# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=277 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 278 --- ## [Engine Oil Running Hot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/engine-oil-running-hot/942127)
**Author:** [@Ptolomy57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ptolomy57)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2021, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/engine-oil-running-hot/942127 "2021-06-05T13:09:30Z")
My daughter has a 2005 Hyundai Elantra with 85K miles. We bought the car with just one owner who sold it at 60K. The car needed a lot of work, and the hits just keep coming. This time, the engine light came on, and the c… --- ## [What is the terminal velocity of a sperm whale?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-terminal-velocity-of-a-sperm-whale/462891)
**Author:** [@Randy\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randy_Seltzer)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2021, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-terminal-velocity-of-a-sperm-whale/462891 "2021-06-05T12:31:19Z")
In my understanding, terminal velocity is primarily a function of the mass:cross-section area ratio. So since bigger things generally have a bigger ratio, I imagine that something as massive and aerodynamic as a sperm wh… --- ## [Do Adjustable Beds Require Special Mattresses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-adjustable-beds-require-special-mattresses/943530)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2021, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-adjustable-beds-require-special-mattresses/943530 "2021-06-05T12:01:16Z")
Do Adjustable Beds Require Special Mattresses? I’m getting older, & an adjustable bed sounds good. Do they require a special mattress, or can I re-use my spring mattress from the old bed? --- ## [How do I draw disdyakis triacontahedron (in Solidworks)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-draw-disdyakis-triacontahedron-in-solidworks/942849)
**Author:** [@komolono](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/komolono)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2021, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-draw-disdyakis-triacontahedron-in-solidworks/942849 "2021-06-05T06:07:06Z")
I have no problem with those three great circles (of the same color in this wikipedia link - you may have to push the broken image). But mating five of the copies is my problem. Of c… --- ## [Dying of dehydration and I find a beer. Should I drink it? (alcohol dehydrates you)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dying-of-dehydration-and-i-find-a-beer-should-i-drink-it-alcohol-dehydrates-you/943090)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2021, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dying-of-dehydration-and-i-find-a-beer-should-i-drink-it-alcohol-dehydrates-you/943090 "2021-06-05T03:52:55Z")
I am lost in the desert and dying of dehydration. I come across a beer. Will the water in the beer help me more than the alcohol in the beer hurts me in this circumstance? What about wine? Vodka? Everclear? --- ## [Can a smooth water surface have a non-zero slope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-smooth-water-surface-have-a-non-zero-slope/943136)
**Author:** [@hibernicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hibernicus)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2021, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-smooth-water-surface-have-a-non-zero-slope/943136 "2021-06-05T01:29:54Z")
Rivers flow downhill to the sea. Does this elevation drop always take the form of a series of level changes in the form of waterfalls, rapids and other turbulent-surface situations? Or is it possible for a long section o… --- ## [I'm already automatically logged into my Gmail account, but how do I find out what my password is, for future reference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-already-automatically-logged-into-my-gmail-account-but-how-do-i-find-out-what-my-password-is-for-future-reference/943572)
**Author:** [@Something](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Something)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2021, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-already-automatically-logged-into-my-gmail-account-but-how-do-i-find-out-what-my-password-is-for-future-reference/943572 "2021-06-04T20:36:37Z")
My pc is already automatically logged into my gmail account, but I don’t remember my password, so I need to find out what it is for future reference. Repeat: I’m already IN my account, but for future reference I need to … --- ## [Getting to first base in other cultures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-to-first-base-in-other-cultures/942833)
**Author:** [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2021, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-to-first-base-in-other-cultures/942833 "2021-06-04T18:42:34Z")
Meandering through XKCD I came across this gem and I got to wondering, are there similar metaphors for high schoolers in cultures not interested in baseball? I mean, in a soccer-oriented country there’s always Sc-o-o-o-… --- ## [Alphabetical order by first name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphabetical-order-by-first-name/942383)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2021, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphabetical-order-by-first-name/942383 "2021-06-04T12:59:58Z")
Is that something that is common or becoming common now? I noticed it in the list of signees in this open letter from employees of IGN. --- ## [Harvard, "The Pig Book," and Facebook](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvard-the-pig-book-and-facebook/700778)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2021, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvard-the-pig-book-and-facebook/700778 "2021-06-04T12:47:51Z")
A long time ago a friend at the University of Pennsylvania, I think, told me–or maybe I read it somewhere–that a thing at colleges, pre-computers or anything, was for guys to pass around a collection of pictures of incom… --- ## [Is there such a thing as 'customizable bowdlerizer' ap that will run on a kindle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-customizable-bowdlerizer-ap-that-will-run-on-a-kindle/943552)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2021, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-customizable-bowdlerizer-ap-that-will-run-on-a-kindle/943552 "2021-06-04T02:35:31Z")
Yes, it’s stupid, but one of my ancient aunt’s greatest pleasure is reading, something that she can now do again thanks to a cataract operation AND her kindle with the option of goosing up the font size. The remaining p… --- ## [Email Spoofing - Has my wife's phone been compromised?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-spoofing-has-my-wifes-phone-been-compromised/943486)
**Author:** [@Dante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2021, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-spoofing-has-my-wifes-phone-been-compromised/943486 "2021-06-03T23:21:50Z")
My wife recently received an spoofed email that purportedly came from our veterinarian. There was a zip file attached, and my wife tapped it (she was on her iphone at the time). Nothing happened, but she almost immediat… --- ## [Help me Understand Non-Fungible Tokens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-non-fungible-tokens/938969)
**Author:** [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2021, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-non-fungible-tokens/938969 "2021-06-03T22:52:26Z")
Every now and then, I try to educate myself on the latest tech hype. Non-fungible tokens have been around for a while, but (at least in my perception), they’ve been really exploding lately, with digital artists earning r… --- ## [Annual moon photo question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annual-moon-photo-question/943152)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2021, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annual-moon-photo-question/943152 "2021-06-03T22:22:06Z")
Hi! I live in a house with a narrow valley behind me, with a clear view of a prominent house a couple miles away on the next ridge: On the evening of my birthday in late April … --- ## [Where were horses first domesticated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-were-horses-first-domesticated/943557)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2021, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-were-horses-first-domesticated/943557 "2021-06-03T21:26:02Z")
Somewhere I read that horses were first domesticated and ridden in war in Kazakhstan. Any truth to this? And if not, where did it happen as far as we can tell? --- ## [Ink colors on packaging](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ink-colors-on-packaging/943545)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2021, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ink-colors-on-packaging/943545 "2021-06-03T19:14:53Z")
I’m eating a bag of Planters peanuts and count 22 dots of color on the back of the bag. I’ve seen similar on other packaging and assume that these are samples of the colors used on the packaging. What is the purpose of d… --- ## [Social Security Scenario question: When one spouse will get a much higher benefit than the other](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-security-scenario-question-when-one-spouse-will-get-a-much-higher-benefit-than-the-other/942169)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2021, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-security-scenario-question-when-one-spouse-will-get-a-much-higher-benefit-than-the-other/942169 "2021-06-03T05:44:56Z")
The scenario in brief: A married couple, both age 63. One spouse no longer works, and was never a high earner. The other spouse is working, and has been earning at or over the max SS rate for 35+ years, so that spouse… --- ## [Could a will give an underage heir any control over inherited property?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-will-give-an-underage-heir-any-control-over-inherited-property/943321)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2021, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-will-give-an-underage-heir-any-control-over-inherited-property/943321 "2021-06-03T03:21:12Z")
This is a very specific legal question which is probably a matter of practice/interepretation, and could theoretically have a different answer depending on the jurisdiction, but let’s say, “generally speaking”: If a min… --- ## [If your are scammed fished, or compromised](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-are-scammed-fished-or-compromised/943135)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2021, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-are-scammed-fished-or-compromised/943135 "2021-06-02T22:38:40Z")
In terms of apple ID, SS#, bank acct., CCs. I did let a scammer into my computer. I’m worried now about what I don’t know yet. I deleted the appr of entry but I dont’ know what to expect. It was an amazon scam. Do you… --- ## [Hanging cabinets with 3/8" particle board backs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hanging-cabinets-with-3-8-particle-board-backs/855919)
**Author:** [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2020, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hanging-cabinets-with-3-8-particle-board-backs/855919 "2020-06-22T07:55:43Z")
I picked up some salvage cabinets off of craigslist that I want to hang in our laundry room above the washing machine and dryer. The cabinets were originally in a kitchen at the floor level and I’m concerned that they m… --- ## [iPods (Shuffles and Classic) not working with iTunes (Win 10)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipods-shuffles-and-classic-not-working-with-itunes-win-10/941671)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2021, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipods-shuffles-and-classic-not-working-with-itunes-win-10/941671 "2021-06-02T17:32:18Z")
I’m at wit’s end, which is saying something. I have an iPod, and two iPod Shuffles that used to connect to iTunes on my desktop, under Windows 10. About a year ago, or so, iTunes just quit recognizing them when I plugg… --- ## [We're Talking About Statehood For DC and PR, Why Not Guam, USVI, Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-talking-about-statehood-for-dc-and-pr-why-not-guam-usvi-northern-mariana-islands-american-samoa/943237)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2021, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-talking-about-statehood-for-dc-and-pr-why-not-guam-usvi-northern-mariana-islands-american-samoa/943237 "2021-06-02T16:54:55Z")
That’s it, really. Since Biden got elected, I’ve heard talk of statehood for Washington, DC and Puerto Rico. Why not the rest of the USA’s populated territories? --- ## [What's the latest on Anastasia Vashukevich (model on oligarch's yacht with info on 2016 election)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-latest-on-anastasia-vashukevich-model-on-oligarchs-yacht-with-info-on-2016-election/943482)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2021, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-latest-on-anastasia-vashukevich-model-on-oligarchs-yacht-with-info-on-2016-election/943482 "2021-06-02T16:47:42Z")
Anastasia Vashukevich was the Russian model who claimed to have inside info on Russian interference in the 2016 election, based in part on her being on a yacht with the oligarch Oleg Deripaska and cronies. She was arres… --- ## [The long-term fate of cemeteries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-long-term-fate-of-cemeteries/941829)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2021, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-long-term-fate-of-cemeteries/941829 "2021-06-02T16:23:07Z")
Inspired by this thread about church funding, because it reminded me of a church near my house that was recently torn down. It doesn’t have a cemetery associated with it, but some other churches do, and lately I’ve been… --- ## [At a loss for where to get app help for an i-phone 6](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-a-loss-for-where-to-get-app-help-for-an-i-phone-6/943302)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2021, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-a-loss-for-where-to-get-app-help-for-an-i-phone-6/943302 "2021-06-02T15:56:49Z")
My Chase bank app is signalling that I need to update it and it won’t work until I do. The app store says it requires updates of 13.0 and beyond to download the app. But my phone says it’s up to date at 12. something. … --- ## [Unlocking a picture on my backup drive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unlocking-a-picture-on-my-backup-drive/943313)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2021, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unlocking-a-picture-on-my-backup-drive/943313 "2021-06-02T13:32:16Z")
For some reason, there are a number of things that were not successfully moved when my last MacBook Pro wouldn’t boot and I got a new one. I would very much like to save a photo that is stored on my backup drive. It op… --- ## [Security Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/security-question/943309)
**Author:** [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2021, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/security-question/943309 "2021-06-01T02:12:38Z")
On several websites, when I want to log in, the website will tell me that my phone number is on file and that they will call/text me at the phone number they already have to prove it’s me. This makes some sense to me. … --- ## [Ring Around the Collar: How dirty is my shirt I only wore for a few hours?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ring-around-the-collar-how-dirty-is-my-shirt-i-only-wore-for-a-few-hours/943385)
**Author:** [@Dr.Colossus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Colossus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2021, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ring-around-the-collar-how-dirty-is-my-shirt-i-only-wore-for-a-few-hours/943385 "2021-06-02T07:48:05Z")
How dirty does a shirt get if you only wear it for a few hours and don’t sweat or eat in it? How often would you wash such a garment? Especially considering it might need to be dry-cleaned or pressed…? I have a habit wh… --- ## [Stock market hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market-hypothetical/943278)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2021, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market-hypothetical/943278 "2021-06-02T01:39:53Z")
If you had perfect knowledge of the stock market, how fast could you go from having 1 dollar to becoming the richest man alive? Assuming you are trading manually, so no high frequency trading. --- ## [Why does my browser window separate from the other tabs when I click somewhere?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-browser-window-separate-from-the-other-tabs-when-i-click-somewhere/924484)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2021, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-browser-window-separate-from-the-other-tabs-when-i-click-somewhere/924484 "2021-06-02T01:33:27Z")
When I start up my browser (normally Firefox), I normally open 4 tabs in a row. It often happens to me that I will accidentally slide or click my mouse/cursor and one of the tabs will separate itself from the other four … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=276) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=278)