# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=495 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 496 --- ## [Global Cooling questions.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-cooling-questions/828652)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2019, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-cooling-questions/828652 "2019-01-30T05:26:11Z")
I don’t know much about this topic. I could use Google to answer this, but I find it’s easiest to post questions here, because I might have follow-up questions, and I need them in layman’s terms. (That means I ain’t none… --- ## [When gas stations go out of business, where do the pumps go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-gas-stations-go-out-of-business-where-do-the-pumps-go/828281)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2019, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-gas-stations-go-out-of-business-where-do-the-pumps-go/828281 "2019-01-30T00:31:02Z")
I travel a lot, and whenever I see a gas station up for sale, like 90% of the time the pumps are no longer there. It doesn’t make sense to me, because I know those pumps are crazy expensive. So it would seem to me if yo… --- ## [How do credit card grace periods work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-credit-card-grace-periods-work/828490)
**Author:** [@SamuelA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SamuelA)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-credit-card-grace-periods-work/828490 "2019-01-29T22:45:18Z")
So you read the disclosure on a credit card. Prominently on the disclosure form, there’s a number of days of “grace period on purchases”. It’ll typically be 21 or 25 days or so. So I look at my credit card statement. … --- ## [Does the fallacy "if they are wrong then the other side must be right" has a name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-fallacy-if-they-are-wrong-then-the-other-side-must-be-right-has-a-name/828628)
**Author:** [@Qwertol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwertol)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-fallacy-if-they-are-wrong-then-the-other-side-must-be-right-has-a-name/828628 "2019-01-29T22:19:46Z")
Is there a name for a fallacy where you think that if one side is wrong then you assume that the other side must be correct? There is a balance fallacy where you assume that both sides arguments have their merits, but i… --- ## [Baseball physics question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-physics-question/828409)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-physics-question/828409 "2019-01-29T20:01:48Z")
It’s a Friday afternoon (here in NY) and I’m not asking a question about the Jewish religion! Seems like those questions always turn up during the Sabbath. Anyway, here’s my question: You have two batters, one is 100 … --- ## [How successful are addiction programs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-successful-are-addiction-programs/828429)
**Author:** [@Steven\_Estes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steven_Estes)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-successful-are-addiction-programs/828429 "2019-01-29T19:46:29Z")
The serious problem of addiction to prescription and illegal drugs is on the increase. The most common recommended solution to this problem is one or another of variious anti-adiction programs. The assumption, of cours… --- ## [Corn Syrup and Fructose...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corn-syrup-and-fructose/828424)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corn-syrup-and-fructose/828424 "2019-01-29T19:43:40Z")
So what’s the big deal about high-fructose corn syrup? Actually, though, my first question would be, why are some corn syrups high-fructose to begin with? Fructose is the natural sugar found in fruits. It’s name, in fa… --- ## [Phone Spyware - How to detect/remove](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-spyware-how-to-detect-remove/828487)
**Author:** [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-spyware-how-to-detect-remove/828487 "2019-01-29T19:18:49Z")
Been noticing a new pattern of phone harrassment recently. Once I pick up my phone and open an app I get a suspicious call. I’m pretty good at not clicking on links from unknown sources and deleting text from unknown so… --- ## [Accelerating and fuel economy.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accelerating-and-fuel-economy/828478)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accelerating-and-fuel-economy/828478 "2019-01-29T19:03:40Z")
Hello Everyone, It’s common sense to realize that accelerating a vehicle uses much more fuel than just driving along maintaining speed. My 2016 Dodge RAM comes with an electronic display that uses a bar graph to illu… --- ## [Taking food to the local baker to bake in the oven: payment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-food-to-the-local-baker-to-bake-in-the-oven-payment/828470)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-food-to-the-local-baker-to-bake-in-the-oven-payment/828470 "2019-01-29T18:56:15Z")
I sometimes read in cookbooks or see references on international cooking shows about places where private homes don’t normally have ovens, so cooks will bring casseroles, etc. to the local baker to bake for them in the b… --- ## [The British ignored their own safety regulations at Jutland.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-british-ignored-their-own-safety-regulations-at-jutland/737867)
**Author:** [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-british-ignored-their-own-safety-regulations-at-jutland/737867 "2019-01-29T18:28:58Z")
Then Admiral Beaty said "There seems to be something wrong with our bloody ships today" As it turns out, the ‘something wrong’ part was that the sailors were ignoring safety procedures, like leaving various hatches and … --- ## [is it illegal to talk to the driver while the bus is in motion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-illegal-to-talk-to-the-driver-while-the-bus-is-in-motion/828501)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-illegal-to-talk-to-the-driver-while-the-bus-is-in-motion/828501 "2019-01-29T17:05:59Z")
I often see a sign on buses (city buses, airport shuttles, etc) that says “do not talk to driver while bus is in motion.” Is this a matter of bus companies setting their own policy, or is it state/federal law? I’m part… --- ## [No sanctions on Russian Aluminum, but sanctions on Canadian and Mexican Aluminum?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sanctions-on-russian-aluminum-but-sanctions-on-canadian-and-mexican-aluminum/828549)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sanctions-on-russian-aluminum-but-sanctions-on-canadian-and-mexican-aluminum/828549 "2019-01-29T15:20:21Z")
I saw that the Trump administration lifted sanctions on Rusal, the giant Russian aluminum corporation with ties to erstwhile Trump ally Oleg Deripaska. OK, yet I believe the US sanctions on Canadian and Mexican aluminum… --- ## [How many people get paralyzed from diving accidents each year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-get-paralyzed-from-diving-accidents-each-year/828524)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-get-paralyzed-from-diving-accidents-each-year/828524 "2019-01-29T14:22:33Z")
I was on another forum and lots of people seemed to know someone who either died or was paralyzed from a diving accident, usually from diving into shallow water or hitting a rock on a dive. So how often does this happen… --- ## [What would be the words for 'cat' and 'hat' in Inuit/Eskimo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-words-for-cat-and-hat-in-inuit-eskimo/828555)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-words-for-cat-and-hat-in-inuit-eskimo/828555 "2019-01-29T13:48:02Z")
In the 1971 cartoon “The Cat in the Hat,” the cat sings about what his name is in various languages. When he comes to ‘Eskimo,’ he says he’s a \*‘gwonka in a bonkequank.’ So what do those words actually mean? I’m guess… --- ## [Expedia, Travelocity, Orbitz, Hotwire, what do non-US Dopers use to search for airfares?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expedia-travelocity-orbitz-hotwire-what-do-non-us-dopers-use-to-search-for-airfares/537999)
**Author:** [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2010, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expedia-travelocity-orbitz-hotwire-what-do-non-us-dopers-use-to-search-for-airfares/537999 "2010-05-04T08:44:01Z")
Particularly if they are in non-English speaking places? Or can these websites be adapted for the country/language? I’m curious. I’m trying to explain searching for multiple carriers for a single destination to a frie… --- ## [Fermi Paradox. What am I missing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fermi-paradox-what-am-i-missing/827614)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fermi-paradox-what-am-i-missing/827614 "2019-01-29T09:55:03Z")
Why do people assume the speed of light can be exceeded? This would really seem to be a nessecery component of establishing some kind of star empire. --- ## [What happens to street gang members as they get older](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-street-gang-members-as-they-get-older/828300)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-street-gang-members-as-they-get-older/828300 "2019-01-29T05:23:18Z")
I’m asking more about the serious members, not the hanger ons. Had that been studied? Say you have a group of 100 hardcore gang members in their teens. What happens to them in 40 years? I would assume a big % are dead … --- ## [Physics problem - mass of a container plus its contents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physics-problem-mass-of-a-container-plus-its-contents/828547)
**Author:** [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physics-problem-mass-of-a-container-plus-its-contents/828547 "2019-01-29T04:13:41Z")
I’m sure if I’d taken physics classes more recently than when Reagan was in his office and Sting was still with the Police, I might have a better grasp of this. (But only might. I was always pretty sucky in area.) Anyw… --- ## [Starting a facebook page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-a-facebook-page/828570)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-a-facebook-page/828570 "2019-01-28T20:11:34Z")
I am starting a facebook page for a professional organization I belong to. It needs to start life from a personal page but since I am not a huge FB user I don’t know if any of my personal page (contacts, posts, etc.) in… --- ## [Why don't they melt holes in frameless glass spectacle lenses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-they-melt-holes-in-frameless-glass-spectacle-lenses/828425)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-they-melt-holes-in-frameless-glass-spectacle-lenses/828425 "2019-01-28T19:34:52Z")
Any opticians or glass-makers on the Dope? I’ve just had my eyes tested and need a new prescription, so I’m changing my glasses. I’ve previously had frameless glasses which have plastic lenses. Which scratch. So I’m swi… --- ## [How do I update the system on an old iPad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-update-the-system-on-an-old-ipad/828518)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-update-the-system-on-an-old-ipad/828518 "2019-01-28T18:28:38Z")
We have a very old iPad (+6 years) and it’s acting a bit buggy. How do I check the status of the OS, and upgrade it if need be? --- ## [The truth about my wife’s bachelorette party?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truth-about-my-wife-s-bachelorette-party/828562)
**Author:** [@Just\_a\_name](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_a_name)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truth-about-my-wife-s-bachelorette-party/828562 "2019-01-28T18:11:46Z")
I’ve always been curious about what happened at my wife’s bachelorette and what happened at bachelorette parties in general. Specifically when a male stripper is hired for a private party. Here are the only details I kn… --- ## [Secure internet connection question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secure-internet-connection-question/828508)
**Author:** [@Steve\_McQwark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_McQwark)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secure-internet-connection-question/828508 "2019-01-28T14:19:44Z")
A few years ago I built a website for my sister-in-law’s bookstore. It worked fine until sometime in November. Her credit card company wanted some changes done to the servers to make them more secure and the hosting comp… --- ## [Aviation: how sophisticated is FADEC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aviation-how-sophisticated-is-fadec/828351)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aviation-how-sophisticated-is-fadec/828351 "2019-01-28T13:20:00Z")
I am not a pilot. My understanding of flying large multi-engine passenger jets is that pilots need (or have historically needed) to exercise caution when advancing the throttles to begin their takeoff roll; the issue, s… --- ## [Is hemp extract equivalent to CBD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hemp-extract-equivalent-to-cbd/828514)
**Author:** [@Skyo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skyo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hemp-extract-equivalent-to-cbd/828514 "2019-01-28T04:32:14Z")
I searched on Amazon for CBD and all these hemp products came up so I ordered hemp infused water. It does seem to help my spinal stenosis back pain and leg muscles. There are 3 mg in each 16 oz bottle and I only down abo… --- ## [Which is harder to build/maintain, a habitable lunar colony or deep ocean floor base?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-harder-to-build-maintain-a-habitable-lunar-colony-or-deep-ocean-floor-base/599144)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-harder-to-build-maintain-a-habitable-lunar-colony-or-deep-ocean-floor-base/599144 "2019-01-28T03:52:52Z")
I suspect both would be beyond the reach of today’s technology. But imagine that some time in the next century, you have the choice of funding one of these two projects. (A) A lunar base that can support say fifty peopl… --- ## [Help ID this car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-id-this-car/828417)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-id-this-car/828417 "2019-01-28T00:34:35Z")
Found this image on the internet with no info. Does anyone know the make/model? --- ## [what device is actually streaming video from Netflix and Amazon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-device-is-actually-streaming-video-from-netflix-and-amazon/828456)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-device-is-actually-streaming-video-from-netflix-and-amazon/828456 "2019-01-28T00:19:45Z")
We’ve been watching movies on Netflix on our tv through our blueray DVD player, for several years. Recently, we started using Amazon Prime, too. But after we watch for a while, particularly if we are using subtitles, a… --- ## [Southern hemisphere summers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-hemisphere-summers/828457)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2019, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-hemisphere-summers/828457 "2019-01-27T15:48:54Z")
All my life I’ve heard that the earth is actually closer to the sun in (northern hemisphere’s) winter. Does this mean that, on average, summers in the southern hemisphere are hotter than ours, due to the combination of d… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=494) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=496)