Submarine Descends Below Crush Depth-What Happens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-modern-submarine-descends-below-crush-depth-what-happens/730002)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2015, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-modern-submarine-descends-below-crush-depth-what-happens/730002 "2015-09-09T02:30:36Z")
I mean, would it be like a WWII submarine-all kinds of valves and pipes springing leaks, with the crew running around with wrenches trying to stop them? Or would the hull just suffer catastrophic failure, with a huge imp… --- ## [Gasoline payment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gasoline-payment/730245)
**Author:** [@joe.russell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joe.russell)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2015, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gasoline-payment/730245 "2015-09-09T01:48:31Z")
I have a scenario where I get $.05 off per gallon of gas if I pay with cash. I also have a credit card that gives me 3% back at gas stations. Where is the cutoff pric,e per gallon, to where I would be given the best deal… --- ## [Denying Bail (in Federal Cases)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denying-bail-in-federal-cases/730328)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2015, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denying-bail-in-federal-cases/730328 "2015-09-09T01:13:54Z")
I just have one question, then. How can they deny bail in federal cases? Doesn’t the Eighth Amendment imply that some sort of bail, then, should be provided? I have heard of it happening. I have no cites, yet. But I as… --- ## [Mercury Vapor Lamp with Metal Halide ballast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mercury-vapor-lamp-with-metal-halide-ballast/730241)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2015, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mercury-vapor-lamp-with-metal-halide-ballast/730241 "2015-09-09T01:05:37Z")
I’ve heard that Mercury Vapor and Metal Halide lamps are basically interchangeable as far as far as magnetic ballasts go, provided the correct wattage lamp is used. Does this also hold true for dimmable electronic ballas… --- ## [B-2 Stealth Bomber over Los Angeles area](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-2-stealth-bomber-over-los-angeles-area/476175)
**Author:** [@Pasta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pasta)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2015, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-2-stealth-bomber-over-los-angeles-area/476175 "2015-09-09T00:22:30Z")
Today around 14:00 PST, a B-2 Spirit made at least three loops around the L.A. basin at low altitude (well below the heavy overcast). I couldn’t see the full extent of the loop, but the loop encircled Pasadena (my vanta… --- ## [Why didn't the Titanic's personnel evacuate to the iceberg?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-the-titanics-personnel-evacuate-to-the-iceberg/619137)
**Author:** [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2015, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-the-titanics-personnel-evacuate-to-the-iceberg/619137 "2015-09-09T00:14:46Z")
Seems like an obvious enough idea: once they realized the ship was sinking, reverse course, find the iceberg and jury rig some ramps/ladders for people that can’t fit in the life boats to climb on to the berg to await re… --- ## [Small child push man over balcony, possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-child-push-man-over-balcony-possible/730327)
**Author:** [@mamagourmande](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mamagourmande)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2015, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-child-push-man-over-balcony-possible/730327 "2015-09-09T00:08:25Z")
Hi, in my story I need an 8 year old girl to push her father off the first floor balcony whilst her parents are rowing. The child would be about 4’ the man about 6’. He would be surprised obviously, and could have been d… --- ## [Playing cards - trick deck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-cards-trick-deck/730346)
**Author:** [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2015, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-cards-trick-deck/730346 "2015-09-08T23:29:57Z")
A common sit-com site gag is the butterfingers magician or talent show goof who fumbles the deck and reveals that all the cards are strung together with string or fishing line or something. But if done properly, what ki… --- ## [Dopers...anyone using Amazon Fire Stick (PAC 12 Network question)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-anyone-using-amazon-fire-stick-pac-12-network-question/730339)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2015, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-anyone-using-amazon-fire-stick-pac-12-network-question/730339 "2015-09-08T23:02:13Z")
Any 'dopers have an Amazon Fire Stick? I have a friend asking me if he gets the Amazon Fire Stick TV unit whether or not it will enable him to get the PAC-12 Network, which he can’t get through his regular provider. I … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=1044) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=1046)