# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=1100 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1101 --- ## [Are There Any (Real) Monarchists In France?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-real-monarchists-in-france/721834)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2015, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-real-monarchists-in-france/721834 "2015-06-09T06:33:33Z")
I ask because the Bourbon family must still be around. Of course, it has been two centuries since the real monarchy (forget King Louis Philippe and Napoleon III), and the ranks of those who want a restoration must be sli… --- ## [What animals could kill a grizzly bear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animals-could-kill-a-grizzly-bear/721622)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2015, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animals-could-kill-a-grizzly-bear/721622 "2015-06-09T06:04:44Z")
I know that an elephant or a rhino could likely kill a grizzly bear easily. I’m thinking of the native North American fauna – does any other species pose a threat to these great bruins? --- ## [What are these weird symbols in this church? Picture included.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-weird-symbols-in-this-church-picture-included/721594)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2015, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-weird-symbols-in-this-church-picture-included/721594 "2015-06-09T05:56:48Z")
It is a Lutheran church, if that helps. They have a cross up on the wall in the back of the stage. Anyway, around the cross are a bunch of tiny crosses. There appear to be 12 of them, so I thought they might indicate th… --- ## [iPad Charging/Charger Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipad-charging-charger-question/721990)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2015, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipad-charging-charger-question/721990 "2015-06-09T03:26:56Z")
Charging very slowly of late I noticed the charger itself is pretty warm to the touch. Wouldn’t quite call it hot, but somewhere in between. Is it shot? If so, would an Apple store replace it at no charge? The pad it… --- ## [Compulsory annoying DVD features?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compulsory-annoying-dvd-features/721854)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2015, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compulsory-annoying-dvd-features/721854 "2015-06-09T02:31:41Z")
Hi on some DVD’s you can’t do things like fast-forward or skip some things like legal messages or previews. Even cheap DVD players and DVD playback programs for computers do this as far as I know. If a DVD player did al… --- ## [How do I submit to a certain sub on Imgur?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-submit-to-a-certain-sub-on-imgur/722029)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2015, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-submit-to-a-certain-sub-on-imgur/722029 "2015-06-09T02:01:35Z")
I can’t figure this out for the life of me. I can’t find instruction on Gogle or Imgur help. If I want to submit an album to r/technology, what do I do? I’ve spent 20 minutes on this, and they’ve very cleverly hidden the… --- ## [Tablet won't send photos to Photobucket](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tablet-wont-send-photos-to-photobucket/722032)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2015, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tablet-wont-send-photos-to-photobucket/722032 "2015-06-09T01:43:37Z")
Never had any trouble sending photos to Photobucket from my tablet. Now the photos never show up. The tablet has a special Photoshop link on its share list that I have used in the past with success. What am I doing wr… --- ## [What is the origin of rhyming magical spells?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-rhyming-magical-spells/721706)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2015, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-rhyming-magical-spells/721706 "2015-06-09T00:14:03Z")
In William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth the witches are casting a spell: Macbeth is believed to have been written in 1606. In almost every presentation of magical spells in movies and plays and other literature they rhy… --- ## [Use smaller wheel on angle grinder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-smaller-wheel-on-angle-grinder/721795)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2015, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-smaller-wheel-on-angle-grinder/721795 "2015-06-08T23:53:32Z")
Quick question: I need to cut a padlock off a hasp. I went to the store but I can never remember if I have a 4" or 4.5" grinder. I bought the 4" metal cutting wheel, but it turns out I have a 4.5" grinder. As long as… --- ## [Application of Googolplex.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/application-of-googolplex/382886)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2015, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/application-of-googolplex/382886 "2015-06-08T23:45:50Z")
As you all probably know, a googol is 1 followed by 100 zeros. Googolplex is 1 followed by googol zeros. My question is simply this: where in the universe do you find something that numbers googolplex? As I understand it… --- ## [why would a cell phone not work in an area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-cell-phone-not-work-in-an-area/721998)
**Author:** [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2015, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-cell-phone-not-work-in-an-area/721998 "2015-06-08T22:14:15Z")
I’m shopping for a new cell phone, so I went on WalMart’s web site and clicked on a cheap phone with the Straight Talk plan, and the Straight Talk network appears to be pretty solid nation-wide. Then a little box popped … --- ## [Why do British English speakers omit the definite article? "Go to Hospital!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-british-english-speakers-omit-the-definite-article-go-to-hospital/457206)
**Author:** [@scrambledeggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scrambledeggs)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2015, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-british-english-speakers-omit-the-definite-article-go-to-hospital/457206 "2015-06-08T21:55:44Z")
I hear british speakers omit the def. article and speak as if the noun were personal – “Take me to hospital” “When did you go to university?” (Courtroom) “My lord, witness is in error” How did this different use occu… --- ## [Do special forces recover special equipment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-special-forces-recover-special-equipment/721974)
**Author:** [@Dingbang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dingbang)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2015, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-special-forces-recover-special-equipment/721974 "2015-06-08T21:27:18Z")
I was reading a piece in the NYT Sunday about Seal Team Six and other elite military units. It mentioned that when the Seals parachuted to the Indian Ocean to save the captain of the Maersk Alabama, they also dropped a f… --- ## [When did we first use the term "USA" ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-we-first-use-the-term-usa/721599)
**Author:** [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2015, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-we-first-use-the-term-usa/721599 "2015-06-08T20:53:40Z")
I came to the boards tonight for this question, and saw the similar When and why to say US or USA. FREAKY WEIRD how similar that question is, and to be top of the board too. But my question is, hopefully, easier. How … --- ## [Russian mafia and cybercrime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-mafia-and-cybercrime/721895)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2015, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-mafia-and-cybercrime/721895 "2015-06-08T20:45:06Z")
How much of the world’s cybercrime is the Russian mafia really responsible for? IIRC a Russian gangster convicted a few years ago was responsible for 1/3 of the worlds spam email. They have served as a scapegoat for… --- ## [Diesel Outboard Motor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diesel-outboard-motor/598558)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2011, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diesel-outboard-motor/598558 "2011-10-04T23:08:13Z")
I am still playing yacht-shopper on the internet. (One lucky lottery ticket and I will actually buy one.) In forums on yachts, a few have mentioned a Yamaha diesel outboard motor. The advantage would be not having to ha… --- ## [Obsolete vocational certifications/licenses/credentials that you can still get (non-academic)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obsolete-vocational-certifications-licenses-credentials-that-you-can-still-get-non-academic/720125)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2015, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obsolete-vocational-certifications-licenses-credentials-that-you-can-still-get-non-academic/720125 "2015-06-08T20:01:04Z")
This question is not about the continued proliferation of academic degrees that have been alleged to be of marginal utility in the workforce. What are some notably antiquated, obsolete, or charmingly old-fashioned vocat… --- ## [Hot water "cooking" your nerves/tissue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-water-cooking-your-nerves-tissue/721375)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2015, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-water-cooking-your-nerves-tissue/721375 "2015-06-08T18:59:25Z")
If someone constantly washed their hands in uncomfortably hot (but not very painful) water for 10 minutes at a time, several times a day, could this end up “cooking” their nerves and finger/hand tissue over the long run … --- ## [Why does the video and audio of YouTube videos get out of synch if you pause for a long time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-video-and-audio-of-youtube-videos-get-out-of-synch-if-you-pause-for-a-long-time/721868)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2015, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-video-and-audio-of-youtube-videos-get-out-of-synch-if-you-pause-for-a-long-time/721868 "2015-06-08T18:15:22Z")
I’ll stop watching a YouTube video midway and come back to it later. If I wait more than, say, 30 minutes, the audio almost is always lagging behind the video. I don’t get it. There should be a time code for the audio a… --- ## [Home networking question: can I wirelessly connect router and cable modem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-networking-question-can-i-wirelessly-connect-router-and-cable-modem/721896)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2015, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-networking-question-can-i-wirelessly-connect-router-and-cable-modem/721896 "2015-06-08T14:24:22Z")
Does a router require a hardwired connection to a cable modem, or can I connect a router wirelessly if the cable modem can be used as a wireless access point? Basically, I need to have the cable modem and router set up … --- ## [Has anyone been eaten by their own stomach acid? Answer not needed fast.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-been-eaten-by-their-own-stomach-acid-answer-not-needed-fast/721819)
**Author:** [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2015, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-been-eaten-by-their-own-stomach-acid-answer-not-needed-fast/721819 "2015-06-08T14:23:36Z")
Has anyone suffered this, or could they? Perhaps after a wound that pierces their stomach, bullet, bad car accident, buckshot or the like. --- ## [State and Federal crime - who has priority?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-and-federal-crime-who-has-priority/721780)
**Author:** [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2015, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-and-federal-crime-who-has-priority/721780 "2015-06-08T14:20:07Z")
Was reading this thread and it made me wonder. In the case of a particular offense in the USA being both a federal and a state crime (from what is posted elsewhere I guess murdering a federal employee might fit), do the … --- ## [Which corporation is the most vertically integrated in manufacturing a particular product?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-corporation-is-the-most-vertically-integrated-in-manufacturing-a-particular-product/721504)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2015, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-corporation-is-the-most-vertically-integrated-in-manufacturing-a-particular-product/721504 "2015-06-08T13:54:25Z")
See subject. Eg (I think the first part is true, the rest I made up) The NY Times owns the forest to make the print stock, the chemical supplier for the ink, made by the companies ink factory, the robots that shuffle aro… --- ## [If Patient is to Doctor, Carer is to...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-patient-is-to-doctor-carer-is-to/721739)
**Author:** [@jimdigritz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimdigritz)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2015, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-patient-is-to-doctor-carer-is-to/721739 "2015-06-08T12:32:24Z")
I’m writing up a report that deals with Carers/Caregivers. I’ve drawn a complete blank when it comes to how to refer (succinctly) to the people that they care for. Some words I’ve discarded: Patient (They’re not necess… --- ## [Alredy convicted of 1st degree murder, why bother with other crimes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alredy-convicted-of-1st-degree-murder-why-bother-with-other-crimes/721748)
**Author:** [@bizerta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizerta)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2015, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alredy-convicted-of-1st-degree-murder-why-bother-with-other-crimes/721748 "2015-06-08T10:18:14Z")
For example, Aaron Hernandez has been convicted of murder and will spend the rest of his life behind bars. He has been charged with the murder of two other men. Why do they spend the time/money for another conviction? --- ## [City water bad for my plants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/city-water-bad-for-my-plants/721674)
**Author:** [@ZurBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZurBob)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2015, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/city-water-bad-for-my-plants/721674 "2015-06-08T07:18:44Z")
I’ve noticed that watering my gardens (vegetable & flower) with city water during extended periods of lack of rain seems to just keep my plants alive, they don’t thrive. When it finally rains, boom!.. Everything takes of… --- ## [Can someone educate me about eunuchs in South Asia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-educate-me-about-eunuchs-in-south-asia/721937)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2015, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-educate-me-about-eunuchs-in-south-asia/721937 "2015-06-08T04:03:12Z")
I have traveled to India a few times; the most recent time (which was 5+ years ago) I noticed a very strange looking person . . . basically he looked like a man in a sari (something I had never seen before). I asked my… --- ## [Anyone have/teach a kid with executive dysfunction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-teach-a-kid-with-executive-dysfunction/721940)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2015, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-teach-a-kid-with-executive-dysfunction/721940 "2015-06-08T02:52:05Z")
Our younger son is having a lot of trouble getting assignments done this semester. He’s in a program that requires plenty of papers, and several have been late. He also forgot to make up a test that happened when he wa… --- ## [Air rifle has no pressure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-rifle-has-no-pressure/588343)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2015, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-rifle-has-no-pressure/588343 "2015-06-08T01:39:28Z")
I have a Remington Airmaster 77 pump action BB/pellet gun. It’s only a few months old. The last time I used it (a month or so ago) it worked fine. I took it out today, but when i pump it there’s no resistance at all, no … --- ## [Centrifugal force and a rolling cylinder.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/centrifugal-force-and-a-rolling-cylinder/721931)
**Author:** [@Bones\_Daley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bones_Daley)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2015, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/centrifugal-force-and-a-rolling-cylinder/721931 "2015-06-07T23:33:17Z")
Imagine, if you would, that you have a cylinder of, say, 4 ft diameter (for the sake of argument … could be any diameter) This cylinder has a tapered hole machined in the center of the peripheral curved surface, into w… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=1099) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=1101)