# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=1098 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1099 --- ## [Explain this 'multiplication wheel'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-multiplication-wheel/721864)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2015, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-multiplication-wheel/721864 "2015-06-12T04:44:11Z")
Article Image So… How does it work? --- ## [kissing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kissing/722308)
**Author:** [@myksweety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/myksweety)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2015, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kissing/722308 "2015-06-12T04:07:49Z")
:smack:I’m living w a black man. He never kisses me, just fuck. I miss the intimacy, the snuging, the caressing. He doesnt even touch my breasts. A black woman just informed me that black men only kiss if they’re really … --- ## [Best methods to transfer iPod content to iTunes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-methods-to-transfer-ipod-content-to-itunes/636678)
**Author:** [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2014, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-methods-to-transfer-ipod-content-to-itunes/636678 "2014-01-22T15:53:35Z")
When transfering iPod content to iTunes by oneself, there seems to be some loss of files. What is the best way to do that without such loss? Is special software necessary, if so- what is the best bargain? --- ## [Weather.com allergy forecast graphics.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weather-com-allergy-forecast-graphics/722294)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2015, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weather-com-allergy-forecast-graphics/722294 "2015-06-12T01:01:57Z")
Outdoor Allergy Tracker has three graphics; pollen, mold and breathing. Pollen and mold are vaguely apparent. They at least purport to report a count of something. But I cannon find any definition of the ‘breathing’ g… --- ## [Flaccid-to-erect penises (almost) unique in humans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flaccid-to-erect-penises-almost-unique-in-humans/523205)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2015, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flaccid-to-erect-penises-almost-unique-in-humans/523205 "2015-06-12T00:19:39Z")
I have read in one or two serious (for laymen) books an evolutionary conundrum: that in almost all mammals (I forget the very few others), male humans have to “go through the trouble” of employing manifold brain and othe… --- ## ["Not my circus, not my monkees:" 'Old' Polish proverb?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-my-circus-not-my-monkees-old-polish-proverb/722171)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-my-circus-not-my-monkees-old-polish-proverb/722171 "2015-06-11T23:20:06Z")
Is it indeed an old Polish proverb. With just some cursory poking around, the earliest quick cite I saw was a 2012 reddit posting, but not knowing Polish complicates doing much further research. Yeah, and I took some l… --- ## [Germanwings: Why was the Co-pilot allowed to fly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/germanwings-why-was-the-co-pilot-allowed-to-fly/716280)
**Author:** [@deanc2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deanc2000)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/germanwings-why-was-the-co-pilot-allowed-to-fly/716280 "2015-06-11T21:34:52Z")
There is evidence that this co-pilot was assessed to be “unfit to fly”, for whatever reason, medical or psychological. Here’s my question: Why was the Co-pilot seemingly the only one that knew about this assessment? Wh… --- ## [Why don't CRTs have a native resolution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-crts-have-a-native-resolution/496249)
**Author:** [@The\_Shroud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Shroud)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-crts-have-a-native-resolution/496249 "2015-06-11T21:34:09Z")
As someone who deals with nothing but pixels, I’m a little embarrassed that I don’t know the answer to this question, but here goes: LCDs have a fixed resolution; mine’s 1680x1050, for instance. Sure, I can lower the r… --- ## [Is there a name for this type of tee-shirt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-type-of-tee-shirt/722012)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-type-of-tee-shirt/722012 "2015-06-11T19:41:03Z")
A friend wants to create a tee shirt at one of the online makers. Most of the places like Cafe Press and the like either screen print or do a simple decal and the result is something like this: a rectangular or square d… --- ## [Meaning of Mexican-Spanish 'Papi'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-mexican-spanish-papi/722043)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-mexican-spanish-papi/722043 "2015-06-11T19:27:50Z")
True story. I was watching Cops one night. And the officer was about to haul in some Hispanic-American youth, I forgot on exactly what charges. And trying to get some sympathy from the cop, the youth pleaded his case, in… --- ## [Playing music randomly but without replacement using Media Players](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-music-randomly-but-without-replacement-using-media-players/721918)
**Author:** [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-music-randomly-but-without-replacement-using-media-players/721918 "2015-06-11T18:32:26Z")
I have a rather extensive collection of digital music on my computer. What I would like to do is to play songs from it randomly but without replacement. That is, if I hear a song once I don’t want to hear it again until … --- ## [Can a plane fly underwater and land on the sea floor whole?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-plane-fly-underwater-and-land-on-the-sea-floor-whole/685414)
**Author:** [@PurpleClogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PurpleClogs)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-plane-fly-underwater-and-land-on-the-sea-floor-whole/685414 "2015-06-11T18:19:35Z")
1). If a large plane dives from any height straight down into relatively flat seas, could it enter the water whole, like a bird diving for a fish, slowing from the friction, or will it always crumple on entry, or at leas… --- ## [How would I decide between more efficient A/C, Solar, or more insulation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-i-decide-between-more-efficient-a-c-solar-or-more-insulation/722218)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-i-decide-between-more-efficient-a-c-solar-or-more-insulation/722218 "2015-06-11T16:07:25Z")
So, alright. I’ve got a 1926 square foot house I’d like to lower the electric bills on. (and, have fun installing new equipment) Location : Houston, Texas. I could pay for foam insulation injected into the walls. Ap… --- ## [Making Sense of US Army WW2 discharge records/service records](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-sense-of-us-army-ww2-discharge-records-service-records/721910)
**Author:** [@ChrisCash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisCash)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-sense-of-us-army-ww2-discharge-records-service-records/721910 "2015-06-11T14:13:54Z")
I was reading over my late grandfather’s service records/discharge papers and had some questions about what some of the things on his records means. Can someone with some military knowledge please help explain them. It … --- ## [Ghost Gunner home-printed AR 15: How go](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghost-gunner-home-printed-ar-15-how-go/721764)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghost-gunner-home-printed-ar-15-how-go/721764 "2015-06-11T13:46:49Z")
So you can print your own receiver (no serial number, of course), using pirated software, if I read this article correctly, and buy the rest of the parts on line. I wasn’t aware that home-gunsmithing was a thing, legal … --- ## [Was wine in antiquity awful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-wine-in-antiquity-awful/721453)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-wine-in-antiquity-awful/721453 "2015-06-11T13:01:44Z")
In The Other Side of History: Daily Life in the Ancient World a course taught by Professor Robert Garland at Colgate University, he describes the common peons wine as red vinegar with additional spices. Because of the p… --- ## [Sysadmins: What's the best way to clone a Linux system onto different hardware?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sysadmins-whats-the-best-way-to-clone-a-linux-system-onto-different-hardware/722168)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sysadmins-whats-the-best-way-to-clone-a-linux-system-onto-different-hardware/722168 "2015-06-11T12:58:20Z")
We have a web server that’s running CentOS 5 on bare-metal x86, and an old Mac Pro with an Intel processor sitting around locally. I’d like to clone the web server onto the Mac so it can be used as a test environment, bu… --- ## [Would it be possible to make the cavity-causing bacteria in one's mouth go extinct?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-possible-to-make-the-cavity-causing-bacteria-in-ones-mouth-go-extinct/722002)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-possible-to-make-the-cavity-causing-bacteria-in-ones-mouth-go-extinct/722002 "2015-06-11T10:33:36Z")
Do cavity-causing bacteria only feed on sugar? If not, only on carbohydrates? With enough dedication, would it be possible to starve them out by severely restricting the intake of what they use for nutrients? Are there… --- ## [Dresden public transit questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dresden-public-transit-questions/722210)
**Author:** [@Cleophus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cleophus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dresden-public-transit-questions/722210 "2015-06-11T08:28:16Z")
Is it acceptable to transfer between the S-Bahn and buses/trams (that is, within one hour of stamping and without buying another ticket?) Are tickets purchased at S-Bahn ticket machines valid on buses/trams and vice-ver… --- ## [Question about Winning a non Cash Prize on TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-winning-a-non-cash-prize-on-tv/721827)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-winning-a-non-cash-prize-on-tv/721827 "2015-06-11T07:43:38Z")
Congratulations! You’ve just won a fabulous trip for two to Fiji on some TV game show. The only problem is you can’t go to Fiji since being in the tropics would trigger some awful medical condition. Can you ask for the c… --- ## [Is there a way to play DRM protected WMA files on a Mac](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-play-drm-protected-wma-files-on-a-mac/479406)
**Author:** [@maikai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maikai)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2008, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-play-drm-protected-wma-files-on-a-mac/479406 "2008-12-31T23:43:22Z")
I bought nine songs from the Microsoft music store a few years ago. I later bought an iPod not realizing that I couldn’t play those songs anymore. And now I have a Mac. Is there a way I can play those songs on a Mac? A f… --- ## [I Need Help Debunking An Article Claiming That Depression Is An Allergic Reaction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-debunking-an-article-claiming-that-depression-is-an-allergic-reaction/722212)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-debunking-an-article-claiming-that-depression-is-an-allergic-reaction/722212 "2015-06-11T02:22:47Z")
Basically the linked article (which was e-mailed to me by a well-meaning relative) hits all my bullshit buttons. The author’s linked biography gives a bunch of writing credits, not scientific credentials nor a list of… --- ## [What year was it when most people would have know what year it was?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-year-was-it-when-most-people-would-have-know-what-year-it-was/722095)
**Author:** [@Fudgepot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fudgepot)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-year-was-it-when-most-people-would-have-know-what-year-it-was/722095 "2015-06-11T01:39:05Z")
At what point in history could you visit a civilization and be able to ask the average person “what year is it” and they’d know? Not just the priests or scholars or historians, but when the average, uneducated farmer in… --- ## [Donating back a raffle prize: taxes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donating-back-a-raffle-prize-taxes/721979)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donating-back-a-raffle-prize-taxes/721979 "2015-06-11T01:14:37Z")
I was at a fundraiser for an animal shelter this past weekend. There was a 50-50 drawing, for which I purchased $25 worth of tickets. I won! Rather than take the coupla hundred dollars, I asked that it be given to the … --- ## [How do I test a new atheltic cup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-test-a-new-atheltic-cup/722144)
**Author:** [@Sean\_Paul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_Paul)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-test-a-new-atheltic-cup/722144 "2015-06-11T00:07:21Z")
To make sure it works. --- ## [How Did Race Tracks Keep Track of Odds/Bets Before Computers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-race-tracks-keep-track-of-odds-bets-before-computers/722132)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2015, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-race-tracks-keep-track-of-odds-bets-before-computers/722132 "2015-06-10T21:48:18Z")
Back in Sky Masterson & Nathan Detroit’s day, how did the track keep track (heh) of the bets/odds/payouts without the aid of computers? Surely there must have been some way of calculating all those payouts, while providi… --- ## [Anyone know where this symbol is from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-where-this-symbol-is-from/722097)
**Author:** [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2015, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-where-this-symbol-is-from/722097 "2015-06-10T20:18:26Z")
I swear I’ve seen it somewhere before, but can’t place it. I know it looks somewhat like the Star Wars Rebel leader symbol, but I think it’s something besides that… https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtf1/v/t1.0-9/19… --- ## [Parental safety filters and setup suggestions Please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parental-safety-filters-and-setup-suggestions-please/717660)
**Author:** [@Thinktank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thinktank)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2015, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parental-safety-filters-and-setup-suggestions-please/717660 "2015-06-10T18:24:27Z")
Hello, I’ve recently been researching what methods are available to safe guard tweens or younger teens from allot of the adult content online. As a parent I have no idea how I’m going to handle this when it’s my turn so… --- ## [Roaming Profiles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roaming-profiles/722188)
**Author:** [@lazyjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lazyjedi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2015, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roaming-profiles/722188 "2015-06-10T19:55:14Z")
our company has recently acquired a small company with around 200 employees. We have a terminal server environment and have roaming profiles for all of our users. I am trying to figure out a way with out creating 200 ne… --- ## [What are the advantages of PZM mics vs. Body or Floor mics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-advantages-of-pzm-mics-vs-body-or-floor-mics/722093)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2015, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-advantages-of-pzm-mics-vs-body-or-floor-mics/722093 "2015-06-10T19:06:47Z")
Mods: This may be more suitable for Cafe Society since it involves the Theater. Feel free to move it as appropriate. I run sound for a community theater group in my little town. We have been using borrowed 12 year old f… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=1097) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=1099)