# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=441 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 442 --- ## [Map programs & tolls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/map-programs-tolls/837883)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2019, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/map-programs-tolls/837883 "2019-08-01T01:23:32Z")
Is there any map program that calculates tolls on your given route? In Google Maps, Garmin, &/or Mapquest, I’ve only seen indications that “this route has tolls”, not how much those tolls are. Leaving NJ between Phill… --- ## [Android 10 Your Scanning Settings Notification. Is this important?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-10-your-scanning-settings-notification-is-this-important/837898)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2019, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-10-your-scanning-settings-notification-is-this-important/837898 "2019-08-01T00:40:32Z")
\*Every single day \*my phone chirps with a notification. I automatically reach for my phone, thinking I have a text. Your Scanning Settings Wi-FI and Bluetooth are on. Your device may scan for Wi-Fi networks and near by… --- ## [Circumstantial Evidence - A Single Piece vs. Multiple Pieces](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circumstantial-evidence-a-single-piece-vs-multiple-pieces/837713)
**Author:** [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2019, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circumstantial-evidence-a-single-piece-vs-multiple-pieces/837713 "2019-07-31T22:33:46Z")
There is a crime with one and only one piece of circumstantial evidence found, which can be rated a 9.5 on a scale of 1 to 10 as to its reliability in proving who committed the crime. There is a similar crime, where 100 … --- ## [Research on Party support for impeachment over personal offenses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/research-on-party-support-for-impeachment-over-personal-offenses/837633)
**Author:** [@muttrox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muttrox)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2019, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/research-on-party-support-for-impeachment-over-personal-offenses/837633 "2019-07-31T22:08:52Z")
Please keep this civil and non-partisan. I am looking for polling research I have seen before, but cannot find it. It asked respondents a question along the lines of, “Are personal issues and crimes impeachable offenses… --- ## [Asteroid question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asteroid-question/837642)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2019, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asteroid-question/837642 "2019-07-31T21:37:41Z")
So an asteroid did a fly by. Exciting stuff. But one of the articles I read brought up the blowing up an asteroid concept. And went onto explain that it wouldn’t do any good. I’ve heard that before and even read it he… --- ## [Who Can The Electors Vote For?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-can-the-electors-vote-for/837905)
**Author:** [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2019, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-can-the-electors-vote-for/837905 "2019-07-31T19:16:33Z")
There are some states that have laws requiring Electors to vote for the candidate that won the state’s election. I understand that there may be some questions concerning the constitutionality of such laws, but, for the … --- ## [excel as a database using primary key to copy cells from one page to another](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-as-a-database-using-primary-key-to-copy-cells-from-one-page-to-another/837928)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2019, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-as-a-database-using-primary-key-to-copy-cells-from-one-page-to-another/837928 "2019-07-31T18:36:49Z")
I don’t have access. I am doing this on a Mac. What is the easiest way to combine rows from two sheets. I have a primary key and secondary key in each sheet. I need to copy the contents of the appropriate cell from one … --- ## [Organ Donation Question: If Parents Can Donate, But Simply Won't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/organ-donation-question-if-parents-can-donate-but-simply-wont/837809)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2019, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/organ-donation-question-if-parents-can-donate-but-simply-wont/837809 "2019-07-31T14:03:50Z")
Mr. and Mrs. A are healthy adults with good jobs and good health insurance. They are also from a culture that values males much more than females. Their minor daughter (age doesn’t matter; say 13 because why not), B, nee… --- ## [Unemployment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unemployment/837877)
**Author:** [@vislor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vislor)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2019, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unemployment/837877 "2019-07-31T13:59:17Z")
My google fu is failing me. I read an article that said although UK is seeing low unemployment, same as the US, that it is people working two jobs to get by. Now, seeing as UK has socialized medicine, I assume that’s t… --- ## [Dark Bugs on an Idaho Highway Last Week?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-bugs-on-an-idaho-highway-last-week/837914)
**Author:** [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2019, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-bugs-on-an-idaho-highway-last-week/837914 "2019-07-31T11:57:29Z")
This might be a usual, common thing, but since I’ve never driven through Idaho before, I wouldn’t know it… I was on Highway 20 northeast of Mountain Home last week and for miles and miles in mid-day (we reached Boise abo… --- ## [Automotive Air Conditining](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automotive-air-conditining/837682)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2019, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automotive-air-conditining/837682 "2019-07-31T05:33:55Z")
Why does “recirculating” have more punch than “fresh”? --- ## [Disposing of Expired Epipens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disposing-of-expired-epipens/837817)
**Author:** [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2019, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disposing-of-expired-epipens/837817 "2019-07-31T03:17:18Z")
I’ve searched quite a bit for how to dispose of expired epipens and haven’t found a good solution. My pediatrician’s office will not accept them. The medicine disposal box at the police station won’t accept it because … --- ## [Was there a Russian equivalent of the DEW line?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-a-russian-equivalent-of-the-dew-line/837904)
**Author:** [@vonespy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vonespy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2019, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-a-russian-equivalent-of-the-dew-line/837904 "2019-07-31T01:18:22Z")
Ok, so I got obsessed with the remote DEW locations in northern Canada and Alaska and spent entirely too much time on Google Maps zooming in to where these awfully remote stations were located. See my earlier thread on h… --- ## [PM not leader of largest party](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pm-not-leader-of-largest-party/837871)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2019, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pm-not-leader-of-largest-party/837871 "2019-07-31T00:31:20Z")
In the UK or other countries that follow Westminster First Past the Post style elections, what cases have there been where the Prime Minister is not the leader of the largest party, (discounting explicitly interim holdin… --- ## [Question about light traveling through glass from an annoyed pre-dilletante.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-light-traveling-through-glass-from-an-annoyed-pre-dilletante/835374)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2019, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-light-traveling-through-glass-from-an-annoyed-pre-dilletante/835374 "2019-07-30T21:50:34Z")
Can I rant for a second about how frustrating it is to try get good information about the nature of light from popular books and the internet? How I can read/watch videos for hours about the double-slit experiment only… --- ## [A boat light enough to be towed by small vehicle, but big enough to carry same vehicle - possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-boat-light-enough-to-be-towed-by-small-vehicle-but-big-enough-to-carry-same-vehicle-possible/837740)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2019, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-boat-light-enough-to-be-towed-by-small-vehicle-but-big-enough-to-carry-same-vehicle-possible/837740 "2019-07-30T20:38:09Z")
A few months ago I went sailing the Outer Banks with a friend who has a boat which he had been keeping at a marina in North Carolina and living aboard. We were talking about how he would have to pay someone to drive his … --- ## [Running mammals - hooves vs paws](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-mammals-hooves-vs-paws/837603)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2019, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-mammals-hooves-vs-paws/837603 "2019-07-30T19:32:15Z")
Herbivores (ungulates, horses, etc.) have hooves; predators (felids and canids) have paws. That seems to be a general rule when it comes to medium and large land mammals that either run from predators or run to chase dow… --- ## [So what's the difference between 10,000 tonnes of TNT and a 10 kiloton nuke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-the-difference-between-10-000-tonnes-of-tnt-and-a-10-kiloton-nuke/837800)
**Author:** [@Rayks\_Marcial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rayks_Marcial)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2019, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-the-difference-between-10-000-tonnes-of-tnt-and-a-10-kiloton-nuke/837800 "2019-07-30T15:33:01Z")
Just the radiant and blast effects, ok? Let’s assume both explode just a few hundred meters above ground. Also assume there’s a reliable way to detonate 10,000 tonnes of TNT uniformly. Will the nuke be deadlier to human… --- ## [What is 1) the most massive and 2) largest \[dimens.\] object ever moved by man? (Rocket, iceberg...)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-1-the-most-massive-and-2-largest-dimens-object-ever-moved-by-man-rocket-iceberg/837724)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2019, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-1-the-most-massive-and-2-largest-dimens-object-ever-moved-by-man-rocket-iceberg/837724 "2019-07-30T15:07:00Z")
Hello all. Query has probably been asked before, but perhaps not as here with these variants. I believe the answer to “most massive” has always been Saturn V, and I’ll get back to that in a moment. The other variant … --- ## [Presidents cell phone and security checks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidents-cell-phone-and-security-checks/837838)
**Author:** [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2019, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidents-cell-phone-and-security-checks/837838 "2019-07-30T04:42:42Z")
I saw something today which stated that Trump will not turn over his phone for security screening. I can’t find anything to corroborate that. It’s sounds like something he would do. But is that even possible? Doesn’t EVE… --- ## [Creating low flow high pressure from high flow low pressure - can it be done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creating-low-flow-high-pressure-from-high-flow-low-pressure-can-it-be-done/837392)
**Author:** [@Francis\_Vaughan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francis_Vaughan)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2019, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creating-low-flow-high-pressure-from-high-flow-low-pressure-can-it-be-done/837392 "2019-07-30T00:12:14Z")
I suspect the answer is “no” - or at least “not for useful purposes” but given fluid dynamics contains some amazing and counter-intuitive results, where better to ask than here? The use case is in dust control for woodw… --- ## [Weird shaped nations and states.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-shaped-nations-and-states/338737)
**Author:** [@chinaglenn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chinaglenn)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2019, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-shaped-nations-and-states/338737 "2019-07-29T23:55:36Z")
I have always had a fascination with maps and geography, even as a small child. I used to have a globe with me which I constantly look at. I also love history, which goes hand in hand with maps. In my small apartment he… --- ## [What do the jacks on my IP camera do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-jacks-on-my-ip-camera-do/837816)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2019, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-jacks-on-my-ip-camera-do/837816 "2019-07-29T20:28:42Z")
So I have a Jidetech IP camera, that has four ports: Ethernet, a red-coded female power connector, a yellow coded female RCA, and a white coded female RCA. I get the Ethernet and the manual shows that you use the power c… --- ## [How do compensation lawsuits work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-compensation-lawsuits-work/837828)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2019, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-compensation-lawsuits-work/837828 "2019-07-29T19:57:33Z")
I’ve been seeing a lot of TV ads telling people they should contact a particular law firm if they used a certain product in order to collect compensation for harm caused by the product. How does this work? I’m assuming … --- ## [Can you be tried for multiple offences at the same time? (UK)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-be-tried-for-multiple-offences-at-the-same-time-uk/837565)
**Author:** [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2019, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-be-tried-for-multiple-offences-at-the-same-time-uk/837565 "2019-07-29T19:27:26Z")
This is for a story I’m writing. A small part of the story involves a parent being prosecuted for assault, various different child neglect and abuse charges, and attempted murder. They all involve the same victim. Would … --- ## [Blowing air into ocean depths](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blowing-air-into-ocean-depths/837688)
**Author:** [@Nansbread1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nansbread1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2019, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blowing-air-into-ocean-depths/837688 "2019-07-29T19:23:45Z")
Will it improve fish and other marine life stocks. After all we pump air into fish tanks to keep fish healthy. So why not the oceans? --- ## [Which carcinogen was used in a murder that killed the victim from cancer within months?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-carcinogen-was-used-in-a-murder-that-killed-the-victim-from-cancer-within-months/837753)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2019, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-carcinogen-was-used-in-a-murder-that-killed-the-victim-from-cancer-within-months/837753 "2019-07-29T16:00:16Z")
I recall a while back watching one of those true crime shows wherein a murderess killed a guy (I think possibly her husband) with a carcinogenic agent, and his death happened surprisingly quickly. IIRC correctly, the gu… --- ## [Easy math puzzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-math-puzzle/836720)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2019, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-math-puzzle/836720 "2019-07-29T13:51:44Z")
What is the value of x? x = 4 & 3 0, 3, 4, or 7? The answer, apparently, is zero. ‘Four and three make seven,’ so that would seem the obvious answer. I don’t see how x can equal 4 and 3 at the same time. The ‘zero’… --- ## [Those tiny jelly blobs on the beach](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-tiny-jelly-blobs-on-the-beach/837779)
**Author:** [@Rayks\_Marcial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rayks_Marcial)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2019, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-tiny-jelly-blobs-on-the-beach/837779 "2019-07-29T09:27:40Z")
Google shows a lot of examples of them. Some are clearly some species of jellyfish, having some kind of radial symmetry. But some just look like gelatinous fragments; pebble-sized, and very clear (as clear as eye drops.)… --- ## [How big of a threat were the American battleships at Pearl Harbor exactly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-of-a-threat-were-the-american-battleships-at-pearl-harbor-exactly/837527)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2019, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-of-a-threat-were-the-american-battleships-at-pearl-harbor-exactly/837527 "2019-07-29T08:03:35Z")
Reading numerous books on the subject and watching plenty of documentaries, I’ve seen the 8 American battleships are Pearl Harbor alternatively called “obsolete relics” and “state-of-the-art war machines” depending on th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=440) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=442)