# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=309 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 310 --- ## [How does ‘&’ (address-of) work in C?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-address-of-work-in-c/929545)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2021, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-address-of-work-in-c/929545 "2021-01-03T00:09:07Z")
If I have a variable, or a data structure, it would seem to me that in order to reference it, the compiler would have to know it’s address, so is there any actual instructions generated to “take” the address of it, or is… --- ## [GE Appliances is actually not GE. Other examples?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ge-appliances-is-actually-not-ge-other-examples/927827)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2021, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ge-appliances-is-actually-not-ge-other-examples/927827 "2021-01-02T19:33:15Z")
Back in 2016, GE sold their appliance division to Haier - a Chinese company. The company however keeps selling appliances with the GE logo, and the unaware consumer may think it’s the same brand as before. Are there ot… --- ## [Real Easy Tax Question -- When Does Income Count?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-easy-tax-question-when-does-income-count/928588)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2021, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-easy-tax-question-when-does-income-count/928588 "2021-01-02T00:27:21Z")
Say they send me a nice stimulus check, and I receive it in the mail (a paper check, not direct deposit) on, say, Dec 28. But I don’t deposit it at an ATM until Jan 2. Is it 2020 income, or 2021 income? When does inco… --- ## ["Scrape" as a term for clearing in a forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrape-as-a-term-for-clearing-in-a-forest/929181)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2021, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrape-as-a-term-for-clearing-in-a-forest/929181 "2021-01-01T16:13:18Z")
In some forests around here, people refer to some clear areas as “scrapes”. Is this a general usage for the word? Or perhaps just a localism? Does it imply anything, such as being human-made by scraping with heavy equipm… --- ## [The temperature of ice water](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-temperature-of-ice-water/929259)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2021, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-temperature-of-ice-water/929259 "2021-01-01T15:26:21Z")
A popular physics trivia question asks what the temperature of ice water is. The answer is, unsurprisingly, 0 °C, 32 °F, 273 K, but the surprising bit about it is that this is inevitably so; even if you put the vessel wi… --- ## [Carbon dating artifacts. Does it date the item or when the item was created?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carbon-dating-artifacts-does-it-date-the-item-or-when-the-item-was-created/929313)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2021, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carbon-dating-artifacts-does-it-date-the-item-or-when-the-item-was-created/929313 "2021-01-01T10:59:37Z")
Hello Everyone, I was listening to a podcast tonight and they were discussing an ancient wood carving. They said when it was found it was believed to be something like 600 years old, but carbon dating a few years ago … --- ## [Explain Simple Machines to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-simple-machines-to-me/929039)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2021, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-simple-machines-to-me/929039 "2021-01-01T07:11:15Z")
Wikipedia lists the simplest machine types as: \*Lever \*Wheel and axle \*Pulley \*Inclined plane \*Wedge \*Screw Now when I learned about simple machines, around the time of the Boer Wars, I was taught that there are t… --- ## [Could anyone help me with Sandboxie problems?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-anyone-help-me-with-sandboxie-problems/929385)
**Author:** [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2020, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-anyone-help-me-with-sandboxie-problems/929385 "2020-12-31T22:09:29Z")
I have downloaded Sandboxie at https://www.sandboxie.com/ For several months the program served me well – I ran Firefox sandboxed always. Suddenly, the program stopped working. I downloaded SandboxiePlus, but it did n… --- ## [Smart Bulb upside down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smart-bulb-upside-down/929186)
**Author:** [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2020, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smart-bulb-upside-down/929186 "2020-12-31T20:28:19Z")
I have a porch light out front that I like to control via my google home infrastructure. It’s currently using a Sengled smart bulb. But the problem is that the bulb mounts “upside down”. (i.e. the socket is on the bot… --- ## [Digital ID Austin Tx](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-id-austin-tx/929282)
**Author:** [@shh1313](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shh1313)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2020, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-id-austin-tx/929282 "2020-12-31T19:36:35Z")
"Austin is among 35 “Champion Cities” to receive a $100,000 grant to build a pilot they deem important to their population. The grand prize winner of the competition will be awarded $5 million in October, with four addit… --- ## [Consumer DNA testing - how do they communicate non-XX, non-XY status?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consumer-dna-testing-how-do-they-communicate-non-xx-non-xy-status/929022)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2020, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consumer-dna-testing-how-do-they-communicate-non-xx-non-xy-status/929022 "2020-12-31T19:32:21Z")
Those home DNA tests sold for genealogical research – how do they handle communicating to people the fact that their chromosomes are neither XX nor XY, in the cases where that’s so? I think it’s about 1% of people who fa… --- ## [$4.95 versus $5 sells more. Is there peer reviewed research proving this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-95-versus-5-sells-more-is-there-peer-reviewed-research-proving-this/926619)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2020, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-95-versus-5-sells-more-is-there-peer-reviewed-research-proving-this/926619 "2020-12-31T17:18:49Z")
A lot of items are marked a nickel less the whole number. Or big ticket items are marked $5 less than the next $100 (like a car for $13,995). So are their peer reviewed cites for the efficacy of such pricing ? Any test … --- ## [You can't "Save" a YouTube video "made for kids"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-cant-save-a-youtube-video-made-for-kids/929291)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2020, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-cant-save-a-youtube-video-made-for-kids/929291 "2020-12-31T15:57:17Z")
I was watching a YouTube video and the Save button was grayed out. When I clicked it, it said this feature was disabled for content marked as “made for kids.” (This is a box you can check when you add a video to your cha… --- ## [How much say does a military cook have in the menu?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-say-does-a-military-cook-have-in-the-menu/929005)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2020, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-say-does-a-military-cook-have-in-the-menu/929005 "2020-12-31T13:41:38Z")
I recall reading some article or Quora where a submariner said that if his boat’s chef was a Southerner, he’d make great Southern food, but if it was a New Englander he made great clam chowder, etc. Does a military chef… --- ## ['Knick' vs. 'nick' - To steal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knick-vs-nick-to-steal/929288)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2020, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knick-vs-nick-to-steal/929288 "2020-12-31T10:22:40Z")
A friend of mine notes when she has stolen a post by posting ‘Knicked.’ I’ve never seen the slang for ‘stolen’ spelled that way; it’s always ‘nicked’. I pointed this out to her (in a PM), and she says ‘knicked’ is a va… --- ## [Installing old printer with new hard drive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/installing-old-printer-with-new-hard-drive/929231)
**Author:** [@Newtosite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newtosite)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2020, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/installing-old-printer-with-new-hard-drive/929231 "2020-12-31T03:33:49Z")
I recently replaced my PC laptop’s hard drive and now I can’t reinstall my old Samsung printer (ML 1740). My Samsung software disc is out of date, so I downloaded the universal print driver at Samsung ML-1740 Driver So… --- ## [Rechargeable flashlight batteries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rechargeable-flashlight-batteries/929041)
**Author:** [@Capn\_Carl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capn_Carl)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2020, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rechargeable-flashlight-batteries/929041 "2020-12-31T01:55:50Z")
I’ve had a flashlight for a few years, and have been very satisfied with it until now. It uses a AA-sized 14500 Li-ion rechargeable battery. Two weeks ago, I left the flashlight on its recharger, as I’ve done many times … --- ## [Is heavy snow more likely right at freezing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-heavy-snow-more-likely-right-at-freezing/929203)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2020, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-heavy-snow-more-likely-right-at-freezing/929203 "2020-12-30T22:27:07Z")
I remember hearing since I was young that snow was most likely the temperature was right around 0 Celsius, 32 Fahrenheit. Ok, I know that as the temperature gets colder, the air can hold less moisture. And precipitation … --- ## [What happened to 'Show video URL' on Facebook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-show-video-url-on-facebook/928994)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2020, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-show-video-url-on-facebook/928994 "2020-12-30T15:55:28Z")
I used to be able to right-click on a Facebook video, and an option would be ‘Show video URL’ That doesn’t seem to be available anymore. Now, right-click starts the video. Right-clicking again gives an expanded view. … --- ## [A question about door locks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-door-locks/928975)
**Author:** [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2020, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-door-locks/928975 "2020-12-30T15:35:53Z")
I’ve been in a number of apartments and homes in my life most of which these days have a separate deadbolt with a key lock on the outside and a keyless throw on the inside, single cylinder with a thumb latch in locksmith… --- ## [Scams? Joker 88 and the like...what is the problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scams-joker-88-and-the-like-what-is-the-problem/110772)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2020, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scams-joker-88-and-the-like-what-is-the-problem/110772 "2020-12-30T14:54:20Z")
OK, a few years ago I was introduced to Joker 88 (send $50 to the person on top of the list, $50 to the admin and $50 to the person who gave you the ‘entry’ certificate. A classic pyramid scheme if ever I’ve heard one (… --- ## [What did the flight engineer do in the days of 3-man flight crews?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-the-flight-engineer-do-in-the-days-of-3-man-flight-crews/928506)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2020, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-the-flight-engineer-do-in-the-days-of-3-man-flight-crews/928506 "2020-12-30T14:46:40Z")
When airliners had 3-man (yeah, I doubt there were many women in the cockpit in those days) flight crews, what did the flight engineer do? Who or what performs those functions now? When did airlines stop having flight e… --- ## [Wind Gusts, and Wind Chill Factors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wind-gusts-and-wind-chill-factors/929225)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2020, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wind-gusts-and-wind-chill-factors/929225 "2020-12-30T13:53:08Z")
I don’t know about where you live. But where I live, wind gusts are never taken into consideration when calculating the wind chill factor. And I have to ask why not? Because it always does it for me. I walk outside. An… --- ## [How can I get hold of computer game scores saved in an emulation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-hold-of-computer-game-scores-saved-in-an-emulation/929099)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2020, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-hold-of-computer-game-scores-saved-in-an-emulation/929099 "2020-12-30T12:19:14Z")
I decided to make use of the Christmas break/lockdown period by finally playing through Byzantine: The Betrayal, a 1990s first-person whodunit adventure PC game I first set my eyes on twenty years ago but never found the… --- ## [Do men lose hair on lower legs as they age due to use of socks or natural aging?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-men-lose-hair-on-lower-legs-as-they-age-due-to-use-of-socks-or-natural-aging/523890)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2020, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-men-lose-hair-on-lower-legs-as-they-age-due-to-use-of-socks-or-natural-aging/523890 "2020-12-29T16:49:26Z")
Just curious. If you don’t use socks do you maintain hair on your lower legs even if you are older (50+) ? --- ## [Why are we 98.6°F?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-we-98-6-f/926938)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2020, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-we-98-6-f/926938 "2020-12-29T16:44:39Z")
And not 98.5 or 99.2? Yes I know there is individual and and situational variation. --- ## [Apollo missions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-missions/922591)
**Author:** [@breakneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/breakneck)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2020, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-missions/922591 "2020-12-29T16:35:13Z")
If the gravity on the moon is 6 times less it is on earth should have astonauts been able to jump six times as high as the could on earth ? or leap 6 times as far as they could on earth because their muscles are conditio… --- ## [What are the practical implications of "MIP\* = RE" for the forseable future?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-practical-implications-of-mip-re-for-the-forseable-future/929167)
**Author:** [@Saffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saffer)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2020, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-practical-implications-of-mip-re-for-the-forseable-future/929167 "2020-12-29T15:42:43Z")
Is this just another result along the lines of “If we had quantum computers it would be awesome”? --- ## [How can a plastic cooktop knob cost over $75?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-a-plastic-cooktop-knob-cost-over-75/928425)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2020, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-a-plastic-cooktop-knob-cost-over-75/928425 "2020-12-29T01:52:46Z")
This is an economics question, not a shopping question. I have a GE Profile gas cooktop made in 1995. The plastic knobs need to be replaced. I have found several parts suppliers that have OEM replacements. The prices ra… --- ## [Does a pardon also clear fines and recompense paid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-pardon-also-clear-fines-and-recompense-paid/928764)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2020, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-pardon-also-clear-fines-and-recompense-paid/928764 "2020-12-28T16:05:57Z")
Recently president Trump pardoned Philip Esformes who was convicted of what is believed to be the largest Medicare fraud in history (estimated around $1 billion). (This is GQ so this is only to setup the question, pleas… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=308) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=310)