# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=133 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 134 --- ## [How to maximize the life of a phone battery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-maximize-the-life-of-a-phone-battery/987113)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2023, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-maximize-the-life-of-a-phone-battery/987113 "2023-07-16T17:47:18Z")
I am not talking about how long a charge lasts, but how long the battery lasts. Should top it off every night to 100%, no matter what % is left? Should I let it get down to 30% or lower before I charge it? Should I leav… --- ## [What should I do with this baby animal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-this-baby-animal/987067)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2023, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-this-baby-animal/987067 "2023-07-16T16:43:41Z")
Its little and pink-eyes are just blue dots. I found it on the sidewalk and it was still alive and squeaking. I couldn’t leave it there and put it in a box with a towel. That was two days ago and it’s still alive and eat… --- ## [The 5 Titanic Sub Victims: what would they look like now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-5-titanic-sub-victims-what-would-they-look-like-now/985993)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2023, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-5-titanic-sub-victims-what-would-they-look-like-now/985993 "2023-07-16T13:14:30Z")
Corpse recovery is not happening here. But if we could find the remains of 5 people who suddenly compressed at the bottom of the ocean what would they look like? A tiny crack would send water pressure so fast it would … --- ## [Ramanujan summation: How does 1+2+3+4... = -1/12?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ramanujan-summation-how-does-1-2-3-4-1-12/986903)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2023, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ramanujan-summation-how-does-1-2-3-4-1-12/986903 "2023-07-16T13:00:31Z")
I tried to read the Wiki article on this but, I am still mystified at what is happening here. If we add up an infinite series of integers (1+2+3+4+5+6…) we get an answer of -1/12? Seems impossible but I have no doubt i… --- ## [It MUST be answered! Is the butt one or two?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-must-be-answered-is-the-butt-one-or-two/987094)
**Author:** [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2023, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-must-be-answered-is-the-butt-one-or-two/987094 "2023-07-16T03:49:03Z")
LOL! I don’t know if this is a thing outside of Kpop. https://www.youtube.com/results?search\_query=is+the+butt+one+or+two There’s logic on both sides and I don’t think there’s a word for butt cheek in Korean. There’s o… --- ## [Earliest photo of famous person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-photo-of-famous-person/986920)
**Author:** [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2023, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-photo-of-famous-person/986920 "2023-07-15T15:13:27Z")
What is the earliest photo of a famous person? My submission: the Duke of Wellington, born 1769, defeated Napoleon at Waterloo in 1815, twice British prime minister (1828 to 1830, 1834), died 1852. Daguerreotype of him… --- ## [Statistics on the difference between projected and actual costs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statistics-on-the-difference-between-projected-and-actual-costs/986813)
**Author:** [@longtry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/longtry)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2023, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statistics-on-the-difference-between-projected-and-actual-costs/986813 "2023-07-15T13:43:00Z")
It’s well known that the cost of any plan rarely fits its initial budget. But on average, how much, in term of percentage, is the inflation? I’ve tried quite a variety of keywords and phrase combinations, but my searches… --- ## [Walmart scam. How does the scammer benefit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-scam-how-does-the-scammer-benefit/977598)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2023, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-scam-how-does-the-scammer-benefit/977598 "2023-07-14T21:16:44Z")
Wife’s walmart account apparently got hacked. over $1000 of clothes showed up on our doorstep that we didn’t order. It doesn’t look like the credit card on file was hacked, rather someone got into her walmart account a… --- ## [Grammar question: Her or She?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-question-her-or-she/986953)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2023, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-question-her-or-she/986953 "2023-07-14T17:05:28Z")
‘If there is anything that needs doing when you get home, it can be HER that does it.’ ‘If there is anything that needs doing when you get home, it can be SHE that does it.’ As a native English speaker both of these se… --- ## [Bubble Wrap in an Ambulance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bubble-wrap-in-an-ambulance/986941)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2023, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bubble-wrap-in-an-ambulance/986941 "2023-07-14T15:00:40Z")
I’ve been watching the British series 24 Hours in A&E. Each episode (documentary) shows 24 hours in the ER department of King’s College Hospital in London. I love it - it’s very interesting. I have noticed that quite of… --- ## [Do women in the UK give birth differently than women in North America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-women-in-the-uk-give-birth-differently-than-women-in-north-america/986873)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2023, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-women-in-the-uk-give-birth-differently-than-women-in-north-america/986873 "2023-07-14T09:26:04Z")
I was watching The Lazarus Project on TNT. It is clearly a British TV show made by and for people across the pond. However, TNT bills it as an “Original” on their network. Yeah. Whatever. Anyway, in one episode, a w… --- ## [Undercover FBI Agent Robs a Bank](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/undercover-fbi-agent-robs-a-bank/986476)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2023, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/undercover-fbi-agent-robs-a-bank/986476 "2023-07-13T23:39:17Z")
Suppose an undercover FBI agent (bank robbery division) has their cover blown. The criminals decide to take the FBI agent’s girlfriend hostage to force him to help them rob a bank. During the course of the robbery a poli… --- ## [Question arising from the latest dead Russian general](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-arising-from-the-latest-dead-russian-general/986912)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2023, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-arising-from-the-latest-dead-russian-general/986912 "2023-07-13T18:46:19Z")
The media accounts about the dead Russian general include this bit: Rzhitsky apparently had a profile under his full name on Strava, an app for runners and cyclists to share their routes, distances, and paces. Why, s… --- ## [Lifetime Alimony repealed in Florida...so, if I move to Florida can I get my lifetime alimony payments removed or would I have to get divorced in Florida?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lifetime-alimony-repealed-in-florida-so-if-i-move-to-florida-can-i-get-my-lifetime-alimony-payments-removed-or-would-i-have-to-get-divorced-in-florida/986468)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2023, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lifetime-alimony-repealed-in-florida-so-if-i-move-to-florida-can-i-get-my-lifetime-alimony-payments-removed-or-would-i-have-to-get-divorced-in-florida/986468 "2023-07-13T15:58:18Z")
From this article: Title kinda says it all. Can men paying alimony move to Florida and use their law to stop paying alimony? FTR: I do NOT pay alimony and never have and seriously doubt I ever will. --- ## [Tire question: Different inflation numbers on tire and vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tire-question-different-inflation-numbers-on-tire-and-vehicle/986934)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2023, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tire-question-different-inflation-numbers-on-tire-and-vehicle/986934 "2023-07-13T13:49:18Z")
I had to replace my trailer tires while on the road. I upgraded from load range C to load range E (shop only had Es). The sticker on the trailer recommends 50 PSI on load range C. The new tire’s sidewall says 80 PSI. … --- ## [Space colonization](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-colonization/986658)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2023, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-colonization/986658 "2023-07-12T22:04:18Z")
Is this even a viable topic or could anything even suggesting research on this be considered a possible scam? --- ## [Why does a Snickers bar make me cough?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-a-snickers-bar-make-me-cough/554924)
**Author:** [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2023, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-a-snickers-bar-make-me-cough/554924 "2023-07-12T21:05:42Z")
At least, I think it does. It definitely produces a tickle in the back of my throat. Is it the peanuts, the nougat or something else. I don’t think I notice this effect when I eat just a plain chocolate bar. I may no… --- ## [Why does my iPhone flash when I post to the SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-iphone-flash-when-i-post-to-the-sdmb/986950)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2023, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-iphone-flash-when-i-post-to-the-sdmb/986950 "2023-07-12T18:09:38Z")
Can’t remember when it started, but now when I post to a thread, or start a new thread, the display on my iPhone goes to the bottom of the thread and flashes the screen a couple of times. Should I be worried? Why does i… --- ## [Why can’t I run as fast as I used to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-can-t-i-run-as-fast-as-i-used-to/986914)
**Author:** [@19USMC69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/19USMC69)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2023, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-can-t-i-run-as-fast-as-i-used-to/986914 "2023-07-12T13:06:37Z")
I’ve been playing senior (55+) softball for 20+ years. When I started playing I was pretty fast. Now at 75, not so fast. I’ve put on a few pounds, maybe 5 or so, and I’m just as active. So what happened? The obvious ans… --- ## [Is there a name for this fallacy? See OP for details](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-fallacy-see-op-for-details/986707)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2023, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-fallacy-see-op-for-details/986707 "2023-07-12T11:40:56Z")
I’ve been feeling pessimistic about global warming recently given the news about the record worldwide high being broken for three consecutive days. My thinking was along these lines. “Given the large number of highly in… --- ## [Sigh. Another computer question: how do I change the password on my gmail accounts and my chromebook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-another-computer-question-how-do-i-change-the-password-on-my-gmail-accounts-and-my-chromebook/986902)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2023, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-another-computer-question-how-do-i-change-the-password-on-my-gmail-accounts-and-my-chromebook/986902 "2023-07-12T00:00:30Z")
I have another probably simple computer question. Our home e-mail, from a internet service provider, got hacked. Somehow a spoof account was set up, linked somehow to the gmail account which I access on my acer chromeb… --- ## [Dude! Where are my songs? (Apple Music on MacBook)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-where-are-my-songs-apple-music-on-macbook/986564)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2023, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-where-are-my-songs-apple-music-on-macbook/986564 "2023-07-11T01:00:31Z")
I was going to post some lyrics from an obscure song, or at least the song’s title and artist, in response to someone else’s post. I wanted to ensure I had the right song, so I opened Apple Music to play myself a snippe… --- ## [What's wrong with my iPhone (cellular coverage problem)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-my-iphone-cellular-coverage-problem/986824)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2023, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-my-iphone-cellular-coverage-problem/986824 "2023-07-10T21:32:25Z")
A recurring issue with my phone, where it gets no bars in areas where I know there’s coverage. My wife and I are on the same plan, same carrier; standing next to me she has 2 bars on her phone and I have none. (If it m… --- ## [Best way to vapor-seal existing concrete basement floor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-vapor-seal-existing-concrete-basement-floor/986778)
**Author:** [@wallewek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wallewek)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2023, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-vapor-seal-existing-concrete-basement-floor/986778 "2023-07-10T20:53:54Z")
Our house has an addition with a concrete basement floor slab. The concrete is of poor quality, and appears to be somewhat porous to air. I want to seal it for proper sub-floor radon removal. It seems to me some sort … --- ## [What’s happening to the Ukrainian front line during the Russian pseudo coup?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-happening-to-the-ukrainian-front-line-during-the-russian-pseudo-coup/986034)
**Author:** [@Saffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saffer)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2023, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-happening-to-the-ukrainian-front-line-during-the-russian-pseudo-coup/986034 "2023-07-10T17:29:12Z")
All the news coverage I have seen seems to focus on the coup itself. --- ## [Aerosol geo-engineering without the acid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aerosol-geo-engineering-without-the-acid/986863)
**Author:** [@Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2023, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aerosol-geo-engineering-without-the-acid/986863 "2023-07-10T16:37:29Z")
With geo-engineering (leaving aside the wisdom of doing it) a key approach would be the distribution of aerosols in the upper atmosphere. The primary candidate seems to be sulphur compounds like SO\[sub\]2\[/sub\], or H\[sub\]… --- ## [Ocean formation on primeval Earth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ocean-formation-on-primeval-earth/986795)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2023, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ocean-formation-on-primeval-earth/986795 "2023-07-10T15:41:06Z")
Our Earth, 3/4 of the surface covered by often miles-deep saltwater was, once upon a time, waterless. I make the modest assumption that our planet acquired it’s water via cometary bombardment billions of years ago. Unl… --- ## [Is it possible that there are an infinite number of universes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-that-there-are-an-infinite-number-of-universes/985802)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2023, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-that-there-are-an-infinite-number-of-universes/985802 "2023-07-10T09:53:44Z")
If so, does that mean that there has always been an infinite number of them? --- ## [Where to check online for disease (potential) using genetic data?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-check-online-for-disease-potential-using-genetic-data/986712)
**Author:** [@longtry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/longtry)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2023, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-check-online-for-disease-potential-using-genetic-data/986712 "2023-07-09T14:12:55Z")
I used a kit from MyHeritage and got raw data for supposedly my whole DNA. Recently I read about a syndrome that I suspect I could have. However, there’s no clinic in my country where it can be diagnosed; on the other ha… --- ## [Thunderstorms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thunderstorms/986448)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2023, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thunderstorms/986448 "2023-07-09T12:55:27Z")
Is there a limit as to how far north (or south) that a thunderstorm (or simply lightning flashes) can occur? When I look at a lightning map (such as Real Time Lightning Map :: LightningMaps.org ) I can see (at this momen… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=132) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=134)