# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=250 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 251 --- ## [Acceleration Required To Transport Passengers 220 Miles Straight Up In ~40 Seconds (Spoilers for "Space 220" restaurant at Disney World)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acceleration-required-to-transport-passengers-220-miles-straight-up-in-40-seconds-spoilers-for-space-220-restaurant-at-disney-world/952003)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2021, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acceleration-required-to-transport-passengers-220-miles-straight-up-in-40-seconds-spoilers-for-space-220-restaurant-at-disney-world/952003 "2021-10-08T13:53:33Z")
This video shows the VFX that customers experience when they dine at the “Space 220” restaurant at Epcot at Walt Disney World. For those not familiar, the concept is that the customers board a “space elevator” that takes… --- ## [High voltage transmission line wire swapping](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-voltage-transmission-line-wire-swapping/951939)
**Author:** [@icbm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icbm)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2021, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-voltage-transmission-line-wire-swapping/951939 "2021-10-08T13:04:26Z")
I was driving along Manitoba highway 6, between Grand Rapids and Nowhere and one of the major lines from the hydroelectric generating stations down to the south runs alongside the road. At two points (that I saw) the th… --- ## [Importing music on a DVD into iTunes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/importing-music-on-a-dvd-into-itunes/952102)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2021, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/importing-music-on-a-dvd-into-itunes/952102 "2021-10-08T12:49:56Z")
Lemme start with the disclaimers. I OWN this DVD. It is Neil Young’s Greatest Hits. I paid cash for it. NO pirating, etc going on here. Firm case law allows me to duplicate it into my iTunes for private use. So. Here’s … --- ## [Use of mercenaries between end of Napoleonic wars end of WW2?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-mercenaries-between-end-of-napoleonic-wars-end-of-ww2/952087)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2021, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-mercenaries-between-end-of-napoleonic-wars-end-of-ww2/952087 "2021-10-08T12:08:26Z")
So in early modern times, and earlier, mercenaries were a major part of armies (in fact the cost of maintaining large armies of them is often cited as one of the reasons for the development of the modern state) By the N… --- ## [Using nitrogen to capture carbon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-nitrogen-to-capture-carbon/950924)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2021, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-nitrogen-to-capture-carbon/950924 "2021-10-08T11:31:04Z")
Creating nitrogen fertilizers purely for the sake of capturing carbon in living plants, algae, bacteria etc. Is this more economically feasible than carbon scrubbing technology? --- ## [How to translate this French web page?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-translate-this-french-web-page/952111)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2021, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-translate-this-french-web-page/952111 "2021-10-08T02:22:19Z")
I can drop the URL into Google translate and it doesn’t seem to work. I installed a Firefox add on and nothing. Here is the page: https://www.naturabuy.fr/Pontet-FRF1-item-8393258.html --- ## [How do land forces from various countries fight differently?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-land-forces-from-various-countries-fight-differently/952000)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2021, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-land-forces-from-various-countries-fight-differently/952000 "2021-10-07T21:30:49Z")
Are there any notable differences in how a platoon or company from America and for example Russia or China would fight? I suppose that the basic things like fire and maneuver, interlocking defence, usage of IFV’s, usage… --- ## [Remembering birthdate. Modern vs ancient humans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remembering-birthdate-modern-vs-ancient-humans/951020)
**Author:** [@Nansbread1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nansbread1)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2021, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remembering-birthdate-modern-vs-ancient-humans/951020 "2021-10-07T17:59:31Z")
It is now very easy to remember your birthdate and anticipate it and mark it. Dates and times are relevant to man. What about in ancient times. Did humans have a innate instinct about how old they were. Did they also in… --- ## [What are those abacus-like things mounted around this US armored vehicle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-those-abacus-like-things-mounted-around-this-us-armored-vehicle/951962)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2021, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-those-abacus-like-things-mounted-around-this-us-armored-vehicle/951962 "2021-10-07T13:53:47Z")
This is a pic of a U.S. armored transport vehicle now in the possession of the Taliban. What is the function of the things that look like abacuses mounted around the vehicle? Do they… --- ## [Brave (browser, MacOS) — suddenly, new 'Notification' ads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brave-browser-macos-suddenly-new-notification-ads/952041)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2021, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brave-browser-macos-suddenly-new-notification-ads/952041 "2021-10-07T13:40:32Z")
I’ve been using a Chrome variant called “Brave” which lured me into adopting it because of its aggressive built-in ad-blocking. Aah, no more YouTube interruptions, banner ads, etc, yay! a) Just a couple days ago, the s… --- ## [Why did Ethereum's transition to PoS take so long?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-ethereums-transition-to-pos-take-so-long/952047)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2021, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-ethereums-transition-to-pos-take-so-long/952047 "2021-10-07T11:27:41Z")
They have been planning to switch to PoS but it is not yet there. Probably in 2022. But why did it take so long? --- ## [What is the end-state for a neutron star?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-end-state-for-a-neutron-star/950736)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2021, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-end-state-for-a-neutron-star/950736 "2021-10-07T01:15:16Z")
We know our sun will eventually end up as a white dwarf star and, in time, it will become a black dwarf (a long, long, long time…so long none exist yet in our universe). But what about neutron stars? I have never seen … --- ## [Theoretical Maximum Speed Of An Object That Has Mass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theoretical-maximum-speed-of-an-object-that-has-mass/952004)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2021, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theoretical-maximum-speed-of-an-object-that-has-mass/952004 "2021-10-06T21:15:27Z")
About how close can an object that has mass get to C before the laws of physics start to rear their ugly heads? .1C? .(lots of zeroes)C? --- ## [When did humans start to cut their hair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-humans-start-to-cut-their-hair/950936)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2021, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-humans-start-to-cut-their-hair/950936 "2021-10-06T19:39:22Z")
Might have been in prehistoric times. Do we even have any idea? --- ## [They instead of 'him/her'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-instead-of-him-her/951496)
**Author:** [@Tusculan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tusculan)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2021, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-instead-of-him-her/951496 "2021-10-06T14:52:05Z")
This is a question of fact, and not intended to invite a political debate. Recently I’ve noticed on several boards the use of ‘they’ to refer to a poster whose gender was unknown (which of course is actually the norm o… --- ## [Legality of getting married while blackout drunk trope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legality-of-getting-married-while-blackout-drunk-trope/951806)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2021, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legality-of-getting-married-while-blackout-drunk-trope/951806 "2021-10-06T14:29:12Z")
In media various over the years there’s a trope of 2 people getting so drunk that they get married and sex may or may not be implied going on afterward of course 90 percent of the time they try to stay married brea… --- ## [What is going on with these GoPro "sales"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-going-on-with-these-gopro-sales/951948)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2021, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-going-on-with-these-gopro-sales/951948 "2021-10-06T13:28:45Z")
I clicked on a Facebook ad for GoPro which shows they are running sales on their whole lines of cameras for under $100, cameras that sold not so long ago for nearly $500 or more. Note the domain name, which seems a littl… --- ## [Electricity Generated By Animals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electricity-generated-by-animals/951588)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2021, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electricity-generated-by-animals/951588 "2021-10-06T03:07:08Z")
Clearly I’m missing something here, else someone would have thought of it by now. But if we generate electricity by spinning turbines, then why not, say, hitch up a team of draft horses to a turbine and have them walk ar… --- ## [T-Mobile Data Breach](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/t-mobile-data-breach/951894)
**Author:** [@Keeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keeve)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2021, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/t-mobile-data-breach/951894 "2021-10-06T02:12:11Z")
I got a letter in today’s mail from a “Claims Administrator” regarding a recent data breach. This letter claims, in the name of T-Mobile: On August 17, 2021, T-Mobile learned that a bad actor illegally accessed data fr… --- ## [Excel hanging up when I copy a cell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-hanging-up-when-i-copy-a-cell/951944)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2021, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-hanging-up-when-i-copy-a-cell/951944 "2021-10-06T01:39:22Z")
I have an Excel file that’s… ‘interesting’. First, it crashes the program when I try to do text-to-columns. Then I remember it has non-display characters. Since they’re not all ALT+010, I have to copy it into Word and… --- ## [Distributed Sentience](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/distributed-sentience/951795)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2021, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/distributed-sentience/951795 "2021-10-05T22:10:29Z")
For quite some time now, we have had distributed computing, with SETI@home being the most famous example I can think of, working on a myriad of large or complex problems requiring lots of computing time. I suppose that… --- ## [Would a ball made from negative mass fall up, instead of down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-ball-made-from-negative-mass-fall-up-instead-of-down/951908)
**Author:** [@cjackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjackson)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2021, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-ball-made-from-negative-mass-fall-up-instead-of-down/951908 "2021-10-05T21:44:11Z")
Negative mass is the stuff invoked by physicists to keep wormholes open and make warp drives work. If it exists, what kind of properties would it exhibit on Earth’s surface? What energy conditions does it violate? --- ## [Scouting-like organizations for adults](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scouting-like-organizations-for-adults/709367)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2021, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scouting-like-organizations-for-adults/709367 "2021-10-05T20:31:30Z")
One of the critical aspects of participating in groups such as Boy Scouts and other, similar organizations is that participation is generally limited to young people, typically meaning under-18 but a few might go up to 2… --- ## [Steering Wheel on a Streetcar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steering-wheel-on-a-streetcar/951657)
**Author:** [@tofor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tofor)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2021, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steering-wheel-on-a-streetcar/951657 "2021-10-05T12:21:49Z")
This music video (I believe it’s Swiss) takes place on a streetcar. It’s clear the streetcar runs on rails, but the driver has what appears to be a steering wheel in the cab. Is this a mistake on the part … --- ## [How do I remove this weird "email" question on this Google Form? Infuriating!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-remove-this-weird-email-question-on-this-google-form-infuriating/951888)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-remove-this-weird-email-question-on-this-google-form-infuriating/951888 "2021-10-04T21:04:57Z")
This is simply a Quiz that I purchased online and in this copy I am sharing here, you can edit it, but please let me know HOW to do what I am trying to do. Here is the little bugger quiz driving me nuts Under the title… --- ## [How true is this "article" on ancient Egypt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-true-is-this-article-on-ancient-egypt/951889)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-true-is-this-article-on-ancient-egypt/951889 "2021-10-04T20:57:45Z")
OK turn on your ad blocker for this but how true is this alleged article? some of it seems to be well bull… --- ## [Books into landfill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-into-landfill/951014)
**Author:** [@Doofer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doofer)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-into-landfill/951014 "2021-10-04T20:45:23Z")
Any bookstores in the Chicago area that will take technical books? I sure don’t need them anymore. --- ## [AirDrop... Once again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airdrop-once-again/951842)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airdrop-once-again/951842 "2021-10-04T19:51:35Z")
I took a photo that I wanted to download from iCloud. I went to iCloud =\> Photos and opened the photo. Then I went to File =\> Share =\> AirDrop. I got a window that says ‘To share with someone using IOS, ask them to ope… --- ## [Heating home to high temperatures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heating-home-to-high-temperatures/951786)
**Author:** [@K2500](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K2500)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heating-home-to-high-temperatures/951786 "2021-10-04T19:45:44Z")
If I bypassed my thermostats and closed all the doors on a warm day, what is the maximum temperature I could achieve without risking fire or damage to the furnace, window vinyl or home furnishings. I’m sure it depends on… --- ## [How do I create a key to fill in a cell on a form?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-create-a-key-to-fill-in-a-cell-on-a-form/951857)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-create-a-key-to-fill-in-a-cell-on-a-form/951857 "2021-10-04T18:32:50Z")
I’ve tried searching for this but apparently I’m using the wrong terms. I suspect it’s something really simple that I’m missing. I’d like to be able to just hit a key or two and fill in my email address on any website f… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=249) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=251)