# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=142 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 143 --- ## [Is Trelegy an aerosol?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trelegy-an-aerosol/984453)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2023, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trelegy-an-aerosol/984453 "2023-05-23T12:55:37Z")
I have to get rid of my dad’s medications since he has passed. There’s a sheriff’s drop box at our city hall for drug disposal. It says “no aerosols”. I have several packages of Trelegy Ellipta, an inhaled COPD medicati… --- ## [Counterbalancing a milling machine head](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counterbalancing-a-milling-machine-head/984448)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2023, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counterbalancing-a-milling-machine-head/984448 "2023-05-23T02:55:52Z")
I am doing a lot of research in anticipation of buying a bench milling machine and converting it to CNC. One thing that I’ve come across is the weight of the head. In manual mode, the head is positioned above the work, … --- ## [Ammomium nitrate loss on US train](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ammomium-nitrate-loss-on-us-train/984433)
**Author:** [@Eric1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eric1)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2023, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ammomium-nitrate-loss-on-us-train/984433 "2023-05-23T02:35:17Z")
They said in the news on NBC a US freight company lost 60,000 lbs of ammonium nitrate this weekend with no real idea how it leaked out. The company spokesperson really didn’t know anything either. How could it just leak … --- ## [Why is youtube showing me so many commercials in spanish suddenly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-youtube-showing-me-so-many-commercials-in-spanish-suddenly/984378)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2023, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-youtube-showing-me-so-many-commercials-in-spanish-suddenly/984378 "2023-05-23T00:44:15Z")
with my fractured shoulder i’m now spending a ton of time in my easy chair watching ‘nerd of the rings’ videos on my tv via firewire, logged into my (non-paid) youtube account. no adblocker there, so ads are rife. prev… --- ## [YouTube seems to delete any comment containing an email address?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-seems-to-delete-any-comment-containing-an-email-address/984336)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2023, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-seems-to-delete-any-comment-containing-an-email-address/984336 "2023-05-22T19:14:11Z")
Recently got into a discussion on YouTube comments about a rather technical issue involving audio levels. I thought it was probably of not much interest to the general audience, so I suggested we take it to email, and p… --- ## [I don't drink water; fish poop in it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-drink-water-fish-poop-in-it/984348)
**Author:** [@Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2023, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-drink-water-fish-poop-in-it/984348 "2023-05-22T17:54:02Z")
I clearly remember my high school science teachers telling me that water vapor is a by-product of all sorts of chemical reactions, yet when I watch The Science Channel and The Discovery Channel do shows about the history… --- ## [What is the longest urban warfare battle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-longest-urban-warfare-battle/984033)
**Author:** [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2023, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-longest-urban-warfare-battle/984033 "2023-05-22T04:51:44Z")
The Battle of Bakhmut, in which Russian invaders try to capture a town in eastern Ukraine, has been going on for the past 9 months, 1 week and 6 days. In comparison, the largest urban warfare battle ever, the Battle of S… --- ## [Do pistol grips make AR-15 better people killers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-pistol-grips-make-ar-15-better-people-killers/984096)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2023, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-pistol-grips-make-ar-15-better-people-killers/984096 "2023-05-22T02:19:15Z")
What I mean is, afaik, there’s a certain stance a target shooter or a hunter would take for greatest accuracy. Do the mass shooters tend to shoot more or less from the hip, or do they actually use the sights? If from the… --- ## [Was the Bible banned in Nazi Germany?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-bible-banned-in-nazi-germany/6925)
**Author:** [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2023, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-bible-banned-in-nazi-germany/6925 "2023-05-22T01:35:43Z")
I was flipping through a book called “100 Banned Books”. In the section on “Mein Kampf” is this line: It goes on to quote several points from Nazi crank Alfred Rosenberg’s “30 points” (1942) proposal for a National Rei… --- ## [Small Dogs versus Coyotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-dogs-versus-coyotes/719054)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2023, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-dogs-versus-coyotes/719054 "2023-05-22T01:07:10Z")
We live on the western Rocky Mountain front, and see and hear coyotes fairly often. Sometimes we will hear them ‘yipping’ in the early evening hours. If I happen to be outside at the time with my Parson Russell Terrier h… --- ## [Has the Centre Pompidou had many Structural Problems?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-centre-pompidou-had-many-structural-problems/732606)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2023, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-centre-pompidou-had-many-structural-problems/732606 "2023-05-22T00:21:06Z")
The building is unusual, in that the pipes, ductworks, etc. are all exposed. I wonder if this has lead to any problems-does the building leak excessively? I also wonder if this mode of construction has been emulated-I ha… --- ## [Setting for Acrobat Professional: language of new Bookmark -?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/setting-for-acrobat-professional-language-of-new-bookmark/984337)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2023, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/setting-for-acrobat-professional-language-of-new-bookmark/984337 "2023-05-21T19:05:09Z")
I have Adobe Acrobat Pro 8.0, somewhat out of date at this point but it does what I need it to and I feel no urge to upgrade. But it has one annoying proclivity. Whenever I create a new bookmark, in a PDF of my own cre… --- ## [What does the beeping noise in this ship in rough sea indicate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-beeping-noise-in-this-ship-in-rough-sea-indicate/984341)
**Author:** [@Saffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saffer)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2023, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-beeping-noise-in-this-ship-in-rough-sea-indicate/984341 "2023-05-21T17:40:17Z")
YouTube video: Ship in Storm | Cruise Ship Climbing Up Big Waves - YouTube Apparently YouTube has determined that I am interested in videos of ships in rough seas. This beeping noise is common after crashing into the se… --- ## [Concentrated sunlight using mirrors enough to kill someone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concentrated-sunlight-using-mirrors-enough-to-kill-someone/983739)
**Author:** [@Celtic\_Kitsune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celtic_Kitsune)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2023, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concentrated-sunlight-using-mirrors-enough-to-kill-someone/983739 "2023-05-21T13:06:50Z")
I once read a collection of Arthur C Clarke short stories and in one of them the main character visits a football / soccer game in South America where the referee is under threat, so much so that he wears a bullet-proof … --- ## [Could Earth capture a new, small moon without it hitting us and killing us all?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-earth-capture-a-new-small-moon-without-it-hitting-us-and-killing-us-all/966679)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2023, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-earth-capture-a-new-small-moon-without-it-hitting-us-and-killing-us-all/966679 "2023-05-21T10:30:46Z")
Suppose that a rogue planetoid were to enter our solar system from parts unknown and barrel towards us. To make this specific, let us suppose this object is about the size of Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid, s… --- ## [How could this small plane fly from San Francisco to Hawaii](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-this-small-plane-fly-from-san-francisco-to-hawaii/984354)
**Author:** [@Petek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Petek)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2023, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-this-small-plane-fly-from-san-francisco-to-hawaii/984354 "2023-05-21T10:26:42Z")
Deleted by author --- ## [How do small towns deal with sewage? (Particularly mountain towns)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-small-towns-deal-with-sewage-particularly-mountain-towns/983480)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2023, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-small-towns-deal-with-sewage-particularly-mountain-towns/983480 "2023-05-21T04:50:34Z")
About a year ago I was driving through the mountains in Colorado. I wondered how these many little towns got their water? I live in the midwest and there are lots of little towns and many (most?) have water towers so e… --- ## [Couplers to mate two female RCA jacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couplers-to-mate-two-female-rca-jacks/984334)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2023, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couplers-to-mate-two-female-rca-jacks/984334 "2023-05-21T00:47:28Z")
Last month I bought an RCA-to-HDMI adapter so that I could connect my VCR to the TV. I finally decided to hook it up, only to find… the output jacks on the VCR are female. The jacks on the HDMI adapter are female. Bef… --- ## [Can CD's be cashed in at any bank?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-cds-be-cashed-in-at-any-bank/984279)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-cds-be-cashed-in-at-any-bank/984279 "2023-05-20T22:58:20Z")
I found two CD’s in my mom’s safe. Both issued to me and have instructions to cash in after her death. I understand a death certificate is needed. The bank is in my hometown. One says to talk with ---------. Probably a… --- ## [The Voyager Spacecraft: Where Are They Going And When Will They Get There?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voyager-spacecraft-where-are-they-going-and-when-will-they-get-there/984303)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voyager-spacecraft-where-are-they-going-and-when-will-they-get-there/984303 "2023-05-20T21:40:54Z")
Did we just yeet the Voyager spacecraft into space with the hope that some day an alien civilization will find and decipher the Golden Records? Or did we send them towards specific stars with the hope that they host orbi… --- ## [Was "battle by champion representative" ever a thing in human history?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-battle-by-champion-representative-ever-a-thing-in-human-history/984327)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-battle-by-champion-representative-ever-a-thing-in-human-history/984327 "2023-05-20T19:40:02Z")
There is scant, if any, evidence that the David and Goliath story in the Bible was actually real. But I would like to ask if such “combat by selecting a representative” was ever a thing in ancient or modern times at any … --- ## [Clean rooms, exposed faces, and sneezing/coughing/talking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clean-rooms-exposed-faces-and-sneezing-coughing-talking/984266)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clean-rooms-exposed-faces-and-sneezing-coughing-talking/984266 "2023-05-20T19:33:13Z")
In clean rooms where people work on things like nanoscale semiconductors, the occupants typically wear suits, caps, and masks to prevent the shedding of hairs and fibers that could ruin their work. But I often see that … --- ## [Do plastics manufacturers store samples to judge aging?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-plastics-manufacturers-store-samples-to-judge-aging/984328)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-plastics-manufacturers-store-samples-to-judge-aging/984328 "2023-05-20T16:06:20Z")
I know plastics are subjected to accelerated aging tests like heat/cool cycles, UV light, soaking in hot water, etc. Do any manufacturers have samples set aside that are many decades old at this point? Some gun powder m… --- ## [My blue USB ports stopped working](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-blue-usb-ports-stopped-working/984239)
**Author:** [@Loggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loggins)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-blue-usb-ports-stopped-working/984239 "2023-05-20T13:45:27Z")
My blue USB ports stopped working last week. Nothing new on my machine, no update or anything. The strange thing is that my black ones (USB 2.0?) does work, while my blue ones (USB 3.0?) suddenly does not. I have a feel… --- ## [Best way to test my intelligence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-test-my-intelligence/983466)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-test-my-intelligence/983466 "2023-05-20T01:19:41Z")
I’ve always heard that IQ tests are pretty meaningless in determining a person’s smarts. Is there a better and more comprehensive test? --- ## [Are there no safety packaging requirements for bug killer spray?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-no-safety-packaging-requirements-for-bug-killer-spray/984093)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2023, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-no-safety-packaging-requirements-for-bug-killer-spray/984093 "2023-05-19T23:48:30Z")
I picked up a bottle of Raid Ant & Roach spray from the grocery store. I brought it home and noticed I simply had to press the button and it sprayed right out. There was no packaging to remove, no pin to pull out, no p… --- ## [Charged for lack of valid license](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charged-for-lack-of-valid-license/970137)
**Author:** [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2023, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charged-for-lack-of-valid-license/970137 "2023-05-19T17:42:51Z")
I know there are many jurisdictions in which one can be charged and convicted for drunk/impaired driving if they’re intoxicated and the sole occupant of a parked vehicle, on the theory that they have control of it, even … --- ## [Why is it in movies when someone wants to disappear they take their SIM card out of their phone and break it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-in-movies-when-someone-wants-to-disappear-they-take-their-sim-card-out-of-their-phone-and-break-it/984112)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2023, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-in-movies-when-someone-wants-to-disappear-they-take-their-sim-card-out-of-their-phone-and-break-it/984112 "2023-05-19T17:31:32Z")
I see it happen in spy thrillers or crime shows, but basically a person on the run calls someone (usually a cop or government agent), says something to them, then after the call takes the sim card out of their phone and … --- ## [What is the best way to irrevocably destroy floppy disks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-irrevocably-destroy-floppy-disks/979997)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2023, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-irrevocably-destroy-floppy-disks/979997 "2023-05-19T15:08:44Z")
I have about 50 to 100 old floppy disks that belonged to a relative who died in 2005. I have reason to believe that there may be sensitive data on the disks that I do not wish to possess and do not wish for anyone to po… --- ## [Mass immigration to NY City--why is it the only city which is required to house all of themigrants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-immigration-to-ny-city-why-is-it-the-only-city-which-is-required-to-house-all-of-themigrants/984233)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2023, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-immigration-to-ny-city-why-is-it-the-only-city-which-is-required-to-house-all-of-themigrants/984233 "2023-05-19T11:30:15Z")
There is a paywalled article in today’s NY Times about the massive increase in migrants crossing the southern border and then heading to New York. It contains a surprising statement: I’m wondering: 1.Why so many cour… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=141) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=143)