# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=218 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 219 --- ## [How does Columbia University treat transfer students?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-columbia-university-treat-transfer-students/961427)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2022, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-columbia-university-treat-transfer-students/961427 "2022-03-24T17:58:27Z")
Specifically, does Columbia require transfer students to take its extensive core curriculum? In my day, the core curriculum was nearly two years’ worth of requirements, after which students could take elective courses. … --- ## [Are there any spots where granites intrude into plain old sedimentary rock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-spots-where-granites-intrude-into-plain-old-sedimentary-rock/957087)
**Author:** [@brossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brossa)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2022, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-spots-where-granites-intrude-into-plain-old-sedimentary-rock/957087 "2022-03-24T15:55:57Z")
There are lots of places where granite forms dikes and sills in other rocks. The ‘other rocks’, as far as I can tell, are typically other igneous rocks, or metamorphic rocks of either sedimentary or igneous origin. I get… --- ## [How did people in 1850 deal with strep throat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-people-in-1850-deal-with-strep-throat/959747)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2022, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-people-in-1850-deal-with-strep-throat/959747 "2022-03-23T21:59:09Z")
I just got diagnosed with strep but thanks to modern antibiotics, I will be back and ready to go in a couple of days. It got me wondering, what did people do prior to antibiotics? Either die or get better? But then I … --- ## [The public's right to know](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-publics-right-to-know/961533)
**Author:** [@SpacemanSpiff\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpacemanSpiff_II)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2022, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-publics-right-to-know/961533 "2022-03-23T19:35:57Z")
I understand that by law the public has rights to know certain things about various government officials and their actions. But I’m wondering by what legal principle the public has the right to see a private entity’s int… --- ## [Consumption to ensure a properly small Cologuard stool specimen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consumption-to-ensure-a-properly-small-cologuard-stool-specimen/960474)
**Author:** [@PLGJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PLGJ)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2022, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consumption-to-ensure-a-properly-small-cologuard-stool-specimen/960474 "2022-03-23T18:32:46Z")
Cologuard clearly say the bowel movement must be complete and still be only a small specimen. What and when to eat in order to manufacture such a bespoke turd? Cologuard states only that no preparation or special diet … --- ## [Whatever happened to the huge debt Trump was going to face after leaving office?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-the-huge-debt-trump-was-going-to-face-after-leaving-office/959648)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2022, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-the-huge-debt-trump-was-going-to-face-after-leaving-office/959648 "2022-03-23T18:07:18Z")
Wasn’t outgoing President Trump facing collection of something like 400 million dollars a few months later? Summer of 2021 maybe? I think it involved heavily leveraged properties that had become much less profitable duri… --- ## [My Facebook account was hacked - how to restore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-facebook-account-was-hacked-how-to-restore/961203)
**Author:** [@HotDogWater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HotDogWater)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2022, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-facebook-account-was-hacked-how-to-restore/961203 "2022-03-23T17:39:52Z")
So somebody got into my Facebook account and changed my email address and phone number. Now I cannot log in or secure my account, and every time I ask for a password change or reset the info goes to the hackers address. … --- ## [The effects of hill climbing on EV range](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-effects-of-hill-climbing-on-ev-range/961515)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2022, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-effects-of-hill-climbing-on-ev-range/961515 "2022-03-23T15:09:00Z")
I’ve been driving my BMW i3 for 2.5 years, but next month for the first time I plan to take it on a long road trip. And not just any road trip … from the Bay Area to Reno, NV, which means climbing the Sierra Nevadas. L… --- ## [AIs getting confused](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ais-getting-confused/960254)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2022, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ais-getting-confused/960254 "2022-03-23T14:41:56Z")
Is there a way to tell an AI that it’s getting confused? My main newsfeed is Google News, which is obviously compiled by an AI. This is obvious because it makes mistakes that humans would never do. Or at least no one who… --- ## [Really, how fast is the arctic circle shifting/shrinking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-how-fast-is-the-arctic-circle-shifting-shrinking/961540)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2022, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-how-fast-is-the-arctic-circle-shifting-shrinking/961540 "2022-03-23T03:19:15Z")
This is from Wikipedia “The position of the Arctic Circle is not fixed and currently runs 66°33′49.0″ north of the Equator. Its latitude depends on the Earth’s axial tilt, which fluctuates within a margin of more than 2… --- ## [Power versus Energy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/power-versus-energy/961407)
**Author:** [@Yosh99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yosh99)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2022, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/power-versus-energy/961407 "2022-03-23T01:39:17Z")
There’s a discussion in the Tesla group of FB where people are comparing the power of their batteries in kWh to the energy content of gasoline in BTU’s. They are saying the 120,000 BTU/gallon of energy content for gasol… --- ## [What does hiring multiple defense attorneys do for a defendant like OJ Simpson?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-hiring-multiple-defense-attorneys-do-for-a-defendant-like-oj-simpson/961442)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2022, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-hiring-multiple-defense-attorneys-do-for-a-defendant-like-oj-simpson/961442 "2022-03-22T17:43:40Z")
When OJ was on trial in 1995, he spent $6 million of his own money to hire a team of 10 defense attorneys. Obviously, your average crime defendant can’t afford a team like this. But for those who can, is it generally mo… --- ## [Little Windows 10 help here? Grayed-out pagination](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-windows-10-help-here-grayed-out-pagination/961511)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2022, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-windows-10-help-here-grayed-out-pagination/961511 "2022-03-22T15:27:00Z")
Suddenly the page numbers have disappeared from some documents, and the little icon (in the “Insert” tab) marked “page number” has gotten grayed-out, so i can’t access it. Anyone know how to fix this? Online tutorials ar… --- ## [Would adding alcohol to a smoothie negate live culture yogurt benefits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-adding-alcohol-to-a-smoothie-negate-live-culture-yogurt-benefits/961464)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2022, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-adding-alcohol-to-a-smoothie-negate-live-culture-yogurt-benefits/961464 "2022-03-22T15:06:52Z")
I try to consume plain, live culture yogurt with some berries every day for health reasons. Recently it occurred to me that a fun variation on soldiering through my healthy fruit and yogurt bowl each morning would be an… --- ## [World War II Buffs: WWII Strategy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-war-ii-buffs-wwii-strategy/960720)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2022, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-war-ii-buffs-wwii-strategy/960720 "2022-03-22T06:38:04Z")
In WWII, why didn’t the Allies bomb the heck out of the German railroads (by air) from the start? I’m no historian, but it seems to me the railroads were clearly the lifeline for Nazi Army. Furthermore, why didn’t the A… --- ## [The economics of oil trade](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-economics-of-oil-trade/961273)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2022, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-economics-of-oil-trade/961273 "2022-03-21T23:35:43Z")
“The United States remained a net crude oil importer in 2020, importing nearly 5.88 MMb/d and exporting about 3.18 MMb/d.” (Source) Why do we import and export the same thing? Why don’t we just import 2.7 MMb/d and expo… --- ## [iPhone texting hack?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-texting-hack/961368)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2022, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-texting-hack/961368 "2022-03-21T22:07:43Z")
My mother-in-law has likely been hacked, and I don’t see an easy solution on Google search. Here’s the issue: We recently realized she’s been sending out really cryptic text messages, always in response to something som… --- ## [EAM encrypted protocol like Crimson Tide movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eam-encrypted-protocol-like-crimson-tide-movie/961433)
**Author:** [@sbright33](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sbright33)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2022, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eam-encrypted-protocol-like-crimson-tide-movie/961433 "2022-03-21T21:42:51Z")
Remember the EAM nuclear attack protocol from Crimson Tide? You can hear it this morning on 15.016 mhz coming from the direction of Russia. This makes little sense as it is a USA system. It is encrypted, but its timing, … --- ## [Windows 10 keeps crashing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-10-keeps-crashing/961362)
**Author:** [@The\_Man\_In\_Black](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_In_Black)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2022, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-10-keeps-crashing/961362 "2022-03-21T20:47:05Z")
I use a desktop pc that i put together myself about 5 years ago. Then a few days ago i plugged in a pair of headphones i havnt used in a few years. A window for (i believe) realtek audio popped up and asked if i wanted… --- ## [How is Ukraine expanding the range of the starlink internet hubs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-ukraine-expanding-the-range-of-the-starlink-internet-hubs/961412)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2022, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-ukraine-expanding-the-range-of-the-starlink-internet-hubs/961412 "2022-03-21T13:42:56Z")
So I’m not an expert on wifi, but I once set up a wifi mesh system at my dads house, and it gave the wifi about a 150 foot range. But I read that Ukraine is using the starlink system to help their drones target russian … --- ## [2017 4Runner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-4runner/961294)
**Author:** [@mglambo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mglambo)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2022, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-4runner/961294 "2022-03-21T11:09:52Z")
On my 2017 Toyota 4Runner, when I’m on a Bluetooth phone call, after about 5 minutes the call cuts out and goes to my handset. Been round and round at dealership, also at car audio store. Replaced the USB port per dealer… --- ## [What subject deals with Internet Communication?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-subject-deals-with-internet-communication/854370)
**Author:** [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2021, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-subject-deals-with-internet-communication/854370 "2021-06-02T02:08:43Z")
Is it Computer Science? Is it Communications? What branch of study deals with: – mastering the most advanced programs – mastering Social Media (like SnapChat and WhatsApp) – mastering best programs for one’s compute… --- ## [Will suspending the gas tax really keep prices lower?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-suspending-the-gas-tax-really-keep-prices-lower/961382)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2022, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-suspending-the-gas-tax-really-keep-prices-lower/961382 "2022-03-21T01:19:27Z")
I learned in econ 101 (and 501) that prices are determined by supply and demand. Maryland has just suspended its $0.36/gal gas tax for a month. But the price is set by market, regardless of what taxes the government adds… --- ## [Intuitively debunking a perpetual motion machine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intuitively-debunking-a-perpetual-motion-machine/960903)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2022, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intuitively-debunking-a-perpetual-motion-machine/960903 "2022-03-21T00:30:31Z")
OK - fair disclosure, the device I’m describing is definitely a (putative) perpetual motion machine. It was designed by someone I care about, engineer by trade, who is concerningly obsessed with it. It is a system des… --- ## [Back in biblical days how did sandal wearers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-in-biblical-days-how-did-sandal-wearers/961255)
**Author:** [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2022, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-in-biblical-days-how-did-sandal-wearers/961255 "2022-03-20T12:11:16Z")
… keep from going crazy from grit between the sandal and foot? I’ve recently embraced my geezer-hood and started wearing sandals – but without socks – and so long as I stick to pavement everything is fine but as soon as… --- ## [Ukrainian flag: based on blue sky & sunflowers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ukrainian-flag-based-on-blue-sky-sunflowers/961347)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2022, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ukrainian-flag-based-on-blue-sky-sunflowers/961347 "2022-03-20T03:17:20Z")
I saw a meme or three lately, showing a bright blue cloudless sky over a field of yellow oilseed sunflowers, with messages of support for the Ukrainians. Is that where the flag choice originated? I know Ukraine grows a… --- ## [How long does it take to make a cosmonaut's jump suit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-make-a-cosmonauts-jump-suit/961341)
**Author:** [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2022, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-make-a-cosmonauts-jump-suit/961341 "2022-03-19T19:51:46Z")
I was reading some of the Twitter comments regarding the apparently pro-Ukrainian yellow and blue jumpsuits worn be the three Russian cosmonauts who just arrived at the ISS. Russians board International Space Station in… --- ## [Bluetooth problem on new MacBook - Monterey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bluetooth-problem-on-new-macbook-monterey/961356)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2022, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bluetooth-problem-on-new-macbook-monterey/961356 "2022-03-19T19:00:44Z")
I have a new MacBook Pro 13" with an M1 chip and Monterey OS, and I’m having Bluetooth issues. The wireless mouse I use with my 15" MacBook Pro (2019) running Big Sure is not connecting to the new computer. I’ve tried… --- ## [How will Russia get 40,000 Syrian troops to Ukraine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-russia-get-40-000-syrian-troops-to-ukraine/961308)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2022, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-russia-get-40-000-syrian-troops-to-ukraine/961308 "2022-03-19T08:17:52Z")
It’s being reported that 40,000 Syrians have enlisted to fight for Russia in Ukraine. How do Syria and Russia intend to get these volunteers to the combat zone? That is, what are the logistics of transporting so many pe… --- ## [What's actually happening when batteries get all crusty and nasty at the end?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-actually-happening-when-batteries-get-all-crusty-and-nasty-at-the-end/961108)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2022, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-actually-happening-when-batteries-get-all-crusty-and-nasty-at-the-end/961108 "2022-03-19T07:01:11Z")
And does it always happen at the same end? And is it true having a battery go nasty inside an electronic device ruins the device? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=217) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=219)