# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=388 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 389 --- ## [What's going on with these LED light bulbs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-with-these-led-light-bulbs/848285)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2020, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-with-these-led-light-bulbs/848285 "2020-02-21T06:49:01Z")
NM --- ## [Google Play Store is missing.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-play-store-is-missing/841659)
**Author:** [@race\_to\_the\_bottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/race_to_the_bottom)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2019, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-play-store-is-missing/841659 "2019-10-12T02:39:24Z")
Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini. I am no longer able to download apps from the Google Play Store. Online forums have not been any help. They all assume the Google Play Store app is installed or if not installed it has been disa… --- ## [flights to Miami](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flights-to-miami/848268)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2020, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flights-to-miami/848268 "2020-02-21T03:21:39Z")
Going down Thursday, July 9 and flying back Sunday the 12th. Just started looking at flights but looks like flying to Ft. Lauderdale might be $100 less expensive. How much would a cab be from the Miami airport to downt… --- ## [Home made insecticides](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-made-insecticides/848264)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2020, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-made-insecticides/848264 "2020-02-20T22:22:54Z")
I have a shit ton of plants. A few months ago I brought home a rare plant, which in my excitement to acquire I apparently didn’t inspect it closely enough. Now all god’s chillins got spider mites. Looking for home remed… --- ## [Civil Litigation Question, Too Complicated For Thread Title, Explanation In OP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civil-litigation-question-too-complicated-for-thread-title-explanation-in-op/848204)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2020, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civil-litigation-question-too-complicated-for-thread-title-explanation-in-op/848204 "2020-02-20T20:21:14Z")
Ok, let’s say that Wilma is the Plaintiff and Fred the Defendant in a civil case. The judge awards one million dollars to Wilma. However, Fred is destitute and so of course the judgment can’t be enforced. Some time late… --- ## [antique dental chair hydraulic cylinder fix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antique-dental-chair-hydraulic-cylinder-fix/779471)
**Author:** [@maneater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maneater)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2020, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antique-dental-chair-hydraulic-cylinder-fix/779471 "2020-02-20T19:17:00Z")
www.google.com/patents/US1233859?dq=dental+chair&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwia-6D1uOLRAhXj6oMKHYsABrg4ChDrAQgvMAM I am in the process of restoring my grandfather’s Ritter Dental Chair which he used from the early 20’s (chair… --- ## [DNA results im 1.4% Ashkenazi Jew. Can this fact alone make me be considered Jewish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dna-results-im-1-4-ashkenazi-jew-can-this-fact-alone-make-me-be-considered-jewish/847828)
**Author:** [@jonpluc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jonpluc)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2020, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dna-results-im-1-4-ashkenazi-jew-can-this-fact-alone-make-me-be-considered-jewish/847828 "2020-02-20T18:39:34Z")
Just a few acedemic questions. Does having 1.4% Ashkenazi Jew DNA qualify me for Right of Return and get Israeli citizenship if i wished? Is that only for practicing Jews in the religious sence that gets Right of Return … --- ## [Inviting people to see my facebook page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inviting-people-to-see-my-facebook-page/848246)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2020, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inviting-people-to-see-my-facebook-page/848246 "2020-02-20T18:19:53Z")
If I want someone to see a webpage I can give them the URL. Is there a similar way to give a link so that people can see my Facebook page? Not my personal page mind you but my business page? Could I also provide a lin… --- ## [Why do you need a full driving licence to drive a supercar at a racetrack?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-need-a-full-driving-licence-to-drive-a-supercar-at-a-racetrack/848132)
**Author:** [@Dunmurry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunmurry)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2020, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-need-a-full-driving-licence-to-drive-a-supercar-at-a-racetrack/848132 "2020-02-20T16:34:35Z")
Well a condition for a supercar experience is to have a full driving licence but it is not clear why this would be necessary if it is not on the public road but only on a racetrack and it may not be true for all of these… --- ## [Do felons who are pardoned get back their fine money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-felons-who-are-pardoned-get-back-their-fine-money/848133)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2020, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-felons-who-are-pardoned-get-back-their-fine-money/848133 "2020-02-20T16:08:54Z")
In general, but specifically in respponse to the recent activities by Trump, do these people get the money they were fined returned to them? --- ## [Do I Have a Hardware Failure? Need Answer Soonish...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-a-hardware-failure-need-answer-soonish/769690)
**Author:** [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2016, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-a-hardware-failure-need-answer-soonish/769690 "2016-10-27T13:25:54Z")
After seven, or so, years running Win7 I figured I needed a new system and was willing to jump to Win10. I have a Costco card and they had HP’s 750-287c available after rebate for $600 so I grabbed one. I put it together… --- ## [voip phone service](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voip-phone-service/848143)
**Author:** [@cmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmore)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2020, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voip-phone-service/848143 "2020-02-20T13:25:35Z")
if someone has a voip home phone, do they not just automatically have internet access as a result (since its voice over internet)? \*I have a friend that just got home phone service that’s a voip setup. she said she was… --- ## [Onions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onions/5723)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2020, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onions/5723 "2020-02-20T11:39:05Z")
Okay, could someone please explain to me why onions make people cry? Not only do I tear up when I chop onions, my sinuses ache, and the smell becomes pretty much unbearable. What sort of chemical or whatever is in there … --- ## [Trip planning with a map app](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trip-planning-with-a-map-app/848114)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2020, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trip-planning-with-a-map-app/848114 "2020-02-20T11:07:58Z")
We have a first-time trip to Paris coming up in the near future. I’ve got AppleMaps and GoogleMaps on my phone. It seems like a good thing while we’re at home, surrounded by guide books and travelogues and web sites, w… --- ## [How should rental deposits be refunded, if 2+ names on the lease?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-rental-deposits-be-refunded-if-2-names-on-the-lease/848115)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2020, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-rental-deposits-be-refunded-if-2-names-on-the-lease/848115 "2020-02-19T02:31:14Z")
Is the landlord obligated to split the deposit refund and send each portion directly, or can the entire lump sum be sent to one of the former tenants - with the understanding that said deposit will then be split among th… --- ## [Using revolvers instead of semi-automatic weapons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-revolvers-instead-of-semi-automatic-weapons/848004)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2020, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-revolvers-instead-of-semi-automatic-weapons/848004 "2020-02-18T13:06:51Z")
I was noting recently that at banks or ATM centers, any security personnel usually sport revolvers as their sidearm. This surprises me, since virtually all police officers use semi-automatic weapons as their sidearm. I… --- ## [Why Is a VPN Secure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-vpn-secure/847958)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2020, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-vpn-secure/847958 "2020-02-19T04:22:56Z")
Can a VPN be hacked, and if not, why isn’t this technology a silver bullet again hacking? Can you explain to me in basic terms or analogies? --- ## [Why do people drive cars nearest middle of the road?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-drive-cars-nearest-middle-of-the-road/848051)
**Author:** [@Dunmurry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunmurry)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2020, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-drive-cars-nearest-middle-of-the-road/848051 "2020-02-18T19:51:52Z")
Well I want to know more about why the driver of a car that drives on the left hand side of the road sits on the right hand side of the car nearest the middle of the road as I don’t drive a car is there a reason? Also so… --- ## [CPAP and a head cold](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpap-and-a-head-cold/848117)
**Author:** [@Anny\_Middon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anny_Middon)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2020, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpap-and-a-head-cold/848117 "2020-02-20T01:08:28Z")
I have the kind of head cold where my nose was running constantly yesterday, to the extent that if I tried to do something with both hands it wasn’t long before my nose was dripping. I don’t remember the last time I had… --- ## [Impact of locust swarms on animal life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impact-of-locust-swarms-on-animal-life/848186)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2020, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impact-of-locust-swarms-on-animal-life/848186 "2020-02-20T01:07:21Z")
You hear a lot about the potential danger of mass starvation from massive swarms of hundreds of billions of locusts currently roaming Africa. What I’m wondering about is the impact of these swarms on animals which rely o… --- ## [Built-in way to promote warm air circulation passively?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/built-in-way-to-promote-warm-air-circulation-passively/848161)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2020, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/built-in-way-to-promote-warm-air-circulation-passively/848161 "2020-02-20T00:25:23Z")
Years ago I was inside an older home that was originally built with smallish holes in the masonry near a fireplace, and then other openings in a nearby wall that were I think larger … or possibly smaller. (Sorry, my memo… --- ## [death penalty \[plea bargain agreeing to execution\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-penalty-plea-bargain-agreeing-to-execution/848024)
**Author:** [@cmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmore)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2020, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-penalty-plea-bargain-agreeing-to-execution/848024 "2020-02-19T23:43:37Z")
certain crimes in certain states will get someone the death penalty. in those states, is there any situation that could exist that the person suspect of doing said crime(s) could arrange in a plea bargain that, if they … --- ## [Why is my bathroom faucet designed this way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-bathroom-faucet-designed-this-way/848069)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2020, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-bathroom-faucet-designed-this-way/848069 "2020-02-19T22:26:04Z")
It’s been a year since we moved into our new apartment and we’ve only just discovered how to get hot water out of our bathroom faucet. Our bathroom sink has a fairly simple-looking faucet. It’s just a ball, maybe a bit… --- ## [Big server farms -- what do they use for storage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-server-farms-what-do-they-use-for-storage/848074)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2020, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-server-farms-what-do-they-use-for-storage/848074 "2020-02-19T19:10:28Z")
The big server farms serving The Cloud – what do they use for primary data storage? Do they merely install thousands of 3.5" hard drives, the kind that work in desktop PC’s? Or is there a larger form-factor just made f… --- ## [Did the dunking of witches really happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-dunking-of-witches-really-happen/848067)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2020, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-dunking-of-witches-really-happen/848067 "2020-02-19T18:44:00Z")
You see it often in fiction-- if you throw a suspected witch into a pond and she drowns, she was innocent. If she floats, she’s a witch, and gets burned at the stake. Either way, she’s just as dead. The end result is … --- ## [Where can I get a good VPN?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-good-vpn/641393)
**Author:** [@Scholar\_Beardpig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scholar_Beardpig)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2020, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-good-vpn/641393 "2020-02-19T16:53:32Z")
Dear all, Here I am, happily living in the beautiful city of Shanghai, in my beloved new socialist motherland of the People’s Republic of China. Just got the new job, making decent money, found a nice place to live, an… --- ## [How long can a virus survive outside of a host?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-a-virus-survive-outside-of-a-host/847894)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2020, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-a-virus-survive-outside-of-a-host/847894 "2020-02-19T15:46:55Z")
The other night a guy I know suggested that you need to be careful about puncturing bubble-wrap that came from China, since it might have air contaminated with Coronavirus. I think the guy was kidding or at least partial… --- ## [Revoke a College Degree -- Can They Do This?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revoke-a-college-degree-can-they-do-this/511867)
**Author:** [@LiveOnAPlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveOnAPlane)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2011, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revoke-a-college-degree-can-they-do-this/511867 "2011-08-01T00:22:24Z")
I haven’t watched the show yet, but this is inpired by a synopsis of the new show “Community” where a lawyer (I think) goes back to a community college to teach after his (presumably law-)degree is revoked. Which got me… --- ## [We Want to Use a Video Projector to Show Movies On Someone's House](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-want-to-use-a-video-projector-to-show-movies-on-someones-house/254655)
**Author:** [@Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnac_the_Magnificent)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2004, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-want-to-use-a-video-projector-to-show-movies-on-someones-house/254655 "2004-07-15T02:49:15Z")
My friend wants to buy a $2,000 video projector and project movies from his patio onto the side of his neighbor’s (white) house. (She’s OK with this.) His patio is located about 30 feet from the side of her house. The i… --- ## [The odds of 3 people in a room having the same birth date](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-odds-of-3-people-in-a-room-having-the-same-birth-date/848012)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2020, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-odds-of-3-people-in-a-room-having-the-same-birth-date/848012 "2020-02-19T05:53:14Z")
I know it takes 23 people in a room to have a 50% chance of 2 people having the same birth date. I was just at a party with a total of 12 people. THREE of the people had the same birth date (but different years). What… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=387) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=389)