# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=114 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 115 --- ## [Messenger chat - member list won't scroll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/messenger-chat-member-list-wont-scroll/993087)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2023, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/messenger-chat-member-list-wont-scroll/993087 "2023-11-13T23:12:18Z")
When I try to see the list of members in a Messenger chat group, I can only see the first few that appear on the pop-up screen after I click on the group avatar at the upper left. I can’t scroll down any further to see t… --- ## [Would using an orbital weapon be a war crime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-using-an-orbital-weapon-be-a-war-crime/993047)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2023, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-using-an-orbital-weapon-be-a-war-crime/993047 "2023-11-13T20:16:16Z")
Handwave that country A has a way to accurately drop an asteroid on country B and keep the damage to only one city. Is this a war crime? --- ## [Do some countries literally only allow you to work 40 hours total a week across multiple jobs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-some-countries-literally-only-allow-you-to-work-40-hours-total-a-week-across-multiple-jobs/993004)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2023, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-some-countries-literally-only-allow-you-to-work-40-hours-total-a-week-across-multiple-jobs/993004 "2023-11-13T17:02:23Z")
Found this comment on TikTok in response to somebody in the US having two jobs “In my country you cannot legally work more than 40 hours a week.” That seems wrong. I know certain countries do have laws saying you can… --- ## [Why are pharmacies higher off the floor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-pharmacies-higher-off-the-floor/2153)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2023, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-pharmacies-higher-off-the-floor/2153 "2023-11-13T11:37:31Z")
I could have sworn this was answered before, but my searches turned up nothing. Maybe I’m thinking of Feldman. So, why are they higher? Is there a good reason, or are pharamacists just pretentious? --- ## [Cannabis Fruit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannabis-fruit/992987)
**Author:** [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2023, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannabis-fruit/992987 "2023-11-13T04:44:04Z")
I’ve been told that all flowering plants produce fruit. Does cannabis produce a fruit if not cultivated to be smoked? If so, what does it look like? Is it edible? Limited googling just shows smokeable weed, and I’m alrea… --- ## [Finding the owner of an iPhone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-the-owner-of-an-iphone/992984)
**Author:** [@19USMC69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/19USMC69)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2023, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-the-owner-of-an-iphone/992984 "2023-11-13T03:22:47Z")
Just found what looks like a newer IPhone. It’s powered up, but locked. Is there any way to find the owner? How about bringing it to an Apple Store? --- ## [How Does Instinct Work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-instinct-work/992882)
**Author:** [@Guapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guapo)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2023, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-instinct-work/992882 "2023-11-13T00:12:55Z")
I can grasp the concept that our genes direct how organisms develop the various organs and body parts, but how are things like how birds know how to create intricate nests, bees know how to do their little dances to show… --- ## [Cop shift times](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cop-shift-times/992817)
**Author:** [@thevolleyballer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thevolleyballer)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2023, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cop-shift-times/992817 "2023-11-12T22:46:50Z")
I’m watching NYPD Blue files, & something asymmetrical came up on hours. The main character cop normally does the day shift I guess which starts at 08:00, goes for 8 hours to 4:00PM (16:00). There’s an episode where he w… --- ## [Help diagnose this P0012 code](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-diagnose-this-p0012-code/993005)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2023, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-diagnose-this-p0012-code/993005 "2023-11-12T15:23:01Z")
Camshaft Position A – Timing Over-Retarded (Bank 1). Had low oil for months and of course the son pleads poverty on doing simple maintanence. I threw my $60 scanner and got a P0012 code. Here are the symptoms: Starts… --- ## [Is Robert C. Truax still alive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-robert-c-truax-still-alive/413595)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2023, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-robert-c-truax-still-alive/413595 "2023-11-12T02:43:46Z")
The Wiki page says ‘(1918 - ?)’, which suggests that the author does not know if Truax is still alive. It also says he ‘is now married to Marisol Truax’, which implies that he is still alive. Where is he now? --- ## [Explain mineral rights to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-mineral-rights-to-me/992988)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2023, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-mineral-rights-to-me/992988 "2023-11-11T22:34:13Z")
Assume the US. I understand mineral rights and surface property rights are often separated in most places in the United States. I also understand that the mineral rights holder has the legal right to extract the mineral… --- ## [How bad was Japan's WW2 "Lost Generation"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-was-japans-ww2-lost-generation/992797)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2023, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-was-japans-ww2-lost-generation/992797 "2023-11-11T19:38:45Z")
That is, from 1936 to 1945 what percentage of the males of military age perished? The figures I can find are that 3% of the entire population died during the war years, and that about 25% of the official armed forces die… --- ## [Which Gaelic term would feudal 11th century Scots have used for death duty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-gaelic-term-would-feudal-11th-century-scots-have-used-for-death-duty/992663)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2023, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-gaelic-term-would-feudal-11th-century-scots-have-used-for-death-duty/992663 "2023-11-11T18:25:30Z")
Which Gaelic term would feudal 11th century Scots have used for death duty? --- ## [What happened to my niece’s nose? (Medical but not seeking advice) TMI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-my-niece-s-nose-medical-but-not-seeking-advice-tmi/977864)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2023, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-my-niece-s-nose-medical-but-not-seeking-advice-tmi/977864 "2023-11-11T01:29:26Z")
We were celebrating my niece’s 18th birthday at a Japanese restaurant and everything was perfectly normal. Suddenly, he nose started running like nothing I have ever seen before. It looked almost like she had used a Neti… --- ## [What sketch and line art process that digital artists go through?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sketch-and-line-art-process-that-digital-artists-go-through/992924)
**Author:** [@Amber13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amber13)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sketch-and-line-art-process-that-digital-artists-go-through/992924 "2023-11-10T20:01:50Z")
What are sketch and line art process like for digital artists? since their processes are very different, do they do \[ gesture sketch → rough sketch → refined sketch → line art\] or \[rough sketch → refined sketch → line … --- ## [How often are Navy Seals/commandos deployed from submarines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-are-navy-seals-commandos-deployed-from-submarines/992735)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-are-navy-seals-commandos-deployed-from-submarines/992735 "2023-11-10T19:59:11Z")
A US attack submarine which can carry 66 Navy SEAL commandos (or 154 Tomahawk missiles) has entered the Persian Gulf to keep things interesting for Iran. SEAL forces “can clandestinely leave the vessel through forward bo… --- ## [After the Roman Popular Assemblies, when was the next comparable representative body?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-the-roman-popular-assemblies-when-was-the-next-comparable-representative-body/826925)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-the-roman-popular-assemblies-when-was-the-next-comparable-representative-body/826925 "2023-11-10T17:36:11Z")
Been reading on the Roman Republic again. I am always impressed with how (relatively) impressive the Roman Popular Assembly system was. There were all sorts of issues with the assemblies and the Roman political system ge… --- ## [Is it still recommended to add water to a car radiator?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-still-recommended-to-add-water-to-a-car-radiator/992856)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-still-recommended-to-add-water-to-a-car-radiator/992856 "2023-11-10T14:02:38Z")
It used to be so simple. Get out the antifreeze tester and sample the radiator water. We added antifreeze at the beginning of winter. Water from the hose kept the Rad full for the rest of the year. Today the various ty… --- ## [What does this Bible quote from the book of Jonah mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-bible-quote-from-the-book-of-jonah-mean/992838)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2023, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-bible-quote-from-the-book-of-jonah-mean/992838 "2023-11-09T14:45:06Z")
In it, Jonah is angry because God killed the vine that was giving him shade. God replies that Johna didn’t make the vine, but he’s unhappy because it’s gone. God then says: “And should not I care about Nineveh, that grea… --- ## [Raw carrots = stomach pain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raw-carrots-stomach-pain/58602)
**Author:** [@Why\_A\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Why_A_Duck)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2023, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raw-carrots-stomach-pain/58602 "2023-11-09T13:05:42Z")
Whenever I eat raw carrots, I tend to get short, sharp, stabbing pains in my stomach. Not life-or-death quality pain, but more like, “ow - that’s unpleasant”. I don’t think it’s an allergy, and cooked carrots are fine. M… --- ## [Does the car battery interrogation method work in reality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-car-battery-interrogation-method-work-in-reality/978257)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-car-battery-interrogation-method-work-in-reality/978257 "2023-11-08T23:24:22Z")
In Punisher Max #53 the Punisher tortures a villain by attaching cables to him connected to a car battery and turning the key in the ignition over and over. Is this exact method realistic or fantasy? --- ## [Gmail - Can't log in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-cant-log-in/973656)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-cant-log-in/973656 "2023-11-08T22:49:14Z")
So I have at least one (or two) gmail addresses. One, I don’t remember because I had a stuck key on my keyboard and I don’t remember how many of a certain letter there was in the username. The other username is in my K… --- ## [Spiders and walking on cobwebs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spiders-and-walking-on-cobwebs/992816)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spiders-and-walking-on-cobwebs/992816 "2023-11-08T21:24:21Z")
Hi there saving a daddy longleg y’day from “da spray” in our kid’s room, triggered a couple of Qs: how can spiders walk on cobwebs, when other critter stick to it? … I assume some special hair or so … but would like a… --- ## ["Had cataract surgery, so now she doesn't need glasses anymore"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-cataract-surgery-so-now-she-doesnt-need-glasses-anymore/963276)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-cataract-surgery-so-now-she-doesnt-need-glasses-anymore/963276 "2023-11-08T19:05:53Z")
Does cataract surgery fix some need for glasses? I thought the surgery removed a hazy veil just inside the eye to it would stop scattering light, but glasses couldn’t fix this problem. Why am I hearing this about a famil… --- ## [Scammer question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scammer-question/981194)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scammer-question/981194 "2023-11-08T17:40:53Z")
I got an obvious scam call from the Public Utility Company. They asked for a name, credit card number, etc., so I made up some stuff. Then, he asked multiple times, “Please repeat after me…‘I got a call from customer c… --- ## [Rail bikes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rail-bikes/992585)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rail-bikes/992585 "2023-11-08T16:10:25Z")
I’ve imagined an outrigger type device that would allow me to ride my bike on un-used railroad tracks. It turns out such things exists but it looks like they are mostly (all?) DIY contraptions. The design process, with … --- ## [Are newer plastics more brittle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-newer-plastics-more-brittle/992266)
**Author:** [@LivingGhost371](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LivingGhost371)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-newer-plastics-more-brittle/992266 "2023-11-08T14:54:22Z")
The niece and her kids from Florida are visiting over Winter Break this winter and want the full “northern winter” experience. Was reasearching snow sleds, and there’s been a lot of complaints about the new plastic ones … --- ## [Darts vs balls: Which is the better military antipersonnel weapon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darts-vs-balls-which-is-the-better-military-antipersonnel-weapon/985910)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darts-vs-balls-which-is-the-better-military-antipersonnel-weapon/985910 "2023-11-08T10:05:25Z")
In various wars militaries have used munitions designed to explode and spray shrapnel at enemy personnel. The shrapnel has usually either been metal darts or metal balls. An example of the former would be the beehive art… --- ## [Most lopsided casualty ratio between combatants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-lopsided-casualty-ratio-between-combatants/982719)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-lopsided-casualty-ratio-between-combatants/982719 "2023-11-08T08:48:37Z")
Can’t find this on the Googs, so wanted to throw it out here: what war, between industrialized opponents (so not Pizarro vs the Incas, for example) had the most lopsided ratio between combatants in terms of casualties? I… --- ## [Military vehicle where you fire the "gun" with your feet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-vehicle-where-you-fire-the-gun-with-your-feet/983135)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-vehicle-where-you-fire-the-gun-with-your-feet/983135 "2023-11-08T08:15:49Z")
I vaguely remember seeing this when I was a kid. It was either a tank, car, or aircraft, but basically you drove it like a normal vehicle with your hands, but the “pedals” were actually what activated the guns. In order… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=113) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=115)