# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=350 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 351 --- ## [Stopping the "New Microsoft Edge" Nag (Firefox)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stopping-the-new-microsoft-edge-nag-firefox/913580)
**Author:** [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2020, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stopping-the-new-microsoft-edge-nag-firefox/913580 "2020-06-30T20:12:29Z")
Okay, I get that Microsoft wants me to abandon the heathen god and return to its bosom. But at least in my case, overlaying a not-insignificant part of the screen with a nag popup is likely to have the opposite effect. U… --- ## [Streaming to the cloud](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/streaming-to-the-cloud/913569)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2020, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/streaming-to-the-cloud/913569 "2020-06-30T17:01:18Z")
We just watched My Spy, an action-comedy wherein a little girl blackmails a CIA agent my recording him on her phone. She informs him that the video was streamed to the cloud, and all she has to do is push a button to se… --- ## [Facebook newsfeed and birthdays for other people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-newsfeed-and-birthdays-for-other-people/913698)
**Author:** [@Knighted\_Vorpal\_Sword](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knighted_Vorpal_Sword)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2020, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-newsfeed-and-birthdays-for-other-people/913698 "2020-06-30T16:48:26Z")
All of a sudden, I’m noticing birthday greetings in my Facebook news feed that have nothing to do with me. Either they’re one of my friends wishing someone else a happy birthday, or someone I don’t know wishing one of my… --- ## [The geometry of toilet paper rolls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-geometry-of-toilet-paper-rolls/912808)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2020, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-geometry-of-toilet-paper-rolls/912808 "2020-06-30T16:11:14Z")
I’m putting this here because there ought to be a factual answer (i.e. yes there is such a formula and here it is, or no there isn’t). Imagine a perfect toilet paper roll, perfectly cylindrical (except for the last piec… --- ## [In search of....a good search engine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-search-of-a-good-search-engine/913590)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2020, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-search-of-a-good-search-engine/913590 "2020-06-30T15:17:00Z")
I’m disappointed in Google. Let’s suppose I want to do a search for “dog cat”. I only want links that have the word “dog” followed immediately by the word “cat”. Google will give me the few that it finds - but it also g… --- ## [Whence Storkyrkan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whence-storkyrkan/913573)
**Author:** [@ozziemaland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ozziemaland)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2020, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whence-storkyrkan/913573 "2020-06-30T13:14:10Z")
Stockholm’s prominent landmark, the Storkyrkan (church) is featured with a photo in today’s Wikipedia main-page. The entry at Wikipedia for that church has no info about how it received such a name, the first five letter… --- ## [How much of a mechanic does a private pilot need to be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-a-mechanic-does-a-private-pilot-need-to-be/913311)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2020, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-a-mechanic-does-a-private-pilot-need-to-be/913311 "2020-06-29T21:50:47Z")
See thread title. That’s about it. --- ## [Clearance under HWBB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clearance-under-hwbb/913688)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2020, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clearance-under-hwbb/913688 "2020-06-29T19:43:25Z")
I’ve been unable to find this info- most of what I find is about electric baseboards. I’m planning to install a hardwood floor in a room, and it has cast iron hot water baseboards. I pulled up the old carpet, and the su… --- ## [African-Americans and the Flynn Effect](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/african-americans-and-the-flynn-effect/913525)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2020, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/african-americans-and-the-flynn-effect/913525 "2020-06-29T16:38:24Z")
It is notorious that standardized intelligence and aptitude tests score African-Americans lower on average. There is also the fact that standardized IQ tests seem to returning a slow increase in average scores over decad… --- ## [What would happen if a neutrino hit the nucleus of an atom in my body?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-a-neutrino-hit-the-nucleus-of-an-atom-in-my-body/913225)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2020, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-a-neutrino-hit-the-nucleus-of-an-atom-in-my-body/913225 "2020-06-29T13:44:15Z")
If I understand correctly, neutrinos pass through objects and rarely interact with the atoms. But let’s say a high-energy neutrino begins to go through my body and then hits the nucleus of an atom in my body. Would I fe… --- ## [Can you read Chinese characters? Help with inkstone and label](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-read-chinese-characters-help-with-inkstone-and-label/913194)
**Author:** [@muckalusha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muckalusha)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2020, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-read-chinese-characters-help-with-inkstone-and-label/913194 "2020-06-29T04:11:33Z")
If you can read Chinese, Chinese cursive or shorthand, I would appreciate you having a look at this Duan inkstone and old label: https://imgur.com/gallery/w1qz3u1 I would love to know what’s written on both. Thanks. --- ## [Dish detergents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dish-detergents/913117)
**Author:** [@Oldbutcurious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oldbutcurious)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2020, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dish-detergents/913117 "2020-06-29T01:32:45Z")
Do dish detergents contain toxic ingredients? --- ## [Social distancing + Returning to school = challenging math problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-distancing-returning-to-school-challenging-math-problem/913212)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2020, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-distancing-returning-to-school-challenging-math-problem/913212 "2020-06-29T01:21:13Z")
Social distancing dictates that people stay six feet apart. And, people are talking about a possible return to school. How many people could you fit in a classroom while obeying that six feet? I have to try to calcul… --- ## [A banana with a pulse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-banana-with-a-pulse/912959)
**Author:** [@kferr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kferr)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2020, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-banana-with-a-pulse/912959 "2020-06-28T19:01:15Z")
I saw a gif online of someone holding what looked like an Apple watch against the skin of a banana and it registering a pulse. I’ve tried it with my Fitbit Versa and got the same result, it showed a pulse of 70 bpm. What… --- ## [Last Physicist to fund his own research](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-physicist-to-fund-his-own-research/911881)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2020, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-physicist-to-fund-his-own-research/911881 "2020-06-28T12:52:55Z")
Wanted to check out the new board by posting a question. So far I love it. Thank you unsung heroes for the great transition. So when you read the history of physics or geology, there were lots of scientists (e.g. Cavend… --- ## [Speakers with scratchy sound](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speakers-with-scratchy-sound/855630)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2020, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speakers-with-scratchy-sound/855630 "2020-06-28T01:49:09Z")
I don’t know how to properly described this, but I have a brand new sound bar connected to my TV with ARC. I have noticed that the voices sound kind of scratchy/buzzing when they pronounce the letter s. Do you know what … --- ## [Anyone else get a second stimulus check?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-get-a-second-stimulus-check/854654)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2020, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-get-a-second-stimulus-check/854654 "2020-06-28T01:40:14Z")
I checked my bank account yesterday morning, just as a I do every morning, and had a lot more money than I should have. Turned out the government had just given me $1,200. Since I got my first stimulus check when I shoul… --- ## [On wall outlets, USB and fast-charging](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-wall-outlets-usb-and-fast-charging/855352)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2020, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-wall-outlets-usb-and-fast-charging/855352 "2020-06-28T00:45:17Z")
I am changing some wall outlets to add USB for charging built into the box itself. I would love to get fast-charging and I know I don’t have to get chargers specific to my phone. For example in the current outlet I hav… --- ## [Planning for getting driveway paved](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-for-getting-driveway-paved/855657)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2020, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-for-getting-driveway-paved/855657 "2020-06-27T22:49:03Z")
I’m going to get my gravel driveway paved with asphalt in about a month. It’s 250 feet long with a steep hill and parking for about 6 cars at the top. I’m also going to get a 200 square foot pole barn bay paved with asph… --- ## [Can a sitting POTUS have her/his wages garnished by court order?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-sitting-potus-have-her-his-wages-garnished-by-court-order/911098)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2020, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-sitting-potus-have-her-his-wages-garnished-by-court-order/911098 "2020-06-27T22:44:17Z")
No jokes about parsley, please. Can a court ordered garnishment on a sitting President’s wages be enforced? --- ## [GFCI and treadmills](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gfci-and-treadmills/913402)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2020, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gfci-and-treadmills/913402 "2020-06-27T20:42:19Z")
About a year back, we bought a treadmill from Costco and it would run for a while and then trip the GFCI breaker. I thought it was the incline motor and replaced it. Didn’t fix the problem. So we returned the treadmill a… --- ## [Is it a good idea to have birds around my vegetable garden?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-a-good-idea-to-have-birds-around-my-vegetable-garden/913251)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2020, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-a-good-idea-to-have-birds-around-my-vegetable-garden/913251 "2020-06-27T16:40:51Z")
I’m thinking about putting up bird attractants by my vegetable garden (bird bath, bird feeder, etc.) Are there any significant pros or cons to doing this? --- ## [Electric scooter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-scooter/663868)
**Author:** [@stosh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2013, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-scooter/663868 "2013-07-18T20:37:28Z")
I go to a pool for exercise and the one woman there has an electric scooter. If she drove into the pool, would it pose a hazard to the people in the pool because of the battery. --- ## [Violating a law which had been struck down but is later reinstated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violating-a-law-which-had-been-struck-down-but-is-later-reinstated/913250)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2020, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violating-a-law-which-had-been-struck-down-but-is-later-reinstated/913250 "2020-06-27T05:21:49Z")
Suppose on January 1, the legislature passes and executive signs a law outlawing X. On February 1, a judge strikes down the law as unconstitutional. On March 1, someone violates this law and is charged with the crime o… --- ## [Cities/countries named after their leaders...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cities-countries-named-after-their-leaders/855694)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2020, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cities-countries-named-after-their-leaders/855694 "2020-06-27T03:04:22Z")
Are there any other countries (now - or in the last few hundred years) that were/are named after their leader(s)? The only one I can think of is Saudi Arabia. Numerous cities have been named after national leaders (ofte… --- ## [Excluding folders from a search in Windows Outlook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excluding-folders-from-a-search-in-windows-outlook/913123)
**Author:** [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2020, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excluding-folders-from-a-search-in-windows-outlook/913123 "2020-06-27T00:12:59Z")
I use Windows Outlook to handle emails at work. I have a folder where I store daily emails that I get, which are full of data. Let’s call that folder “Data”. I also frequently search through my emails, as in several time… --- ## [jumping with skateboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumping-with-skateboard/350613)
**Author:** [@drhess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drhess)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2020, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumping-with-skateboard/350613 "2020-06-26T22:11:14Z")
When people on a skateboard get it to go up with them when they jump, are they doing something with their rear foot that makes the board go up with them? It always looks like they just jump up and the board goes with the… --- ## [Why won't my Samsung J7 talk to my computer any longer (photos)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-my-samsung-j7-talk-to-my-computer-any-longer-photos/913249)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2020, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-my-samsung-j7-talk-to-my-computer-any-longer-photos/913249 "2020-06-26T20:03:41Z")
Used to be, I’d plug in the phone to my laptop via USB, and after a bit of searching, it would upload my photos. Now: nothing. It’s charging the phone, so I know the cord is good. Any ideas? --- ## [Did they do blood type testing at birth in 1983?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-do-blood-type-testing-at-birth-in-1983/913092)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2020, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-do-blood-type-testing-at-birth-in-1983/913092 "2020-06-26T19:02:17Z")
My brother’s 37th birthday was last week, and since then I’ve been thinking about something that happened when he was born. Oh, my parents were hippie types, so they had me (age six) and my unmarried aunt at his birth be… --- ## [Giuliani : ‘I want to see all their texts’](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giuliani-i-want-to-see-all-their-texts/817602)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2020, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giuliani-i-want-to-see-all-their-texts/817602 "2020-06-26T16:23:56Z")
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/‘i-want-to-see-all-their-texts’-giuliani-claims-with-no-evidence-that-messages-sent-by-mueller’s-team-could-show-anti-trump-bias/ar-AAzNfA6 This is a question about discovery. Doe… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=349) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=351)