# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=268 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 269 --- ## [Custom Storefront for On-Demand T-Shirt Printing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-storefront-for-on-demand-t-shirt-printing/447122)
**Author:** [@Nobody\_Special](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody_Special)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2008, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-storefront-for-on-demand-t-shirt-printing/447122 "2008-04-27T20:21:21Z")
I have a friend who wants to offer a line of t-shirts for sale, but doesn’t want to use Cafe Press (or the like) for the transactions. Are there any services that offer on-demand t-shirt printing with a custom storefront… --- ## [I need help with inches, so obviously thought of the Dope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-with-inches-so-obviously-thought-of-the-dope/946305)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-with-inches-so-obviously-thought-of-the-dope/946305 "2021-07-14T04:59:17Z")
I have a client who sells a wood product around the world - we are their creative agency, so produce a lot of their marketing collateral in both metric and imperial, for EU and US markets. I’ve been sent some measuremen… --- ## [What's in it for the creators of robobot calls concerning medicare plans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-it-for-the-creators-of-robobot-calls-concerning-medicare-plans/946349)
**Author:** [@tallpall1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tallpall1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-it-for-the-creators-of-robobot-calls-concerning-medicare-plans/946349 "2021-07-13T23:32:49Z")
Even though my phone carrier blocks or identifies some, I still get automated calls saying this is a recorded line and “Can you hear me OK?” I never give them the satisfaction of saying “Yes” and, instead, just hang up.… --- ## [How does this new child tax credit thing coming in July 2021 work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-this-new-child-tax-credit-thing-coming-in-july-2021-work/942329)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-this-new-child-tax-credit-thing-coming-in-july-2021-work/942329 "2021-07-13T23:19:27Z")
I’ve been hearing that the government plans to pay out approximately $300 per child to most American parents. This is actually, I thought, the child tax credit we get every year, but simply paid out to us monthly. If t… --- ## [Identify this creature](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-creature/946206)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-creature/946206 "2021-07-13T17:21:11Z")
I’m trying to ID a marine organism I saw today. The location is a sand bar that is exposed a few hours at low tide. In a couple of inches of water I saw what looked like a gelatinous blob, clear but tinted orange, and co… --- ## [Frag Attacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frag-attacks/946111)
**Author:** [@shh1313](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shh1313)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frag-attacks/946111 "2021-07-13T15:10:41Z")
I Have a NETGEAR Nighthawk Cable Modem Wi-Fi Router Combo Ac 1900 purchased this year. How secure is it? I changed the password to 14 random, letters, numbers, and symbols. Anything else I need to do?https://www.google.… --- ## [Surfside bodies \[re Florida condo collapse-- Edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surfside-bodies-re-florida-condo-collapse-edited-title/946000)
**Author:** [@HughGoply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HughGoply)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surfside-bodies-re-florida-condo-collapse-edited-title/946000 "2021-07-13T15:01:42Z")
What exactly are they recovering? Is it just pieces that are identified by DNA? Is it entire bodies? What condition are the bodies? --- ## [Why don't (some) U.S. military things have names anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-some-u-s-military-things-have-names-anymore/946353)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-some-u-s-military-things-have-names-anymore/946353 "2021-07-13T13:17:25Z")
Used to be the case that (almost) every U.S. missile had a name, for instance - Harpoon, Javelin, Stinger, Pershing, Sidewinder, Minuteman, Sparrow, Maverick, Tomahawk, etc. But nowadays, they’re acronyms - JSOW, LRASM,… --- ## [Would a Pine Marten make a good pet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-pine-marten-make-a-good-pet/359800)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-pine-marten-make-a-good-pet/359800 "2021-07-13T05:24:23Z")
Before I start let me say up front that I am not saying I want to go get one as a pet, or that I condone the whole wild-animal-as-a-pet thing. What I’m talking about is… say you found an injured baby one and raised it an… --- ## [Is the temperature of all your bodily fluids, your body's core temperature?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-temperature-of-all-your-bodily-fluids-your-bodys-core-temperature/946343)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-temperature-of-all-your-bodily-fluids-your-bodys-core-temperature/946343 "2021-07-12T22:41:40Z")
Let’s say your body temperature is 98.6 degrees, which has been accepted by most as being human body norms. (There’s evidence that it’s gotten progressively colder, but that’s a topic for another thread). Does it necess… --- ## [What is the difference between "Honte à toi" and Honte sur toi"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-honte-a-toi-and-honte-sur-toi/946072)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-honte-a-toi-and-honte-sur-toi/946072 "2021-07-12T21:42:32Z")
What is the difference between “Honte à toi” and “Honte sur toi”. They translate the same: “Shame on you!” I couldn’t find any explanation. Are they synonymous or is there a difference? --- ## [MacPro 2013 SSD upgrade/migration question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macpro-2013-ssd-upgrade-migration-question/946127)
**Author:** [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macpro-2013-ssd-upgrade-migration-question/946127 "2021-07-12T19:16:21Z")
I have one of those trashcan MacPros from late 2013 that I’m upgrading. It has a 256GB internal SSD that has been the bane of my existence for the last 7 years or so and I’m finally putting in a 1TB drive in there. (Yes,… --- ## [How do I keep Zoom from starting when I log into my work PC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-keep-zoom-from-starting-when-i-log-into-my-work-pc/946302)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-keep-zoom-from-starting-when-i-log-into-my-work-pc/946302 "2021-07-12T18:44:20Z")
The last couple of time I’ve connected to my work PC, Zoom has started up. How do I make it not start when I log in? I have gone to Task Manager, and I’ve selected the Startup tab. Zoom does not appear in the program … --- ## [Why would nicotine be found in a high school chemistry lab?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-nicotine-be-found-in-a-high-school-chemistry-lab/945962)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-nicotine-be-found-in-a-high-school-chemistry-lab/945962 "2021-07-12T11:47:55Z")
The supply room of my high school chemistry lab had a huge glass jar of liquid nicotine. I and those of my classmates with an interest in chemistry thought this was strange, as we knew nicotine to be a deadly poison tha… --- ## [If I die can I will my game library to someone? (e.g. Steam, Epic, Origin, etc)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-die-can-i-will-my-game-library-to-someone-e-g-steam-epic-origin-etc/946145)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-die-can-i-will-my-game-library-to-someone-e-g-steam-epic-origin-etc/946145 "2021-07-12T05:58:34Z")
Title kinda says it all. I have been working on my Will (the who gets what when I die thing) and I was wondering about the value and ability to transfer my games library. I know many will poo-poo it but there is some r… --- ## [Saw "pulls" to the left - bad workman or bad tool?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-pulls-to-the-left-bad-workman-or-bad-tool/946187)
**Author:** [@hibernicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hibernicus)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2021, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-pulls-to-the-left-bad-workman-or-bad-tool/946187 "2021-07-11T20:06:46Z")
I have a handsaw that refuses to cut in a straight line. If I mark a vertical line on a piece of timber and try to cut along it, the cut diverges from the line and curves to the left. No amount of sideways force will mak… --- ## [Substituting one mystery for another](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/substituting-one-mystery-for-another/946156)
**Author:** [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2021, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/substituting-one-mystery-for-another/946156 "2021-07-11T16:58:01Z")
There’s a particular style of fallacious argument that tries to explain one mystery by appealing to another. It’s most prominent in the case of ‘quantum mind’-approaches—the mind is mysterious, so is quantum theory, mayb… --- ## [Audio speakers buzzing when they hit a particular resonance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audio-speakers-buzzing-when-they-hit-a-particular-resonance/946051)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2021, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audio-speakers-buzzing-when-they-hit-a-particular-resonance/946051 "2021-07-11T09:28:47Z")
This is hard to describe without being able to actually provide audio of it. But my computer’s speakers have no problem playing music or sound - except for, when they hit particular notes of a song, or someone says words… --- ## [Maggots in dog water bowl. Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maggots-in-dog-water-bowl-why/122336)
**Author:** [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2021, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maggots-in-dog-water-bowl-why/122336 "2021-07-11T01:53:41Z")
A friend reported that he changes his dog’s water (indoors) twice a day, and has been finding maggots in the water. He can’t figure out how they get there. He brought the dog to the vet today. No evidence of maggots foun… --- ## [Psychological reasons for being a slob?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychological-reasons-for-being-a-slob/207248)
**Author:** [@hapaXL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hapaXL)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2021, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychological-reasons-for-being-a-slob/207248 "2021-07-11T01:16:12Z")
My friend is complete slob - piles of sweaty clothes in the living room, moldy dishes, stacks and stacks of papers all over the house - and I’ve begun to wonder why? I’ve heard of depressed people lacking the energy to … --- ## [Coding Boot Camp Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coding-boot-camp-questions/946119)
**Author:** [@19USMC69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/19USMC69)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2021, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coding-boot-camp-questions/946119 "2021-07-11T00:34:38Z")
My 29 year old son with a Marketing degree, looking for a career change, paid for and completed a coding boot camp. It cost several thousand dollars. I think it was offered by “The Tech Academy.” Due to covid the course… --- ## [How do I change my reddit name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-change-my-reddit-name/946041)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2021, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-change-my-reddit-name/946041 "2021-07-10T23:35:25Z")
I don’t do social media other then the Dope but I read a few reddit forums and wanted to post my contributions. It was easy to sign up as it used my Google account and gmail address. I posted my first reply to reddit and… --- ## [Can a commercial lawyer effectively represent criminal defendants in court (Better Call Saul)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-commercial-lawyer-effectively-represent-criminal-defendants-in-court-better-call-saul/944971)
**Author:** [@hibernicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hibernicus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2021, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-commercial-lawyer-effectively-represent-criminal-defendants-in-court-better-call-saul/944971 "2021-07-10T22:19:27Z")
This is a general question although it references a fictional character. In the TV Show “Better Call Saul”, the character Kim Wexler does some pro bono work as a public defender, even though her day job is as a litigati… --- ## [Was the early Christian Church against abortion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-early-christian-church-against-abortion/937482)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2021, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-early-christian-church-against-abortion/937482 "2021-07-10T20:23:32Z")
So I heard this from a Christian source recently (nothing particularly out there or extreme) , various fairly uncontroversial statements about the early (i.e. pre-Constantine) Christian Church, that they had large number… --- ## [How Many Living Americans Are Suspected Of Being POWs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-living-americans-are-suspected-of-being-pows/852742)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2021, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-living-americans-are-suspected-of-being-pows/852742 "2021-07-10T18:49:28Z")
I see the POW/MIA flag hanging… well, just about everywhere there’s an American flag. And while I appreciate the sentiment, from where I sit the number of actual, living Americans who are still held by the enemy as Priso… --- ## [A little ceiling fan help please. Capacitor issues, I think](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-ceiling-fan-help-please-capacitor-issues-i-think/946164)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2021, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-ceiling-fan-help-please-capacitor-issues-i-think/946164 "2021-07-10T17:53:19Z")
My ceiling fan turns very slowly. Googling tells me to replace the capacitor. So I’ve taken down the electrical guts of the fan. The capacitor is 4 wire and says C61 E185116. Gray —6uF +/-5% — Green Gray —6uF +/-5% — … --- ## [What is the most authoritative study of artificial sweeteners?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-authoritative-study-of-artificial-sweeteners/944277)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2021, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-authoritative-study-of-artificial-sweeteners/944277 "2021-07-10T17:06:35Z")
I’ve just been told by my new g.p. to stop using artificial sweeteners, such as Equal. Just stop. Today. (My blood sugar has me down as “borderline diabetic,” which according to her means that I’ll be a diabetic within a… --- ## [Does the newest version of Windows come with a basic video editing tool?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-newest-version-of-windows-come-with-a-basic-video-editing-tool/946104)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2021, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-newest-version-of-windows-come-with-a-basic-video-editing-tool/946104 "2021-07-10T02:54:51Z")
I’ve been a Mac person since 2003. This morning I signed for an HP laptop. I had no choice. Now, during down time I’d been planning to do a very basic video editing project of my own. With iMovie, I knew what I could do. … --- ## [What percentage of people who injure themselves with fireworks are male?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-people-who-injure-themselves-with-fireworks-are-male/946053)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2021, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-people-who-injure-themselves-with-fireworks-are-male/946053 "2021-07-10T01:47:22Z")
On Saturday a friend and I were talking about how neither of us can recall ever hearing about a woman or girl blowing off her own fingers or killing herself outright with fireworks. We wondered if it happens much at all. … --- ## [Is there a word or phrase meaning "to be dismissive of a skill that you do not possess"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-or-phrase-meaning-to-be-dismissive-of-a-skill-that-you-do-not-possess/945844)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2021, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-or-phrase-meaning-to-be-dismissive-of-a-skill-that-you-do-not-possess/945844 "2021-07-10T01:31:42Z")
As the title, really. I feel there should be something, but I can’t thing what. Example: I’m going to cook a risotto tonight. Why would anyone waste time cooking? Ready meals are delicious! Can you cook? No - but I… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=267) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=269)