# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=1105 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1106 --- ## [Why is it a crime to lie to police/FBI/etc?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-a-crime-to-lie-to-police-fbi-etc/721218)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2015, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-a-crime-to-lie-to-police-fbi-etc/721218 "2015-06-02T04:06:07Z")
I assume it’s because you have the option to not say anything? Just seems to me that it’s a strange thing to call it a crime. Do witnesses get charged with lying to cops or mainly just people charged with other crimes? … --- ## [Who is the "Coalition for Responsible Gaming Expansion"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-coalition-for-responsible-gaming-expansion/721348)
**Author:** [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2015, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-coalition-for-responsible-gaming-expansion/721348 "2015-06-02T02:55:18Z")
Tons of radio ads recently talking about how a city-owned casino in Chicago is going to lose money for our schoolkids or something. I don’t really understand the reasoning, but at the end of the ad they say it was paid … --- ## [What kinds of property can be formally appraised?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kinds-of-property-can-be-formally-appraised/721402)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2015, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kinds-of-property-can-be-formally-appraised/721402 "2015-06-02T02:44:51Z")
This recent thread mentioned formal appraisals of real estate and how this sometimes doesn’t exactly match what one would likely get in the market on any random day. I’m wondering - what types of non-commodity property … --- ## [Is there ANYTHING that eats roaches?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-that-eats-roaches/596858)
**Author:** [@JBDivmstr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JBDivmstr)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-that-eats-roaches/596858 "2015-06-01T23:08:32Z")
Seriously, do roaches have any natural predators? :confused: I mean, other than the occasional curious cat, I can’t think of anything that preys upon cockroaches as a source of food. For that matter, all of the times t… --- ## [Health risks of cats eating your food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-risks-of-cats-eating-your-food/721289)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-risks-of-cats-eating-your-food/721289 "2015-06-01T20:04:55Z")
So the cats got into the pizza I left out. They only started to nibble the cheese, so my sister suggested I just throw out the portion they were nibbling. But assuming I’m not grossed out, is their actually any health ri… --- ## [Moruga Scorpion Peppers: Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moruga-scorpion-peppers-why/721292)
**Author:** [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moruga-scorpion-peppers-why/721292 "2015-06-01T19:47:04Z")
My question was raised while reading this thread At 1.2 million, and up to a possible 2 million Scoville Units, why would one eat this food? At what point does the heat from these super peppers overcome whatever flavor… --- ## [Do US congressmen get sanctioned for absenteeism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-us-congressmen-get-sanctioned-for-absenteeism/721302)
**Author:** [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-us-congressmen-get-sanctioned-for-absenteeism/721302 "2015-06-01T19:37:17Z")
That, and whether or not there are those of that type? In the Philippines, the richest most popular congressman has the least attendance. Most pinoys dont mind really. They didn’t vote a boxer into congress expecting gr… --- ## [Self-Driving Car Safety Tests](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-driving-car-safety-tests/721333)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-driving-car-safety-tests/721333 "2015-06-01T17:35:19Z")
I read here and there that self-driving cars are proving safer than human-operated vehicles. What is the actual research behind this claim? Does it involve putting self-driving cars on the road with other, non-self-drive… --- ## [Why are utility commissions prohibiting utility companies from opening EV charging stations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-utility-commissions-prohibiting-utility-companies-from-opening-ev-charging-stations/721125)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-utility-commissions-prohibiting-utility-companies-from-opening-ev-charging-stations/721125 "2015-06-01T17:22:38Z")
According to the cover article in today’s Technology Review, there are legal barriers in a lot of states that prevent utilities from opening charging stations. What is the rationale behind this? Thanks, Rob --- ## [Rapidly cooling a beer in the freezer. Does this work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapidly-cooling-a-beer-in-the-freezer-does-this-work/721214)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapidly-cooling-a-beer-in-the-freezer-does-this-work/721214 "2015-06-01T17:14:14Z")
A guy on my FB page claims this is the best way to rapidly cool a warm bottle of beer: Wet a paper towel using tap water. Wrap the wet paper towel around the bottle of beer. Stick beer in freezer for four minutes. Remo… --- ## [Windows 10](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-10/720505)
**Author:** [@robcaro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robcaro)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-10/720505 "2015-06-01T16:39:58Z")
I have a Spanish version 8.1 of Windows and am wondering if when Windows 10 is released, I can get the English version? I live in Colombia, but even though I speak a little Spanish, I do prefer the English version of the… --- ## [How do I wash away an ant trail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-wash-away-an-ant-trail/721100)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-wash-away-an-ant-trail/721100 "2015-06-01T14:29:08Z")
So my little pet ants have blazed a trail into my kitchen. I dislike using ant spray, which I think poisons me as well as the ants. So I swept them all away to their doom. But how do I wash away their scent trail so t… --- ## [What's this light in a 93 Camry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-light-in-a-93-camry/720907)
**Author:** [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-light-in-a-93-camry/720907 "2015-06-01T12:42:03Z")
My son bought a 1993 Camry (LE). There’s a little red light, to the left of the dashboard, that is always on (except once when it was blinking). Anyone know what it is? Thanks. --- ## [Why do apples make you hungry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-apples-make-you-hungry/721094)
**Author:** [@TheUser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheUser)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-apples-make-you-hungry/721094 "2015-06-01T12:23:21Z")
I’ve searched a lot and haven’t been able to find an authoritative, satisfying answer. Not only I but apparently many other people have noticed that even after a huge satiating meal, eating an apple for desert will then… --- ## [How hot/uncomfortable are full body burqas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-uncomfortable-are-full-body-burqas/721247)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-uncomfortable-are-full-body-burqas/721247 "2015-06-01T09:21:36Z")
There is no bigotry or hate or judgement or political point meant by this question FYI. I live in the Caribbean and I see a small minority of women(presumably) that wear full body burqas even more extreme than the usual… --- ## [Could human beings survive Jupiter's gravity in water tanks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-human-beings-survive-jupiters-gravity-in-water-tanks/721205)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-human-beings-survive-jupiters-gravity-in-water-tanks/721205 "2015-06-01T04:46:39Z")
Hypothetically, spacecraft are some day built capable of surviving reentry into Jupiter’s atmosphere. The craft slow down from orbital velocity to rest relative to the atmosphere and deploy gas filled balloons, floating… --- ## [Weighted pushups as percentage of equivalent bench press](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weighted-pushups-as-percentage-of-equivalent-bench-press/721242)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weighted-pushups-as-percentage-of-equivalent-bench-press/721242 "2015-06-01T01:52:38Z")
I read that a pushup is 70% of body weight as a bench press equivalent (forgive the tangled syntax!). Thus, if you weight 200 lbs., then doing a pushup is like benching 70% of that, or 140 lbs. This sounds reasonable to … --- ## [Why is reported rain so far off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-reported-rain-so-far-off/721254)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-reported-rain-so-far-off/721254 "2015-06-01T01:00:50Z")
Here in southeast Michigan, there hasn’t been much to do this weekend but listen to the rain fall. I emptied my rain gauge yesterday about noon. I just checked it now 22 hours or so later. It shows about 4.2 inches, whic… --- ## [Observed winners in global warming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/observed-winners-in-global-warming/721176)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/observed-winners-in-global-warming/721176 "2015-06-01T00:19:22Z")
A few years back, when I read the article on global warming, it had predicted winners and losers in global warming. Positive effects were like deserts turning green, some places getting a more temperate climate, etc. etc… --- ## [Dead tablet—where to start diagnosing/troubleshooting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-tablet-where-to-start-diagnosing-troubleshooting/721217)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2015, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-tablet-where-to-start-diagnosing-troubleshooting/721217 "2015-05-31T21:55:50Z")
We have a dormant Acer Iconia Tab A-700. It’s a few years old, but as far as I know it hasn’t taken any physical damage. It doesn’t power on, and when the charger is plugged in, no lights activate. There were no symptoms… --- ## [Why digital copies for games cost more on amazon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-digital-copies-for-games-cost-more-on-amazon/721177)
**Author:** [@sonder999](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sonder999)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2015, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-digital-copies-for-games-cost-more-on-amazon/721177 "2015-05-31T18:34:28Z")
On Amazon, digital copies of a game usually cost $10 more than an identical physical copy. Why is that? It doesn’t make sense. Physical copies have material cost, storage cost, handling cost and transportation cost. Digi… --- ## [Four years to redo museum exhibit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-years-to-redo-museum-exhibit/721126)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2015, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-years-to-redo-museum-exhibit/721126 "2015-05-31T18:21:19Z")
I noticed in DC the Smithsonian natural history museum is redoing their dinosaur hall. But why is it taking 4 years ? It reopens in 2019. Anyone know the story on this long process? They still have a small room w… --- ## [Nurses: scrubs in public?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nurses-scrubs-in-public/691076)
**Author:** [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2015, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nurses-scrubs-in-public/691076 "2015-05-31T18:17:00Z")
A question that has been bumping along in my mind, especially since I’ve see lots of nurses on campus lately… Are ‘scrubs’, the classic pastel-coloured nurses’ uniform, intended for street use? I see nurses all the time… --- ## [want to post some pdf docs on the internet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-post-some-pdf-docs-on-the-internet/721266)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2015, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-post-some-pdf-docs-on-the-internet/721266 "2015-05-31T17:47:28Z")
Techno peasant here. I ahve some pdfs that I want to make more publicly accessible. I want to add a bit of commentary, and have it picked up by google with certain key words, but the main goal is just to have the pdfs … --- ## [Re defective wiring harnesses how is a solder joint going to fail in "damp" conditions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-defective-wiring-harnesses-how-is-a-solder-joint-going-to-fail-in-damp-conditions/721227)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2015, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-defective-wiring-harnesses-how-is-a-solder-joint-going-to-fail-in-damp-conditions/721227 "2015-05-31T17:23:01Z")
Re story here In my use of solder it’s a blob of conductive metal that fuses electrical connections together as they are held fast in the solid metal of the solder junction. How is mere dampness going to cause a mils… --- ## [Mechanics: Q about "Max A/C" on Ford Escape.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mechanics-q-about-max-a-c-on-ford-escape/721182)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2015, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mechanics-q-about-max-a-c-on-ford-escape/721182 "2015-05-31T05:18:57Z")
I had to borrow a Ford Escape from a friend the other day. I put some refrigerant in it for him, because it was out. His son was there when I returned it to the owner, and son said "That’s great. I was burning up, even w… --- ## [Why is Jupiter called Jupiter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-jupiter-called-jupiter/721127)
**Author:** [@Petrobey\_Mavromihalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Petrobey_Mavromihalis)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2015, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-jupiter-called-jupiter/721127 "2015-05-31T04:46:01Z")
Not been on here for a long while but a thought has occurred to me that I can’t find an answer to - now it’s up to you people . . . As I am a Physics and Astronomy teacher in a secondary school I’m hoping that this ques… --- ## [Is it correct to speak of counterfeit artwork?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-correct-to-speak-of-counterfeit-artwork/721022)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2015, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-correct-to-speak-of-counterfeit-artwork/721022 "2015-05-31T03:44:03Z")
Hi I have always thought of counterfeiting as creating a bank note with the attempt to spend the note or otherwise place it in circulation or otherwise making or creating an unauthorized imitation of a genuine article (… --- ## [How exactly do GABA medications reduce and prevent anxiety](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-exactly-do-gaba-medications-reduce-and-prevent-anxiety/721211)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2015, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-exactly-do-gaba-medications-reduce-and-prevent-anxiety/721211 "2015-05-31T01:49:15Z")
I have read that GABA is an inhibitory neurotransmitter, but I still don’t comprehend how they can prevent anxiety or treat a panic attack. Is panic disorder due to overactivation of certain neurons and brain areas? If … --- ## [Problems with cloning vs. natural reproduction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-with-cloning-vs-natural-reproduction/720966)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2015, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-with-cloning-vs-natural-reproduction/720966 "2015-05-31T01:01:40Z")
So we have this here thread about cloning critters, and it is pointed out the DNA used to produce a clone is damaged (aged?) and thus produces an inferior critter. Presumably this has to do, in part at least, with worn … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=1104) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=1106)