# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=406 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 407 --- ## [Car Radio Question.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-radio-question/844437)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2019, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-radio-question/844437 "2019-12-07T00:40:54Z")
Why do I lose my FM reception when I roll up to a stoplight intersection? Nothing but static. --- ## [Changes to the IMDb layout](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changes-to-the-imdb-layout/844478)
**Author:** [@Mislav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mislav)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2019, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changes-to-the-imdb-layout/844478 "2019-12-06T21:31:41Z")
Any time I visit almost any IMDb page, there is a trailer at the top of the. Even if it is an actor page (usually the trailer to the latest trailer to the project he or she has been involved in). Up until recently, thos… --- ## [Shooting down from the gallows trope: Any real-life basis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-down-from-the-gallows-trope-any-real-life-basis/844428)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2019, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-down-from-the-gallows-trope-any-real-life-basis/844428 "2019-12-06T10:11:17Z")
I’ve seen it in Robin Hood; I’ve seen it in The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Someone is about to be executed by hanging, and someone saves them by shooting the rope with a bullet or an arrow. Has this ever successfully… --- ## [A question only for people in states where pot is legal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-only-for-people-in-states-where-pot-is-legal/844337)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2019, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-only-for-people-in-states-where-pot-is-legal/844337 "2019-12-06T06:43:11Z")
On January first Illinois will join the list and edibles intrigue me. How much can I expect to pay for THC gummies? And mod, “lot” should be “pot.” Blasted auto correct !. --- ## [If you needed to compile a list of lawyers advertising on local cable TV how would you do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-needed-to-compile-a-list-of-lawyers-advertising-on-local-cable-tv-how-would-you-do-it/844333)
**Author:** [@greenpurple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greenpurple)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2019, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-needed-to-compile-a-list-of-lawyers-advertising-on-local-cable-tv-how-would-you-do-it/844333 "2019-12-05T23:18:41Z")
Thank you! --- ## [Time delays during the Impeachment Hearings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-delays-during-the-impeachment-hearings/843686)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2019, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-delays-during-the-impeachment-hearings/843686 "2019-12-05T22:39:57Z")
I was in the gym tonight, watching CNN as I normally do while working out. Tonight, of course, they had the Impeachment Investigations, and they were on all three major networks as well as CNN. After watching for a bit, … --- ## [In 1981, could I have bought $1,000,000 of 30 year US Treasury Bonds at 14.8%?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-1981-could-i-have-bought-1-000-000-of-30-year-us-treasury-bonds-at-14-8/844303)
**Author:** [@mitchm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mitchm)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2019, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-1981-could-i-have-bought-1-000-000-of-30-year-us-treasury-bonds-at-14-8/844303 "2019-12-05T17:48:45Z")
Could I as in individual have bought one million dollars of 30 year Treasury Bonds in 1981, auctioned at 14.8%, and have thus received approximately 150K/year for thiry years, after which I my million dollars would have … --- ## [Statins and seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statins-and-seltzer/844343)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2019, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statins-and-seltzer/844343 "2019-12-05T10:05:20Z")
My wife is on statins, which means she can’t have grapefruit. But she does love her grapefruit. Now there are plenty of grapefruit seltzers on the market. I assume they use natural grapefruit flavor. The question is w… --- ## [Stinky cat question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stinky-cat-question/844253)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2019, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stinky-cat-question/844253 "2019-12-05T06:46:43Z")
I have a slight problem on my hands: Merlin’s pee stinks. “But wait,” you say, “what’s so noteworthy here? All cat pee stinks.” Well that’s the thing. I’ve had cats since I was seven. I know what normal kitty business … --- ## [Attention PhotoShop Mavens... help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-photoshop-mavens-help/844342)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2019, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-photoshop-mavens-help/844342 "2019-12-05T04:15:38Z")
I have an old version of PS (8.0) that I use on a regular basis. Yesterday I was ‘cleaning up’ my very old Mac (deleting old files, etc) now today PS is acting wonky. Specifically it wont open screen captures. I go to F… --- ## [Where is 'All My Files' on macOS Mojave 10.14.6?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-all-my-files-on-macos-mojave-10-14-6/844389)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2019, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-all-my-files-on-macos-mojave-10-14-6/844389 "2019-12-05T03:42:54Z")
I’m trying to find some files, and I don’t seem to have ‘All My Files’. The icon in Finder that indicated ‘All My Files’ on my other computer is ‘Recents’ on this one. --- ## [Meaning of Spanish "su"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-spanish-su/844346)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2019, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-spanish-su/844346 "2019-12-05T03:09:55Z")
I ate at a Mexican restaurant tonight and they had a sign posted “Benvenidos: mi casa es su casa” I don’t know any Spanish, but the phrase clearly means: “my house is your house”. But I began to wonder about the word “… --- ## [How did 1940s people (specifically, men) keep their hats from being blown away?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-1940s-people-specifically-men-keep-their-hats-from-being-blown-away/844308)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2019, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-1940s-people-specifically-men-keep-their-hats-from-being-blown-away/844308 "2019-12-05T00:35:06Z")
I wear a hat of some kind most days. The two kinds of hats that I don’t wear are baseball caps and (unless the weather is in Arctic range) ski hats (the cap with a thousand names Knit cap - Wikipedia) because they’re fuc… --- ## [Impeachment in the senate: Would a bare minimum for a quorum suffice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impeachment-in-the-senate-would-a-bare-minimum-for-a-quorum-suffice/844201)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2019, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impeachment-in-the-senate-would-a-bare-minimum-for-a-quorum-suffice/844201 "2019-12-04T23:29:06Z")
I know…the House impeaches and the Senate convicts. My question comes from a suggestion I saw elsewhere that a way for the senate to convict Trump and have republicans save face is for only 51 senators to show for the v… --- ## [When were self-timers for cameras invented?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-were-self-timers-for-cameras-invented/844311)
**Author:** [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2019, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-were-self-timers-for-cameras-invented/844311 "2019-12-04T22:53:53Z")
The title says it all, but here’s some background: In this thread I posted a photo of some guys on a cross-country road trip in 1923. The first photo shows four guys taking a break beside their car. A fifth guy could ha… --- ## [Islamic seat armrest tables](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/islamic-seat-armrest-tables/844215)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2019, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/islamic-seat-armrest-tables/844215 "2019-12-04T19:37:59Z")
I’ve seen a few examples of Islamic decor with flat long couches that have dividers interspersed regularly that act as a sort of table/armrest for people. Here is an example using pillows: https://images.app.goo.gl/pbN… --- ## [Wheelchair: Different effort for different methods of propulsion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheelchair-different-effort-for-different-methods-of-propulsion/842974)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2019, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheelchair-different-effort-for-different-methods-of-propulsion/842974 "2019-12-04T19:27:30Z")
The effort to move my fat ass in a wheelchair thirty metres should be the same regardless of how I do it, the traditional way using my arms alone, “walking” it using my feet alone, or pulling it along using the handrails… --- ## [Would the horizon on a "Super Earth" look farther away?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-horizon-on-a-super-earth-look-farther-away/844353)
**Author:** [@Supdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Supdog)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2019, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-horizon-on-a-super-earth-look-farther-away/844353 "2019-12-04T19:02:15Z")
Based on the fact that the curvature would be vastly different than Earth? On Earth, we can see about 3 miles at sea-level, so I’m assuming we’d be able to see a good bit farther on a Super Earth. Would we even notice … --- ## [clunking noise from my furnace](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clunking-noise-from-my-furnace/843309)
**Author:** [@blood63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blood63)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2019, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clunking-noise-from-my-furnace/843309 "2019-12-04T18:27:54Z")
Before I call the repairman, I thought I would throw this out there. My furnace is about 15 years old. I don’t know much about it except that it is a high efficiency furnace with a variable speed motor which is a bit u… --- ## [Solar Installations- Las Vegas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solar-installations-las-vegas/843771)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2019, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solar-installations-las-vegas/843771 "2019-12-04T18:24:46Z")
I’m in Las Vegas a couple times a year. Lots of new housing being built. Oddly, from my perspective, I don’t see solar installations on this new housing. If there was ever a locality where solar would be practical, La… --- ## [What are the least possible amount of moves in spider solitaire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-least-possible-amount-of-moves-in-spider-solitaire/621264)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2019, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-least-possible-amount-of-moves-in-spider-solitaire/621264 "2019-12-04T17:35:13Z")
This may belong in the Game Room but I think it may be more of a math question than a gaming question. Using 8 suits and 10 rows (like the game that comes with MS) what is the least number of moves needed to win the gam… --- ## [Strange thing in Rob and Laura's kitchen on the Dick Van Dyke Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-thing-in-rob-and-lauras-kitchen-on-the-dick-van-dyke-show/844262)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2019, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-thing-in-rob-and-lauras-kitchen-on-the-dick-van-dyke-show/844262 "2019-12-04T17:33:59Z")
Shown here in this youtube video Attached to the Kitchen Sink Faucet, and I have no idea what it might be --- ## [What are the practical effects of expelling diplomats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-practical-effects-of-expelling-diplomats/844317)
**Author:** [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2019, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-practical-effects-of-expelling-diplomats/844317 "2019-12-04T14:04:38Z")
Was listening to a podcast recently that discussed some of the world-wide reactions to the Skripal poisoning in the UK, and one of the responses was that many countries (including the US) expelled Russian diplomats. I ca… --- ## [How do I watch YouTube on TV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-watch-youtube-on-tv/843875)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2019, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-watch-youtube-on-tv/843875 "2019-12-04T05:20:58Z")
We have a Vizio and a Sony BluRay player. There should be an app somewhere to watch YouTube on TV, but I can’t find it. The TV remote looks like this. The DVD player looks like this. I tried the DVD player. When I … --- ## [How do they make the foam trays for this tool box?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-make-the-foam-trays-for-this-tool-box/844292)
**Author:** [@Ficer67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ficer67)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2019, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-make-the-foam-trays-for-this-tool-box/844292 "2019-12-04T01:05:06Z")
Anyone read the Sharper Image catalog. They have a great tool box here. Alas these are not the tools I need. I need some of them, but not all of them. And, there are some tools that I need that are not in this case. … --- ## [Could cell phones harness kinetic movement for battery power?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-cell-phones-harness-kinetic-movement-for-battery-power/844076)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2019, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-cell-phones-harness-kinetic-movement-for-battery-power/844076 "2019-12-04T00:47:21Z")
This has long been a nagging idea: many watches utilize gears to harness the movement of a person’s wrist to power the watch. Now, I realize that this is old, analog technology, put it speaks to a conceptual idea: Would… --- ## [Can I use a Huawei Phone in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-a-huawei-phone-in-the-us/843482)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2019, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-a-huawei-phone-in-the-us/843482 "2019-12-03T22:31:30Z")
I will be retiring back to the US sometime soon. I suppose I will need a smart phone for the first time. May I buy a Huawei phone here in Saudi and slap a US sim card in? I understand the company is under some sort of sa… --- ## [On Owning Saudi Aramco Shares](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-owning-saudi-aramco-shares/843641)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2019, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-owning-saudi-aramco-shares/843641 "2019-12-03T18:19:41Z")
My office is abuzz. People are buying Saudi Aramco shares, which it seems can be done on the local ATMs. I am of the opinion that one should never put their own money in the show. These are the same people who were int … --- ## [ID this antique car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-antique-car/844291)
**Author:** [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2019, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-antique-car/844291 "2019-12-03T15:38:44Z")
A friend of mine sent me this image of his grandfather (2nd from right) on a trip to the west coast in 1923. We’re trying to identify the car in the photo and I’m turning to you knowledgeable people for help. I don’t kno… --- ## [HTML Javascript Problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/html-javascript-problem/844274)
**Author:** [@Bookkeeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bookkeeper)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2019, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/html-javascript-problem/844274 "2019-12-03T14:34:18Z")
I have two Webpages using Javascript to allow users to click on a small image and open a popup window with a larger version of the image. Both pages have identical script in the head section of the page, and both have id… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=405) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=407)