# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=241 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 242 --- ## [Is there any recourse for fiendishly obnoxious pop-up ads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-recourse-for-fiendishly-obnoxious-pop-up-ads/955124)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2021, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-recourse-for-fiendishly-obnoxious-pop-up-ads/955124 "2021-11-30T10:07:24Z")
I’m encountering a lot of pop-up ads lately where, if I click the X in the corner to get rid of it, it proceeds as if I’d clicked in the middle of the ad to expand it. Is there some central authority somewhere that handl… --- ## [Question regarding the rotation and orbit directions of the moons Phoebe and Triton](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-the-rotation-and-orbit-directions-of-the-moons-phoebe-and-triton/955128)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2021, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-the-rotation-and-orbit-directions-of-the-moons-phoebe-and-triton/955128 "2021-11-30T04:44:22Z")
I’ve read contradictory information online concerning Saturn’s moon Phoebe and Neptune’s moon Triton. I’m trying to find out if: Triton’s rotation and orbit around Neptune are retrograde in direction or just its rotat… --- ## [Watts, volts and amps. I still don't get it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watts-volts-and-amps-i-still-dont-get-it/954692)
**Author:** [@Caribbean\_cruiser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caribbean_cruiser)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2021, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watts-volts-and-amps-i-still-dont-get-it/954692 "2021-11-30T03:31:59Z")
At Home Depot today in the Mid-Atlantic, I saw a battery-powered lawn edger/trimmer rated at 40 volts. Next aisle over, I saw an electric (corded) snowthrower that operates on 13.5 amps of AC current. Nearby were LED lig… --- ## [How do scientists figure out what happens in a living cell?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-scientists-figure-out-what-happens-in-a-living-cell/955088)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2021, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-scientists-figure-out-what-happens-in-a-living-cell/955088 "2021-11-29T22:37:45Z")
There are all kinds of chemicals in cells and they are used for various purposes. I really wonder how they know the processes that happen in a cell. --- ## [SDOH? What's that? My doc says I need one](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdoh-whats-that-my-doc-says-i-need-one/954690)
**Author:** [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2021, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdoh-whats-that-my-doc-says-i-need-one/954690 "2021-11-29T21:06:08Z")
I just got the after-visit notes from my cardiologist. Among the other stuff was “SDOH Never done, overdue.” He didn’t mention it in the visit, and I’ve never heard of it before. --- ## [A question about roller skates and food service](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-roller-skates-and-food-service/955141)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2021, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-roller-skates-and-food-service/955141 "2021-11-29T19:28:21Z")
So I’m watching Michael Nesmith’s Elephant Parts the other day, and a question comes to mind- What is the origin of the drive-in roller skating car hop? --- ## [Qwertycard password assistance cards - how good/bad an idea is this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qwertycard-password-assistance-cards-how-good-bad-an-idea-is-this/933178)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2021, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qwertycard-password-assistance-cards-how-good-bad-an-idea-is-this/933178 "2021-11-29T18:13:52Z")
This product popped up as an ad pretending to be a news article somewhere: https://www.qwertycards.com/ So it’s a card the size of a credit card, printed with a simple substitution cipher for the 26 letters of the alph… --- ## [Replacing windshield - is a recalibration of camera/safety equipment necessary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacing-windshield-is-a-recalibration-of-camera-safety-equipment-necessary/954529)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2021, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacing-windshield-is-a-recalibration-of-camera-safety-equipment-necessary/954529 "2021-11-29T17:44:33Z")
My windshield is damaged and needs to be replaced (fairly big cracks shooting out from a central point of damage). I googled around about costs and found Safelite Autoglass that offered to give me a quote. I put in the i… --- ## [Did Hoffa ever collect on any of the loans he made to the mafia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-hoffa-ever-collect-on-any-of-the-loans-he-made-to-the-mafia/955122)
**Author:** [@whc.03grady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whc.03grady)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2021, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-hoffa-ever-collect-on-any-of-the-loans-he-made-to-the-mafia/955122 "2021-11-29T17:31:35Z")
Did Hoffa ever collect on any of the loans he made to the mafia? Did he ever expect to? If not, what was he gonna do, just let it ride? How do you collect if, somehow, the mafia owes you money anyway? --- ## [Are all types of milk good for lost teeth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-types-of-milk-good-for-lost-teeth/955133)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2021, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-types-of-milk-good-for-lost-teeth/955133 "2021-11-29T14:13:59Z")
I’ve heard that putting teeth that have been knocked out into a cup of milk will let the doctor/dentist put it back into your mouth. Is cow milk the best for this, or can it be from any animal? (I’m guessing almond milk … --- ## [Word That Means 'Uncle-Or-Aunt'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-that-means-uncle-or-aunt/954891)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2021, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-that-means-uncle-or-aunt/954891 "2021-11-29T13:54:42Z")
My Uncle Carl was born in 1929. And it’s really kind of sad. He is one of the last of his generation in my family. He also is my last uncle or aunt. It kind of reminds me of 1993. That is when my last great uncle or aun… --- ## [At my wit's end with constant spam/scam phone calls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-my-wits-end-with-constant-spam-scam-phone-calls/954947)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2021, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-my-wits-end-with-constant-spam-scam-phone-calls/954947 "2021-11-27T23:45:27Z")
My VoIP Comcast “landline” service is getting obviously scam robot calls from the same outfit, regarding supposedly suspicious Amazon account activity. I am using every form of protection I know about, which consists of:… --- ## [Why do our bodies feel acceleration but not velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-our-bodies-feel-acceleration-but-not-velocity/954568)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2021, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-our-bodies-feel-acceleration-but-not-velocity/954568 "2021-11-27T18:43:54Z")
My impression is that our bodies can feel when we accelerate in a plane, car, roller coaster, etc but the velocity itself doesn’t really cause any physical effects. Why is that --- ## [OK... How do I play this game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-how-do-i-play-this-game/955008)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2021, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-how-do-i-play-this-game/955008 "2021-11-27T18:23:31Z")
I searched for a Craps game for Mac. I found this one on cnet. I cliked on the downloaded file, and it said to drag the game to Applications. I did that. I double-clicked on the .dmg file in Applications, and it open… --- ## [No More Acid Rain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-more-acid-rain/954807)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2021, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-more-acid-rain/954807 "2021-11-27T16:01:21Z")
I remember back in the late 70’s and 80’s seeing daily headlines about how acid rain was causing massive deforestation and was a major environmental hazard. 40 years later I can’t remember seeing mention of words ‘acid … --- ## [Is this a real place (image of broken ship in a valley)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-real-place-image-of-broken-ship-in-a-valley/925849)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2021, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-real-place-image-of-broken-ship-in-a-valley/925849 "2021-11-27T10:19:07Z")
Hi, this came up on my Facebook, a page called Abandoned Places. Most of them were wrecked machinery like train cars etc, trees growing through houses, the usual. But then we have this: … --- ## [Question about Bitcoin storage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-bitcoin-storage/954950)
**Author:** [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2021, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-bitcoin-storage/954950 "2021-11-27T01:33:46Z")
Good news: I have a fraction of a Bitcoin. Bad news: I have no clue how to keep it safe. it is sitting in my Robinhood account along with my other stocks and ETFs. Now I keep hearing the need for hardware wallets, key en… --- ## [When did paid and unpaid lunch breaks become such a deal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-paid-and-unpaid-lunch-breaks-become-such-a-deal/954686)
**Author:** [@PozhanPop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PozhanPop)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2021, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-paid-and-unpaid-lunch-breaks-become-such-a-deal/954686 "2021-11-26T22:32:01Z")
I am curious as to what makes employers decide on whether lunch breaks are paid or not ? When I worked for a Canadian Airline I was surprised to see they expect you to work 40 hours and get paid for 37.5 Another airlin… --- ## [Evolution: Why do traits cluster taxonomically?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-why-do-traits-cluster-taxonomically/954745)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2021, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-why-do-traits-cluster-taxonomically/954745 "2021-11-26T18:08:37Z")
Different groups of organisms, obviously, are similar to each other in some ways, and distinct in other ways. But it seems to me that a lot of those difference cluster together, for reasons that aren’t immediately appar… --- ## [My mother-in-law has been scammed. What do we need to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mother-in-law-has-been-scammed-what-do-we-need-to-do/954961)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2021, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mother-in-law-has-been-scammed-what-do-we-need-to-do/954961 "2021-11-26T07:37:50Z")
My MIL is an elderly widow that has fallen victim to scammers who have convinced her that she has won a Publisher’s Clearing House award and they will be at her house on Saturday to change her life. She put a check in th… --- ## [Can you Google/Amazon absolutely anything you want without the police ever showing up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-google-amazon-absolutely-anything-you-want-without-the-police-ever-showing-up/954460)
**Author:** [@edwin\_klockars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwin_klockars)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2021, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-google-amazon-absolutely-anything-you-want-without-the-police-ever-showing-up/954460 "2021-11-26T05:36:02Z")
So there is a guy on TikTok who dedicates his channel to “trying to get the FBI at \[his\] door”. His entire schtick is asking suspicious questions on google and ordering large amounts of suspicious items. He googles the… --- ## [Alternatives to Sonix.ai audio (MP3, other) to SRT subtitle convertion transcription tool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-sonix-ai-audio-mp3-other-to-srt-subtitle-convertion-transcription-tool/948966)
**Author:** [@Loninappleton25](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loninappleton25)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2021, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-sonix-ai-audio-mp3-other-to-srt-subtitle-convertion-transcription-tool/948966 "2021-08-18T17:23:27Z")
I Want to know if there are any free tools as alternative to Sonix.ai audio to srt conversion tools. Many places have long lists, most show a quote box. Are there any free tools to do a 70 minute audio (MP3 or other) t… --- ## [Plotting the speed/thrust function for small model boat propellers -70mm dia max](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plotting-the-speed-thrust-function-for-small-model-boat-propellers-70mm-dia-max/954713)
**Author:** [@stuartr177](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuartr177)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2021, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plotting-the-speed-thrust-function-for-small-model-boat-propellers-70mm-dia-max/954713 "2021-11-25T16:34:02Z")
I work for a company that makes model boat steam plants. Advising potential customers on the appropiate size & # of blades propeller, is matched to the steam and model boat of their choice. I can find lots of material fo… --- ## [Are there any practical uses of position derivatives beyond Jerk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-practical-uses-of-position-derivatives-beyond-jerk/954855)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2021, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-practical-uses-of-position-derivatives-beyond-jerk/954855 "2021-11-25T15:13:20Z")
Jerk, or the rate of change of acceleration and knowing it has important applications in manufacturing and in motion control (for instance automobiles). For the life of me, I can’t recall ever reading about the derivati… --- ## [Local honey, allergies, and the digestive system](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-honey-allergies-and-the-digestive-system/954841)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2021, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-honey-allergies-and-the-digestive-system/954841 "2021-11-25T15:09:32Z")
Most science sources say that local honey will not treat allergies. These sources make several arguments but never mention the affects of digestion. For example: People are not allergic to flower pollen but that is wha… --- ## [Are there empty/hollow spaces in a human body?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-empty-hollow-spaces-in-a-human-body/954626)
**Author:** [@SpacemanSpiff\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpacemanSpiff_II)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2021, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-empty-hollow-spaces-in-a-human-body/954626 "2021-11-25T04:01:37Z")
Question is not about someone with gas in part of their digestive system, or air in their lungs. I’m wondering if there are empty spaces in people’s bodies due to the fact that organs don’t fit exactly alongside each ot… --- ## [Decimal expansion of 1/p, where p is prime - length of repeating sequence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decimal-expansion-of-1-p-where-p-is-prime-length-of-repeating-sequence/685590)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2021, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decimal-expansion-of-1-p-where-p-is-prime-length-of-repeating-sequence/685590 "2021-11-24T20:45:34Z")
Is there any way (hopefully a ‘simple’ way if I’m going to understand it) to determine if for a given prime (p), the decimal expansion of its reciprocal (1/p) repeats with length p-1? For example, for the prime 7, the d… --- ## ["Fruit of the poisonous tree" evidence doctrine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fruit-of-the-poisonous-tree-evidence-doctrine/954514)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2021, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fruit-of-the-poisonous-tree-evidence-doctrine/954514 "2021-11-24T18:56:17Z")
The principle states that if you obtain evidence B as a result of other evidence A that was illegally obtained, evidence B is not admissible. Does it apply in these cases? The government conducts an illegal wiretap and… --- ## [Netflix unable to play](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-unable-to-play/954781)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2021, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-unable-to-play/954781 "2021-11-24T16:22:14Z")
I’m on the road in a hotel. Been watching Netflix on and off for a few days. No issues at all. Able to start, watch, pause, leave and return to proper spot, etc. Alla sudden this morning, I get the following error: Err… --- ## [D.B. Cooper still unknown after 50 years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-b-cooper-still-unknown-after-50-years/954870)
**Author:** [@Honolulu\_Lulu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honolulu_Lulu)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2021, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-b-cooper-still-unknown-after-50-years/954870 "2021-11-24T13:54:19Z")
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