# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=394 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 395 --- ## [Scuba on extremely deep dives (500+ feet), how they protect eardrums?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scuba-on-extremely-deep-dives-500-feet-how-they-protect-eardrums/847065)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2020, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scuba-on-extremely-deep-dives-500-feet-how-they-protect-eardrums/847065 "2020-01-31T04:35:55Z")
I’ve only done scuba to depths of around 70-80 feet and my eardrums were already hurting badly then. On super-deep dives, such as into the 800-foot-deep Bushman’s Hole in South Africa, are scuba divers wearing some sort … --- ## [Does estoppel apply to lawyers representing different clients?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-estoppel-apply-to-lawyers-representing-different-clients/847232)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2020, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-estoppel-apply-to-lawyers-representing-different-clients/847232 "2020-01-31T00:17:34Z")
Suppose a lawyer has made an argument in one case based on one legal principle or assertion of facts. Can he assert the exact opposite in a different case involving a different client? --- ## [Another 'what is this' thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-is-this-thread/847151)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2020, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-is-this-thread/847151 "2020-01-30T21:03:15Z")
I was asked by someone if I could help identify this thing. I can’t. I thought maybe someone here might be able to. Item in question: About 4 or 5 of them were found with a metal de… --- ## [trucks taxiing with planes. ?????](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trucks-taxiing-with-planes/847216)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2020, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trucks-taxiing-with-planes/847216 "2020-01-30T20:30:50Z")
Video here. Summary: video shows seven Blue Angels aircraft (they always bring a spare) taxiing out for takeoff from Logan International, with a C-130 bringing up the rear. The odd thing is that there are a couple of p… --- ## [Item placed in nose by Army medic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/item-placed-in-nose-by-army-medic/847224)
**Author:** [@Dingbang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dingbang)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2020, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/item-placed-in-nose-by-army-medic/847224 "2020-01-30T16:37:40Z")
In the first episode of the new show 68 Whiskey, military medics are retrieving a wounded soldier and of the first things they do is put a green device or object in one of his nostrils. They don’t do anything else with i… --- ## [Unexpected Windows 7 security updates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexpected-windows-7-security-updates/847173)
**Author:** [@LynnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LynnM)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2020, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexpected-windows-7-security-updates/847173 "2020-01-30T13:18:04Z")
Using Windows 7 on an older laptop, I clicked the Start/menu icon, clicked Microsoft Security Essentials, in the resulting dialog box clicked Updates tab, which shows: Definitions created on: 1/27/2020 Definitions last… --- ## [Airdrop question.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airdrop-question/847184)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2020, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airdrop-question/847184 "2020-01-30T03:38:01Z")
Last month, Kayla finalized her course schedule for the just-started semester at her university. I asked her to text it to me. Instead, she used something called Airdrop to send it to my photos folder. Sure enough, there… --- ## [2018 Honda Civic Sport Touring- Intermittent Beeping](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2018-honda-civic-sport-touring-intermittent-beeping/847176)
**Author:** [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2020, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2018-honda-civic-sport-touring-intermittent-beeping/847176 "2020-01-30T01:51:41Z")
Greetings! I purchased my Civic Sport Touring in 2018, and since day 1 it has intermittently beeped. I have had ongoing issues with the TPMS that required multiple visits to two different dealers, and at each visit (and… --- ## [Why does my phone do this? Can I prevent it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-phone-do-this-can-i-prevent-it/847182)
**Author:** [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2020, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-phone-do-this-can-i-prevent-it/847182 "2020-01-29T22:25:19Z")
It turns the flashlight on; it turns the ringer off. These happen independently of each other. I carry it in my shirt pocket, pants pocket, or in a belt case (pocket style with a flap, not snap-in style). I always hit th… --- ## [What were the browser wars of the 1990s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-browser-wars-of-the-1990s/846709)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2020, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-browser-wars-of-the-1990s/846709 "2020-01-29T17:22:01Z")
I remember hearing about browser wars and dot com companies making millions back in the 1990s. Did internet companies then care about me using Netscape or Internet Explorer? Why? I’ve gone from Internet Explorer to Fire… --- ## [Arch support socks or other non-shoe devices?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arch-support-socks-or-other-non-shoe-devices/846689)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2020, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arch-support-socks-or-other-non-shoe-devices/846689 "2020-01-21T01:32:01Z")
Just got back from the awesome local Korean bathhouse. I love that place - it’s like a mini-vacation! However, they will not allow people to wear any kind of shoes, slippers, flip-flops, etc. inside, even in the locker r… --- ## [significance/meaning of "I reckon"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significance-meaning-of-i-reckon/847076)
**Author:** [@dstarfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dstarfire)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2020, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significance-meaning-of-i-reckon/847076 "2020-01-29T07:08:19Z")
recently discovered a tech podcast where the hosts all have a slightly southern accent (I’d guess Texas). Quite often, an opinion is prefaced with the phrase “I reckon”. I’ve seen this in other shows where they’re interv… --- ## [Color of plain text on web pages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/color-of-plain-text-on-web-pages/847116)
**Author:** [@Keeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keeve)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2020, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/color-of-plain-text-on-web-pages/847116 "2020-01-29T06:30:07Z")
It seems to me that many websites color their text gray, where I would expect black. One simple example is the news site Reuters, which puts their headlines in bold black, but it seems that the text of the news articles … --- ## [Are there specific instructions written as to how Congress is supposed to represent the people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-specific-instructions-written-as-to-how-congress-is-supposed-to-represent-the-people/847112)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2020, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-specific-instructions-written-as-to-how-congress-is-supposed-to-represent-the-people/847112 "2020-01-29T06:16:15Z")
My understanding of the idea of Republicanism is that representatives, who are more informed in matters of policy, should vote according to what they believe is best for their constituents rather than what the constituen… --- ## [Conventional vs. Synthetic Oil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conventional-vs-synthetic-oil/846967)
**Author:** [@yearofglad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yearofglad)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2020, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conventional-vs-synthetic-oil/846967 "2020-01-29T05:23:54Z")
I’m bringing my 2019 Hyundai Elantra in for its first oil change. The oil weight recommended is 5W-20; it says this right on the cap on the engine. I’m not a car person, so called a few dealerships to find out what typ… --- ## [Big Data - Why does a jetliner produce so much data?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-data-why-does-a-jetliner-produce-so-much-data/847047)
**Author:** [@edwardcoast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwardcoast)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2020, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-data-why-does-a-jetliner-produce-so-much-data/847047 "2020-01-29T03:17:46Z")
I was looking for examples of Big Data, and I found this web page which mentions that a jet engine produces 10+terabytes of data in 30 minutes of flight time. I don’t know anything about aviation software systems, so … --- ## [Why are pretty much all mass shooters male?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-pretty-much-all-mass-shooters-male/846501)
**Author:** [@rosecoloredboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rosecoloredboy)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2020, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-pretty-much-all-mass-shooters-male/846501 "2020-01-29T02:07:32Z")
Something like 98 percent of mass shooters in the United States have been men. If I hear about a mass shooting I can be pretty confident in my assumption it was a “he” that did it. I know testosterone makes men more agg… --- ## [Windows 10 laptop cannot connect to external monitor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-10-laptop-cannot-connect-to-external-monitor/846954)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2020, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-10-laptop-cannot-connect-to-external-monitor/846954 "2020-01-28T23:15:01Z")
Brand new Lenovo laptop. I am connecting the monitor via VGA to HDMI converter to laptop HDMI port . Laptop cannot see the monitor. Any advice on getting this to work? --- ## [Help with Amazon issue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-amazon-issue/847121)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2020, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-amazon-issue/847121 "2020-01-28T22:31:29Z")
Here’s the problem: I’m using Chrome and Windows on my laptop. Today I went to Amazon to look at a product. When I click on the product, it takes me to a page that only displays information starting with “Frequently boug… --- ## [How do car batteries and inustrial battery chargers handle such high currents (amps)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-car-batteries-and-inustrial-battery-chargers-handle-such-high-currents-amps/846769)
**Author:** [@dstarfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dstarfire)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2020, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-car-batteries-and-inustrial-battery-chargers-handle-such-high-currents-amps/846769 "2020-01-28T19:13:22Z")
A car battery can produce several hundred amps for starting a cold engine. At work, the battery charges for our forklifts put out over a hundred amps EACH (and we’ve got nearly 2 dozen running off the same circuit\*). Ho… --- ## [How does platinum help oxidize CO to CO2?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-platinum-help-oxidize-co-to-co2/847052)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2020, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-platinum-help-oxidize-co-to-co2/847052 "2020-01-28T19:03:11Z")
I got curious as to how catalytic converters work but I couldn’t find a complete yet clear explanation. Most of the equations leave platinum out and I’ve read that platinum is non-reactive with oxygen and carbon. In on… --- ## [How did my Amazon Echo get connected to MTSC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-my-amazon-echo-get-connected-to-mtsc/846821)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2020, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-my-amazon-echo-get-connected-to-mtsc/846821 "2020-01-28T16:59:41Z")
MTSC is Maintenance Technical Support Center. The USPS operates this utility so that Maintenance personnel can report problems that we encounter with the machinery we’re supposed to be keeping operational. When you call… --- ## [Is there a legal way to get around country specific Amazon kindle restrictions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-legal-way-to-get-around-country-specific-amazon-kindle-restrictions/847105)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2020, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-legal-way-to-get-around-country-specific-amazon-kindle-restrictions/847105 "2020-01-28T16:44:46Z")
Let’s say I want to purchase a kindle book which is available for purchase on the amazon Canada website but not the U.S version due to copyright issues. One such example is the complete works of Oscar Wilde compiled by … --- ## [How t you save a webpage in MS Edge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-t-you-save-a-webpage-in-ms-edge/847083)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2020, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-t-you-save-a-webpage-in-ms-edge/847083 "2020-01-28T16:36:22Z")
I looked up a business on a Secretary of State website. I’d like to save the page as documentation, but I don’t see how to do it in MS Edge. I clicked on the ellipsis, and there is no Save option. I tried right-clicki… --- ## [computer maps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-maps/847046)
**Author:** [@stosh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2020, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-maps/847046 "2020-01-28T05:34:22Z")
I have a bunch of maps on my computer. Does anyone know which one is the most current. I live in southeastern PA. --- ## [Ok techies, cable question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-techies-cable-question/847087)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2020, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-techies-cable-question/847087 "2020-01-28T03:22:42Z")
I have a volvo c30. The aux input is a male plug. I want to plug in my old school Ipod, which has a male plug hole and a normal uSB outlet on the plug. what can I use? --- ## [Washer with burnt odor - needing a fix or just wait it out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washer-with-burnt-odor-needing-a-fix-or-just-wait-it-out/847029)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2020, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washer-with-burnt-odor-needing-a-fix-or-just-wait-it-out/847029 "2020-01-27T19:23:49Z")
So I’ve been getting some confusing advice - after trying to wash a blanket in my top-loading washer (which wasn’t a big or heavy blanket, but I shouldn’t have done it,) there has now been a strong burnt odor that has pe… --- ## [Origin of Honky - Honky-Tonk and Honky white guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-honky-honky-tonk-and-honky-white-guy/847003)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-honky-honky-tonk-and-honky-white-guy/847003 "2020-01-27T17:23:18Z")
Is Honky the same origin in both uses? Honky-Tonk a rowdy country bar that features music & dance Honky - white guy - mild racial characterization --- ## [Just how inefficient are inductive (magnetic) chargers ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-inefficient-are-inductive-magnetic-chargers/846870)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2020, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-inefficient-are-inductive-magnetic-chargers/846870 "2020-01-27T17:20:26Z")
I have tried googling for some ballpark numbers but have not found any. So say, I have to fully charge a 3000 mAh battery from zero charge. In the first instance I use a wired charger which consumes (3000 + X ) mAh and… --- ## [Anyone else having trouble logging into GMX account today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-trouble-logging-into-gmx-account-today/847042)
**Author:** [@Mislav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mislav)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2020, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-trouble-logging-into-gmx-account-today/847042 "2020-01-27T17:00:40Z")
It says that I entered invalid password, even though I know I entered the correct one. I checked and I am not the only one experiencing these problems. It says that the site is suffering service disruption. What gives? … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=393) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=395)