# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=352 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 353 --- ## [Only 1% of Outsourced Jobs Goes Offshore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-1-of-outsourced-jobs-goes-offshore/243160)
**Author:** [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2004, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-1-of-outsourced-jobs-goes-offshore/243160 "2004-05-03T12:30:30Z")
In the March 15 issue of InformationWeek (I’m behind on my reading), Bob Evans quotes Sunil Wadhwani: Sunil Wadhwani is the co-founder and CEO of iGate\*, a multi-million dollar offshoring company so he certainly has a … --- ## [Radio reservations collect? Waldorf Astoria hotel ad, 1933](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radio-reservations-collect-waldorf-astoria-hotel-ad-1933/855541)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2020, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radio-reservations-collect-waldorf-astoria-hotel-ad-1933/855541 "2020-06-18T04:04:07Z")
Third line down. What does that phrase mean? --- ## [Did Watson and Crick do any wet experiments at all?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-watson-and-crick-do-any-wet-experiments-at-all/855608)
**Author:** [@Busy\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Busy_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2020, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-watson-and-crick-do-any-wet-experiments-at-all/855608 "2020-06-18T03:26:53Z")
For those familiar with the DNA story, is it known how much data Watson and Crick acquired themselves through their own experiments? Making a model is a type of experiment, and they made arguably the most famous one of … --- ## [AWS Route 53 questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aws-route-53-questions/855883)
**Author:** [@edwardcoast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwardcoast)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2020, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aws-route-53-questions/855883 "2020-06-18T02:56:22Z")
pre-ample OK, I’ve been using AWS Route 53 for AWS EC2 hosted websites, so I didn’t question the Hosted zones(DNS Management) vs Domains (Domain registration) because I was just following along with AWS documentation. B… --- ## [What device(s) do I need to do this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-device-s-do-i-need-to-do-this/855680)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2020, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-device-s-do-i-need-to-do-this/855680 "2020-06-18T02:21:09Z")
Ok I have a primary and secondary sump pump in my basement. My primary is a run-of-the-mill sump pump, and my secondary is a fancier one with battery back up. I want the secondary to get as little wear as possible, whic… --- ## [Standards for referring to transgender people in law?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/standards-for-referring-to-transgender-people-in-law/855735)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2020, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/standards-for-referring-to-transgender-people-in-law/855735 "2020-06-18T01:54:43Z")
Reading today’s major Supreme Court decision, something struck me: the decision (properly, IMO) uses female pronouns when referring to one of the plaintiffs, a transgender woman. Considering use of pronouns is seen as a … --- ## [What is a "no-knock" warrant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-no-knock-warrant/855821)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-no-knock-warrant/855821 "2020-06-17T14:57:57Z")
What do you think a “no-knock” warrant means? To me it describes a legal warrant signed by a judge that authorizes the police to enter a building without giving warning to the people inside. In other words, bust down th… --- ## [Removing semen stains from wooden floor (Need help)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-semen-stains-from-wooden-floor-need-help/560536)
**Author:** [@katie9264](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/katie9264)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-semen-stains-from-wooden-floor-need-help/560536 "2020-06-17T14:37:16Z")
In two rooms of my home, there are about six tiny white ‘circles’ where semen droplets landed. The semen was cleaned, but not fast enough: they stained the floor. You can’t seem them in the daytime, but at night when th… --- ## [Simple physics question I'm annoyed i don’t know the answer to.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-physics-question-im-annoyed-i-don-t-know-the-answer-to/855842)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-physics-question-im-annoyed-i-don-t-know-the-answer-to/855842 "2020-06-17T14:27:06Z")
Since a soccer ball on the surface of the earth is changing direction as the earth rotates, the velocity is changing, which means it’s accelerating. I think. Acceleration requires a force. I figured the acceleration m… --- ## [How to tie fishing line to a pole](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-tie-fishing-line-to-a-pole/855606)
**Author:** [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-tie-fishing-line-to-a-pole/855606 "2020-06-17T06:15:02Z")
We’ve got a project going on where we want to string fishing line between two poles. We plan on drilling a hole through the poles to thread the line through so it won’t slip down. What’s the best method to then secure … --- ## [Remove Microsoft Edge from Taskbar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remove-microsoft-edge-from-taskbar/855733)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remove-microsoft-edge-from-taskbar/855733 "2020-06-17T04:17:02Z")
I Googled, of course, and the only advice given was right-click and select “unpin.” Nuh uh. I right click and get nothin’. No options, nothing to select. The icon is just sitting there. Pfeh. Microsoft really can b… --- ## [How do I eliminate an above ground drainage pipe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-eliminate-an-above-ground-drainage-pipe/855739)
**Author:** [@blood63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blood63)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-eliminate-an-above-ground-drainage-pipe/855739 "2020-06-16T23:40:53Z")
I have a downspout that is fed by about a 300 square foot roof. Presently the downspout is directed away from the house by a 10 foot pipe. I would love to get rid of that pipe and drain the water into a French drain. … --- ## [Where to Keep My Coin Collection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-keep-my-coin-collection/846302)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2020, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-keep-my-coin-collection/846302 "2020-01-15T14:50:40Z")
So, I started collecting coins when I was 11, and I had a paper route, which gives an 11-yr-old an impressive amount of spending money for an 11-yr-old. It sat dormant for a while while I was in college, and while I was… --- ## [Time for mending in badly broken bones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-mending-in-badly-broken-bones/855627)
**Author:** [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-mending-in-badly-broken-bones/855627 "2020-06-16T20:29:18Z")
If a forensic anthropologist (like Bones) looked at a bone that had suffered a bad break, what’s the minimum amount of remodeling that can be easily determined? (Not pulling out a scanning electron microscope or anything… --- ## [I think I fell for a scam call](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-fell-for-a-scam-call/837222)
**Author:** [@The\_Man\_In\_Black](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_In_Black)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2019, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-fell-for-a-scam-call/837222 "2019-07-18T23:22:40Z")
So, today I received a call from the number 1-484-971-4948. I did not answer, but a voicemail was left. A woman mentioned my resent visit to the local hospital and said to call this number: 1-800-353-1380, to see if I … --- ## [What is the plural of "Apocalypse"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-plural-of-apocalypse/855420)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-plural-of-apocalypse/855420 "2020-06-16T15:15:25Z")
Need to know ASAP. --- ## [Mild intoxication from hand sanitizer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-intoxication-from-hand-sanitizer/855618)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-intoxication-from-hand-sanitizer/855618 "2020-06-16T14:51:49Z")
I’m curious about people who apply 20-30 squirts of hand sanitizer through the course of a day, or use an enormous dollop (say, five or ten times the usual amount) in one sanitizing go on their hands. Doesn’t this mean t… --- ## [How do you get photo-editing done in Picasa to stick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-photo-editing-done-in-picasa-to-stick/442772)
**Author:** [@Lama\_Pacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lama_Pacos)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2008, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-photo-editing-done-in-picasa-to-stick/442772 "2008-03-27T03:26:40Z")
It seems like the in-program editing is superficial in that if you edit a photo and then put the photo anywhere, the editing won’t come with it. How do you save the photo into a version with the edits? --- ## [Is there anyone who can please help me with this annoying development?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anyone-who-can-please-help-me-with-this-annoying-development/689363)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2014, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anyone-who-can-please-help-me-with-this-annoying-development/689363 "2014-05-27T19:00:17Z")
I have noticed a recent development that really angers me. When I link to some sites, I am presented with a small window that offers me some deal on subscribing to something they are selling and I can’t figure out how t… --- ## [What happens to the colony when I knock down a wasp nest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-the-colony-when-i-knock-down-a-wasp-nest/855697)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-the-colony-when-i-knock-down-a-wasp-nest/855697 "2020-06-16T03:10:37Z")
When I find a wasp nest on my porch or in my garage, I get a broom handle and knock it down. Does the colony relocate, or do they just disperse and die? I don’t mean them any ill will. I just don’t want them in an are… --- ## [Applicable law in civil case - which state?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/applicable-law-in-civil-case-which-state/855736)
**Author:** [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/applicable-law-in-civil-case-which-state/855736 "2020-06-16T02:35:31Z")
The Small claims court: Can you sue for additional damages for “inconvenience?” thread got me thinking about another legal issue. In a civil lawsuit between parties in two different states they could remove the matter t… --- ## [Jitsi Meet is an amazingly easy platform.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jitsi-meet-is-an-amazingly-easy-platform/855742)
**Author:** [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jitsi-meet-is-an-amazingly-easy-platform/855742 "2020-06-16T01:40:55Z")
It is even simpler then Zoom. Are there any other platforms like Jitsi? Somehow Discord is hard for me to grasp. I will learn UNHangout. --- ## [Turning a still frame into a video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turning-a-still-frame-into-a-video/855718)
**Author:** [@Frankenstein\_Monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frankenstein_Monster)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2020, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turning-a-still-frame-into-a-video/855718 "2020-06-15T21:18:33Z")
I livestreamed a video to youtube but it was cut short due to a connection issue. I recorded the audio separately and it is complete. Is there a way to extend the video in some way, i.e. to pad it to the required lengt… --- ## [Falcon 9 launch venting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/falcon-9-launch-venting/855428)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2020, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/falcon-9-launch-venting/855428 "2020-06-15T19:45:43Z")
I was wondering why the Falcon 9 vents so much gas at liftoff. It’s quite apparent in this video of the crew 2 demo, gas is venting from the top of the rocket and looks like it even ignites at the bottom of the rocket. A… --- ## [Dutch process cocoa: what is the "alkalizing agent" always referenced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dutch-process-cocoa-what-is-the-alkalizing-agent-always-referenced/855705)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2020, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dutch-process-cocoa-what-is-the-alkalizing-agent-always-referenced/855705 "2020-06-15T17:07:16Z")
Can anyone clarify the alkaloid that’s used in chocolate processing for “Dutch chocolate” or is that classified info for each manufacturer? I understand that it counters the natural acidity of cocoa beans, but what IS i… --- ## [Modern Orthodox Jews and Unorthodox Sex Practices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-orthodox-jews-and-unorthodox-sex-practices/855462)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2020, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-orthodox-jews-and-unorthodox-sex-practices/855462 "2020-06-15T16:50:16Z")
OK, ok. I know that sounds inflammatory. But I’m looking for something talmudic, here. Another broker here at work, of some southern christian persuasion, told me earlier this week that he used to date a ‘Modern Ortho… --- ## [Small claims court: Can you sue for additional damages for "inconvenience?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-claims-court-can-you-sue-for-additional-damages-for-inconvenience/855511)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2020, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-claims-court-can-you-sue-for-additional-damages-for-inconvenience/855511 "2020-06-15T15:19:10Z")
Say someone owes you $500 but refuses to pay it back no matter what. When it is time to go to small-claims court, is one only legally able to recover the $500 itself, or can one also sue for additional damages for “time … --- ## [Bragg? Benning? Hood? What 14 military posts are named after Confederate leaders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bragg-benning-hood-what-14-military-posts-are-named-after-confederate-leaders/855613)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2020, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bragg-benning-hood-what-14-military-posts-are-named-after-confederate-leaders/855613 "2020-06-14T22:43:16Z")
I heard a recent news story that there are 14 such posts. What are they? And are there 14, or more, or fewer? Bragg, and Benning, and Hood are three of them. --- ## [Does Melanin absorb Ultraviolet A?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-melanin-absorb-ultraviolet-a/855571)
**Author:** [@Contemplation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contemplation)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2020, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-melanin-absorb-ultraviolet-a/855571 "2020-06-14T22:15:40Z")
THe more melanin you have, the more UV your skin is protected from. From what Ive been reading, UVB causes skin cancer, while UVA penetrates deeper into the skin and breaks collagen. So UVA will make you age rapidly. W… --- ## [Easiest way to custom print stickers for a customized Monopoly game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-way-to-custom-print-stickers-for-a-customized-monopoly-game/855351)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2020, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-way-to-custom-print-stickers-for-a-customized-monopoly-game/855351 "2020-06-14T16:13:19Z")
For my friends birthday I plan on buying a Monopoly board and customizing it by making the various properties the various TVshows and movies he liked over the years (since he likes such a wide variety of things I can’t j… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=351) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=353)