# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=419 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 420 --- ## [What would happen in this cave on the Moon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-in-this-cave-on-the-moon/841817)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2019, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-in-this-cave-on-the-moon/841817 "2019-10-15T20:50:37Z")
I’m thinking about a story idea in which a cave filled with ice is discovered on the Moon. The scenario I had in mind is that there is an old volcanic magma chamber which drained and left a hollow chamber behind, about … --- ## [How/Can I mine Bitcoins on my laptop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-mine-bitcoins-on-my-laptop/841724)
**Author:** [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2019, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-mine-bitcoins-on-my-laptop/841724 "2019-10-15T18:55:41Z")
I know the software is free, though not sure where. I also think I read you should have some special hardware. Also, that it uses a lot of electricity. Question is, given no expectation of getting rich, using a stock Wi… --- ## [Wait a minute! Quarks don't exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-a-minute-quarks-dont-exist/841219)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2019, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-a-minute-quarks-dont-exist/841219 "2019-10-15T18:16:44Z")
So posits an article in New Scientist which is annoyingly behind a paywall so I’m unsure whether it’s the same argument used in this piece.. Irrespective of that this stuff is way over my head anyway but the argument see… --- ## [Getting calls from a blocked number - iPhone XS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-calls-from-a-blocked-number-iphone-xs/841657)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2019, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-calls-from-a-blocked-number-iphone-xs/841657 "2019-10-15T17:44:22Z")
I have an iPhone XS; recently installed iOS 13.1.2. After a couple of calls from an unfamiliar number in a part of the country I’ve never been, with no messages left, I blocked the number. Yet, I continue to get calls … --- ## [What Sort of Mask do I Need for a Riot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sort-of-mask-do-i-need-for-a-riot/841627)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2019, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sort-of-mask-do-i-need-for-a-riot/841627 "2019-10-15T16:09:11Z")
I just saw a pictorial guide for what the well-dressed Hong Kong protesters are wearing. -=linky=- I suppose the main thing is to not stand out and use helmets, masks and clothing as much as possible to disrupt efforts… --- ## [Restoring headlights: Adding UV protection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restoring-headlights-adding-uv-protection/841601)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2019, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restoring-headlights-adding-uv-protection/841601 "2019-10-15T11:48:23Z")
The last part of removing oxidation from headlights is restoring the UV protection otherwise you’ll be back to polishin’ in a short while. A lot of the UV coatings I see seem like they’ll wash off in short order once th… --- ## [California power outage - can people use home generators?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-power-outage-can-people-use-home-generators/841546)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2019, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-power-outage-can-people-use-home-generators/841546 "2019-10-15T10:44:15Z")
The article doesn’t mention home generators. Does the wildfire concerns extend to there use? https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/10/09/us/pge-power-outage-wednesday/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F --- ## [How fast can aliens grow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-can-aliens-grow/841701)
**Author:** [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2019, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-can-aliens-grow/841701 "2019-10-15T04:55:00Z")
I’ve just watched the sci-fi movie Life. Without spoilering, it concerns an alien life form taken on board a space station. Like the \*Alien \*franchise alien, it starts small but grows large and mean and people start dy… --- ## [copyright for hired consultants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copyright-for-hired-consultants/841495)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2019, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copyright-for-hired-consultants/841495 "2019-10-15T03:11:10Z")
I’m an employee of a company and as part of my duties I produce written documents including papers, manuals, grant applications, application notes. I assume the copyright is retained by my employer and not me. Is that n… --- ## [WHy is health care so much more expensive in hospitals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-health-care-so-much-more-expensive-in-hospitals/841564)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2019, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-health-care-so-much-more-expensive-in-hospitals/841564 "2019-10-15T02:49:01Z")
This is meant to be a factual question rather than a debate, but if there is no factual answer I suppose it’ll get moved which is fine. Anyway, health care at a hospital is far more expensive than anywhere else. If you … --- ## [Attacked by ne hijacker virus?(Mapdirectionspro)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attacked-by-ne-hijacker-virus-mapdirectionspro/841768)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2019, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attacked-by-ne-hijacker-virus-mapdirectionspro/841768 "2019-10-15T00:28:50Z")
About half an hour ago I looked for directions on MapQuest, when something similar took over my browser. Apparently , this is so new, no removal tool exists yet. Any ideas? --- ## [What can happen in the worst case? Incompatible power plug for body groom shaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-happen-in-the-worst-case-incompatible-power-plug-for-body-groom-shaver/841745)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2019, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-happen-in-the-worst-case-incompatible-power-plug-for-body-groom-shaver/841745 "2019-10-14T21:04:40Z")
I lost the power plug and cable of my body groom (shaver) device. I went to the company’s website to order a replacement part. However, there is only one single power plug & cable combination on their website. My device … --- ## [How far upstream can I (legally) paddle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-upstream-can-i-legally-paddle/841576)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Downtown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Downtown)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2019, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-upstream-can-i-legally-paddle/841576 "2019-10-14T19:27:14Z")
My new (imaginary) kayak ships can float in only six inches of water. If I put in to, say, the Missouri River and head upstream, and then up a tributary, and then up one of its tributaries . . . eventually I’ll find myse… --- ## [Airplane Tall Tale - Domestic flight where passengers prevented from using restrooms for 8 hours?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-tall-tale-domestic-flight-where-passengers-prevented-from-using-restrooms-for-8-hours/828099)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2019, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-tall-tale-domestic-flight-where-passengers-prevented-from-using-restrooms-for-8-hours/828099 "2019-10-14T17:27:09Z")
The last time I was on an airplane I was seated directly behind an older man who enraptured everyone around him with his exciting tales of flying. One of his tales was that apparently he was on a domestic flight that was… --- ## [How much would a wetsuit shrink?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-a-wetsuit-shrink/841739)
**Author:** [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2019, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-a-wetsuit-shrink/841739 "2019-10-14T12:39:20Z")
First off - I’m not fatter, it’s just not originally my wetsuit. I’m 5’-7", and I’ve been using wetsuits to dive as part of gold mining I’m doing in creeks. A friend, who is well over 6 foot, told me the other week he … --- ## [Chinese cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinese-cats/841577)
**Author:** [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2019, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinese-cats/841577 "2019-10-14T08:33:22Z")
女奴 Has anyone ever heard this expression? What does it have to do with felines? --- ## [Best replacement program for iTunes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-replacement-program-for-itunes/683203)
**Author:** [@RedFury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedFury)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2019, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-replacement-program-for-itunes/683203 "2019-10-14T05:52:30Z")
Pretty straight forward question. I hate iTunes with a passion and would like to find an easier/more efficent way to sync/back-up & transfer all of my music and videos. I’d also like to be able to transfer content from b… --- ## [How does Chinese politician Xi Jinping have an estimated net worth of $1.51 billion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-chinese-politician-xi-jinping-have-an-estimated-net-worth-of-1-51-billion/841678)
**Author:** [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2019, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-chinese-politician-xi-jinping-have-an-estimated-net-worth-of-1-51-billion/841678 "2019-10-13T18:19:32Z")
when he has been a career politician since graduating university. This may have a simple explanation like he was born into money but I don’t know. --- ## [What on earth does 'promoting' a street drug mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-on-earth-does-promoting-a-street-drug-mean/466346)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2019, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-on-earth-does-promoting-a-street-drug-mean/466346 "2019-10-13T14:30:27Z")
Just saw an episode of Dog the Bounty Hunter where some guy is charged with promoting ice. I gather ‘ice’ is methamphetamine, but what is ‘promoting’? It seems a bizarre way to describe selling, if that’s what it mean… --- ## [Assisi Loop: Breakthrough or Woo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assisi-loop-breakthrough-or-woo/756740)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2019, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assisi-loop-breakthrough-or-woo/756740 "2019-10-13T01:10:57Z")
So I am browsing through the magazine published by our local animal rescue league (because I’m feeling slightly guilty about buying a breeder puppy, and maybe looking for a way to donate some time or help), and here’s a … --- ## [Recycling question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recycling-question/841674)
**Author:** [@joemama24\_98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joemama24_98)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2019, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recycling-question/841674 "2019-10-13T00:16:35Z")
I try to recycle as much as I can. My local municipality collects mixed recyclables all in one can. I’ve been reading lately that much of what gets disposed in this way may not be useful for recycling due to contamina… --- ## [Is this a scam? Either way, what's the point?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-scam-either-way-whats-the-point/841427)
**Author:** [@Anny\_Middon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anny_Middon)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2019, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-scam-either-way-whats-the-point/841427 "2019-10-12T18:47:32Z")
I received an email that says it’s from service@paypal.com, the subject “Your claim has been paid.” On preview it says “Opia US Inc has sent you $20.00 USD.” Later it says “Please note it may take a little while for th… --- ## [I don't understand the Alec Baldwin scam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-the-alec-baldwin-scam/841530)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2019, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-the-alec-baldwin-scam/841530 "2019-10-12T15:31:34Z")
https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/celebrity/alec-baldwin-falls-for-classic-new-york-city-scam/ar-AAIu0B9 please explain, why taking a shuttle to New Jersey indicates that this is a scam. the articles I’ve read seem to assum… --- ## [Help identify this tool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-tool/841665)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2019, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-tool/841665 "2019-10-12T14:20:59Z")
Hanging on the wall of a place I ate tonight. Its about 3 feel long. Looks like its designed to provide a lot of pressure on the business end. It looks somewhat like a giant staple remover. Anyway… … --- ## [Mars: will it naturally become more Earth-like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-will-it-naturally-become-more-earth-like/841611)
**Author:** [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2019, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-will-it-naturally-become-more-earth-like/841611 "2019-10-12T13:56:40Z")
Mars was once much like Earth. It had an atmosphere and flowing water. But it was so small that it froze through to the core, and that stopped the protection it got from its magnetic field, which allowed the solar wind t… --- ## [Facebook push notifications for specific friends (new and annoying)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-push-notifications-for-specific-friends-new-and-annoying/841656)
**Author:** [@Dr.Colossus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Colossus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2019, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-push-notifications-for-specific-friends-new-and-annoying/841656 "2019-10-12T12:35:31Z")
I hate to ask a Facebook question here, but since they offer no direct support, I hope someone might have an answer. Lately I’ve been getting direct notifications about specific friend’s posts that I am not subscribed t… --- ## [WWII Artillery Delivery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-artillery-delivery/841644)
**Author:** [@Stinky\_Pete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stinky_Pete)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2019, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-artillery-delivery/841644 "2019-10-12T11:52:10Z")
Recently I read about a case in August 1944 in France several American units of the 30th division were encircled by the Germans. To support them “Medical supplies were fired into the American positions by artillery shell… --- ## [Headlight question on 2008 Lexus ES350](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headlight-question-on-2008-lexus-es350/841661)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2019, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headlight-question-on-2008-lexus-es350/841661 "2019-10-12T10:20:07Z")
While replacing my headlight on my 2008 Lexus ES350, the locking clip (big paperclip-like thing) popped off and something shot out of the headlight area. I cannot find anything on the web discussing how to fix this issu… --- ## [Your PC has run into a problem and needs to restart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-pc-has-run-into-a-problem-and-needs-to-restart/841335)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2019, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-pc-has-run-into-a-problem-and-needs-to-restart/841335 "2019-10-12T02:57:23Z")
What is going on here? This happened twice in the past hour. I have Windows Defender for protection, nothing else.No Spybot which I used to have, no Ad Blocker. I read that you don’t need them, that Windows Defender was… --- ## [WTF is going on with my router?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-going-on-with-my-router/840978)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2019, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-going-on-with-my-router/840978 "2019-10-11T23:40:07Z")
Several months ago, I started having a rather enraging problem with my internet. It was going down, and then coming right back up. Then, a few minutes later, it would go down again, and come right back up. Over and over … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=418) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=420)