# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=242 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 243 --- ## [Parkland school shooting settlement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parkland-school-shooting-settlement/954815)
**Author:** [@SpacemanSpiff\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpacemanSpiff_II)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2021, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parkland-school-shooting-settlement/954815 "2021-11-24T08:32:20Z")
Florida massacre families to get millions for FBI’s inaction - POLITICO The families of most of those killed and wounded in the 2018 Florida high school massacre announced Monday have reached a multi-million dollar set… --- ## [Is Shaq doomed to die young?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-shaq-doomed-to-die-young/113180)
**Author:** [@greenteeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greenteeth)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2021, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-shaq-doomed-to-die-young/113180 "2021-11-24T03:25:13Z")
Shaq is such a big guy. I was just wondering how that should affect his lifespan. Should he die young or old? --- ## [Was there a U.S. military vehicle called a 'Crab'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-a-u-s-military-vehicle-called-a-crab/954829)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2021, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-a-u-s-military-vehicle-called-a-crab/954829 "2021-11-24T01:02:30Z")
In the 1981 vampire novel They Thirst by Robert R. McCammon, some characters use a military vehicle called a ‘Crab’ to get through drifting sand/dunes/whatever. As I recall, it was a very capable vehicle. At the time, … --- ## [Is Cat 5e ethernet wiring still current? Do I need to rewire the house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cat-5e-ethernet-wiring-still-current-do-i-need-to-rewire-the-house/954722)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2021, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cat-5e-ethernet-wiring-still-current-do-i-need-to-rewire-the-house/954722 "2021-11-23T23:23:01Z")
I don’t remember when I wired my house with ethernet cable. It was in place by 2005, but I might have done it earlier than that. It says it’s category 5e. Am I supposed to replace that with newer stuff? Would I notice an… --- ## [Is there such a thing as a home technology consultant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-home-technology-consultant/954792)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2021, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-home-technology-consultant/954792 "2021-11-23T18:25:28Z")
My wife and I are in our early 60s and are not technophobes but are techno-ignorant. We both recognize that we need a better integrated, capable and efficient sound/TV/internet system. We have been following this thread… --- ## [What licensing & regulations apply to this personal aircraft?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-licensing-regulations-apply-to-this-personal-aircraft/954673)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2021, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-licensing-regulations-apply-to-this-personal-aircraft/954673 "2021-11-23T17:25:13Z")
For $92K this can be yours. It’s basically a big four-propeller electric drone that you can ride in. Rechargeable battery with 20 minutes of flight time. Suppose I bought one. Do I need a pilot’s license? Is it even leg… --- ## [Can I Record a Customer Service Call if the company already states 'this call may be recorded'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-record-a-customer-service-call-if-the-company-already-states-this-call-may-be-recorded/954736)
**Author:** [@edwin\_klockars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwin_klockars)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2021, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-record-a-customer-service-call-if-the-company-already-states-this-call-may-be-recorded/954736 "2021-11-23T14:21:51Z")
In the USA, due to many states having ‘two party consent laws’ that require notifying someone before recording a conversation, most (all?) sizable corporations will let you know that your call is being recorded before co… --- ## [Finding reliable information about solar panel installation on roof](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-reliable-information-about-solar-panel-installation-on-roof/950063)
**Author:** [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2021, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-reliable-information-about-solar-panel-installation-on-roof/950063 "2021-11-23T11:02:00Z")
We had a proposal for solar panel installation done by Company A, who told us our home was a good candidate. 11 solar panels on 1/2 of our south-facing roof would cover 100% of our electric energy needs. There are no tre… --- ## [New Computer Strangeness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-computer-strangeness/954765)
**Author:** [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2021, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-computer-strangeness/954765 "2021-11-23T02:30:26Z")
OK, I have two HP laptops, both running Windows 10. One sits on a desk about 8 feet away and the other sits on my lap. Occasionally, one of them will, for no apparent reason, display the desktop picture appearing on the… --- ## [Why is Covid positivity rate lower in the deep South than the rest of the country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-covid-positivity-rate-lower-in-the-deep-south-than-the-rest-of-the-country/954685)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2021, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-covid-positivity-rate-lower-in-the-deep-south-than-the-rest-of-the-country/954685 "2021-11-22T19:05:22Z")
(I asked this question before buried in another thread, I think it deserves a thread of its own, and I am hoping for factual answers). NPR publishes this map every day. The time covered is for a rolling of 7 consecutive … --- ## [Wireless access points and extending my home network range](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wireless-access-points-and-extending-my-home-network-range/954724)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2021, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wireless-access-points-and-extending-my-home-network-range/954724 "2021-11-22T14:35:41Z")
I like hardwired ethernet for reliability. No doubt speed is better, too, when that matters. But we use wireless too. I have ethernet throughout the house. I bought two Apple Airport wireless access points and plugged t… --- ## [Make a specific quote-action button for website](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-a-specific-quote-action-button-for-website/954702)
**Author:** [@longtry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/longtry)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2021, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-a-specific-quote-action-button-for-website/954702 "2021-11-22T07:02:50Z")
I’m asking for a coder who doesn’t know much English. We’re designing a kinda blog website. It should have a feature like this: when a viewer is reading an article, there is a toolbar on the side, which has several hotk… --- ## [Does 120/60 meant 60 watts is the limit, or the recommendation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-120-60-meant-60-watts-is-the-limit-or-the-recommendation/954563)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2021, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-120-60-meant-60-watts-is-the-limit-or-the-recommendation/954563 "2021-11-22T00:00:49Z")
Buying bulbs for a bedroom ceiling light fixture and trying to understand if 120/60 means 60 watts is the best bulb to use, or the maximum-power-permitted limit for the bulb (in other words, something like 45 watts would… --- ## [Why does unlimited not mean unlimited when dealing with cell phone plans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-unlimited-not-mean-unlimited-when-dealing-with-cell-phone-plans/954655)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2021, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-unlimited-not-mean-unlimited-when-dealing-with-cell-phone-plans/954655 "2021-11-21T23:53:14Z")
Hello Everyone, This evening my internet on my phone stopped working. Strange as the rest of the family is still in service. I call T Mobile and the rep days I’ve reached my days limit. Weird I say to her as for the la… --- ## [Was a pudding ever not a hat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-a-pudding-ever-not-a-hat/954652)
**Author:** [@tofor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tofor)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2021, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-a-pudding-ever-not-a-hat/954652 "2021-11-21T17:02:49Z")
My MIL, wife, and I all recall seeing illustrations of a garment called a ‘pudding’ which was like a big inner tube around a child’s middle, worn to protect him from falls while learning to walk. But when I search, all I… --- ## [Voicemail message with no missed call?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voicemail-message-with-no-missed-call/954696)
**Author:** [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2021, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voicemail-message-with-no-missed-call/954696 "2021-11-21T15:49:02Z")
I have a Samsung Galaxy phone and use GeezerNet (aka Consumer Cellular). It frequently happens that I get an alert on my phone that informs me I have a voicemail message, but when I check Recent Calls I have no missed c… --- ## [Juvenile v. Infantile v. Puerile](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/juvenile-v-infantile-v-puerile/954620)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2021, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/juvenile-v-infantile-v-puerile/954620 "2021-11-21T14:59:52Z")
What is the difference, the real difference, between the words juvenile, infantile and puerile? Yes, I know they all mean immature and silly. But individually, how do they differ in meaning, if any way, from each other? … --- ## [Why were map-engravers sketchy people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-map-engravers-sketchy-people/954698)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2021, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-map-engravers-sketchy-people/954698 "2021-11-21T14:48:50Z")
I was re-reading Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde. In one section there is a passage: "Round the corner from the by-street, there was a square of ancient, handsome houses, now for the most part decayed from their high estate and… --- ## [Old UK motorcycle plate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-uk-motorcycle-plate/954602)
**Author:** [@Quint](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quint)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2021, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-uk-motorcycle-plate/954602 "2021-11-21T09:39:23Z")
We have an amazing photo of my Aunt Peg on a motorcycle that probably dates to sometime around 1915. I am hoping that somebody with better google skills than I can help me identify what year it is from. The plate is SE23… --- ## [What Temp Does Water Freeze, in Denver?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-temp-does-water-freeze-in-denver/270622)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2021, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-temp-does-water-freeze-in-denver/270622 "2021-11-21T07:09:04Z")
I know it sounds like there’s a trick to this question, but I was just wondering: At what temp does water freeze at a high altitude? Does lower air pressure change the freezing point at all? - Jinx --- ## [Samsung notification: Tap here to accept](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/samsung-notification-tap-here-to-accept/954621)
**Author:** [@Keeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keeve)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2021, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/samsung-notification-tap-here-to-accept/954621 "2021-11-21T00:04:36Z")
For a week or two, I’ve been getting this notification on my Samsung Galaxy A10e phone (Android 11): Samsung account legal terms updated Tap here to agree to the new policies First off, I freely plead guilty to bein… --- ## [How were large trees cut/processed in 17th century America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-were-large-trees-cut-processed-in-17th-century-america/954628)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2021, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-were-large-trees-cut-processed-in-17th-century-america/954628 "2021-11-20T14:50:55Z")
I’m reading a book on the history of trees in American. They discuss the significance of lumber in early America, including very tall, straight conifers for ship masts. My question is very specific - exactly how did 17… --- ## [Moving a land line to Google Voice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-a-land-line-to-google-voice/954571)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2021, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-a-land-line-to-google-voice/954571 "2021-11-20T14:40:35Z")
I’ve checked and I can’t move my land line to Google Voice – “we don’t work with that provider”. It’s currently with Verizon FIOS. It used to be a regular land line number, then Vonage, and now part of a triple play. W… --- ## [Wristwatch: What does "chronometer" signify?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wristwatch-what-does-chronometer-signify/952632)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2021, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wristwatch-what-does-chronometer-signify/952632 "2021-11-20T04:03:03Z")
Of course, I tried looking this up. Wikipedia says: In Switzerland, only timepieces certified by the Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres (COSC) may use the word certified chronometer or officially certified chro… --- ## [Help with plane ID](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-plane-id/954470)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2021, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-plane-id/954470 "2021-11-20T02:39:47Z")
I saw a plane today that I’m not sure I’ve seen the likes of before. It wasn’t too big. It had what appeared to be 2 oversized props, one on the outside of each wing. The fuselage was chubby. And I think it had an uprig… --- ## [Are there any laws prohibiting marijuana dispensaries at airports?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-laws-prohibiting-marijuana-dispensaries-at-airports/954067)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2021, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-laws-prohibiting-marijuana-dispensaries-at-airports/954067 "2021-11-20T02:29:10Z")
My friend has a flight at 420 pm today and that sparked my curiosity. It seems like a good idea to me. I don’t remember seeing any marijuana at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam, not that I was specifically looking for it a… --- ## [Could Kevlar vest been made in WW1 or WW2 is someone figured it out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-kevlar-vest-been-made-in-ww1-or-ww2-is-someone-figured-it-out/954591)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2021, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-kevlar-vest-been-made-in-ww1-or-ww2-is-someone-figured-it-out/954591 "2021-11-20T02:03:41Z")
Hello Everyone, What I mean by figure it out, did the technology exist to produce a material like kevlar in 1917 or 1945? Or is kevlar a product of modern invention that could only be made today regardless of knowing ho… --- ## [What does “de la frontera” in Spanish place names mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-de-la-frontera-in-spanish-place-names-mean/954606)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2021, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-de-la-frontera-in-spanish-place-names-mean/954606 "2021-11-19T22:43:31Z")
I’m currently travelling through Andalusia, and lots of place names end in “de la frontera”. I know, of course, that “frontera” means border, and I also know that it’s common in Spain to distinguish between different tow… --- ## [What's making Facebook delete my posts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-making-facebook-delete-my-posts/954645)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2021, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-making-facebook-delete-my-posts/954645 "2021-11-19T19:53:08Z")
Every single year-2021 post that I made on Facebook has been suddenly deleted as of today or yesterday (that is, posts made by me, on my own wall). I certainly didn’t delete them (they were important posts that I needed … --- ## [Cutting and joining pipe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-and-joining-pipe/954625)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2021, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-and-joining-pipe/954625 "2021-11-19T15:38:46Z")
Earlier this week I helped my sister take down and old clothes line. It consisted of two “T” posts with the clothes lines running between. The “T” posts were metal tubes about 2 1/2 or 3 inches in diameter. Where the … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=241) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=243)