# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=355 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 356 --- ## ["One Punch" Long Term Training Regimen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-punch-long-term-training-regimen/855009)
**Author:** [@Dark\_Sponge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dark_Sponge)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2020, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-punch-long-term-training-regimen/855009 "2020-06-07T02:48:39Z")
My oldest son (former division 2 football athlete) is attempting to complete the One Punch Training Regimen: 10k run, 100 push-ups, & 100 sit-ups everyday with no days off. He’s 6’5, 235lbs, ripped, and says it’s still … --- ## [Penis identification. No, really.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-identification-no-really/855098)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2020, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-identification-no-really/855098 "2020-06-07T01:40:31Z")
Hello Everyone, I heard someone talking about the Netflix Epstein series and they mentioned that his accusers/ victims all described his Little Epstein being “egg shaped”, bigger at base and getting thinner at the end I… --- ## [Legal term for "minimum detail required to arrest someone with a crime"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-term-for-minimum-detail-required-to-arrest-someone-with-a-crime/855128)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2020, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-term-for-minimum-detail-required-to-arrest-someone-with-a-crime/855128 "2020-06-07T01:29:59Z")
I know there’s a term for this because I’ve seen it mentioned before, but it totally slips my mind now. Basically, there is a certain amount of specific detail in order to arrest someone for a crime. For instance, if a … --- ## [Inscription on Pope John Paul II coin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inscription-on-pope-john-paul-ii-coin/855136)
**Author:** [@yearofglad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yearofglad)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2020, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inscription-on-pope-john-paul-ii-coin/855136 "2020-06-06T19:46:03Z")
I’m looking at the coin here- it is, I guess, a 100 Lire coin with the writing around the outside edge: IOANNES PAVLVS II P.M. A.N. XXI . MXMXCIX The center of the coin pictures John Paul II. A few questions: Is IOA… --- ## [How close are lobsters and cockroaches?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-close-are-lobsters-and-cockroaches/818176)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2020, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-close-are-lobsters-and-cockroaches/818176 "2020-06-06T14:16:00Z")
Watching someone eat crab legs, it struck me that if I saw a movie where a different species ate something like that, I’d be disgusted by their eating chunks of giant bugs. So, are lobsters pretty much giant sea cockroa… --- ## [How do I clean my suede jacket?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-clean-my-suede-jacket/128473)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2002, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-clean-my-suede-jacket/128473 "2002-09-15T10:06:27Z")
I popped into the drycleaners the other day to get my suede jacket drycleaned, and ended up picking my jaw off the floor when the proprieter quoted me 55 freakin’ dollars!! Given that is $40 more than I payed for the bl… --- ## [What is the Chinese word for (the beast) 'mammoth?'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-chinese-word-for-the-beast-mammoth/855046)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2020, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-chinese-word-for-the-beast-mammoth/855046 "2020-06-06T02:14:41Z")
The English word ‘mammoth’ has its origins in word in some Siberian native language that more or less translated to ‘earth’ or ‘underground.’ In a 1957 documentary “Letter from Siberia,” the narrator says that the ancie… --- ## [Q about cops with relatives who are witnesses, and TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-about-cops-with-relatives-who-are-witnesses-and-tv/855119)
**Author:** [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2020, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-about-cops-with-relatives-who-are-witnesses-and-tv/855119 "2020-06-06T01:45:15Z")
This is a TV Trope, obvs, but it’s one that keeps cropping up. On an episode of Vera, a British TV show that’s fairly formulaic but very well acted, the sergeant’s young daughter found a body on a train. Early in the e… --- ## [Why the asymmetry between the dates of earliest and latest sunsets (with respect to the solstices)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-asymmetry-between-the-dates-of-earliest-and-latest-sunsets-with-respect-to-the-solstices/853952)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2020, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-asymmetry-between-the-dates-of-earliest-and-latest-sunsets-with-respect-to-the-solstices/853952 "2020-06-06T00:30:49Z")
The earliest sunset around here (Toronto) is about 10 or 11 days before the winter solstice. On the other hand, the latest sunset occurs only three or four days after the summer solstice. There is an a symmetry here th… --- ## [Why does touching up paint never look seamless, even with the same paint?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-touching-up-paint-never-look-seamless-even-with-the-same-paint/855076)
**Author:** [@Arcite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arcite)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-touching-up-paint-never-look-seamless-even-with-the-same-paint/855076 "2020-06-05T23:00:59Z")
It’s well known that it’s virtually impossible to get a partially repainted surface to match the original surface unless you repaint the entire wall. Say you accidentally put a little gouge in your wall. You fill it in… --- ## [A question about edible vegetation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-edible-vegetation/854985)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-edible-vegetation/854985 "2020-06-05T20:52:00Z")
I just saw a Facebook post that read “One simple rule-If it comes from a plant, eat it. If it is made in a plant, don’t”. I have no interest in discussing processed food versus non-processed food, but I think it leads t… --- ## [What would a 3C warming by 2100 entail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-a-3c-warming-by-2100-entail/855115)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-a-3c-warming-by-2100-entail/855115 "2020-06-05T20:09:48Z")
This is meant to be more of a question than a debate, but my understanding is advances in renewables mean we may be able to keep warming down to 3C or so by 2100. What would this entail? Would large amounts of cropland … --- ## [Weird Jar problem. Lid turns but button doesn't pop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-jar-problem-lid-turns-but-button-doesnt-pop/823405)
**Author:** [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-jar-problem-lid-turns-but-button-doesnt-pop/823405 "2020-06-05T19:57:38Z")
Google is no help. All hits are about dealing with a lid that’s too tight. The lid will turn in either direction without getting any looser or tighter, and the button doesn’t pop up. Are there any tricks to get it open w… --- ## [How to print screen caps on Windows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-print-screen-caps-on-windows/855108)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-print-screen-caps-on-windows/855108 "2020-06-05T19:40:12Z")
I just started a new job. Part of my job entails using a PC which I know nothing about. I need to know how to print screen cap selections. I figured out that windows button+shift+s will save my selection to clipboard bu… --- ## [Is the "film" look in movies mostly motion blur?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-film-look-in-movies-mostly-motion-blur/854978)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-film-look-in-movies-mostly-motion-blur/854978 "2020-06-05T19:27:46Z")
When I saw the Hobbit movies in the theater at 60fps, I got the disconcerting feeling that I was watching a play. It looked kind of like real-life, and the sets looked fake. Trees looked like foam props, etc. I watche… --- ## [Vaccine Related Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccine-related-questions/855067)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccine-related-questions/855067 "2020-06-05T17:57:15Z")
This is completely hypothetical so let’s keep it in GQ territory. Mods you may want to move this to The Quarantine Zone. In the US, which federal department has responsibility for approving a human vaccine? I think it… --- ## [12' beach ball, how much would it weigh inflated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-beach-ball-how-much-would-it-weigh-inflated/854977)
**Author:** [@tricoteuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tricoteuse)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-beach-ball-how-much-would-it-weigh-inflated/854977 "2020-06-05T16:57:30Z")
A friend sent me a link to this giant beach ball on Amazon. It is 12’ in diameter! The reviews are hilarious because they’re mostly about it rolling out of control and flattening everything in its way. We got to wonde… --- ## [MRSA how bad is it and how did it get into the community? (Staph)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrsa-how-bad-is-it-and-how-did-it-get-into-the-community-staph/854771)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrsa-how-bad-is-it-and-how-did-it-get-into-the-community-staph/854771 "2020-06-05T15:16:54Z")
The info on MRSA (Staph Infections) says it was once from institutional settings but now is in the community and even at some beaches. How could that happen? If a hospital patient acquires it wouldn’t it be spotted in t… --- ## [Explain how my sister gets targetted suggestions from my internet searches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-how-my-sister-gets-targetted-suggestions-from-my-internet-searches/855096)
**Author:** [@blood63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blood63)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-how-my-sister-gets-targetted-suggestions-from-my-internet-searches/855096 "2020-06-05T14:31:02Z")
My sister has been visiting for a few weeks. On several occasions, she has received notifications for “suggested groups” and ads on Facebook based on searches that I have made. I am not on Facebook but was several year… --- ## ["Domicide," the Ritual Burning of Houses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/domicide-the-ritual-burning-of-houses/855092)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/domicide-the-ritual-burning-of-houses/855092 "2020-06-05T12:13:03Z")
In the general area of Central Asian and Crimea, an old (if not ancient) civilization used to periodically burn their homes and build new ones. Nobody knows why with certainty. I recall I read about it someplace, and I… --- ## [i need confirmation of a riot "story" on facebook](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-confirmation-of-a-riot-story-on-facebook/855068)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-confirmation-of-a-riot-story-on-facebook/855068 "2020-06-05T11:34:42Z")
My aunt keeps repeating something shes read on Facebook about supposedly there was a riot somewhere and there was a house fire and the rioters stopped the fire department from going in and a little kid died of it… I’m c… --- ## [What type of meditation is this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-meditation-is-this/855084)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-meditation-is-this/855084 "2020-06-05T06:03:39Z")
I’m having trouble finding what I’m looking for on Amazon, having tried guided meditation and guided visualisation as search terms which brings up the correct sort of things on YouTube. However, I’m specifically looking … --- ## [morphing passport photos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morphing-passport-photos/854975)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morphing-passport-photos/854975 "2020-06-05T02:26:01Z")
I see in the news that Germany has made it illegal to morph photos used in passports. For me, this is one time where the law is ahead of technology. Apparently morphing a photo allows one to make subtle changes to th… --- ## [Please explain The National Guard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-national-guard/854777)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2020, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-national-guard/854777 "2020-06-04T23:46:26Z")
Watching the news about various riots and Trump hollering about sending in the National Guard, can you help me understand what the National Guard is and how it operates? I don’t think we have anything like it in the UK.… --- ## [Apaches today in USA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apaches-today-in-usa/855069)
**Author:** [@Nansbread1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nansbread1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2020, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apaches-today-in-usa/855069 "2020-06-04T21:56:22Z")
Are there any descendants of Apaches today who are famous in their field. How many present day Americans speak any of the Apache languages or even understand it. --- ## [Cancelling Netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancelling-netflix/855022)
**Author:** [@Daylate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daylate)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2020, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancelling-netflix/855022 "2020-06-04T19:51:27Z")
I’ve given up on Netflix (the availability of DVD movies seems to be shrinking rapidly), and am trying to cancel my subscription. Naturally, Netflix pretty well hides information on how to do this. Do any of you Dopers… --- ## [Why do over-watered plants get root rot but we can grow plants hydroponically?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-over-watered-plants-get-root-rot-but-we-can-grow-plants-hydroponically/854995)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2020, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-over-watered-plants-get-root-rot-but-we-can-grow-plants-hydroponically/854995 "2020-06-04T15:53:57Z")
If I over-water a house plant, the roots can get starved for oxygen and rot. Why can you grow thriving plants in nothing but water? --- ## [IPad/audio book problem.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipad-audio-book-problem/854910)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2020, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipad-audio-book-problem/854910 "2020-06-04T11:00:37Z")
I have a problem with my company-issued iPad. I am not the most-sophisticated user, and am simply unable to solve it by myself. Here’s the deal. I have an Apple app called “Books.” On it the company installs various off… --- ## [Is it a crime for U.S. military to open fire on unarmed civilians?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-a-crime-for-u-s-military-to-open-fire-on-unarmed-civilians/854947)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2020, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-a-crime-for-u-s-military-to-open-fire-on-unarmed-civilians/854947 "2020-06-04T05:05:59Z")
Sparked by the \[TOPIC=897400\]topic in P/E\[/TOPIC\] and \[TOPIC=897382\]subsequent topic\[/TOPIC\] in ATMB. The claim was made that it is a war crime for the U.S. military to follow orders to shoot and kill unarmed civilians. … --- ## [Finding new Youtube videos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-new-youtube-videos/855023)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2020, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-new-youtube-videos/855023 "2020-06-04T03:59:35Z")
Earlier tonight I posted a couple of short Youtube videos. Within minutes of posting, there were two comments on one video that just said “love it.” Putting aside whatever they are trying to pull (I have extreme skeptici… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=354) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=356)