# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=176 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 177 --- ## [Does bioavailability mean you just need X times more of one method than the other?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-bioavailability-mean-you-just-need-x-times-more-of-one-method-than-the-other/974228)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2022, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-bioavailability-mean-you-just-need-x-times-more-of-one-method-than-the-other/974228 "2022-11-02T18:45:39Z")
Say you have Generic Drug ABC. When administered via IV drip, its bioavailability is 100%. When taken by mouth (pill, tablet, etc.), its bioavailability is 20%. Does this mean you just need to take 5x as much of the med… --- ## [Changing tire size](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-tire-size/973922)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2022, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-tire-size/973922 "2022-11-02T16:54:38Z")
I am thinking of pulling the winter tires (Firestone WeatherTech with lots of wear left) off of the car I am scrapping to use on the car I’m getting. Here is the problem. The old tires are 245 65r17 and the new car is … --- ## [Question about non-themed restaurant hiring only young women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-non-themed-restaurant-hiring-only-young-women/973987)
**Author:** [@CanHandleTheTruth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanHandleTheTruth)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2022, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-non-themed-restaurant-hiring-only-young-women/973987 "2022-11-02T04:48:11Z")
This isn’t about Hooters or similar restaurants. It’s about a family-owned breakfast & lunch diner with one location. I’ve been eating there for years. They have about 10 servers who are mostly young attractive women. On… --- ## [How do cut peonies fade so fast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-cut-peonies-fade-so-fast/974108)
**Author:** [@Ferris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferris)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-cut-peonies-fade-so-fast/974108 "2022-11-01T22:51:51Z")
We had a bunch of dark pink peonies, which over only about three days have faded through pale pink and yellow to white. Since the flowers have probably tripled in size since unfurling from the initial tight bud, I can u… --- ## [What observations did Copernicus make that argued for a heliocentric view of the universe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-observations-did-copernicus-make-that-argued-for-a-heliocentric-view-of-the-universe/973010)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-observations-did-copernicus-make-that-argued-for-a-heliocentric-view-of-the-universe/973010 "2022-11-01T22:44:46Z")
It seems that it would be difficult to observe from the earth that the earth goes around the sun instead of vice-versa. What did he observe that led him to the notion that the earth goes around the sun? I suspect that … --- ## [Was the nazis making lampshades out of human skin a debunked myth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-nazis-making-lampshades-out-of-human-skin-a-debunked-myth/974127)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-nazis-making-lampshades-out-of-human-skin-a-debunked-myth/974127 "2022-11-01T14:11:14Z")
OK I watched this video on youtube Now in the comments, some say these “lampshades” were tested and found not to be made from human skin but they offer no cites is this true or is just more ignorance being … --- ## [Electricity: Is DC power more safe than AC? If so, why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electricity-is-dc-power-more-safe-than-ac-if-so-why/973944)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electricity-is-dc-power-more-safe-than-ac-if-so-why/973944 "2022-11-01T10:07:54Z")
Title kinda says it all. I was talking to someone a few days ago and remarking on some exposed contacts and he said not to worry, it was only DC. Was he right (within reason…doubtless DC can be dangerous too given enou… --- ## [Folding something into halves or quarters is easy. Any tips or tricks for folding into thirds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/folding-something-into-halves-or-quarters-is-easy-any-tips-or-tricks-for-folding-into-thirds/973876)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/folding-something-into-halves-or-quarters-is-easy-any-tips-or-tricks-for-folding-into-thirds/973876 "2022-11-01T02:37:39Z")
Something like a piece of paper or rope can easily be folded into halves or quarters. All you have to do is line up the ends. But folding something into thirds is a lot more challenging. You have to estimate and feel … --- ## [Are there fuel cells for sale to consumers, for smaller applications than cars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-fuel-cells-for-sale-to-consumers-for-smaller-applications-than-cars/964888)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-fuel-cells-for-sale-to-consumers-for-smaller-applications-than-cars/964888 "2022-10-31T14:57:47Z")
While shopping for batteries that can run a CPAP machine for a couple nights, I was wondering why not a fuel cell. A few years ago I think I saw an article about how they’d become widely available for purposes like runni… --- ## [YouTube Videos Unavailable on Specifric Wi-Fi Network](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-videos-unavailable-on-specifric-wi-fi-network/973989)
**Author:** [@jjakucyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjakucyk)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-videos-unavailable-on-specifric-wi-fi-network/973989 "2022-10-31T12:42:38Z")
I was watching a long YouTube video this morning on my desktop computer and only got about halfway through it before a scheduled service appointment on my car. So I brought my laptop with me and figured I’d watch the re… --- ## [Icons on my taskbar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icons-on-my-taskbar/974008)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icons-on-my-taskbar/974008 "2022-10-31T09:45:54Z")
I restarted my computer because some pages weren’t displaying correctly. Now several desktop icons are fixed to my taskbar. They’re large and annoying, and I can’t get rid of them. Win 10, not upgradable. Anyone know wh… --- ## [Latin phrase translation: This is most excellent work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latin-phrase-translation-this-is-most-excellent-work/973223)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latin-phrase-translation-this-is-most-excellent-work/973223 "2022-10-31T06:41:02Z")
I’d like to give a comment to a friend, in Latin, complimenting them on a recently completed project. I was thinking something like; “This is most excellent work”. Also, is there an Latin honorific equivalent to the E… --- ## [How much time will we get to evacuate the right city before an asteroid impact?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-time-will-we-get-to-evacuate-the-right-city-before-an-asteroid-impact/973843)
**Author:** [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-time-will-we-get-to-evacuate-the-right-city-before-an-asteroid-impact/973843 "2022-10-31T04:07:14Z")
Say next week a smallish asteroid, about 100m across, is discovered to be on a possible collision course with Earth. That’s big enough to ruin some town or city’s day, but not big enough for regional devastation. Say i… --- ## [Check my intuition/stats on this dice-race question?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-my-intuition-stats-on-this-dice-race-question/974034)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2022, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-my-intuition-stats-on-this-dice-race-question/974034 "2022-10-30T23:19:45Z")
When I retired, I decided that among other things, I wanted to learn to code. I’d had a bunch of data scientists reporting to me over the years, but other than some surface-level SAS and R, I hadn’t run anything but cann… --- ## [Computer glitches - related?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-glitches-related/973966)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2022, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-glitches-related/973966 "2022-10-30T17:02:31Z")
I’m surfing around on the internet and end up on YouTube. I select a video and I get a message saying “You are off line. Check your connection”. If I use the “try again” button nothing changes. I refresh and it plays,… --- ## [I would feel better about Latin America if](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-feel-better-about-latin-america-if/974009)
**Author:** [@cannonkuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cannonkuo)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2022, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-feel-better-about-latin-america-if/974009 "2022-10-30T13:16:44Z")
During the White House meeting held five days after the Argentine invasion of the Falklands… Ronald Reagan: I’d offer this assessment: I would feel better about Latin America if we retain the friendship of both parties … --- ## [8 cylinders, 10 carburettors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-cylinders-10-carburettors/973923)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2022, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-cylinders-10-carburettors/973923 "2022-10-30T12:47:07Z")
The Munster Koach from the TV series has a V8 engine with 10 carburettors. The engine was a 289 cubic-inch Ford V8 originally configured for installation in a 1964+1⁄2 Mustang.\[1\] It was built with Jahns high compressi… --- ## [Is there an electrician in the house? (My house is not about to burn down or anything.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-electrician-in-the-house-my-house-is-not-about-to-burn-down-or-anything/973850)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2022, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-electrician-in-the-house-my-house-is-not-about-to-burn-down-or-anything/973850 "2022-10-30T05:31:33Z")
My house was built in 1984. It has copper wiring. We bought the place in 2001 and have been living here ever since. From time-to-time, I find it necessary to replace an electrical outlet due to wear. The outlet simpl… --- ## [Is this math story problem in Baby Blues legitimate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-math-story-problem-in-baby-blues-legitimate/973849)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2022, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-math-story-problem-in-baby-blues-legitimate/973849 "2022-10-30T02:07:34Z")
The October 26, 2022 Baby Blues strip has this math word problem: If Sonia charges her EV to 85% at a 240v, 30 amp source, and her car’s battery has a capacity of 40 kwh, how long will it take before she can drive to h… --- ## [Word 365 - Entire page of text disappeared with a few keystrokes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-365-entire-page-of-text-disappeared-with-a-few-keystrokes/973935)
**Author:** [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2022, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-365-entire-page-of-text-disappeared-with-a-few-keystrokes/973935 "2022-10-29T17:32:19Z")
Today, I was typing on the third page of a document and looked away from the screen for a moment for the time it takes to type 3 or 4 characters. When I looked back up, I was staring at the bottom of page 2. Fortunately,… --- ## [Sometimes curl returns nothing, but page comes up in browser](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-curl-returns-nothing-but-page-comes-up-in-browser/973965)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2022, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-curl-returns-nothing-but-page-comes-up-in-browser/973965 "2022-10-29T14:32:33Z")
I have used curl to get a preview of code for web pages I think might be dicey. Sometimes nothing comes back, though a page will come up if I open the URL in a browser. I haven’t tried to look at the header that curl sen… --- ## [I'm trying to confirn if modern Limbourgh and Liechtenstein were associated with the Hanseatic League in medieval times](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-trying-to-confirn-if-modern-limbourgh-and-liechtenstein-were-associated-with-the-hanseatic-league-in-medieval-times/973862)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2022, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-trying-to-confirn-if-modern-limbourgh-and-liechtenstein-were-associated-with-the-hanseatic-league-in-medieval-times/973862 "2022-10-29T14:27:51Z")
I’m trying to confirn if modern Limbourgh and Liechtenstein were associated with the Hanseatic League in medieval times. I could only find associations with the Low Countries but nothing specific to indicate if the terri… --- ## [What is this bike component called?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-bike-component-called/973910)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2022, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-bike-component-called/973910 "2022-10-28T17:57:03Z")
Tonight, while riding my e-bike home from work after the end of bus service, my back tire went flat. I was able to find an Uber driver willing to fit the bike into his trunk, but I had to take the wheels off to get it in… --- ## [American $2 Bills](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-2-bills/634579)
**Author:** [@Actraguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Actraguy)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2022, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-2-bills/634579 "2022-10-28T04:29:11Z")
Does the U.S. government STILL make $2 bills and if they do, why are they so hard to find? --- ## [Why Would \[Any Quasi-Important Briton\] Want A Peerage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-any-quasi-important-briton-want-a-peerage/973553)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2022, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-any-quasi-important-briton-want-a-peerage/973553 "2022-10-28T02:43:19Z")
I’m trying to figure out what the exact benefit is with regard to being awarded a peerage by King Charles. If Nigel Figginbotham is, effective tomorrow, Nigel, Viscount of Pepperidgeshire, is that just … something he can… --- ## [Weird internet glitch (can't get to one website)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-internet-glitch-cant-get-to-one-website/973756)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2022, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-internet-glitch-cant-get-to-one-website/973756 "2022-10-28T01:44:51Z")
There’s a website I need to access many times a day for work. Suddenly yesterday morning the site seems to be down- I get “ERR\_CONNECTION\_TIMED\_OUT” whenever I try to reach it. But I still have FTP access to upload files… --- ## [Do other languages have as nifty a mnemonic as "righty tighty, lefty loosy"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-other-languages-have-as-nifty-a-mnemonic-as-righty-tighty-lefty-loosy/973806)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2022, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-other-languages-have-as-nifty-a-mnemonic-as-righty-tighty-lefty-loosy/973806 "2022-10-27T21:42:58Z")
I mean, four simple words, including both a rhyme and an alliteration? That’s positively elegant and I bet no one EVER forgets it once they’ve heard it. --- ## [Measuring Weight of a Large Table. Will This Work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/measuring-weight-of-a-large-table-will-this-work/973708)
**Author:** [@Oddball\_92](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oddball_92)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2022, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/measuring-weight-of-a-large-table-will-this-work/973708 "2022-10-27T20:15:56Z")
Lets say I have a large, heavy, table that I want to weigh. I have no means to get the entire table onto a single scale. If I were to take 4 bathroom type scales and put one under each leg of the table, then add the tot… --- ## [What is the strongest adhesive known?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-strongest-adhesive-known/973546)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2022, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-strongest-adhesive-known/973546 "2022-10-27T19:27:29Z")
So you wanna stick two things together really well. What’s the most powerful sticky stuff you could get? (And should it be “Strongest adhesive known” or “strongest known adhesive”?) --- ## [Is "the way of doing" more formal than "the way to do"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-way-of-doing-more-formal-than-the-way-to-do/973840)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2022, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-way-of-doing-more-formal-than-the-way-to-do/973840 "2022-10-27T18:41:47Z")
I teach English as a second language to Czechs. A common “Czenglish” mistake is to say “the way how to do”. This is a literal translation of a standard Czech phrase, “způsob, jak dělat”. I find myself having to explain t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=175) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=177)