# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=1155 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1156 --- ## [Please help a moron (me) understand how my iPhone manages music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-a-moron-me-understand-how-my-iphone-manages-music/714442)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2015, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-a-moron-me-understand-how-my-iphone-manages-music/714442 "2015-03-08T04:01:14Z")
I just got an iPhone 6. I signed up for - but never really explored - iTunes Match. All my music shows up on my new phone, but there is a cloud icon next to each song. When I click on the song, it takes a minute or so f… --- ## [Can I plant these bulbs? When should I do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-plant-these-bulbs-when-should-i-do-it/714232)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2015, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-plant-these-bulbs-when-should-i-do-it/714232 "2015-03-08T01:48:24Z")
It’s late winter here (Chicago), snow still on the ground, last frost many weeks away. Mrs. CC picked up some potted hyacinth, daffodil, and crocus plants to perk up the inside of the house. Now, they’ve all bloomed. … --- ## [When did becoming an Indentured Servant become unlawful (or did it ever?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-becoming-an-indentured-servant-become-unlawful-or-did-it-ever/714151)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2015, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-becoming-an-indentured-servant-become-unlawful-or-did-it-ever/714151 "2015-03-07T21:21:36Z")
In days of old when bandits bold roamed the seven seas, it was possible for white people to emigrate to the Thirteen Colonies (and, after independence, to the USA) by signing a contract of Indentured Servitude. This was … --- ## [Coefficient of Restitution for extremely high speed collisions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coefficient-of-restitution-for-extremely-high-speed-collisions/714421)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2015, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coefficient-of-restitution-for-extremely-high-speed-collisions/714421 "2015-03-07T20:43:06Z")
The Coefficient of restitution refers to the speed ratio between two projectiles following an impact. So, a perfectly elastic ball hitting the ground and bouncing up with the same speed it impacted with (obviously with … --- ## [Why do Crabs move sideways?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-crabs-move-sideways/714455)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2015, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-crabs-move-sideways/714455 "2015-03-07T19:34:37Z")
Every other creature in God’s Green Earth moves forwards and backwards - even Robert De Niro (silly reference to “Mean Streets” where he tried to move like a crab). So, why do crabs move sideways? Every time I see them … --- ## [Credit companies and early payments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-companies-and-early-payments/713769)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2015, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-companies-and-early-payments/713769 "2015-03-07T19:26:49Z")
Wasn’t there a federal regulation issued some years ago prohibiting credit-card companies, mortgage companies, etc., from penalizing a customer who pays off a balance early (Apparently depriving the company of potential… --- ## [The science community's past and present views on most animals having the same number of heartbeats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-science-communitys-past-and-present-views-on-most-animals-having-the-same-number-of-heartbeats/689154)
**Author:** [@ac05](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ac05)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2015, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-science-communitys-past-and-present-views-on-most-animals-having-the-same-number-of-heartbeats/689154 "2015-03-07T16:45:20Z")
I’m curious about the theory that most animals, as a general rule, have the same number of heartbeats. In the 1970s, did the scientific community generally accept this theory, or did it generally reject the theory? And t… --- ## [Can you get sick from your own poop or just other peoples?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-sick-from-your-own-poop-or-just-other-peoples/684697)
**Author:** [@sara20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sara20)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2015, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-sick-from-your-own-poop-or-just-other-peoples/684697 "2015-03-07T16:39:06Z")
I know you can get sick if you eat food made by people with poop on their hands. You apparently can also catch pink eye if someone farts on your pillow from the small poop particles. But how come we don’t get sick from… --- ## [Rotating frame of reference in General Relativity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rotating-frame-of-reference-in-general-relativity/714335)
**Author:** [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2015, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rotating-frame-of-reference-in-general-relativity/714335 "2015-03-07T15:25:49Z")
In this thread on only two grains of sand in the universe, a discussion came up about rotating frames of reference. In Newtonian mechanics, space is absolute so it’s simple to define a rotating frame of reference. But… --- ## [Why do animals have different life spans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-animals-have-different-life-spans/589293)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2015, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-animals-have-different-life-spans/589293 "2015-03-07T14:46:22Z")
Is there some biological reason that my dogs, for example, may only hope to last about 15 years - with good fortune, exercise, genetics, and nutrition - whereas I, under similar conditions, might last about 100 years? T… --- ## [Continuing flight with different purchase](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/continuing-flight-with-different-purchase/714360)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2015, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/continuing-flight-with-different-purchase/714360 "2015-03-07T14:44:20Z")
In an effort to save money, I booked a continuing flight with a different vender/airline. I would like my baggage to continue to my final destination. Is that possible? I arrive at 1am, the continuing flight leaves at… --- ## [Question about structure of national level drug enforcement in the U.S. and elsewhere](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-structure-of-national-level-drug-enforcement-in-the-u-s-and-elsewhere/714348)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2015, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-structure-of-national-level-drug-enforcement-in-the-u-s-and-elsewhere/714348 "2015-03-07T06:49:23Z")
(Note:This could turn into a debate, but at the moment I’m more interested in the factual aspects to this subject.) As we all know, marijuana has been in the news quite a bit in recent years, as it becomes legal in some… --- ## [VPN security question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vpn-security-question/714401)
**Author:** [@Duke\_of\_York](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_York)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2015, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vpn-security-question/714401 "2015-03-07T06:01:23Z")
So I’m sitting in a shopping centre in, let’s say Mumbai, and I decide to check my bank balance. I get out my Tablet and log in to a free Wifi hotspot, I have my VPN activated, so I feel confident my bank details will be… --- ## [Driveway electric slide gate fails close during rain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driveway-electric-slide-gate-fails-close-during-rain/714230)
**Author:** [@gmak1520](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gmak1520)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2015, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driveway-electric-slide-gate-fails-close-during-rain/714230 "2015-03-07T05:54:10Z")
Is it OK for me to request help here concerning diagnosis of the subject topic? Thanks, GMAK --- ## [Looking for a Bible verse about the law leading to wisdom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-bible-verse-about-the-law-leading-to-wisdom/714169)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2015, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-bible-verse-about-the-law-leading-to-wisdom/714169 "2015-03-07T03:39:41Z")
I’m doing a presentation and would like a Bible verse ((OT or NT) on the theme of the law leading to wisdom, or the value of the law to guide a society. Any suggestions? --- ## [Why does Paypal deduct a fee on EBay sales beyond shipping?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-paypal-deduct-a-fee-on-ebay-sales-beyond-shipping/714355)
**Author:** [@Linden\_Arden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linden_Arden)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2015, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-paypal-deduct-a-fee-on-ebay-sales-beyond-shipping/714355 "2015-03-07T02:46:47Z")
I understand the 10% fee EBay charges. But I recently sold an item for $210.50 on EBay but only $204.10 was forwarded to my Paypal account. On top of that I paid $5.25 for shipping which is a separate line item. In th… --- ## [Hw do I pre-correct an image to look right on an uncalibrated monitor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hw-do-i-pre-correct-an-image-to-look-right-on-an-uncalibrated-monitor/714343)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2015, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hw-do-i-pre-correct-an-image-to-look-right-on-an-uncalibrated-monitor/714343 "2015-03-07T02:28:42Z")
I am building a Raspberry Pi - based digital picture frame, using a 4K monitor (TV). The monitor can be adjusted, but not really calibrated (you can’t load in correction curves). The Raspberry Pi can’t handle ICC monitor… --- ## [How many leaders only have been enlisted men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-leaders-only-have-been-enlisted-men/713990)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2015, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-leaders-only-have-been-enlisted-men/713990 "2015-03-07T01:16:36Z")
A spinoff from this thread. Many military and naval men have used that to get to positions of political power, either through coups or more constitutional ways. Most have been senior flag rank officers. Some had some mi… --- ## [What are the lights on Ceres?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-lights-on-ceres/714270)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2015, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-lights-on-ceres/714270 "2015-03-07T00:27:06Z")
Apologies if this has already been discussed, couldn’t find any prior mention of this phenomenon. As you may be aware, the NASA spacecraft Dawn has performed a flyby of the dwarf planet Ceres and spotted some unusual lig… --- ## [Where is Errol Morris's Minnesota "Road"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-errol-morriss-minnesota-road/714393)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2015, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-errol-morriss-minnesota-road/714393 "2015-03-06T23:02:35Z")
I perked up at this as I used to live in northern MN; but every other cite I find on Google seems to be just quoting this one: Was it supposed to go from Duluth to Fargo? Or something even more quixotic? --- ## [Remove name from caller ID](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remove-name-from-caller-id/714383)
**Author:** [@flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flight)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2015, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remove-name-from-caller-id/714383 "2015-03-06T22:37:36Z")
I have an odd situation. My long term girlfriend lives with me and has for years. We just broke up and I just moved the Cox phone service into my name. She will be staying at my place for several months until her finance… --- ## [How does selective breeding and 'return to the median' work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-selective-breeding-and-return-to-the-median-work/714234)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2015, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-selective-breeding-and-return-to-the-median-work/714234 "2015-03-06T21:32:44Z")
I don’t know if return to the median is the correct term for what I mean. I have heard of it before regarding selective breeding, how even if you select for certain traits there is a high chance that children who do not … --- ## [Can molecules be "hyper-chiral", with more than two in a set?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-molecules-be-hyper-chiral-with-more-than-two-in-a-set/714131)
**Author:** [@EdwardLost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EdwardLost)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2015, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-molecules-be-hyper-chiral-with-more-than-two-in-a-set/714131 "2015-03-06T21:19:36Z")
For some molecules, the mirror image molecules can’t be rotated in any way to match the originals. They are different molecules, but because the atomic distances and angles are all the same, the energy levels must all be… --- ## [Question about the Arabian Nights.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-arabian-nights/714325)
**Author:** [@JimSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimSC)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2015, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-arabian-nights/714325 "2015-03-06T21:13:11Z")
I have the Kindle e-book Arabian Nights, Richard Burton translation. At the beginning, the vizir’s daughter, against his wishes, goes to the Sultan, and before the first dawn, she begins telling the Tale of the Bull and… --- ## [No, I'm not in Mexico! (Debit card)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-im-not-in-mexico-debit-card/714242)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2015, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-im-not-in-mexico-debit-card/714242 "2015-03-06T20:23:05Z")
I have a bank account set aside for my sister and BIL. Tonight I got a call from the credit union’s security representative asking if I’d used the card at a gas station ($20.02) and a bus station ($54.59) in Zapopan, MX… --- ## [Why do we enter card numbers straight and not in blocks of four?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-enter-card-numbers-straight-and-not-in-blocks-of-four/714190)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2015, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-enter-card-numbers-straight-and-not-in-blocks-of-four/714190 "2015-03-06T20:00:08Z")
When I look at my various cards the numbers are embossed in groups of 4 like 1234 5678 9012 3456 but order anything online and the standard form makes you put the numbers in straight, like 1234567890123456 which make… --- ## [Best Online Source For Neutral Economic Charts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-online-source-for-neutral-economic-charts/714359)
**Author:** [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2015, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-online-source-for-neutral-economic-charts/714359 "2015-03-06T19:52:16Z")
I’m looking for an online resource for economic charts, such as for velocity of money. I’d prefer it to be neutral without any statement of economic theory or opinion. --- ## [Ebook reader question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebook-reader-question/714315)
**Author:** [@jakesteele](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jakesteele)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2015, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebook-reader-question/714315 "2015-03-06T19:02:43Z")
I am thinking of buying an ebook reader but my problem is that I have half my books on Kindle and half on Epub. Also, a bunch on PDF, Mobi(which plays on Kindle). Is there any ereader that can handle all the different … --- ## [Maya Lin and Vietnam Veterans Memorial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maya-lin-and-vietnam-veterans-memorial/714176)
**Author:** [@dofe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dofe)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2015, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maya-lin-and-vietnam-veterans-memorial/714176 "2015-03-06T18:50:17Z")
One of the commentators in this short video about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial mentions that Maya Lin faced some backlash and racism once she was identified as the winner of the design competition. Was this really the c… --- ## [About The Legal, Recreational Pot Trade in Colorado](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-legal-recreational-pot-trade-in-colorado/708947)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2015, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-legal-recreational-pot-trade-in-colorado/708947 "2015-03-06T18:03:34Z")
Before \[del\]I\[/del\] my friend gets on I-70 and heads west for a 12-hour drive, he would like to know if buying pot at legal pot shops in Colorado is as easy as it seems at first blush. Does he just walk in to a dispensar… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=1154) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=1156)